---
title: "Day 3 From NASCAR At Texas Motor Speedway"
description: "The Drive is spending the weekend with NASCAR at Texas Motor Speedway covering the O'Reilly Auto Parts 500."
date: "2017-04-10"
modified: "2017-04-10"
authors:
  - name: "Rip Shaub"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/rip-shaub"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/9152/day-3-from-nascar-at-texas-motor-speedway-2"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Texas"
---

# Day 3 From NASCAR At Texas Motor Speedway

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Day 3 featured qualifying and the race for the NASCAR XFINITY Series My Bariatric Solutions 300 at Texas Motor speedway.

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*Kyle Busch's car shows the repairs from Fridays collision with the wall in turn 2., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

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*Joey Logano Takes in the anthem before the XFINITY Series 300 mile race., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491841219156-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_saturday-4.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491841219156-ripshaub_nascar_tms_saturday-4.jpg>)
*The start of the XFINITY Series 300 mile race., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491841226191-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_saturday-5.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491841226191-ripshaub_nascar_tms_saturday-5.jpg>)
*Logano entering turn one early in the race. He held on to 3rd for most of the race until mechanical issues scuttled his day., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491841231670-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_saturday-6.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491841231670-ripshaub_nascar_tms_saturday-6.jpg>)
*Erik Jones, eventual race winner, in his backup car. Jones totaled his primary car when he hit the wall coming out of turn 4 on Friday., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491841238222-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_saturday-7.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491841238222-ripshaub_nascar_tms_saturday-7.jpg>)
*Bubba Wallace During Saturday's 300 mile feature., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491841244392-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_saturday-8.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491841244392-ripshaub_nascar_tms_saturday-8.jpg>)
*Casey Mears during Saturday's 300 mile feature., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491841250706-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_saturday-9.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491841250706-ripshaub_nascar_tms_saturday-9.jpg>)
*Spencer Gallagher exits the pits during Saturday's 300 mile feature race. , *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491841257280-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_saturday-10.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491841257280-ripshaub_nascar_tms_saturday-10.jpg>)
*A crowd pours into pit lane midway through the Saturday race. , *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491841264755-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_saturday-11.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491841264755-ripshaub_nascar_tms_saturday-11.jpg>)
*Alex Labbe's pit crew in motion., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491841290220-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_saturday-12.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491841290220-ripshaub_nascar_tms_saturday-12.jpg>)
*A crew member on blower duty after a pit stop. , *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491841297903-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_saturday-13.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491841297903-ripshaub_nascar_tms_saturday-13.jpg>)
*Brandon Jones' car gets a tape job during a pit stop., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491841304702-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_saturday-14.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491841304702-ripshaub_nascar_tms_saturday-14.jpg>)
*Joey Gase's Camaro takes on new right tires., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491841312021-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_saturday-15.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491841312021-ripshaub_nascar_tms_saturday-15.jpg>)
*Joey Logano and Daniel Hemrick make a study in blue and green heading for turn 1., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491841318054-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_saturday-16.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491841318054-ripshaub_nascar_tms_saturday-16.jpg>)
*One of Kevin Harvick's crew on pit lane cleanup duty., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491841323650-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_saturday-17.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491841323650-ripshaub_nascar_tms_saturday-17.jpg>)
*The checkered flag drops as Erik Jones crosses the finish line to win the My Bariatric Solutions 300., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491841330206-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_saturday-18.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491841330206-ripshaub_nascar_tms_saturday-18.jpg>)
*Jones' victory burnout is a Texas-sized one. , *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491841344696-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_saturday-20.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491841344696-ripshaub_nascar_tms_saturday-20.jpg>)
*Victory lane at Texas Moto Speedway sports flames and smoke in honor of Erik Jones., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491841353370-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_saturday-21.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491841353370-ripshaub_nascar_tms_saturday-21.jpg>)
*US Nationals Series cars take to the Lil Speedway late in the day. , *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491841360654-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_saturday-22.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491841360654-ripshaub_nascar_tms_saturday-22.jpg>)
*US Nationals Series cars race on the Lil Speedway late in the day., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491841367870-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_saturday-23.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491841367870-ripshaub_nascar_tms_saturday-23.jpg>)
*A worker directs cars at the dirt track is prepared for more sprint car racing., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491841377720-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_saturday-24.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491841377720-ripshaub_nascar_tms_saturday-24.jpg>)
*Sprint car action from the Texas Motor Speedway dirt track., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491841386970-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_saturday-25.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491841386970-ripshaub_nascar_tms_saturday-25.jpg>)
*Tony Stewart hosts and competes in the Texas Sprint Car Nationals at Texas Motor Speedway., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

![message-editor%2F1491841394172-ripshaub\_nascar\_tms\_saturday-26.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1491841394172-ripshaub_nascar_tms_saturday-26.jpg>)
*Big Hoss, the 10-story tall TV screen sports an American flag on the back as the sun sets on Texas Motor Speedway., *© Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved.**

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