FORT WORTH, Texas --- NASCAR will honor the fallen soldiers at Fort Hood during a race weekend that is just 170 miles from the site of the massacre that left 13 people dead.
A U.S. Army logo with the message "God Bless Our Fort Hood Troops" was painted on the infield grass Friday. Moments of silence were planned before each event, including Sunday's Sprint Cup race.
Sprint Cup driver Ryan Newman is sponsored by the Army.
DALE AND DANICA: Dale Earnhardt Jr. said Danica Patrick would be good for NASCAR, but there's nothing new to report on the IndyCar star joining his team.
Earnhardt said other teams were still in the mix for Patrick's services. He said the talks were still in their early stages.
His comments came after ESPN reported that a deal could be in place soon between Patrick and Earnhardt's Nationwide Series team, JR Motorsports. Patrick would run a partial Nationwide schedule while running full-time in the IRL.
NATIONWIDE SERIES: Matt Kenseth will start on the pole for today's race at Texas, five spots ahead of points leader Kyle Busch .
Kenseth earned his first pole in his 13 Nationwide races this season, the 16th in his career, with a qualifying lap of 187.201 mph in his Ford.
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