Chris Buescher makes his second NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday. Last season, Buescher started eighth and finished second. In this season’s first restrictor plate race at Daytona International Speedway, Buescher finished second while pushing his Roush Fenway Racing teammate Ryan Reed to his first win.
Reed has one start in the NASCAR XFINITY Series at Talladega Superspeedway, which came in May 2014. Reed qualified fourth and led the opening 29 laps of the race before getting caught up in a wreck on Lap 62 and finishing in the 24th position.
“I finished second in this race last year and I’m excited to go back. Talladega is a good opportunity for us to win a race, its pure speed and we have fast Speedway cars, so I’m looking forward to this weekend.”
Elliott Sadler makes his seventh NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) start at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend in Talladega, AL. Sadler won this race last year and is looking to defend his victory on Saturday afternoon.
“I’m looking forward to Talladega after seeing the speed our cars had at Daytona earlier this season. We need a win to make the Chase and I think that Talladega is great opportunity for us to be able to get that win.
“Our (restrictor) plate program has really been our strong suit over the last few years on this FedEx team. I have learned some things over the last few plate races that have helped, and we have had really good cars in the draft.
Talladega Superspeedway is all about the fan experience, making sure that when families come onto the property, they get the best of everything – the greatest racing on the planet with limitless amenities to make their visit a fun and memorable one.
"I'm excited to back in the C&J Energy Services Ford Fusion this weekend. Once we got into the race at Daytona the car was very competitive, at least the new qualifying format will be different for restrictor plate races.
After falling just outside the Top-10 in points, Aric Almirola and the No. 43 Ford team hope to dodge trouble and score a good finish at Talladega Superspeedway to propel them back into the Top-10.
This weekend, Sam Hornish Jr. and the No. 9 Medallion Bank Ford team return to a superspeedway for the first time since the season-opener at Daytona International Speedway. So far, Hornish earned his best finish of the season, 12th, in Daytona earlier this year.
Austin Cindric and the No. 2 America's Tire Ford Mustang Dark Horse battled to a 13th-place finish in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway.
