Trevor Bayne and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane crew overcame fueling issues and damage from a crash to post their second top-10 finish in four starts this season.
Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Race Winner WAS PATIENCE THE KEY TO WINNING HERE TODAY? “At Talladega, patience is a bit of an oxymoron ‘cause you know you’ve got to go hard to win this race. I went hard a little bit early there with Kurt (Busch) and got with him."
It was a wild Aaron’s 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, which extended six laps beyond it’s scheduled 188, and featured five cautions. In the final quarter, three of those cautions came within 17 laps of the checkered flag, and each involved multiple cars.
MATT KENSETH POST RACE PRESS CONFERENCE - TAKE US THROUGH THE FINAL FEW LAPS. “I think we had the winning car we just didn’t have the winning driver. That last restart Greg and I got together like we did at Daytona and of all the cars I raced around all day Greg was really pushing me fast."
CARL EDWARDS, No. 99 Fastenal Ford Fusion WHAT HAPPENED? “It looked like guys were running out of fuel and going down in there in turn three the guys in front of me stopped and it was just over."
Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Race Winner WAS PATIENCE THE KEY TO WINNING HERE TODAY? “At Talladega, patience is a bit of an oxymoron ‘cause you know you’ve got to go hard to win this race."
GREG BIFFLE, No. 16 3M Ford Fusion (Finished 3rd) “It was tough. The car ran hot a lot of the day and we had to manage the water temperature and the fuel. It was close at the end but I just wish I could have stayed on Matt’s bumper."
Matt Kenseth led a race-high 78 laps and teammate Greg Biffle was strong all day, as Roush Fenway finished third and fifth in Sunday’s Sprint Cup Race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Chicago native T.J. Zizzo made the quickest Top Fuel run in each session on Friday at Route 66 Raceway, taking the provisional No. 1 qualifier at the 24th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance.
Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) completed the final day of Indianapolis 500 practice before Saturday’s qualifying. Tom Blomqvist, Felix Rosenqvist and Helio Castroneves all ran several qualifying simulations on Friday and closed out the day feeling confident heading into Saturday (11:00am ET, Peacock TV, SiriusXM Ch. 218).
If “Fast Friday” is any indication, the record pole speed for the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge could be in jeopardy Sunday, and Team Penske has that mark squarely in its sights.
Team Chevy closed Fast Friday practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with seven drivers and teams in the top-10 of best one-lap speeds, with Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 17 HendrickCars.com Arrow McLaren Chevrolet leading the Bowtie brand at 234.271 mph.
The 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race's Qualifying and Pit Crew Challenge sessions have been postponed until Saturday, May 18, at 11:40 a.m. ET on FS1 due to ongoing precipitation preventing the session's initial occurrence on Friday evening.
Kevin Harvick met with the media in advance of the practice and qualifying session for the NASCAR Cup Series’ All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, where Harvick will be filling the seat of the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Camaro ZL1.
