The Latest: Newman, Bowman to back of Cup field at Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the NASCAR Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway (all times local):

4:05 p.m.

Denny Hamlin has his first stage win this season, with the lead after 170 laps in the NASCAR Cup race in Texas.

Hamlin won the season-opening Daytona 500 and has finished no worse than 11th in any race this year.

The winner of the second stage has won the last four Cup races this season, and won both Texas races last year.

Ryan Blaney was second after the second stage in the 334-lap race at the 1 1/2-mile track, while Daniel Suarez was third.

Kyle Busch, trying to complete a tripleheader sweep after already winning the Xfinity and Trucks Series races this weekend at Texas, was running fourth. Busch has led three times for 24 laps.

Joey Logano, who won the first stage, dropped to 15th after a penalty on pit road because of an uncontrolled tire, and was also having issues on the track with a loose hood. It is the first stage all season when Logano didn’t score any points.

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