Arena: Texas Motor Speedway

Location: Forth Worth, Texas

Date: April 13, 2012

NASCAR Betting Online: The Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, TX plays host to the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 on Friday, April 13.  Roaring to a start at 8:30 PM ET, this high-octane event should provide a great opportunity for gamblers to bet on the NASCAR Nationwide series.

The O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 is the sixth race of thirty-four, and should be a crucial event for the top racers this season.

Historically, this race has been dominated by big names.  Past winners include, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Kevin Harvick, and Kasey Kahne.  The past three years, however, has been dominated by Kyle Busch.

Busch will enter this year’s race looking for a fourth straight win.  Last year saw the Las Vegas native pull down the first three-peat in the fifteen year history of the event.

Mark Martin is the closest contender, having won three races in four years from 1997 to 2000.

Texas Motor Speedway sits in Denton County, in northern Fort Worth, and acts as one of the most fan-friendly venues in all of motor sports.

The quad-oval asphalt track has seen the top drivers year in and year out, as it host four NASCAR events every year.

The O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 is sure to excite even the most laid back of NASCAR fans.  With Busch racing for history and the rest of the field in hot pursuit, this year’s event should be better than ever.

Make sure to tune in to ESPN2 on April 8 for a night race that is sure to light up the onlookers.

2012 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 Winner - Stenhouse Jr. grabs Nationwide win at Texas

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. gave Roush Fenway Racing its fourth consecutive Nationwide Series win at Texas Motor Speedway by taking Friday night's O'Reilly Auto Parts 300.

Stenhouse, the 2011 Nationwide champion, rebounded from a pit-road mishap early in the race when his crew struggled with the changing of the right front tire. He fell from first to sixth as a result.

Rookie Austin Dillon held the lead late in the 300-mile event, but Dillon wiggled coming off of turn two with 24 laps remaining, allowing Stenhouse to dart past him for the top spot.

An incident involving Kurt Busch setup a six-lap shootout to the finish. After the restart, Denny Hamlin made a furious charge towards Stenhouse for the lead, but Stenhouse pulled away from Hamlin and the rest of the field to claim his second win of the season and the fourth of his Nationwide career.

2011 NNS O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 Race Results

The NNS O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 pole sitter, Carl Edwards, dominated Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway, as he led 169 laps of the 200 laps that were run when he entered victory lane.

This was Edwards’ first series win in the 2011 season, his 30th series career win, his 2nd (consecutive) series win at Texas Motor Speedway, and gives the Ford Mustang it’s first series win.

Following Edwards (by 0.482 seconds) to the drop of the checkered flag was the 2010 series champion, Brad Keselowski, finishing in the second position, Paul Menard third, Joey Logano fourth and Elliott Sadler finishing in the fifth position.

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