Trucks kick off the weekend at Texas

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This Week in Auto Racing November 5 - 8

Sprint Cup Series

Dickies 500 - Texas Motor Speedway - Fort Worth, TX

Jimmie Johnson got a huge boost in his quest for an unprecedented fourth straight Sprint Cup Series championship after surviving last Sunday's "wild- card" race in the Chase at Talladega. Johnson avoided the big one -- a 13-car pileup -- on the second to last lap and finished sixth, allowing him to take a 184-point lead over Mark Martin and a 192-point advantage over Jeff Gordon with three races remaining.

Owner's title still on in Truck Series

HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- The Camping World Truck Series kicks off "championship weekend" at Homestead on Friday. Ron Hornaday clinched the title -- his series-record fourth -- last weekend at Phoenix. Hornaday holds an insurmountable 215-point lead over second-place Matt Crafton.

While Hornaday has wrapped up the title, the owners championship has yet to be decided. Kevin Harvick Inc. currently holds a 60-point lead over Billy Ballew Motorsports.

Hornaday joined KHI at the start of the 2005, and has won two titles with the organization since then.

Hornaday Jr. going for record fourth truck title

Last year, Hornaday was engaged in a tight points battle with Johnny Benson heading into Phoenix. Benson held just a slim six-point lead over Hornaday with two races to go.

Hornaday was involved in an opening lap crash, but rebounded for a 25th-place finish and moved to within three points of Benson before the season-ending race at Homestead. Benson also crashed early at Phoenix and settled for a 26th-place run.

Benson barely won his first Truck Series title after finishing seventh at Homestead. Hornaday finished eighth and ended the 2008 season just seven points behind the champion.

Another win for Kyle Busch

Kyle Busch raced to his fourth Nationwide Series victory of the season and ninth overall NASCAR win of the season Saturday night, easily holding off Brad Keselowski and Carl Edwards in the Federated Auto Parts 300 at Gladeville, Tenn.

Busch, 24, the pole-winner, celebrated the victory -- his 51st overall in NASCAR's top three series -- by smashing the guitar trophy in Victory Lane. He also has three Sprint Cup victories and two Camping World Trucks wins this year.

Keselowski, the race winner last year coming off a victory last week in Dover, Del., was second, 0.891 seconds back. Edwards, a three-time Nashville Superspeedway winner, finished third on the 1.333-mile concrete oval. Mike Bliss was fourth, followed by Jason Leffler.

This Week in Auto Racing November 13 - 15

Sprint Cup Series

Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 - Phoenix International Raceway - Avondale, AZ

With just two races to go, several drivers remain in contention to win the "Chase for the Sprint Cup" championship. Jimmie Johnson held a commanding 184- point lead prior to last Sunday's race at Texas, but after wrecking on the third lap, Johnson finished a season-worst 38th and saw his lead trimmed to 73 points over Mark Martin, who finished fourth.