Texas II: Dodge Motorsports preview

DODGE NUGGETS

*Dodge is seeking its first NASCAR Nationwide Series championship -- its seventh overall title covering the three NASCAR national series..

*Dodge's last NASCAR championship was in 2005 when Ted Musgrave won the Camping World Truck Series title.

DID YOU KNOW
Dodge driver Brad Keselowski leads the Nationwide Series in top-five finishes (23), top-10 finishes (26) and laps completed in 2010. He has completed all but one of the 5,884 laps contested this season. Keselowski has led the field for 1,146 of those circuits, marking the first time he has led more than 1,000 laps in a season.

DODGE NATIONWIDE SERIES QUOTES

"We're close, but nothing has been decided yet. Our attitude going into this weekend is that we are behind in points, which we are in the owner's standings. Regardless of how this season turns out, I'm proud of this team. To come out of the box like we have, with a brand-new team, is pretty remarkable. I told Mr. Penske when I made the move to Penske Racing that I wanted to run the full Nationwide Series schedule because I thought we could be very competitive. We were able to attract great sponsors in Discount Tire and Ruby Tuesday. We were able to bring in talented people, including my crew chief Paul Wolfe. To be in position to win the first NASCAR championship for Penske Racing is something that I take a tremendous amount of pride in. It's the culmination of a lot of hard work by a lot of people." Brad Keselowski, No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Charger

"Texas is a fun place. It's a fast mile-and-a-half track that has a lot of bumps in Turns 1 and 2. It's got very different banking characteristics than Charlotte or Atlanta. It's a place where you race hard every lap. We've had some decent races there, but the fall race has always seemed to be a weak point for us." Justin Allgaier, No. 12 Verizon Wireless Dodge Charger

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