Roush Fenway takes its pair of Fords to Sweet Home Alabama this weekend as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) heads to Talladega Superspeedway. RFR has eight wins all-time at Talladega including the most recent by Ricky Stenhouse Jr., in 2017.
“We know we can run well at Talladega with our No. 34 Love's Travel Stops Ford Mustang. However, it’s important to be smart and patient in order to be in contention for the win. There's a lot of factors that you cannot control, but we know that people are going to be aggressive heading into the last 20 laps - especially those in the Playoffs - so we need to do everything we can to stay focused and get a good result for our partners at Love's.”
Talladega Superspeedway's loyal fans are ready to make this weekend one for the ages! They are coming from near and far to be a part of the track’s 50th-anniversary celebration, as well as the Grand Opening of the interactive Talladega Garage Experience during its NASCAR Playoffs doubleheader, featuring the 1000Bulbs.com 500 and the Sugarlands Shine 250.
Ross Chastain on Racing at Talladega: “Talladega is definitely a wild card in this playoff,” said Chastain. “There’s a lot that’s out of our control, so we’re going to focus on the things we can control. I know this team will bring a fast CarShield Chevrolet Silverado. We’ll do our best to stay out of trouble and put ourselves in contention at the end of the race. I enjoy superspeedway racing and am looking forward to Saturday’s race.”
When Eddie Wood, Paul Menard and the other members of the No. 21 Menards/Tarkett Flooring team arrive at Talladega Superspeedway for this weekend’s 1000Bulbs.com 500 they might need a map to find their way around.
Friesen led 10 laps en route to a 17th-place finish in his first ever start at Talladega Superspeedway in 2017, and finished a respectable sixth in last year's event.
Although this is his first NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series start at Talladega Superspeedway, Sheldon Creed has two ARCA Series starts with a best start of third, a best finish of fourth and 23 laps led.
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series (NGOTS) Rookie of the Year candidate Gus Dean (@gusdean) knows his way to Victory Lane at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway and he hopes to guide his Young’s Motorsports team there in Saturday afternoon’s Sugarlands Shine 250.
When it comes to truck lighting, the 2nd generation (2007-2015) Chevrolet Silverado gets the short end of the stick in terms of truck headlights. Owners of 2007-2015 Silverados do not have to suffer from lackluster lighting output due to inferior halogen bulbs. Advancements in lighting technology continue to provide alternatives to remedy dim Silverado headlights, such as LED’s, HID’s, and improved headlight housings.
Hendrick Motorsports has the all-time lead in NASCAR Cup Series poles (27), wins (31), top fives (105), top 10s (175) and laps led (2,473) on road courses.
The second stop of the summer “West Coast swing” brings the NASCAR Cup Series to its annual visit at Sonoma Raceway, located in California’s wine country region.
Officially licensed Rolling Stones X NASCAR merchandise, special-edition collector vinyl and a custom listening lounge bring racing and rock & roll together
NASCAR’s Cup and O’Reilly Series, along with the ARCA Menards Series West, head out to Sonoma Raceway for the annual trip to Northern California, while the national ARCA tour heads to Minnesota’s Elko Speedway.
Sonoma Raceway announced today that Golden State Warriors NBA Champion and sports analyst Festus Ezeli will serve as the Honorary Pace Car Driver for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday.
