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Busch, who spun on his own in last week’s race at Texas Motor Speedway, had a competitive run going in Sunday’s race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway until a bizarre incident unfolded on the last lap of the first 60-lap stage.Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who was running up front, apparently ran out of fuel on the final lap and slowed dramatically, sending the cars behind him scurrying out of the ...Keep readingView the full article

The soon-to-be retired Kevin Harvick is aiming to snap his 2023 winless streak with one final trip to victory lane. View the full article

Bob Pockrass breaks down his fast thoughts on whether fans should feel happy for Ryan Blaney or sad for Kevin Harvick. View the full article

Ryan Blaney's win Sunday came by a margin of 0.012 seconds ahead of Kevin Harvick, who was later DQ'd for a car violation. View the full article

Harvick, who was beaten by Blaney by 0.012 seconds in a photo finish Sunday at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, was disqualified by NASCAR after officials discovered his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford had unsecured windshield fasteners, which meant an unsecured windshield.The disqualification comes for violating NASCAR Rule Book numbers 14.5.6.2.F Windshield and 14.1.E&P Overall Assembled Vehicle ...Keep readingView the full article

Chastain was the first driver to fall out of the race, finding calamity on the final lap of the opening stage.When Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ran out of fuel, Chastain tried to shoot the gap up the middle in a four-wide situation. At the same time, Kyle Busch was trying to get out from behind the slowing No. 47 machine of Stenhouse. Busch and Chastain made contact, sending the No. 1 Trackhouse ...Keep readingView the full article

Harvick, who announced prior to the start of the season that 2023 would be his final Cup season, was eliminated from title contention after the first round of the playoffs.However, as Sunday’s race wound to a close, he and fellow Ford drivers Riley Herbst and Ryan Blaney found themselves up front of the field.The three took turns pushing each other and with four of 188 laps to go, Harvick ...Keep readingView the full article

Check out the full highlights from the Yellawood 500 from the Talladega Superspeedway. Kevin Harvick, Ryan Blaney, William Byron and more battle it out in this Nascar Cup Series Playoff race. View the full article

Blaney locked himself into the Round of 8 with the victory, leading a Ford 1-2 as the field crashed behind them.William Byron was third, Denny Hamlin fourth and Corey LaJoie fifth.It was a highly competitive race that saw 70 lead changes between 24 different drivers.Blaney won Stage 1 while Brad Keselowski won the second stage before later wrecking out of the race. The race was red-flagged ...Keep readingView the full article

As Sunday’s race wound to a finish, Blaney and Harvick found themselves swapping pushes and the lead.With two of 188 laps remaining, Stewart-Haas driver Harvick – looking for his first win in his last full-time season – appeared to have control of the race but saw Blaney edge past him for the lead thanks to help from Riley Herbst.Blaney and Harvick raced side-by-side for virtually the ...Keep readingView the full article

As Sunday’s race wound to a finish, Blaney and Harvick found themselves swapping pushes and the lead.With two of 188 laps remaining, Harvick – looking for his first win in his last fulltime season – appeared to have control of the race but saw Blaney edge past him for the lead thanks to help from Riley Herbst.Blaney and Harvick raced side-by-side virtually the entire final lap but as a ...Keep readingView the full article

Brad Keselowski on his push of Carson Hocevar that triggered a multi-car wreck at Talladega. View the full article

Ross Chastain on the wreck that left his car unable to be repaired at Talledega Speedway. View the full article

The NASCAR Cup Series' playoff schedule continues Sunday with the YellaWood 500. Here are the top moments from Talladega! View the full article

Wallace enters Talladega just two points below the cut-line in the playoffs. He started this round 14pts out, so a strong third at Texas helped him gain valuable ground.But Wallace did lead a race-high 111 laps and was in control on the final restart before a three-wide pass down the backstretch secured William Byron the victory. While others may look at Talladega with trepidation, Wallace likely ...Keep readingView the full article

Busch, 38, has already amassed a Hall of Fame-worthy career of statistics and appeared to pick up right where he left off joining Richard Childress Racing this season after more than 15 years at Joe Gibbs Racing.Busch has won three times in 2023 and qualified for the playoffs but his performance since the advent of the Next Gen car last year has been somewhat erratic.His only win last season came ...Keep readingView the full article

In pre-qualifying inspection, three Fords from three different teams had issues. The No. 2 Team Penske Ford of Austin Cindric, the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford of Todd Gilliland and the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford of Ryan Preece all failed twice. As a result, the car chief from each team have been ejected and all drivers have lost their pit selection.Round 1Fords have continued their ...Keep readingView the full article

Sanchez found himself trying to climb back towards the front of the pack after a mid-race penalty during Saturday's NASCAR Truck race at Talladega.Late in the race, he tried to force the issue up the middle in a three-wide situation. He and Crafton made contact, igniting a pileup that involved several trucks.Crafton pulled his damaged truck into Sanchez's team stall, leaving it there.Sanchez went ...Keep readingView the full article

Moffit, making his first start of the 2023 season in a second entry for Front Row Motorsports, took control of the race late in the third stage but lost the lead to Christian Eckes just before a late wreck sent the race into a two-lap overtime.On the restart, Moffitt edged out front, only to see Eckes reclaim the lead before he eventually got shuffled out of the lead on the final lap.Moffitt held ...Keep readingView the full article

Ryan Blaney is 11 points below the cutoff entering the second race of the Round of 8. He has been in this position in previous years so he doesn’t seem too stressed out heading into Talladega. View the full article