Alex Bowman Finishes Third at Talladega and Yes, That’s a Big Deal
It wasn’t a win, but for Alex Bowman, surviving Talladega without crashing and finishing third felt like something much bigger.
It wasn’t a win, but for Alex Bowman, surviving Talladega without crashing and finishing third felt like something much bigger.
Half the field was wiped out, the Big One went bigger than ever, and somehow Carson Hocevar kept it together long enough to win at Talladega.
For 114 laps it was patience and precision; on Lap 115 it was pandemonium, as Talladega’s ‘Big One’ swallowed contenders and rewrote the race.
Tyler Reddick has five wins in nine races and a front-row seat to NASCAR’s favorite tradition—cheering success right up until everyone gets sick of it.
A 102-race winless streak isn’t supposed to happen to someone like Kyle Busch. But here he is, still grinding—and now doing it with his kids watching every lap.
Brad Keselowski has six Talladega wins and a permanent seat in its history. The only problem? The track hasn’t let him add to that total since 2021.
The new points-heavy system was supposed to calm things down. Talladega, naturally, laughed in its face—and Erik Jones plans to race like nothing changed.
Corey Day claimed the first NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series victory of his career Saturday afternoon.
With light but steady rain showers forecast for the morning, NASCAR cancelled Saturday’s Busch Light Pole Qualifying session at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
Steve O’Donnell has the title now, but the direction? That’s been set for a while.