Talladega is always a crap shoot, even when the racing is relatively tame for most of the race. Then, for some reason, drivers who were managing the race so well lose their minds with just a few laps to go.
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Winners Streak: Big Opportunity For NASCAR Cup Playoff Seeking Competitors at Talladega
With six different winners in the first nine races of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, this weekend’s GEICO 500 (Sunday, April 21 at 3 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) offers a plethora of opportunity for a seventh different winner to pull into Victory Lane and secure their spot in the Playoffs.
Dashin’ At ‘Dega: NASCAR Xfinity Dash 4 Cash Continues on the 2.66-Mile Behemoth
With the trip to Victory Lane at Texas Motor Speedway, Sam Mayer pocketed the $100,000 bonus and secured his spot in this weekend’s Dash 4 Cash run at Talladega Superspeedway, and will be joined by RSS Racing’s Ryan Sieg, JR Motorsport’s Justin Allgaier and Kaulig Racing’s AJ Allmendinger to compete in the third installment of Dash 4 Cash.
Of the four drivers vying for the Dash 4 Cash this weekend at Talladega, only one has a previous win at the superspeedway.
2024 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule
It’s never too early to start mapping out the 2024 racing season. Here’s a look at the NASCAR Cup Series for 2024. Note that the Cup Series Playoffs begin with the Round of 12 at Kansas Speedway on Sept. 29. (more…)
Ryan Blaney Wins At Talladega, Makes It Through To Next Playoff Round
Ryan Blaney came into the Talladega race needing to win one of the next two races and he did just that. He did it by staying in the Top 10 most of the race, avoiding a couple of wrecks and battling Kevin Harvick right to the very end.
NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Heat Up At Talladega Superspeedway
Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron grabbed the win at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend securing his spot in the next round of the postseason, leaving the remaining 11 contenders still vying for one of the spots in the Round of 8 with two races left in the Round of 12 – Talladega Superspeedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL.
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series… Hold On For An Exciting Talladega Race
After a week to regroup and go over strategy, the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series competitors head to the unpredictable Talladega Superspeedway for the Love’s RV Stop 250 (Saturday, September 30 at 1 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, and SiriusXM Radio).
The 2.66-mile superspeedway has hosted 17 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races since its inaugural CRAFTSMAN Truck Series event on October 7, 2006 – a race won by Mark Martin driving the No. 6 Roush Racing (now known as RFK) Ford.
Front Row Motorsports to Enter Second Truck at Talladega Superspeedway
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (September 25, 2023) – A 12-time winner and the 2018 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Champion will join the 2022 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Champion Zane Smith at the Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway this Saturday. Front Row Motorsports (FRM), FR8 Racing and Fr8Auctions.com will enter Brett Moffit in the No. 34 Ford F-150. Seth Barbour will be the crew chief for the team. (more…)