{"id":24862,"date":"2025-05-05T04:40:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T04:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/24862\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T04:40:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T04:40:13","slug":"dallas-cowboys-dak-prescott-makes-appearance-at-texas-motor-speedway-for-nascar-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/24862\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys\u2019 Dak Prescott makes appearance at Texas Motor Speedway for NASCAR race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Texas Motorway Speedway can fit well over 100,000 people. Sunday for the NASCAR race, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/cowboys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/cowboys\/\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a> quarterback Dak Prescott was among them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The Cowboys\u2019 lead man was seen throwing a football around on the pit road prior to the W\u00fcrth 400 race held at the track in Fort Worth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Prescott\u2019s appearance at TMS comes a few days after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/cowboys\/2025\/05\/02\/your-life-is-special-dak-prescott-surprises-aledo-students-to-tackle-suicide-awareness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/cowboys\/2025\/05\/02\/your-life-is-special-dak-prescott-surprises-aledo-students-to-tackle-suicide-awareness\/\">he surprised students at Aledo High School<\/a>, just west of Fort Worth. The quarterback\u2019s appearance during Friday morning school drop-off was tied to his efforts for National Mental Health Awareness Month.<\/p>\n<p>Cowboys<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-cta-social-module__zWZy- mb-4\">Be the smartest Cowboys fan. Get the latest news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/other-sports\/2025\/05\/04\/reigning-nascar-sprint-cup-champion-joey-logano-gets-1st-win-this-season-at-texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/other-sports\/2025\/05\/04\/reigning-nascar-sprint-cup-champion-joey-logano-gets-1st-win-this-season-at-texas\/\">Joey Logano went on to win the race<\/a> Sunday. He stayed in front at the restart in overtime to capture his first victory of the season after leading just seven of the 271 laps.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__P4zn3 inline-block pr-8 shrink-0 w-auto flex flex-col\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/cowboys\/2025\/05\/03\/the-one-thing-cowboys-brian-schottenheimer-has-learned-not-to-change-as-head-coach\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:190 \/ 127\" class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__6H-hI dmnc_images-modern-image-module__QFaG- max-w-full h-auto text-white dmnc_images-modern-image-module__9Zlll bg-gray-light object-contain\" width=\"190\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746420012_553_OKZDCUY3OOFWXLYSTOQV7EVSMM.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer watches drills during the NFL football team\u2019s...\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Schottenheimer approached the weekend with the 2025 rookie class in a strategic manner.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__P4zn3 inline-block pr-8 shrink-0 w-auto flex flex-col\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/cowboys\/2025\/05\/02\/your-life-is-special-dak-prescott-surprises-aledo-students-to-tackle-suicide-awareness\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:190 \/ 127\" class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__6H-hI dmnc_images-modern-image-module__QFaG- max-w-full h-auto text-white dmnc_images-modern-image-module__9Zlll bg-gray-light object-contain\" width=\"190\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BMTNLHI4HJHA5HUQX5E2MVD2KQ.jpg\" alt=\"Dak Prescott greets and takes photos with Aledo High School students during the Day of Hope...\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prescott and Brad Hunstable of Aledo share a bond with both of their lives impacted by suicide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/cowboys\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Find more Cowboys coverage from The Dallas Morning News here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Texas Motorway Speedway can fit well over 100,000 people. 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