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Stenhouse led 32 laps in Monday’s rain-delayed race and all in the final 53 laps of the 188-lap event. And he was pacing the field as late as Lap 180 until Kurt Busch got a push by him on Lap 181. Two laps later, however, he got collected in an 11-car wreck on the backstretch. His Roush-Fenway Racing team was able to repair the damage enough where he was still in contention when the race ...Keep reading View the full article

After a huge crash at Talladega, 44-year-old Brendan Gaughan joked that he will need the permission of his parents to race in the NASCAR Cup Series again View the full article

Newman got a big push from Denny Hamlin on the last lap of Monday’s rain-delayed NASCAR Cup Series race which vaulted him into the lead and into position to win his first race of the 2019 season. Coming through the frontstretch tri-oval – the location of the start/finish line at most NASCAR oval tracks – Newman still clung to the lead. Ryan Blaney, however, got help from Aric Almirola ...Keep reading View the full article

Team Penske's Ryan Blaney booked his spot in the next stage of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs with victory at Talladega, in a race of high attrition View the full article

Brendan Gaughan was all smiles despite taking a wild ride in the closing laps at Talladega. The 44-year-old was making his fourth start of the 2019 season, having run the three previous superspeedway races. The veteran driver made his way to the front in the closing laps but as Kyle Busch was turned in front of the field, he had nowhere to go. Gaughan spun down the track and contact from ...Keep reading View the full article

Ryan Newman got a shove from Denny Hamlin into the lead on the last lap in Monday’s 1000Bulbs 500 but Blaney edged Newman by seven one-thousandths of a second at the line to grab his third career victory. After a tough race at Dover, Del., last weekend Blaney had a difficult path to advance to the next round of the playoffs but he made it a lot easier with his win. The victory ...Keep reading View the full article

The latest from the NASCAR playoff race in Alabama View the full article

The latest from the NASCAR playoff race in Alabama View the full article

The wreck started on Lap 107 when Alex Bowman tried to block a fast-approaching run from Joey Logano but got turned and ignited a multi-car accident. Bowyer was the leader when the caution was displayed and the race did not restart before the end of the 55-lap stage. Joey Logano ended up second, Brad Keselowski third, Austin Dillon fourth and Daniel Suarez completed the top-five. Once ...Keep reading View the full article

Ryan Blaney beat Ryan Newman in a door-to-door race to the finish line to win Monday at Talladega Superspeedway and advance to the third round of the playoffs View the full article

NASCAR's playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway has resumed after rain pushed it to Monday View the full article

Hamlin won this year’s Daytona 500 having benefited during the race from a drafting pact with the Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team. This was a counter-move against the massed Ford ranks that had promised to dominate the event thanks to their high numbers of fast cars in the draft. Hamlin expects no favors in today's delayed race, however, as Chevrolet has made things clear to its drivers ...Keep reading View the full article

NBC Sports commentator Jarrett, a three-time Daytona 500 winner and 1999 Cup champion, says he understands the requirement for team orders for drivers to work together to increase their chances of a better result, but believes the manufacturers are stepping over the mark with consequences he understands they have been threatened with. Jarrett spoke after Chevrolet held a meeting between all of ...Keep reading View the full article

The NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Talladega has been suspended until Monday afternoon, after rain left the field stranded in the pitlane after 55 of the scheduled 188 laps View the full article

Just as the first 55-lap stage came to an end with William Byron as the winner, rain - which had been threatening - began coming down hard. Read Also: William Byron holds off Logano for Stage 1 win at Talladega NASCAR immediately put out the red flag and brought cars down pit road, without giving them a chance to pit. The track has no lights so the heavy rain and ...Keep reading View the full article

Byron had gotten to the lead on Lap 51 of 55 with the help of his Hendrick Motorsports teammates only to see Logano pull ahead on Lap 54. Byron powered around him as the field came to the checkered flag. Logano ended up second, Alex Bowman was third, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was fourth and Brad Keselowski completed the top-five. Rain began coming down hard at the end of the stage and the race was ...Keep reading View the full article

The Latest: NASCAR's playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway to resume Monday View the full article

The Latest: NASCAR's playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway has been halted because of rain View the full article

William Byron has won the first stage at Talladega Superspeedway View the full article

Megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress steered clear of politics in his pre-race invocation at Talladega Superspeedway View the full article