Ryan Huff Eyes Redemption at Talladega Superspeedway After Daytona Disappointment

Just minutes before the series was scheduled to begin practice for the Ride the Dente 200, rain swept across the track. The session was ultimately canceled, qualifying was replaced with practice, and owner points set the field.

With limited participation in the ARCA Menards Series in 2024, Huff didn’t have the owner points to fall back on, leaving him on the outside looking in, unable to compete in the 80-lap season opener.

Frustrated and heartbroken, Huff, 24, left the “World Center of Racing” unsure if he’d ever return to the series.

“I was so mad because Daytona means so much to me, my team, and my dreams,” Huff admitted. “But I’m a racer, and I’m not going to let circumstances out of my control dictate my future.”

With his mindset reset and focus forward, Huff is ready for redemption in this weekend’s General Tire 200 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.

Huff, a native of Williamsburg, Va., returns to the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway for the first time since the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season. That spring, he started 26th and charged to an impressive eighth-place finish — one of six career top-10s in ARCA competition.

“My spotter meant everything to me at Talladega in 2022,” Huff recalled. “It’s so important to have the eyes and ears of someone you trust, and I was fortunate to have an experienced NASCAR Cup Series spotter helping me guide the chaos of that race.”

This time around, Huff believes he’s even better equipped for success.

“I feel like the car we are bringing to the track is better than what we had in 2022, and that has me really pumped up,” he said.

Unlike Daytona, where weather and points kept him from making the race, Huff is locked into the field for Saturday’s General Tire 200.

While qualifying won’t be held, the Virginian is guaranteed a spot and will make his 19th career ARCA Menards Series start, though he’ll once again have to work his way forward from deep in the lineup.

“I wish we could qualify, but these Talladega rules have been implemented for years, so we’ll just make the best of it,” Huff noted. “Maybe it will work to our advantage. No matter what, though, we need to bide our time, exercise some patience and hope for the best.”

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Gary Guthrie, president of Commonwealth Equipment, concurs.

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Since 2020, Huff has 18 career ARCA Menards Series starts to his credit, with one top-five (fifth at Kansas Speedway, September 2022) and six top-10 finishes. In five years of ARCA competition, he maintains an average finishing position of 14.6.

The General Tire 200 (76 laps | 202 miles) is the third of 20 races on the 2025 ARCA Menards Series schedule. Practice begins Fri., April 25, 2025, with a one-hour session from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The field will take the green flag shortly after 11:30 a.m., on Saturday, April 26, 2025. The event will be televised live on FOX Sports 1 (FS1), with the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM Satellite Radio NASCAR Channel 90 handling the radio waves. ARCARacing.com will also stream live timing and scoring throughout the entire weekend festivities. All times are local (CT).

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