Paul Menard and his No. 21 Quick Lane team spent most of Sunday’s GEICO 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway battling back from damage to the nose of the No. 21 Mustang from a chain-reaction fender bender during a Lap 10 crash.
Chase Elliott scored an extremely popular victory with the No. 9 Mountain Dew/Little Caesar’s Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 on Sunday in winning the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 MOUNTAIN DEW/LITTLE CAESAR’S CAMARO ZL1 – Race Winner - YOU HEARD IT ON THE RADIO HOW IMPORTANT THIS WIN WAS FOR THIS TEAM AND FOR CHEVROLET AND FOR YOU?
“Thank you. What a day. Just a huge thanks to all of our partners, my team, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet; there was obviously a lot of teamwork done today. Big thanks to Mountain Dew and Little Caesar’s and NAPA and all our partners that make this happen. But, you guys (fans) are really what makes it happen. Thank you.”
Camry driver Kyle Busch was the highest finishing Toyota driver in Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Talladega Superspeedway keeping his top-10 streak alive this season taking the checkered flag in the 10th position.
CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 MOUNTAIN DEW/LITTLE CAESAR’S CAMARO ZL1 – Race Winner
YOU HEARD IT ON THE RADIO HOW IMPORTANT THIS WIN WAS FOR THIS TEAM AND FOR CHEVROLET AND FOR YOU?
“Thank you. What a day. Just a huge thanks to all of our partners, my team, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet; there was obviously a lot of teamwork done today. Big thanks to Mountain Dew and Little Caesar’s and NAPA and all our partners that make this happen. But, you guys (fans) are really what makes it happen. Thank you.”
Robert Hight has recorded four Funny Car low-qualifier honors and three victories in the first quarter of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
ARIC ALMIROLA, No. 10 Smithfield Ford Mustang - Finished: 9th“We had a really good Smithfield Ford Mustang. I thought we had a car capable of winning but just a few mistakes on my part and then a few thing didn’t go my way."
Actor Josh McDermitt, best known for his role as a series regular on AMC’s record-breaking hit series The Walking Dead, will serve as an Honorary Official for the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway today, April 28.
As a third-generation racer, Dale Earnhardt Jr. understands the importance of family, hard work and heritage. Today, Hellmann’s and Earnhardt Jr. unveiled a special paint scheme that captures those key elements in a memorable way, announcing by video a throwback tribute to his late father Dale Earnhardt Sr. that he’ll drive during the Xfinity Series event at Darlington Raceway (Aug. 31).
FOX will telecast the 188-lap/500-mile GEICO 500 live at 2 p.m. ET Sunday, April 28. Live coverage can also be found on MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.
Nearly 12 Hours of On-Track Competition Featured Three Endurance Races, Support Sprints and Qualifying for All Eight Run Groups Ahead of Saturday's Classic 24-Hour Race
Reigning Top Fuel world champ Doug Kalitta powered to the provisional No. 1 position on Friday at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, staying in the championship hunt to open this weekend’s In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals.
The penultimate round of the 2026 Flo Night In America Championship with the Super Dirt Late Models was held Friday night with night 1 at Senoia Raceway in Senoia, Georgia.
