Bet Duck Commander 500 Odds at Texas Motor Speedway Drivers Lines

The Sprint Cup will visit the Lone Star State for the first of two races in 2018 for the Duck Commander 500 (previously NRA 500, Samsung Mobile 500 and Samsung 500).

They say that everything is bigger in Texas, and that’s certainly true when it comes to the Texas Motor Speedway and the Duck Commander 500 (formerly NRA 500, Samsung Mobile 500 and Samsung 500). Located in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex, Texas Motor Speedway, or just TMS, is an enormous 1.5-mile race track.

NRA 500 will likely to show the same cast of characters at the front of the pack: Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch, and Jeff Burton. Which star of NASCAR will get to wear the cowboy hat and fire the six-shooters in Victory Lane?

Even though this race has only been around since ’97, it has proven to be one of the biggest and best stops on the NASCAR calendar. There has only been one repeat winner in this race (Jeff Burton) and the big name stars of NASCAR have all taken turns winning in Texas, including Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Texas Motor Speedway

The Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas is dubbed ( The Great American Speedway ) and is the 2nd largest sports facility in America. Construction on this 1.5 mile, intermediate, quad oval track began in 1995. Basically, it has been referred to as an intermediate track, or a cookie cutter. Texas Motor Speedway was once considered the fastest non-restrictor plate track on the NASCAR circuit, with qualifying speeds in excess of 192 mph and corner entry speeds over 200 mph. However, as the tracks' respective racing surfaces continue to wear, qualifying speeds at Atlanta have become consistently faster.

Texas has a layout very similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway). The track measures 1.5 miles around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the quad-oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly.Texas Motor Speedway was once considered the fastest non-restrictor plate track on the NASCAR circuit, with qualifying speeds in excess of 192 mph and corner entry speeds over 200 mph.

2017 Duck Commander 500 Winner

Ryan Newman lscored a shocking surprise win in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Camping World 500 Sunday

2016 Duck Commander 500 Winner

Kyle Thomas Busch is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He currently drives the No. 18 Toyota Camry in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the No. 18 Camry in the Xfinity Series for Joe Gibbs Racing.

2015 Duck Commander 500 Winner

It was basically a two-car race Saturday night at Texas Motor Speedway. Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick dominated, leading nearly 225 laps combined in the Duck Commander 500.

2014 Duck Commander 500 Winner

A last lap pass of Jeff Gordon gave Joey Logano the victory in the rain-delayed 2014 Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

2016 Duck Commander 500 Winner

Kyle Thomas Busch is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He currently drives the No. 18 Toyota Camry in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the No. 18 Camry in the Xfinity Series for Joe Gibbs Racing.

2015 Duck Commander 500 Winner

Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick dominated, leading nearly 225 laps combined in the Duck Commander 500

2013 NRA 500 Winner

Kyle Busch wins 2013 NRA 500 NASCAR race at Texas Motor Speedway. Busch’s first-ever Cup win at Texas and the second of the weekend after he won Friday night’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race.

2012 Samsung Mobile 500 Winner

Greg Biffle wins 2012 Samsung Mobile 500 extending his lead and notched his first victory of the year. Jimmie Johnson was in contention throughout the night and finished second. Biffle overtook Johnson late in the race with 31 laps to go. Johnson led 156 laps of the race, while Biffle led 90, including the last 30 of the race.

2011 Samsung 500 Winner

Matt Kenseth won his first race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season during the 2011 Samsung Mobile 500. Throughout the course of the race there were five cautions and 31 lead changes among 13 drivers. On the 214th lap, a three car accident occured, prompting Mark Martin, Regan Smith and Martin Truex, Jr. to drive to the garage for repairs.

2010 Samsung 500 Winner

Denny Hamlin conquered the 2010 Samsung Mobile 500 for his first Texas NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Hamlin held off Jimmie Johnson by 0.152 of a second in the second-closest Sprint Cup race in Texas Motor Speedway history.