Matt Kenseth had what appeared to be the best car at Texas Motor Speedway and it paid off as he came around to take the checkered flag during Saturday night's Samsung Mobile 500. Kurt Busch was forced to pit with just 15 laps to go, clearing the way for Kenseth down the stretch. An extended green-flag run to end the race led to problems for some, including pit road problems for one potential leader.
Clint Bowyer finished second and Carl Edwards finished third, but it was all Kenseth as the race wound down. Edwards had one of the more humorous stories, saying he was all hopped up on Pepto Bismol after having stomach problems for much of the day. In a post-race interview, Edwards attributed his issues to his mother's home cooking, but had a laugh about it.
Tony Stewart also had a shot to win, but didn't have enough to make it to the checkered flag, running out of gas and finishing in 12th as the final car on the lead lap. Jeff Gordon joined him in running out of gas, finishing 24th as a result. Jimmie Johnson finished eighth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. was ninth, right in the thick of things in Texas.
Here's the full set of results from Texas:
- Matt Kenseth
- Clint Bowyer
- Carl Edwards
- Greg Biffle
- Paul Menard
- Marcos Ambrose
- David Ragan
- Jimmie Johnson
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Kurt Busch
- Jeff Burton
- Tony Stewart
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Ryan Newman
- Denny Hamlin
- Kyle Busch
- Trevor Bayne
- Brad Keselowski
- AJ Allmendinger
- Kevin Harvick
- Kasey Kahne
- Jamie McMurray
- Jeff Gordon
- Joey Logano
- Bobby Labonte
- Casey Mears
- Brian Vickers
- Landon Cassill
- David Reutimann
- Dave Blaney
- Robby Gordon
- Andy Lally
- Ken Schrader
- Tony Raines
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Mark Martin
- Regan Smith
- David Starr
- Joe Nemechek
- Michael McDowell
- JJ Yeley
- David Gilliland
- Mike Skinner