Dustin Off the Next Race: Dickies 500 at Texas

With all the smoke and grass settled from Talladega, NASCAR stays in the southern portion of the United States as the series moves to Texas. There will be no restrictor plates, no bump drafting, and the big packs will only occur on the restarts. The Texas Motor Speedway is fast, wide, and has provided a lot of excitement since it opened in 1997. A Texas tornado could quite possibly be in the future for Sunday's race. Now, let me dust off the Dickies 500 and give you my views on who could be the drivers to watch once the green flag flies.   FAVORITES JEFF GORDON For once I can actually put this man in this category. Texas has been nothing but a house of horrors for Gordon and the No. 24 team. Crashes, handling, and mistakes have been the s...

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