Johnson starting on Cup pole in Texas, Busch goes for sweep

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jimmie Johnson is starting on the NASCAR Cup pole at Texas, where Kyle Busch is going for a tripleheader weekend sweep.
Busch has two career NASCAR tripleheader sweeps, at Bristol in 2010 and 2017. He missed out on the chance for another in Las Vegas four weeks ago when he finished third in the Cup race after winning Xfinity and Trucks Series races at his home track.
This is the third time Busch, who starts 16th on Sunday, goes into a Cup race at Texas after winnin