The Associated Press

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After several hours of trying to dry the track following a period of steady rain overnight, NASCAR canceled both scheduled practice sessions. "We've run better than where we've finished, and we've been running solidly in the top 10", Buescher said.

"Honestly, we've all three had very, very fast trucks". Matt Kenseth, Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards, Martin Truex Jr., Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kevin Harvick battled at Charlotte, Kansas and Talladega to reach only eight drivers. Keselowski grabbed the lead from Coors Light Polesitter Austin Dillon on Lap 189 of 200 after a restart with 16 laps left in the race. Crafton's season-high fifth victory, and Jones' 10th-place result, shaved 13 points off of Jones' advantage with only three races remaining. "All in all we just couldn't get that one thing that was going to really turn our day around". "In a few ways, you have to demand the same in return".

Brad Keselowski took the pole position at Texas with the top speed in qualifying on Friday, in need of a strong finish after finishing 32nd last week at Talladega.

"It was a shock", he said. But he'd go for a win if he had a chance against another Chase contender to do it in a clean way - with one exception.

"More seat time, it's definitely a help", he said. He seems to be pretty relaxed. "Of course, I always like going back to my home track and seeing friends and family, and I want to perform well in front of the home crowd". Jones enters Friday night's NCWTS race with a streak of 12 consecutive top-10 finishes. It wasn't a bad day but not the day we were hoping for. "At the end of the race we tightened it up way too much and I just had no grip out there". "As far as points are concerned, that's a good points day".

Dustin Keath checks tires for Sprint Cup Series driver Greg Biffle during a NASCAR auto race weather delay at Texas Motor Speedway Saturday, November 7, 2015, in Fort Worth, Texas.

Harvick, however, is all about the here and now. "It's not really what it looks like on a piece of paper; it is really about surviving and advance no matter how it all adds up". "Because, in my opinion, that is going to come back to you in the next couple of weeks, possibly at Homestead".