Richard Petty Motorsports announced today that they will team up with Alsco Linen and Uniform Rental Services on track this season. Alsco, the official race shop uniform and supplies provider for the team, will join as an associate partner on the No. 44 Ford driven by Brian Scott for the remainder of the 2016 season.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will switch gears this week, leaving short track racing behind in favor of the high banks of Talladega Superspeedway and Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing couldn’t be more excited.
Brian Scott and the No. 44 Twisted Tea team are prepared for anything at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend, a track notorious for big wrecks and underdogs taking home the checkered flag. Following a disappointing 35th-place at Richmond after Scott cut a left, rear tire with less than 50 laps to go, the No. 44 team is ready to beat the odds at the 2.66-mile track.
In just his third start at NASCAR's biggest track, Jeb Burton and the No. 43 J. Streicher team continue to work each week toward the NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase. Following a 19th-place finish at Richmond last weekend, Burton moved up one spot in the Championship Points Standings, now sitting in 11th place. The Top-12 drivers following the first 26 races are eligible to compete for the Championship in the Chase elimination-style playoff format.
Brandon will be making his first career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Talladega Superspeedway. He does have three career starts in the ARCA Series at the Talladega track including a trip to Victory Lane in 2012. This event will be McReynolds second career XFINITY Series start and his first since 2010.
Dakoda will be making his third career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Talladega Superspeedway to go along with two prior starts each in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the ARCA Series. He won the ARCA Series event in 2010 after starting from the pole.
Camry driver Carl Edwards won the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway on Sunday to claim his second-consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) victory and the fourth-straight win for Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR).
Texas Motor Speedway debuted a new line of animated videos on the world's largest television known as "Big Hoss" during the recent Duck Commander 500 NASCAR doubleheader and the humorous spots not only were a hit with the fans but also with the Sprint Cup Series drivers that were featured.
Kyle Busch, like many seasoned NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers, has about seen it all at Talladega Superspeedway. Busch, who will be a favorite in Sunday’s GEICO 500, has always been a strong performer at NASCAR’s Most Competitive venue, but not without a few mishaps along the way.
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.
