Talladega Eats The Field—And Spits Out Austin Hill A Winner
In a race that looked more like a scrapyard in motion, Austin Hill somehow found enough fuel, luck, and nerve to outlast Talladega’s demolition derby.
In a race that looked more like a scrapyard in motion, Austin Hill somehow found enough fuel, luck, and nerve to outlast Talladega’s demolition derby.
Michael McDowell may be driving for a new team this year, but the Spire Motorsports driver still proved himself absolutely one of the fastest at a superspeedway.
In a race defined by “pushes gone wrong,” Giovanni Ruggiero got it all right — leading from the pole to his first career Truck Series victory.
It’s a case of mixed expectations for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff drivers as they anticipate Sunday’s YellaWood 500 at the famous Talladega Superspeedway high banks.
Austin Cindric’s dramatic victory in Sunday’s Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway was certainly a huge confidence boost for the 26-year-old NASCAR Cup Series star.
At Talladega Superspeedway, where the laws of physics are treated more like suggestions and chaos is usually the main event, the unthinkable happened Sunday…
Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Hill prevailed in a three-wide photo finish in the Ag-Pro 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway Saturday afternoon – edging ahead of Jeb Burton and his RCR teammate Jesse Love at the time the field was frozen with an electronic timestamp approaching the checkered flag.
Brad Keselowski is a former NASCAR Cup Series champion – claiming the title in 2012 in only his 16th full-time year competing in the series.
Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson is widely regarded as one of the best race car drivers in the world
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Ty Gibbs is coming off his best showing of the 2025 season.