Panel that much harder. He is running by himself, doesnt have to push. Let the car go where it wants. Doesnt have to pinch it off like he does when theyre alongside. Steve they work at that strategy, gain some distance back. Kevin harvick trying to stay close enough to attack with 30 laps to go. Rick kyle larsons best finish at texas is third. One of the things we talked about with Young Drivers moved up to the cup early, kyle larson that. Kyle larson in the Xfinity Series, kyle larson has only one two races, and already now one of the cup superstars. Still yet to find a win in the cup series, was he moved up too soon. Jeff when you have a sponsor ready to move a young driver, how do you tell them no, temper as long as everybody says this is a process, he has to learn how to win. We have to give him time. As long as everybody signs up for that, it is all good. But i think long term interest, give these drivers a chance to breathe, to learn, to not get in the fish bowl with a cup series. This is so difficult there. I think long term it is better. Steve now a cat and mouse game through traffic. What line are you going to run. Where do you catch the lap car. See kyle larson in the middle. Kevin harvick against the white line, down the front stretch. Two and three more slower cars in front of them. This could come down to how you get through lap traffic. Rick Kevin Harvick running second. We mentioned guys forced into cup series maybe a little before they were expecting to. Kevin harvick another perfect example of that with Dale Ernhardt killed at daytona, it was Kevin Harvick that was the driver that took over for Dale Ernhardt. He made a great career in the dup series. Now trying to catch up to kyle larson. Looking for his first texas win, only his third career win, if he can hold off the field at texas motor speedway. Kevin harvick, half second back. Little wiggle. V this ultimate chicken sandwich is so great. I mean, you saw it on nascar nonstop. The race leader, around he goes, caution comes out. Jeff talking about that left rear tire rub the entire race. Seemed like it wasnt that bad. Obviously the car went down. Rick out of turn four, you can see the tire had gone down. He was trying to hang onto it. Jeff car wiggled, now he straight. Left rear comes apart. Nothing he can do. All you can do is lock it down. Rick and hang on. They had been fighting tire rub issue on the left rear the entire race. Had just come to pit road. Jeff it is flat there obviously. Watch when it comes apart, blows the sheet metal out from the car, car literally explodes. Unbelievable what that sounds like. It would scare you when that marty . Funny, he was flying sideways, said left rear is going, he knew exactly what was going on. Kyle thought the car might have been on fire. You see him driving slowly, he was going to get out, had to rebuckle. Left rear came off last time on the 42 car looked maybe the worst tire taken off all day. Cording on the inside. Talked about this earlier. Tire rub has been there all day long. They knew it was an issue. They worked on it on every stop, trying to pull away that left rear quarter panel. Obviously got this final one. Rick they come to pit road. Field lines up behind pace car. Now with pit strategy coming into play, 22 laps to go. Kevin harvick in front of Brad Keselowski. Do we see these teams come to pit road after we have just been on pit road. Kevin harvick was there on lap 160. So 18 laps, will they all be on pit road again . Jeff i think you pit, do four tires. Remember, this track is hard on tires. You lose a lot of speed from first to tenth lap. I think everybody pits. Steve i agree. Rick driver and crew chief agreeing once again. Steve doesnt happen often, but we did it. Rick nascar playoffs series racing, presented by nexium. Will it be a nonchaser gets the win in texas . Jeff no way to pretend to predict the chaos we could see. The pressure so high. Seven guys that understand. Jeff gordon is it. Available. What are they going to do. What opportunity will they create for themselves to guarantee a spot at homestead. Rick who will have the best opportunity, guys that are already in a hole, having to dig out of that hole. Curt kurt busch. Jeff pit road was not open. Rick the 42 of kyle larson did come onto pit road, but serve the penalty. They needed to make sure to get on pit road with the left rear tire that had gone down and work theyre having to do. One of the things that happens, not only does sheet metal get blown apart, brake lines, a lot of things take place when a tire blows out. Jeff they want to turn the car around going to homestead. Became difficult. See the interior metal, wheel well. This is a lot of work to fix on top of body damage. Body damage we cant see as well. Turning this car around will be a lot of work. Rick entire race we have been watching the 42, paying close attention to tire smoke. Not the most recent stop but the stop before, this is what we were seeing out of the back of that car. A lot of tire smoke. Steve you can see the left rear tire making contact with that quarter panel. Not only rubbing the tire, but that it can get smaller, fold in, tire get in closer. You see when the tire let go, all of the debris coming off the 42. Rick that brings out the fourth caution. You look at the destroyed Goodyear Tire that came off the 42. And run an inner liner, so if the tire blows, they have something that will try to keep them pointed in the right direction, and not running on just rims. Jeff talk about this being a new car, thats a good sign. You go to a new car, shows improvement, shows youre better. It is a step forward for the team. I have a feeling theyll be like needing two new cars this winter. Rick kyle larson was pleased with the car, was running up front. Leading the race when the tire goes down, putting window net back up. We will see kyle larson make his he is already two laps down to race leader Kevin Harvick. Steve and we heard marty reported earlier the 33 of Austin Dillon, mentioned he didnt want to be good early, wanted to be good late. Here we are. 20 laps to go. Currently in third position. Sun has set. You look at both ends of the track, sun may not be completely gone, a little here in turn three. The rest in the shade. Works. Will they have speed late in the race they hoped. Jeff seen them have trouble on pit road, earlier lost two spots on pit road, and had another problem, had to take tires off, fix something. Are they going to be able to get on pit road with the lead and more importantly lead pit road. Havent seen it from this team. Can they do it now. Rick see if positions are made up or lost on pit road. Kevin harvick will lead the cars on to pit road and attention of the crew, looking for a great stop. Dave. 88 ran and burned off fuel making the front end heavier. In. Slight air pressure adjustment and four tires. Kelli. He said good source to run speed, something i can work with, give me four tire change. And tight on the takeoff, that car. Austin dillon going with a no extra fuel strategy. Tight on takeoff. Four tires for him. As for Chris Buescher, he fired off on the last run pretty good, got three quickly. Made an adjustment, went down two rounds, another tire change and fuel for buescher. Rick tight race off pit road. Austin dillon making up a few spots. The reason for caution, kyle larson, left tire exploding. V this ultimate chicken sandwich is so great. I mean, this is the chicken sandwich that well, ill actually be the judge of that, peter. So what are you, some sort of chicken judge . I find this ultimate chicken sandwich on brioche bun to be guilty of being delicious. 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All new saturday night live later tonight on nbc. Now lets go track side to Kelli Stavast with kyle larson. Back here in the garage, kyle from the lead, you lose that tire. Any indication it was going to go . Not at all. We had a tire up all race long, wondered why i didnt have smoke in the cockpit. I wasnt thinking about it. We made it 170 some laps in the race. Wasnt expecting that. Hate it. This car, feel like we have been both series, some last a quarter race and dont finish. Hate it for parker store, thought we would get them a win and not going to happen. Thanks to everybody that helped out. Going green, rick. Rick coming into the race, 27 point difference between Chris Buescher, points leader in Xfinity Series, second place Chase Elliott. That gap has not closed much. As Chris Buescher running fairly well, Chase Elliott close to him. Green flag back in the air, Austin Dillon with a great restart, 33 on the inside. Steve Kevin Harvick trying to follow through and take over second position. Brad keselowski will battle back. Rick Brad Keselowski running higher. Kevin harvick down on the bottom of the track, fighting for second now. 16 laps to go in texas. Three wide for second. Here comes erik jones on the bottom of the race track. Erik jones won the truck series, will be racing all three series this weekend. Erik jones, still in the top five, falls back, fighting for third now. Brad keselowski, closing the gap between he and Austin Dillon. Jeff Austin Dillon said if i am in front, i can win this race. He did it. Came out with the lead, now he has to execute. Rick a sprint to the finish. Come by the start finish line, 14 laps to go in texas. Here comes Kevin Harvick, looking to the inside. Erik jones. Jones now running that higher line. Right up against the wall. Steve so far to the corner, couldnt hold the line, had to lift off the gas, lose a few spots, at least one spot. Rick top three trying to separate themselves. Regan smith moved up into fourth, trying to close the gap between he and Kevin Harvick. Jeff this is the type of run, he is good on the short run, falling off on the long run. Help. He came in with the lead, came out third. That pit road wasnt terrible but not enough to keep the lead. Steve unlike the 7, 88 strength, he moved to middle of the top of the race track and found time. 12 to go. Rick Austin Dillon in the number one pit stall has taken advantage of that position as he was able to get out in front. Now the challenge by the 22 of Brad Keselowski. Keselowski to bottom of the race track, trying to take the lead. Steve 33 tried to arch the corner. Moved to the bottom of the race track for clean air snoof back in 2013, the fight is on for the lead. Jeff Kevin Harvick is going to the top of the race track, two cars in front of him side by side, helps his straight away speed. See if that will help. Rick 11 laps to go. Kevin harvick, running to the high side. Three wide for the lead. Steve 88 has to get off the top. You carry so much momentum. Enough to clear the 33 . Looks like it will be. Rick Brad Keselowski out front, Kevin Harvick second, Austin Dillon trying to get back to second. Gets by the 88. Takes that second spot back. Steve thats what Brad Keselowski want to see. Thats helping the 22 of brad lead about a half second. Jeff 33 pulled in front, changed the air. Rick Kevin Harvick running third behind Austin Dillon in second. Brad keselowski running middle of the track, holding on to the lead. Inside of 10 to go. They come to the stripe. 9 laps remaining in texas. Brad keselowski fighting his way to the front. 33 Xfinity Series wins. Jeff he has to decide what bottom. Top. Right now, he wants to run toward bottom of the race track. Watch the guys behind him, they move up the race track and gain ground, he will move up. You can see now he is right on the bottom. Steve Kevin Harvick to the wall, looking for clean air, for an option. Cant continue to follow tire tracks of 33. Get to the top of the race track, get rhythm there and speed. No gain in one and two, may take a lap to get rhythm back. Rick top four. Separated itself. Erik Jones Holding on to fourth now. The 19yearold trying to sweep the weekend, back in fourth with some pretty worthy opponents in front of him. Brad keselowski, almost an eighttenths second lead. Austin dillon, Kevin Harvick back in second behind race leader keselowski. Steve has taken time, watch here, the momentum he will carry. Has to get out of the row. Will continue to catch 33 down he entered the corner high against the wall. Allows you to carry more momentum. Rick will that momentum help him get by . The 33 of Austin Dillon. Will he have enough time to catch up to the 22 of keselowski . Steve beat him to the corner, this is where he gets a good run. Will austin block. He does. Takes momentum from harvick. Rick not able to keep the momentum up as he enters one. Five laps to go. From Austin Dillon. Steve he is going to look ahead. Win. Kevin harvick and the 88 are not here for points, theyre here for trophies. Rick little bobble for Kevin Harvick, he came up on lap traffic. Now with four laps to go, the gap between keselowski and harvick almost a second and a half. Jeff trying to run keselowski down. Xfinity points, you can see where the guys are racing there for the championship. Rick 25 points separate Chris Buescher and Chase Elliott. They lead with that gap. Just two races remain in the 2015 season to determine the champion. Steve they didnt need to gain points on Chase Elliott. Jeff if he is going to catch keselowski, he spreads it out. Harvick off dillon, racing side by side, allows keselowski to move away from them. Rick erik Jones Holding on to fourth behind Austin Dillon. Theres the gap between one and two. Brad keselowski, 1. 6 seconds separating he and Kevin Harvick. Austin dillon runs third, erik jones is fourth. Keselowski fighting for points and the owners championship. Brad keselowski. Looking for his 34th win in the Xfinity Series. The former champion of this series. Champion in the cup series. Brad keselowski coming in, starting on the front row. Austin dillon was on the pole, started second. And Brad Keselowski, completing the pass to take over the lead from Austin Dillon as he comes keselowski will win in texas. Harvick holding on for second. Decision getting to victory lane. Rick Austin Dillon, erik jones, ty dillon, rounding out the top five. Good job, good job. Rick owners championship because Brad Keselowski and the situation, he cant earn points as a driver in the Xfinity Series, but they can for this car number earn points for the championship. Brad keselowski adding to those numbers, and making a beeline for victory lane. We will be there when we return. Breaking from the norm is never easy. 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Kyle larson, after the tire goes championship standing with two races to go. Chris buescher, 24 point lead over Chase Elliott. Every point is worst a position on the track. Steve 24 points is reasonable distance, Chris Buescher can go to phoenix, do what he needs to do, can make homestead less stressful. Jeff look how tight it is. Chas