NASCAR: Texas Notes

• Tony Stewart earned his 43rd career victory in his 462nd race.
• This is Tony Stewart's second victory at Texas Motor Speedway in his 20th race.
• This is Tony Stewart's fourth victory of 2011, tying Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick for most. All four race wins have come in the Chase.
• Tony Stewart's four wins in 2011 Chase ties Jimmie Johnson for most wins in a single Chase.
• Tony Stewart now has 10 victories in the Chase, putting him second to Jimmie Johnson with 20 Chase victories.
• This is Stewart-Haas Racing's 12th career victory and first at Texas. SHR is the ninth organization to win at Texas.
• Carl Edwards (second) has finished in the top three in both races at Texas in 2011.
• Kasey Kahne (third) earned his fourth top-five finish at Texas and fourth top-five of the Chase -- the most by a non-Chase driver.
• Matt Kenseth (fourth) has top-10 finishes in nine of the past 10 Texas races. Kenseth has five top-10 finishes in the 2011 Chase.
• Greg Biffle (fifth) has finished in the top 10 in the past seven Texas races.
• Jeff Gordon (sixth) earned only his third top-10 finish of the 2011 Chase and his first top-10 finish at Texas since his win there in April 2009.
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. (seventh) scored his third top-10 finish of the 2011 Chase and finished in the top 10 in consecutive races for the first time since Kansas and Pocono.
• Martin Truex Jr. (eighth) has top-10 finishes in the past three races, his longest top-10 streak since joining Michael Waltrip Racing.
• Clint Bowyer (ninth) earned his fifth top-10 finish in the past eight races.