As the Nationwide Series heads into Texas Motor Speedway, Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski are both doing the Texas two step to try to catch points leader Kyle Busch.  Edwards is currently 215 points behind Busch, while Keselowksi sits 257 points back from the points leader.

In spite of the points deficit, neither second place Edwards or third place Keselowski are willing to concede the championship to Busch.  The points leader, in spite of winning last year's race, maintains his mantra that "anything can happen" in the remaining three races in the Nationwide Series tour.

While the contenders try to dance their way back into contention, history may be against them.  With three races to go, the biggest points lead that has ever been overcome is 125 points, when Rob Moroso caught up to Tommy Houston in 1989.

Yet both Edwards and Keselowski are not willing to concede the honors to Kyle Busch in spite of that fact.

"Texas has been one of my best race tracks the last couple years," Edwards said.  "It's a special place to me for a number of reasons, but I think our record at Texas over the years is better than any other track we go to, so I'm real excited about going there and going for the win."

Keselowski is waltzing into Texas for his fifth career start with JR Motorsports.  Of those starts, Keselowski has one top-five and three top-ten finishes.

"I always enjoy coming to Texas," Keselowski said.  "It's a big, wide-open track where I have had some success and good experience."

Keselowski wrecked his primary car in qualifying in the spring race at Texas.  He credits his team with working hard to get a good finish, coming home in third place.

"That Texas finish was also kind of a starting point for the turnaround in my season," Keselowski said.  "Since then, we've only had two finishes outside of the top-ten which is a pretty amazing statistic."

Keselowski seems to be on a bit of a hot streak.  He has outscored all other Nationwide drivers with a total of 1,685 points.

"We have three races left, and I'm anxious to see how much closer to Kyle (Busch) and Carl (Edwards) we can get in the points standings," Keselowski said.  "I know we have more wins in us as a team, and I'm really looking to finish out the year strong."

While the two contenders duke it out Texas style with Kyle Busch for the top honors, there are other battles raging throughout the field.  One of the biggest contests is for the coveted fifth position. 

Justin Allgaier currently holds that spot but veteran Mike Bliss is hot on his heels, only 59 points out.  Steve Wallace had been in that gun fight but he has faded fast with his on and off track incidents and penalties.

"We know we have a job left to do in order to achieve our season goals," Allgaier said.  "These last three weeks of the season are going to be crucial in allowing us to get there."

Allgaier's crew chief Chad Walter echoed his driver's words.  "These cars are so aero-dependent that you need to keep your machine in clear air, and the only way to do that is to be leading."

"We had a good run there in the spring and I feel like we are a much better team the second time around."

The O'Reilly Challenge will be run on Saturday, November 7th at Texas Motor Speedway.  The drivers are set to take the green flag at 12:45 PM ET.