---
title: "Photos from NASCAR at the Texas Motor Speedway"
description: "The Drive visits Texas Motor Speedway for the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts 500."
date: "2017-04-07"
modified: "2019-05-23"
authors:
  - name: "Rip Shaub"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/rip-shaub"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/9095/photos-from-nascar-at-the-texas-motor-speedway"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Texas"
---

# Photos from NASCAR at the Texas Motor Speedway

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2017/04/ripshaub_nascar_tms_thursday-1_hero.jpg>)
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The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is at Texas Motor Speedway and The Drive is covering all 4 days at the track. Thursday is a quiet one. The garages sit empty until the haulers are allowed in at 5:00pm. Once they arrive, the [tool chests](<https://www.thedrive.com/category/tools>) are first off the trucks and a well choreographed drill of moving in continues. The evening holds a fan event in the grandstands featuring Kyle Petty, Joey Logano, Tony Stewart, Clint Bowyer, Brad Keslowski and Kevin Harvick.

![message-editor%2F1491591533786-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_thursday-1.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491591533786-ripshaub_nascar_tms_thursday-1.jpg>)
*The garages sit empty until the haulers arrive at 5:00pm. , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1491591666603-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_thursday-2.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491591666603-ripshaub_nascar_tms_thursday-2.jpg>)
*Stacks of tires line the pit road, ready for the teams to claim. , *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

![The infield and finish line get a fresh coat of paint for the weekend.](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491591711961-ripshaub_nascar_tms_thursday-3.jpg>)
*The infield and finish line get a fresh coat of paint for the weekend.*

*, *© Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved**

![message-editor%2F1491591755250-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_thursday-4.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491591755250-ripshaub_nascar_tms_thursday-4.jpg>)
*Stacks of tires line the pit road, ready for the teams to claim. , *© Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved**

![message-editor%2F1491591779068-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_thursday-5.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491591779068-ripshaub_nascar_tms_thursday-5.jpg>)
*The body measurement jig sits ready at the impound., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved**

![message-editor%2F1491591814208-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_thursday-6.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491591814208-ripshaub_nascar_tms_thursday-6.jpg>)
*Haulers line up outside the garage, all haulers must be in place before teams can start to unload., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved**

![message-editor%2F1491591844879-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_thursday-7.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491591844879-ripshaub_nascar_tms_thursday-7.jpg>)
*Hauler tailgates drop as the load in gets underway., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved**

![message-editor%2F1491591869417-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_thursday-9.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491591869417-ripshaub_nascar_tms_thursday-9.jpg>)
*© Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved*

![message-editor%2F1491591923486-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_thursday-10.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491591923486-ripshaub_nascar_tms_thursday-10.jpg>)
*The Menards team hauler takes it's place in the paddocks., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved**

![message-editor%2F1491591955762-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_thursday-11.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491591955762-ripshaub_nascar_tms_thursday-11.jpg>)
*Tool chests are the first off the trucks. They take their places in the stalls., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved**

![message-editor%2F1491591988681-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_thursday-12.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491591988681-ripshaub_nascar_tms_thursday-12.jpg>)
*Each toolchest is a different scheme of organization and layout. , *© Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved**

![message-editor%2F1491592032237-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_thursday-13.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491592032237-ripshaub_nascar_tms_thursday-13.jpg>)
*Fuel cans are everywhere you look, standing sentry over the paddocks., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved**

![message-editor%2F1491592051728-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_thursday-14.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491592051728-ripshaub_nascar_tms_thursday-14.jpg>)
*The stars and stripes of the pit entry reflect in windows of the luxury suites in the late afternoon light., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved**

![message-editor%2F1491592084461-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_thursday-15.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491592084461-ripshaub_nascar_tms_thursday-15.jpg>)
*The O'Reilly Auto Part 500 trophy sits ready for Sunday's winner. In true Texas form, the winner also gets the coveted straw cowboy hat. , *© Rip Shaub. All rights reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491592132302-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_thursday-16.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491592132302-ripshaub_nascar_tms_thursday-16.jpg>)
*Kyle Petty hosts the evening's fan appreciation event., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491592157535-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_thursday-17.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491592157535-ripshaub_nascar_tms_thursday-17.jpg>)
*Tony Stewart talks to fans. He's hosting, and racing in, the Texas Sprint Car Nationals on the dirt track on Friday and Saturday., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491592197075-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_thursday-18.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491592197075-ripshaub_nascar_tms_thursday-18.jpg>)
*Tony Stewart and Joey Logano share a laugh about their feisty wives., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved**

![message-editor%2F1491592222813-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_thursday-19.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491592222813-ripshaub_nascar_tms_thursday-19.jpg>)
*Joey Logano, Tony Stewart, Clint Bowyer, Brad Keslowski, Kevin Harvick and Kyle Petty entertain the fans at Texas Motor Speedway., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved.**

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