Sights and Sounds (Part 2): Texas Motor Speedway
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8:00 a.m. ET -- The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series garage is open for business...again. Good news is the sun is out!
Should be an interesting race today. Sun in out & a lot of the teams set their cars up for the cold/damp conditions of last night. #HoldOn
— Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) April 7, 2014
Blue skies and the sun is up! (Literally) Thanks for hanging with us, folks. Let's go racing! #DuckCommander500 pic.twitter.com/E711VvTogt
— Texas Motor Speedway (@TXMotorSpeedway) April 7, 2014
We have sunshine, blue sky and an SHR car on the pole today @TXMotorSpeedway. Time to go racin'. #NASCAR
— Stewart-Haas Racing (@StewartHaasRcng) April 7, 2014
Feels weird racin on Mondays. Thanks 2 the fans who stuck around. If you lied 2 your boss about where you are 2day, ?. #diehard #priorities
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) April 7, 2014
Breaking down barriers, breakfast on pit road! @thebadgolfer @RCRracing @austindillon3 @_JasonHunt_ @jasonpulver pic.twitter.com/DY376KXSzr
— Josh Shipplett (@JoshShipplett) April 7, 2014
It's almost time to roll the No. 48 @Lowes #SpringIsCalling Chevy to pit road. Ready to race! pic.twitter.com/jLJMFsimjL
— Team Lowe's Racing (@LowesRacing) April 7, 2014
It's is time to roll the cars out to the starting grid. Drivers will be called to their cars at 11:50 ET. pic.twitter.com/iQkTSdabj0
— JTG Daugherty Racing (@NASCAR47) April 7, 2014
The #47 @BushsBeans crew is getting ready to back @AJDinger's car out of the garage and roll it to pit road. pic.twitter.com/jzVNGi8lD9
— JTG Daugherty Racing (@NASCAR47) April 7, 2014
Time for cars to line up on pit road. Already making progress from yesterday! #lowes48 pic.twitter.com/9Ja5esUcG9
— Team Lowe's Racing (@LowesRacing) April 7, 2014
The #9 @StanleyRacing Ford is headed out to the grid. Ready for racing live on @NASCARONFOX at 12pm EST. #nascar pic.twitter.com/0oJcir6HuA
— RPMotorsports (@RPMotorsports) April 7, 2014
@StewartHaasRcng 's 14 team pushing the pole sitting Hotrod out onto pit road @TXMotorSpeedway It's Race Day! pic.twitter.com/qLxKty65l8
— Bob Jeffrey (@EyeInTheSky14) April 7, 2014
The No. 16 Fusion of @gbiffle is pushed to pit road. Race starts at Noon EASTERN on @NASCARONFOX. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/OFcts5OeFe
— Ford Racing (@FordRacing) April 7, 2014
Cars headed out to pit road @TXMotorSpeedway ! 334 laps is a long way for a Monday morning! #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/TjQtrU09n4
— Tab Boyd (@Spotter_Tab) April 7, 2014
The No. 17 EcoBoost Fusion of @StenhouseJr is pushed thru the garage. Race starts at Noon on @NASCARONFOX. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/3W91J0ufFR
— Ford Racing (@FordRacing) April 7, 2014
#TeamGanassi Finally race day!! #happyhappy pic.twitter.com/mARi7wCMGN
— Team Ganassi (@CGRTeams) April 7, 2014
Ford drivers @MarcosAmbrose and @StenhouseJr walk to their cars. @NASCARONFOX airs the race live at Noon. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/C5bzXvt09q
— Ford Racing (@FordRacing) April 7, 2014
Race day @TXMotorSpeedway. @CaterpillarInc driver @RyanJNewman is spending time with his girls #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/wWcVyJzgbY
— RCR 31 Cup Team (@RCR31RNewman) April 7, 2014
.@Tbayne21 getting ready to race @TXMotorSpeedway. pic.twitter.com/qJnTUrUQb6
— Ford Racing (@FordRacing) April 7, 2014
. @gbiffle and his little one before the race. With @3MRacing pic.twitter.com/bB9Z04wLv4
— Roush Fenway Racing (@roushfenway) April 7, 2014
#TonyStewart just jumped in for a ride in the Chevy SS pace car to check out the condition of the racetrack.
— Stewart-Haas Racing (@StewartHaasRcng) April 7, 2014
Dallas Cowboy lineman Doug Free and @BrianLVickers talk on grid before race @TXMotorSpeedway @AaronsSports #OwnIt pic.twitter.com/3wkMXpi6A1
— M. Waltrip Racing (@MWRteam) April 7, 2014
.@DaleJr talks to @MattYocum and @NASCARONFOX prior to today's race. pic.twitter.com/tLgAmXfUsH
— Laura S. (@Hendrick88Team) April 7, 2014
The #FedEx11 has three Monday wins. Can @dennyhamlin make it four today @TXMotorSpeedway? pic.twitter.com/vG58mSzox3
— FedEx (@FedEx) April 7, 2014
Almost race time here @TXMotorSpeedway #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/J2hhA4MZya
— Team Penske (@Team_Penske) April 7, 2014
The jet dryers are a little loud for Miss Evie. #lowes48 pic.twitter.com/vpxfPcDLAa
— Team Lowe's Racing (@LowesRacing) April 7, 2014
Tony Stewart and Dale Earnhardt Jr. took some time to talk during NASCAR RaceDay.
12:00 p.m. ET -- Drivers are on the track in Texas. It's time to go racing!
Head over to FOXSports.com to see updates and live timing and scoring throughout the race: http://foxs.pt/1fTEh5n