Erik Jones transported to hospital after Talladega race
#43-Erik Jones was transported to a local hospital following the GEICO 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway Sunday. Jones was involved in an accident on lap 156 that sent him hard into the outside wall. He was taken to the infield car center where he was checked and released. He complained of back […]
Tyler Reddick takes checkered in wild Talladega finish for Michael Jordans first win while in attendance
Tyler Reddick prevailed in a typically-frantic Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway run to the checkered flag Sunday in the GEICO 500 NASCAR Cup Series race, narrowly avoiding a multi-car crash in the closing 400 yards — coming from third place out of Turn 4, to earn the win by a slight 0.208-second when race leader Michael McDowell […]
Jesse Love stretches fuel mileage to win first Xfinity race at Talladega
Jesse Love earned his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory Saturday in a typically wild double overtime finish in the Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway — crossing the line by a slight .141-seconds ahead of Riley Herbst. It many ways, it was victorious redemption for the 19-year old Californian, who earlier this season was […]
McDowell captures pole for Sunday’s race at Talladega
Ford led qualifying for Sunday‘s GEICO 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway (3 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), with Michael McDowell earning the second pole position of his career Saturday. McDowell‘s No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford made a dramatic final run in the final round of qualifying with a speed of 182.022 mph […]
Kyle Larson not allowed to qualify at Talladega
No. 5 Kyle Larson was not allowed to make a qualifying lap Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway. NASCAR says that the team made an unapproved adjustment to the roof rails as they were pushing the car out to the grid. Any additional penalties could be announced this week. UPDATE: Due to unapproved adjustments to the roof […]
Tony Palmer to serve as Ryan Blaney’s crew chief at Talladega
Tony Palmer, an engineer on the Team Penske No. 12 team of Ryan Blaney will serve as crew chief this weekend for the GEICO 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. Blaney’s crew chief, Jonathan Hassler, is not at the track. He wife gave birth to a daughter earlier this week.
Scoring pylons recently removed at Texas and Talladega
It appears scoring pylons might be an endangered archaic species in the modern NASCAR as the fixture has been removed in advance of consecutive race weekends at Texas Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. Last weekend, it seemed like a disappointing one-off when the pylon wasn‘t visible at Texas, being replaced by an extra video board […]
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America announces 2025 inductees, includes Dale Jarrett
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) announced its 2025 Induction Class today at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. The 37th Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Induction Celebration presented by Toyota Racing, which will formally present the “Class of ’25” into the Hall of Fame of ALL motorsports, will be held […]
Parts Plus sponsoring Justin Haley at Talladega
Justin Haley makes his ninth NASCAR Cup Series start at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway Sunday in the No. 51 Parts Plus/Grady Health Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Rick Ware Racing (RWR). The 2.66-mile oval was the site of Haley‘s first Cup Series start in April 2019. He was running inside the top-20 when, with 10 laps […]
Liquid Death becomes official iced tea sponsor of NASCAR
Liquid Death, the healthy beverage platform and one of the fastest growing non-alcoholic brands, is now officially a NASCAR® partner. The brand will be on-site this weekend in Talladega to jumpstart the partnership with an interactive display featuring the “Thirst Hearse” and offering samples of select iced tea flavors to fans. As part of a […]
