FORT WORTH, Texas — The Latest on the NASCAR Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway (all times local):5:35 p.m.Denny Hamlin overcame two penalties on pit road and won the NASCAR Cup race at Texas, where Kyle Busch missed out on the chance for a tripleheader weekend sweep and polesitter Jimmie Johnson’s career-worst winless streak stretched to 66 races. ——4:05 p.m.Denny Hamlin has his first stage win this season, with the lead after 170 laps in the NASCAR Cup race in Texas. The winner of the second stage has won the last four Cup races this season, and won both Texas races last year. ——2 p.m.Ryan Newman and Alex Bowman will be going to the back of the 39-car field to start the NASCAR Cup race at Texas. ——12:20 p.m.Jimmie Johnson is starting on the NASCAR Cup pole at Texas, where Kyle Busch is going for a tripleheader weekend sweep.

Source: National Post March 31, 2019 19:14 UTC