AAA 500 NASCAR HOTPASS Lineup on DIRECTV

The NASCAR HOTPASS lineup for the AAA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth is as follows:

 

DIRECTV Channel 795:

Brad Keselowski and the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge team of Penske Racing

Brad Keselowski will make his 123rd career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his ninth at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth … Has never finished in the top-10 in eight career Sprint Cup starts at Texas … The 28-year-old Rochester Hills, Mich., native has nine wins and 41 top-10 finishes in 122 Sprint Cup starts … 2012 marks Keselowski’s third full year in Sprint Cup with a career-best points finish of fifth in 2011 … Won 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship … Started 32nd and finished sixth last week at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway … Ranks second in Sprint Cup points with five wins and 21 top-10 finishes.

 

DIRECTV Channel 796:

Denny Hamlin and the No. 11 FedEx Office Toyota team of Joe Gibbs Racing

Denny Hamlin will make his 257th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 15th at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth … Has two wins (April and November 2010) and eight top-10 finishes in 14 starts at Texas … The 31-year-old Chesterfield, Va., native has 22 wins and 127 top-10 finishes in 256 Sprint Cup starts … 2012 marks Hamlin’s seventh full year in Sprint Cup with a career-best points finish of second in 2010 … Started fifth and finished 33rd last week at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway … Ranks fifth in Sprint Cup Series points with five wins and 16 top-10 finishes.

 

DIRECTV Channel 797:

Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet team of Hendrick Motorsports

Jimmie Johnson will make his 397th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 19th at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth … Has one win (November 2007) and 13 top-10 finishes in 18 Sprint Cup starts at Texas … The 37-year-old El Cajon, Calif., native has 59 wins and 247 top-10 finishes in 396 Sprint Cup starts … 2012 marks Johnson’s 11th full year in Sprint Cup and he has five championships (2006-2010) … Started on the pole and won last week at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway … Ranks first in Sprint Cup Series points with four wins and 23 top-10 finishes.

 

DIRECTV Channel 798:

Dale Earnhardt Jr., and the No. 88 National Guard/Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet team of Hendrick Motorsports

Dale Earnhardt Jr., will make his 467th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 21st at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth … Has one win (April 2000), two poles (April 2001 and April 2008) and 11 top-10 finishes in 20 Sprint Cup starts at Texas … The 38-year-old Kannapolis, N.C., native has won 19 races and has 180 top-10 finishes in 466 Sprint Cup starts … Won 1998 and 1999 NASCAR Nationwide Series championships … 2012 marks Earnhardt’s 13th full year in Sprint Cup with a career-best points finish of third in 2003… Started 20th and finished 21st last week at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway … Ranks 12th in Sprint Cup Series points with one win and 18 top-10 finishes.

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