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Date: Saturday, November 7th

Start Time: 1:01 p.m. (et)

Site: Texas Motor Speedway (1997) -- Fort Worth, Texas

Track: 1.5-mile oval

Laps: 200

Miles: 300

Capacity:

Total purse: $1,277,884

Payouts: 1st Place - $71,895; 2nd Place - $58,225; 3rd Place - $40,125

Year: 5th

On TV: ESPN 2

Announcers: Marty Reid, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree

On Radio: Performance Racing Network (PRN)/SIRIUS XM Satellite

Race record: Kyle Busch, 2008 (151.707 m.p.h.)

Qualifying record: Jeff Green, 2002 (193.493 m.p.h.)

2008 Finish

Defending champion: Kyle Busch

Runner up: Carl Edwards

Pole winner: Carl Edwards (188.101 m.p.h.)

Top 10:

1. Kyle Busch (Start: 4)

2. Carl Edwards (1)

3. Mark Martin (6)

4. Joey Logano (8)

5. David Ragan (12)

6. Clint Bowyer (21)

7. Brad Keselowski (14)

8. David Reutimann (19)

9. Marcos Ambrose (25)

10. David Stremme (5)

Average speed: 140.900 m.p.h.

Time of race: 2 hours, 7 minutes, 45 seconds

Margin of victory: 0.253 second

Caution flags: 5 for 20 laps

Lead changes: 10 among 4 drivers

Past winners

2008 Kyle Busch, Toyota, 140.900 m.p.h.

2007 Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 144.212 m.p.h.

2006 Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 145.710 m.p.h.

2005 Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 138.019 m.p.h.

Last race

Race: Kroger On Track For The Cure 250 (October 24th)

Site: Memphis Motorsports Park -- Millington, Tennessee

Miles: 190.5

Laps: 254

Finish line order: Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Jason Leffler, Mike Bliss, Brendan Gaughan

Time of Race: 2 hours, 33 minutes, 41 seconds

Average speed: 74.374 m.p.h.

Margin of victory: 0.090 second

Caution flags: 14 for 72 laps

Lead changes: 13 among 8 drivers

Lap leaders: J. Allgaier 1-34; M. Bliss 35-62; C. Edwards 63-68; B.J. Allgaier 1-34; M. Bliss 35-62; C. Edwards 63-68; B.Keselowski 69-86; M. Bliss 87-93; K. Busch 94-95; M. Bliss96-126; K. Wallace 127-128; K. Busch 129-143; M. Bliss 144-162;C. Edwards 163-221; B. Gaughan 222-229; M. Annett 230-238; B.Keselowski 239-254.

Entry list

#0 Jeremy Clements (Spartanburg, SC) Chevrolet/TBA

#1 James Buescher (Plano, TX) Chevrolet/Miccosukee Gaming Resort

#01 Mike Wallace (St. Louis, MO) Chevrolet/Nutone-IQ Drive

#02 Andy Ponstein (Jenison, MI) Chevrolet/CorrieStottRacing.com

#05 Mark Day (Clarksville, TN) Chevrolet/31W Insulation

#6 David Ragan (Unadilla, GA) Ford/Discount Tire

#07 Danny O'Quinn Jr (Coeburn, VA) Chevrolet/TBA

#09 John Wes Townley (Waitville, GA) Ford/Zaxby's

#10 Kasey Kahne (Enumclaw, WA) Toyota/Great Clips

#11 Mike Bliss (Milwaukie, OR) Toyota/Ridemakerz

#12 Justin Allgaier (Riverton, IL) Dodge/Verizon Wireless

#15 Michael Annett (Des Moines, IA) Toyota/TBA

#16 Matt Kenseth (Cambridge, WI) Ford/CitiFinancial

#18 * Kyle Busch (Las Vegas, NV) Toyota/Z-Line

#20 Joey Logano (Middleton, CT) Toyota/GameStop

#23 Robert Richardson Jr (McKinney, TX) Chevrolet/Mahindra

#24 Eric McClure (Chilhowie, VA) Ford/Hefty

#26 Kevin Conway (Cornelius, NC) Dodge/Extenze

#27 Jason Keller (Greenville, SC) Ford/Scott

#28 Kenny Wallace (St. Louis, MO) Chevrolet/U.S. Border Patrol

#29 Jeff Burton (South Boston, VA) Chevrolet/Holiday Inn

#32 Brian Vickers (Thomasville, NC) Toyota/Dollar General Stores

#33 Kevin Harvick (Bakersfield, CA) Chevrolet/Jimmy John's

#34 Tony Raines (LaPorte, IN) Chevrolet/Long John Silver's

#38 Jason Leffler (Long Beach, CA) Toyota/Great Clips

#40 Scott Wimmer (Wausau, WI) Chevrolet/StopRepairBills.com

#47 Chase Miller (Canton, GA) Toyota/TBA

#49 Mark Green (Owensboro, KY) Chevrolet/GetMoreVacations.com

#58 Josh Wise (Riverside, CA) Chevrolet/Cavi Clothing

#60 Carl Edwards (Columbia, MO) Ford/Ortho

#61 Kenny Hendrick (Chino, CA) Ford/TBA

#62 Brendan Gaughan (Las Vegas, NV) Chevrolet/Lone Star Title Loans

#66 Steve Wallace (Charlotte, NC) Chevrolet/5 Hour Energy

#70 Shelby Howard (Greenwood, IN) Chevrolet/ForeTravel Motorcoach

#81 Bobby Hillin Jr. (Midland, TX) Dodge/T-Rex Companies

#83 John Bornemann III (Ramona, CA) Ford/Twisted X Boots

#84 Mike Harmon (Birmingport, AL) Dodge/TBA

#85 Casey Atwood (Antioch, TN) Ford/31W Insulation

#87 Joe Nemechek (Lakeland, FL) Toyota/NEMCO Motorsports

#88 Brad Keselowski (Rochester Hls, MI) Chevrolet/Degree

#89 Morgan Shepherd (Conover, NC) Chevrolet/Lagina Plumbing Eldora

#90 Johnny Chapman (Stony Point, NC) Chevrolet/MSRP Motorsports

#91 Terry Cook (Sylvania, OH) Chevrolet/MSRP Motorsports

#92 Dennis Setzer (Newton, NC) Dodge/TBA

#96 Brian Keselowski (Rochester Hls, MI) Dodge/TBA

#99 Trevor Bayne (Knoxville, TN) Toyota/TBA

Leading contenders

Name	2005	2006	2007	2008
Kyle Busch	5th	32nd	2nd	Won
Carl Edwards	3rd	7th	11th	2nd
Joey Logano				4th
David Ragan			17th	5th
Brad Keselowski		29th	6th	7th
Jason Leffler	8th	43rd	12th	17th
Mike Bliss			43rd	27th
Kevin Harvick	Won	Won	Won	29th
Brian Vickers				37th
Matt Kenseth	6th	26th	5th
Jeff Burton		3rd	8th
Kasey Kahne	38th	24th

Notes

Defending champion Kyle Busch is wearing a target on his back this week,as he seeks to repeat in Texas and widen his lead on the points list. LeadingCarl Edwards by 215 points, Busch increased his advantage by 20, as he placedsecond last week in Memphis. Brad Keselowski, currently third on the pointslist, posted his fourth win of the season and his 14th straight top-10 finishlast week. Keselowski gained 15 points on Busch, but stands 257 points behind.Although he did not start on the pole last year, Busch dominated the race,leading five times for 174 laps, as he defeated Edwards by less than half asecond. Edwards started on the pole, but led only two laps. The win was the21st of his 28 career Nationwide Series titles.Busch is aiming for his fourth consecutive series victory at Texas. He'scaptured the spring running of the O'Reilly 300 in back-to-back seasons andthis race last year. This spring, he won from the pole, becoming the firstdriver to do so in the 17 series races at Texas.Back in 2007, Kevin Harvick made it three straight at TMS, as he led the final35 laps to defeat Busch by 3.486 seconds and win the fall race for the thirdconsecutive season. Harvick currently ranks second on the all-time wins listwith 34.In 2005, Harvick captured the inaugural O'Reilly Challenge for his 17th careerNationwide Series title. The win, his fourth of that campaign, was a nailbiter, as he crossed the finish line just over two seconds ahead of GregBiffle. Harvick reclaimed the lead on lap 168 and held on for the win. Polesitter Ryan Newman finished a disappointing 16th, as he led four times for atotal of 122 laps.The Nationwide Series will run their second-to-last race of the season onNovember 14th at Phoenix International Raceway. Carl Edwards won last year'sAble Body Labor 200.11/03 18:24:28 ET