Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing Team will be looking to continue their string of strong performances this weekend in the Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Spencer Pigot's meteoric rise to the Verizon IndyCar Series is similar to that of Graham Rahal. In 2016, the drivers will form an all-American lineup at Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.
Kurt Busch says rear grip has taken the place of saving brakes, when it comes to being in contention at Martinsville. Busch was at the speedway promoting the upcoming Goody’s® Headache Relief Shot® 500 on November 1.
Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history at Talladega Superspeedway ... Richard Childress began his driving career at Talladega Superspeedway in 1969 and leads team owners for the most all-time victories at the storied Alabama-based track with 12 wins.
Talladega is known for its close finishes. In May, Johnson, the driver of the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS, finished second by 0.159 seconds behind race winner and teammate Earnhardt at the 2.66-mile superspeedway.
Biffle proved to be one of the fastest cars during the race, leading the way for 58 laps. Biffle came up one caution flag shy of a win, leaving Talladega with a second-place finish.
Jacob Companies will once again adorn the No. 9 Ford this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. The full-service general contractor made its first appearance with the team earlier this year at Sonoma Raceway, where Sam Hornish Jr. earned a 10th-place finish.
Always a crapshoot, Aric Almirola and the No. 43 Smithfield Ford team hope to have luck on their side and score a top finish this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. Almirola and team showed speed in the draft earlier this year but contact on the last lap relegated the team to a 15th-place finish. In the last seven races, they have proved successful. An accident in New Hampshire and power steering leak in Kansas were the only finishes outside the Top-10 for the team since Richmond. Hoping to end the season with momentum and the top spot outside of the Chase, Almirola looks to compete for the lead again this weekend.
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Brandon Jones (second) and Christopher Bell (third) delivered podium finishes to lead Toyota in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Darlington Raceway on Saturday evening.
23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick was made available to the media on Saturday after winning the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race from Darlington Raceway.
BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 6 Solomon Plumbing Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “I thought it was really smooth. It looks like Chris is qualified right next to me. I felt like I got all it had. We know the cars are gonna be very difficult to drive and that did not disappoint.”
