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Ryan Blaney on overcoming recent challenges and the substitutes on his crew. View the full article

Blaney heads into the Round of 12 cut-off race at Charlotte a healthy 32 points clear of the elimination zone. He won the opening stage at Talladega and was in contention for most of the race. But when it came down to it, Chase Elliott was able to squeeze ahead and snatch away the victory. There was just 0.046s between the two drivers at the finish line. His hopes of becoming the 20th ...Keep readingView the full article

One of Hendrick’s NASCAR Cup Series drivers, Alex Bowman, became the second series driver this season to miss a race after suffering concussion-like symptoms following a rear-impact accident last weekend at Texas. Kurt Busch has remained sidelined since a similar wreck in July during qualifying at Pocono Raceway. Asked if as an owner he would be comfortable having to spend more for safety ...Keep readingView the full article

After a late caution for a stalled car at the end of pit road, Blaney led the way with two laps to go and remained out front to begin the last of 188 laps. As the field came off Turn 4, Blaney was on the inside with Michael McDowell behind him, while Elliott ran up top with Jones behind him. Jones gave Elliott a shove to push him past Blaney for the lead and the two ended up racing ...Keep readingView the full article

Chase Elliott wins in a wild finish at Talladega to advance to the Round of 8 in the NASCAR playoffs. View the full article

The NASCAR Playoffs continued Sunday with the YellaWood 500. Here are the top moments from Chase Elliott's win at Talladega! View the full article

The 2022 NASCAR Playoffs Round of 12 continues Sunday with the YellaWood 500. Here are the top moments from Talladega! View the full article

With a second driver out with a concussion this year, NASCAR drivers enter Sunday's race with additional trepidation. View the full article

Chase Elliott says he is afraid the sport has gone backward when it comes to safety and the Next Gen car. He said he still has confidence that improvements will be made to the car. View the full article

Brad Keselowski said he wouldn’t expect a single-file race but maybe some drivers might avoid the more gratuitous moves. I asked him if that would mean he changes the way he races Talladega. His response: View the full article

Hendrick Motorsports President Jeff Andrews says Alex Bowman did not associate anything he was feeling as symptoms of a concussion until Wednesday night. Andrews said Bowman felt fine after some laps in a sprint car Tuesday warming up a car for Jimmie Johnson. View the full article

Joey Logano said the crash testing next week is important to make sure any changes to the rear of the car do not compromise the fuel cell area. He said changes need to be made, but testing needs to be done first. View the full article

Denny Hamlin said he sort of was satisfied that NASCAR penalized William Byron this week. View the full article

Denny Hamlin says the Next Gen car needs a redesign, that drivers weren’t listened to initially, that there is more trepidation racing this car at Talladega and there is a need for more young drivers to speak up. View the full article

Austin Hill, who dominated much of the race, went to block Noah Gragson with four of 113 laps remaining, which opened the door for Mayer to move into the lead. On the final lap, Allmendinger looked like he would finish behind Mayer but got another run and cut to Mayer’s right as Mayer tried to block him. He clipped Mayer by 0.015 seconds at the finish line to earn his first career win on a ...Keep readingView the full article

AJ Allmendinger edges Sam Mayer in a spectacular final lap at Talladega. View the full article

And if there is blame to cast, Ives made clear this week he would shoulder some of the responsibility. Many drivers were quick to blame NASCAR on the construction of its Next Gen car when Alex Bowman this week became the second Cup Series driver sidelined with concussion-like symptoms this season following a wreck in last weekend’s race at Texas Motor Speedway. Bowman’s accident, much ...Keep readingView the full article

A late caution intentionally brought out by Carson Hocevar – and for which he was penalized – sent the race into a two-lap overtime with Christian Eckes out front and DiBenedetto in third. On the final lap as the field came off Turn 4 and into the tri-oval, Corey Heim slammed the outside wall and cut back down the track, which triggered a massive wreck. NASCAR immediately called for a ...Keep readingView the full article

Matt DiBenedetto wins in a wild overtime finish to the Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway ftaer the caution comes out on the final lap. View the full article

Elliott's Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman was sidelined this week after suffering concussion-like symptoms following a crash at Texas Motor Speedway. He is the second Cup driver to be forced out of the car this year due to a concussion, with the other being Kurt Busch. Both Bowman and Busch hit the wall rear-first in fairly tame accidents, but several drivers have stated that ...Keep readingView the full article