Nascar

NASCAR's playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway was postponed by rain after the first stage of the race View the full article

William Byron and his fellow playoff contenders have an extra day of suspense at Talladega Superspeedway View the full article

Chase Elliott to lead 3 Hendrick Motorsports teammates to green flag for playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway View the full article

The last two or three weeks have been some of the most intense I’ve experienced as a Cup Series driver. I guess I like to make things hard on myself at times. You know we kind of put ourselves in a hole at Richmond that we had to go to the Charlotte Roval to overcome and I made that absolutely as hard on myself that I possibly could. I was really glad to go to Dover and have a relatively ...Keep reading View the full article

Chase Elliott leads Hendrick sweep in Talladega qualifying View the full article

The first loser at Talladega Superspeedway better not have been hung out to dry in the closing laps by a teammate View the full article

Chase Elliott’s average lap speed of 192.707 mph led the way on Saturday and handed him the pole for Sunday’s 1000Bulbs.com at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. The pole is his fourth this season, eighth of his career and fifth on a superspeedway. His three HMS teammates will fill the first two rows of the field. Alex Bowman ended up second (192.552 mph), William Byron third (192.248 ...Keep reading View the full article

Spencer Boyd named winner of Truck Series race after Johnny Sauter stripped of victory for forcing driver below out-of-bounds line at Talladega Superspeedway View the full article

Sauter held the lead on the last lap of overtime and in an effort to halt the advance of Riley Herbst, he blocked Herbst, sending him below the double yellow line. Sauter took the checkered flag but NASCAR immediately put the finish under review and within minutes black-flagged Sauter for forcing a competitor below the yellow lines. Boyd, who originally was credited with second, was named ...Keep reading View the full article

Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway will mark Harvick’s 677th career start in the series, one more than the total career starts of the driver he replaced in 2001, the late Dale Earnhardt. Earnhardt died in a last-lap wreck in the 2001 Daytona 500, which was his 676th career start. The next week, Richard Childress Racing tapped Harvick to drive Earnhardt’s car ...Keep reading View the full article

Team owner Richard Childress will drive the pace car at Talladega on Sunday, as Kevin Harvick is set to surpass Dale Earnhardt's number of starts in the NASCAR Cup Series View the full article

Hill, who opened the 2019 season winning the season opener at Daytona International Speedway, is looking to sweep the superspeedway races this season with a win in Saturday’s race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. A win at Talladega would also lock Hill into the Championship 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway and give him the opportunity race for a series title in his first season with Hattori ...Keep reading View the full article

“I feel like there are windows of brightness here and there, you know. I think I will land on my feet and I’ll land right where I’m supposed to,” Hemric said Friday at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. “There are a lot of variables here involved. Hopefully, in the next week or two I can really feel comfortable about what’s going on. “Still, there are a lot of moving parts and ...Keep reading View the full article

While drafting with his teammates late in the 50-minute session, Bowyer went to the top of the scoring monitor with an average lap of 202.042 mph. Aric Almirola was second (200.835 mph). Bowyer’s start Sunday will be the 500th of his Cup Series career. “It’s a long time, though – a lot of races,” Bowyer said. “It’s something to be proud of, to stay relevant enough and to stay ...Keep reading View the full article

Denny Hamlin led seven drivers over 203 mph in first practice at Talladega Superspeedway View the full article

Denny Hamlin led seven drivers over 203 mph in first practice at Talladega Superspeedway View the full article

Xbox Starting on pole for the Xbox race was Justin Brooks (mrTrackbar33) of JTG Daugherty Racing, who led a total of 36 laps in the race. With 44 laps remaining and the competition yellow looming, Trackbar ran out of gas on the back stretch. The misfortune put him back in the pack for the following restart. He was able to rebound to fifth place by the finish. The big winner was SHG Slick ...Keep reading View the full article

While drafting late in the 50-minute session, Hamlin posted an average lap speed of 204.904 mph to lead the first practice. Kevin Harvick was second (203.688 mph) and Kyle Busch was third (203.684 mph). Corey LaJoie was fourth and Michael McDowell completed the top-five. Rounding out the top-10 average speeds were Erik Jones, Ross Chastain, Brendan Gaughan, Chris Buescher and Matt ...Keep reading View the full article

Wood Brothers announced Thursday evening that due to lingering neck issues with its driver Paul Menard, Crafton will remain on standby all weekend should Menard need a relief driver. Crafton, a two-time Truck Series champion, will take some laps in the No. 21 Ford during Friday’s practice sessions to get acclimated to the car. Menard, however, plans to practice, qualify and start ...Keep reading View the full article

The schedule is subject to change. All times Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Friday, October 11 11:35 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. NASCAR Truck Series (NGOTS) 1st Practice (No TV) 12:35 p.m.- 1:25 p.m. NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) 1st Practice (NBCSN) 2:35 p.m.- 3:25 p.m. NGOTS Final Practice (No TV) 3:35 p.m. - 4:25 p.m. MENCS Final Practice (NBCSN) Saturday, October 12 9:35 a.m ...Keep reading View the full article