Sammy Smith promised there’d be no party Friday night because he had another race to win. He kept his word, swept Talladega and stole Saturday’s victory on the final lap.
Six drivers are separated by just 44 points, and now they must survive 188 laps at Talladega, where championship plans can disappear faster than a rear bumper.
MOTORSPORTS TV THIS WEEK (ET)
Saturday, October 24 3:30 p.m., NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: The Progress Group 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, The CW and ESPN Unlimited Sunday, October 25 1:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: USA Sports Pre-Race: Talladega, NBC 2 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, NBC and HBO Max
Winner: Tyler Reddick Average Speed of Race Winner: 103.207 MPH Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 1 Mins, 23 Secs. Margin of Victory: 801 Seconds Caution Flags: 6 for 43 laps Lead Changes: 21 among 10 drivers Stage 1 Top 10: 22,11,20,12,19,24,9,1,45,21 Stage 2 Top 10: 22,19,20,21,23,12,45,11,34,9 Fastest Lap: #12 Lap 2 / 27.101
