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The Art of Racing 4-14
Teams learning on fly
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The fireworks started early for the NASCAR Cup O’Reilly Auto Parts 500. The Texas Motor Speedway 1-1/2 mile track had been repaved and reconfigured since the teams were last there in November, so most of the setup notes had to be trashed. Several incidents marred the first practice Friday as Erik Jones, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch and Chase Elliott either spun or crashed during practice.