USA TODAY Sports’ Brant James previews the top story lines at the upcoming Duck Commander 500.
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It’s NASCAR race day at Texas Motor Speedway, and we’ve got all the information you need to enjoy Saturday’s Duck Commander 500 Sprint Cup Series race.

START TIME: Duck Dynasty will be represented when Jase and Rowdy Robertson give the command to fire engines at 7:38 p.m. ET today, followed by the green flag at 7:46 p.m. So if you want to skip the pre-race show and just tune in for the race, turn on your television at 7:46 p.m.

RACE DISTANCE: The Duck Commander 500 is 334 laps around the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway. That’s a total of 500 miles.

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TV/RADIO SCHEDULE: Fox will broadcast today’s race while PRN will have the radio play-by-play.

WEATHER: Saturday’s evening forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a high of 67 degrees and a 20 percent chance of rain.

LAST TIME: Jimmie Johnson won his second of three races in a row here last spring, leading 128 laps and beating Kevin Harvick.

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Carl Edwards wins pole for Duck Commander 500

Here’s the starting lineup for today’s NASCAR race at Texas Motor Speedway:

1. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 194.609 mph.

2. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 193.306.

3. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 193.306.

4. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 193.036.

5. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 192.94.

6. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 192.912.

7. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 192.885.

8. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 192.685.

9. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 192.362.

10. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 192.349.

11. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 191.51.

12. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 190.57.

13. (14) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 192.905.

14. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 192.85.

15. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 192.644.

16. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 192.548.

17. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 192.404.

18. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 192.007.

19. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 191.918.

20. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 191.707.

21. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 191.598.

22. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 191.537.

23. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 191.435.

24. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 191.34.

25. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 192.417.

26. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 192.116.

27. (44) Brian Scott, Ford, 191.986.

28. (7) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 191.775.

29. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 191.476.

30. (95) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 191.286.

31. (23) David Ragan, Toyota, 191.252.

32. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 190.564.

33. (38) Landon Cassill, Ford, 190.228.

34. (34) Chris Buescher, Ford, 190.121.

35. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 189.367.

36. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 189.122.

37. (98) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 188.193.

38. (32) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford, 185.522.

39. (30) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 184.963.

40. (55) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 181.592.