TALLADEGA, Ala. – It’s a case of mixed expectations for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff drivers as they anticipate Sunday’s YellaWood 500 (2 p.m. ET on MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at the famous Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway high banks.
Some consider Talladega a prime opportunity to formalize a spot in the Nov. 2 Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway, others approach this traditional wildcard race more cautiously with its history of unexpected trophy hoists and intense racing.
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service
On a tripleheader NASCAR weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the big news is clearly “The Double.”
For the second straight year, Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson will attempt to run both the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte.
You looking for a longshot in this year’s Daytona 500? A potential feel-good story?
How ’bout if it’s also a guy with a reputation for comfort in big-pack racing with a couple of wins at the World Center of Racing?
Oh, also, he’s a 65-year-old widower.
William Byron stood anxiously next to his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet last Sunday on Martinsville (Va.) Speedway’s pit lane as NASCAR officials settled a points tiebreaker between Byron and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell—the winner receiving a ticket to the Championship Four, the other forced to wait until next year for a title opportunity.
Mads Østberg starts BAUHAUS Royal Rally of Scandinavia (6 – 8 July) knowing that time is running out in his bid for FIA European Rally Championship title glory.
(Stafford Springs, CT)—As the 2022 season at Stafford Speedway approaches its halfway point this Friday night, July 15, no driver and team has been hotter than Adam Gray and the #97 Meadows Motor Cars Late Model team. (more…)
