Talladega Superspeedway announced today the Honorary Officials for the GEICO 500 on Sunday, May 3, the 10th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the 2015 schedule.
Indiana racing legend and five-time Brickyard champion Jeff Gordon will drive a Corvette Z06 pace car to kick off the 99th Running of the Indianapolis 500, on May 24 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to Talladega Superspeedway, the circuit’s biggest track. The 2.66-mile tri-oval, where speeds reach 200 miles per hour, often produces multi-car accidents. With drivers and cars running mere inches apart one slight bobble can spell trouble for several competitors at a time.
Based on how his No. 78 Chevrolets ran during Daytona Speedweeks in February, you can’t blame Martin Truex Jr. for feeling positive about tackling NASCAR’s other superspeedway – the 2.66-mile oval in Talladega, Ala., site of Sunday’s Geico 500 Sprint Cup Series race.
RICHMOND RECAP: Camry driver Matt Kenseth (seventh) was the top-finishing Toyota driver in the Sunday's rain-delayed Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway in Virginia. In addition to Kenseth's finish, Camry driver Clint Bowyer (ninth) also finished in the top-10 on the 0.75-mile track.
Brennan Poole returns for the fourth of five consecutive races in the No. 42 DC Solar Chevrolet Camaro this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway (TSS). In five XFINITY Series starts in 2015, Poole has one top-10 and four top-15 finishes, with an average start of 17.2 and average finish of 14.4. In two prior ARCA Racing Series superspeedway starts, including one at TSS, Poole has two top-10 finishes.
Roush Fenway Racing returns to the track that is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get, as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) heads to Talladega Superspeedway, a track that has seen a Roush Fenway Ford visit Victory Lane seven times.
Just last week, Talladega Superspeedway celebrated NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott’s 1985 victory, the most incredible comeback win in NASCAR history when he made up nearly two laps, more than five miles all under green flag conditions.
NASCAR XFINITY Driver, Benny Gordon has announced he will make his first start of the 2015 season this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway in the Winn-Dixie 300. Gordon will be driving the #17 VSI - Somerset Regional Water Resources (SRWR) Toyota Camry.
JUST THE FACTS: Sunday's race will be Buescher's first Sprint Cup start at Talladega Superspeedway ... Buescher has one XFINITY Series start at the 2.66-mile oval, a second-place finish last May ... CSX returns to the No. 34 Ford with its "Play It Safe" railroad-safety message.
Spire Motorsports has logged three top-15 and nine top-20 finishes. Justin Haley earned a team-best 14th-place result at the 1.5-mile oval after Michael McDowell earned the organization’s first pole last March.
NHRA officials announced today that JBS Equipment will serve as the official series sponsor for the 2026 NHRA Pro Mod season, while Elite Motorsports will add to the partnership as the presenting sponsor for the upcoming season.
Ford Racing heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway after putting together its best weekend of the year in which Ryan Blaney drove to victory and Joey Logano scored the pole at Phoenix Raceway.
