Chase Elliott wonders ‘what if’ following third-place finish
Chase Elliott climbed out of his No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet on pit road, downed a bottle of water, spoke with his crew and pretty much was left to wonder, “what if?’’
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Kyle Busch falls short in attempt to win fourth straight race
Kyle Busch recovered from a pit road speeding penalty at the end of the second stage of Sunday’s GEICO 500, but he couldn’t shake off the effects of a 14-car wreck with 22 laps left in the race.
Erik Jones ignites wreck that sends Trevor Bayne to garage
A bad week for Trevor Bayne ended with additional disappointment in Sunday’s GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
The NASCAR GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway as it happened
Joey Logano broke a 36 race winless streak Sunday. The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway featured tense racing and the infamous “Big One”. Here’s how it all went down Sunday.
Winless no more: Joey Logano survives for victory at Talladega
There is an old adage that says the only way to be around at the end of a restrictor plate race is to be way in the back or running up front; Joey Logano chose the latter Sunday.
Spencer Gallagher scores first NASCAR Xfinity victory
Taking advantage of an overtime restart and a fuel shortage that hampered some of the race’s strongest cars, Spencer Gallagher grabbed the lead on the final lap and held on to win Saturday’s Sparks Energy 300 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Kevin Harvick edges teammate Kurt Busch for Talladega pole
Kevin Harvick hadn’t won a pole at a restrictor-plate track since 2005.
Can Austin Dillon pull off an encore at Talladega?
When Austin Dillon drove his No. 3 Richard Children Racing Chevrolet to victory in the season-opening Daytona 500, he broke a string of three Ford wins at the Birthplace of Speed.
NASCAR shrinks restrictor-plate openings after Jamie McMurray’s crash
Roughly 10 minutes into final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice on Friday at Talladega Superspeedway, Jamie McMurray cut the left-rear tire of his No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet.