Kaulig Racing Weekly Preview | Talladega Superspeedway

Race Details

Talladega Superspeedway
GEICO 500
NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Sunday, April 21 at 3:00PM EDT
FOX | MRN | SiriusXM
Team Notes

Kaulig Racing has made 11 NCS starts at Talladega Superspeedway.
Daniel Hemric qualified third for the 2022 Geico 500, tying Kaulig Racing’s best qualifying effort.
The team has earned two top-10 finishes and led five laps at Talladega.
So far in the 2024 season, the team has earned two top 10s, seven top-20 finishes and has led 12 laps.

SHANE van GISBERGEN

“The Cup car at Talladega is going to be a massive challenge for me, but that’s what I’m here for, to get out of my comfort zone and try new things! It’s really cool to have Wendy’s Hot & Crispy Fries and Frosty on board both of our Chevrolets this weekend. I’m looking forward to a fun and exciting Cup race on Sunday.” – Shane van Gisbergen on Talladega Superspeedway

No. 16 Wendy’s Camaro ZL1

Shane van Gisbergen will make his fourth-career Cup series start this weekend driving the No.16 Wendy’s ‘Ride or Fry’ Chevrolet Camaro, which is outfitted with Wendy’s Hot & Crispy Fries.
The No. 16 Chevrolet is a collaboration between Trackhouse Racing and Kaulig Racing.
Wendy’s® has season-long associate branding on all Trackhouse Chevrolets during the 2024 calendar year, and two Cup Series primary events starting with Van Gisbergen at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway on the No. 16 Chevrolet with Kaulig Racing.
This marks the first time Van Gisbergen has driven a Cup car at a Superspeedway. This weekend will be the second of eight scheduled Cup Series starts in 2024 for Van Gisbergen.
Van Gisbergen has secured one win and one top-10 finish in three-career NCS starts.
To kick off one of the best weekends in NASCAR, Wendy’s is giving fans a free any size Fry with any purchase on Friday, April 19 only with the offer in the Wendy’s app, perfect for dipping in a delicious Frosty, or to complement a classic Baconator®!

Offer only available at participating U.S. Wendy’s for a limited time. Offer must be redeemed in the Wendy’s App. App download and account registration required. See offer in the Wendy’s app for further details.

DANIEL HEMRIC

”Talladega is the place that we all feel like we have equal opportunity. That style of racing has changed, as we learned back in Daytona, especially fuel saving with this car. Our No. 31 Cirkul car was really strong in the first superspeedway race of the year, so I’m excited to get there. I’m also really pumped up to have Cirkul back on the car and hosting them this weekend. Hopefully we can put on good show for them.” – Daniel Hemric on Talladega Superspeedway

No. 31 Cirkul Camaro ZL1

Race Details

Daniel Hemric has made four NCS starts at Talladega Superspeedway.
Hemric earned Kaulig Racing its best qualifying effort to date when he qualified third for the 2022 Geico 500.
The No. 31 Cirkul Camaro ZL1 will have a new look beginning this weekend at the Geico 500, featuring a variety of Cirkul’s flavor Sips.
So far in the 2024 NCS season, Hemric has earned four top-20 finishes, after finishing 20th last week at Texas Motor Speedway.

Talladega Superspeedway
Ag-Pro 300
NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS)
Saturday, April 20 at 4:00PM EDT
FOX | MRN | SiriusXM
Team Notes

Kaulig Racing has made 26 NXS starts at Talladega Superspeedway. The team has led 132 laps and earned four wins, nine top five and 16 top-10 finishes.
So far in the 2024 NXS season, Kaulig Racing has earned two top five, seven top-10 finishes and led 61 laps.

JOSH WILLIAMS

”Talladega is fun for me. I’ve had some really great finishes there, dating back to my ARCA days. Kaulig Racing has a really great superspeedway program, and all of our cars work really well together. That’ll be important later in the race and at stage finishes.” – Josh Williams on Talladega Superspeedway

No. 11 Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet Camaro

Josh Williams has earned one top 10 in 2024.
Williams has made nine starts in the NXS at Talladega Superspeedway.
He has recorded three top-10 finishes there, the most of any track he has raced at in his NXS career.

AJ ALLMENDINGER

“Talladega is such a tough racetrack. Super speedways have never been my favorite, but I always feel like I am pretty good at them. Compared to Daytona, Talladega is super wide; a lot of four and five wide racing. That makes it even more difficult when it comes to finding the runs. We know how good our super speedway program is. I definitely think we can go there, run up front, make the right moves and put ourselves in position to win the race.” – AJ Allmendinger on Talladega Superspeedway

No. 16 Celsius Chevrolet Camaro

AJ Allmendinger has made six NXS starts are Talladega Superspeedway. Allmendinger has led 36 laps and earned one win, three top five and four top-10 finishes.
So far in the 2024 season, Allmendinger has earned one top five, four top-10 finishes and led 31 laps. Allmendinger currently sits sixth in driver points.
Allmendinger’s fourth place finish at Texas Motor Speedway qualified him as a contender for the Dash 4 Cash this weekend at Talladega Super Speedway.

SHANE van GISBERGEN

“I’m looking forward to getting to Talladega this weekend and making another Superspeedway start. We’re excited to have Wendy’s on board our No. 97 Chevrolet this weekend and our paint scheme showcasing the iconic Wendy’s Frosty and Hot & Crispy Fries! You can always catch me dipping my fries into a Wendy’s Frosty, it’s guaranteed to be a winning combo. The race should be exciting for all the fans on Saturday.” -Shane van Gisbergen on

Talladega Superspeedway
No. 97 Wendy’s Chevrolet Camaro

Shane van Gisbergen and his No. 97 Wendy’s® team head to Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway this weekend for their second superspeedway race of the 2024 season.
In his last Superspeedway start at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway back in February, Van Gisbergen started fifth and finished 12th.
This week at Talladega, Van Gisbergen will sport the Wendy’s Frosty® livery which showcases the iconic Wendy’s Frosty and Hot & Crispy Fries. Wendy’s fans know this iconic duo makes the perfect pair!
Last week at Texas Motor Speedway, Van Gisbergen started 33rd and finished 18th in his WWEX Chevrolet.
Van Gisbergen and his No. 97 team currently sit 15th in the driver standings heading into the weekend at Talladega.

To kick off one of the best weekends in NASCAR, Wendy’s is giving fans a free any size Fry with any purchase on Friday, April 19 only with the offer in the Wendy’s app, perfect for dipping in a delicious Frosty, or to complement a classic Baconator®!

Kaulig Racing™ is a full-time, multi-car NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) and NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) team, owned by award winning entrepreneur, Matt Kaulig. Established in 2016, Kaulig Racing™ has earned 23 NXS wins, made the NXS Playoffs consecutively each season since the playoff system started, and won two regular-season championships. In 2021, the team competed in select NCS events, before expanding to a two-car, full-time NCS team in 2022 and adding a third, part-time entry during the 2023 season. Since its first NCS start in 2021, the team has earned two wins. Kaulig Racing is currently fielding two full-time entries in the NCS and continues to field three full-time NXS entries, with a part-time fourth entry at select events. To learn more about the team, visit kauligracing.com.