With cars bouncing off each other like bingo balls for the final eight laps, Joey Logano emerged from the fray to claim victory in the Winn-Dixie 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway.
Camry driver JJ Yeley (fourth) was the top-finishing Toyota driver in Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) race at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, a race won by Joey Logano.
Jeff Gordon will lead the pack of 43 cars when the green flag waves. Gordon, who is in the final season of his 23-year Sprint Cup career, captured the Coors Light Pole Award during Saturday’s qualifying session with a fast lap of 194.793 mph.
Jeff Gordon won the pole in the final round of qualifying for Sunday’s GEICO 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race with a fast lap of 49.160 seconds, 194.793 mph. It marked the 80th career pole for the four-time NSCS champion and third in 2015 to date. It was also the fourth pole in 45 races at Talladega Superspeedway for the driver of the No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet SS. He was the pole winner for the season-opening Daytona 500.
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET SS – POLE SITTER "We definitely have a fast Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet. I think we've shown that all weekend long. But you never know what you've got until you put it on the clock. "
ARIC ALMIROLA – No. 43 Fresh From Florida Ford Fusion – “I thought in the draft in practice our car was really good. I was really happy with the way it drove and drafted and it got good runs. It did all of the things I was really looking for, so I’m happy with that. Qualifying is what it is, so we’ll get ready to go race.”
MATT KENSETH, No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 8th - What did you think of the new qualifying format? “I thought it was fine – it was definitely better than the single car qualifying in the past where you had to wait one car at a time for two laps and it took forever."
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET SS – POLE SITTER "We definitely have a fast Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet. I think we've shown that all weekend long. But you never know what you've got until you put it on the clock."
DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Talladega Superspeedway and discussed his thoughts on the new qualifying format at superspeedways, the responsibility he feels to do well at Talladega for his fans and many other topics.
Travis Kvapil, 2003 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion will be taking over driving duties in the No. 50 Burnie Grill Chevrolet Silverado. Starting at the Toyota Tundra 250 at Kansas Speedway, Kvapil will join the MAKE operation filling the seat that was formly held by Cody Ware.
Sioux Chief Manufacturing, one of America’s leading manufacturers of rough plumbing products, will sponsor the pole award across the ARCA Menards Series platform in 2026.
NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin has Jack Roush’s lone win in the Clash event, winning back in 1999. He started from the 13th position and went on to lead the final 16 laps, topping Ken Schrader and Bobby Labonte on the podium for the victory.
Discount Tire and Team Penske announced today the extension of a partnership that spans nearly two decades between the leading tire and wheel retailer and one of America’s winningest motorsports organizations.
