Trevor Bayne’s hopes of duplicating his Daytona 500 performance in Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway didn’t work out as planned, but he and his No. 21 Good Sam Ford Fusion proved they were capable of victory.
Panther Racing and National Guard driver JR Hildebrand improved a total of 10 positions Sunday in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach to collect a 17th-place finish in the No. 4 entry.
Sergio Peña won the South Boston 150 in NASCAR K&N Pro Series East action Sunday afternoon from South Boston Speedway by surviving pressure from Matt DiBenedetto and Max Gresham on a late restart.
Jimmie Johnson timed it perfectly coming through the tri-oval for the final time at Talladega Superspeedway to take the checkered flag in the Aaron's 499.
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE'S CHEVROLET - Race Winner - TELL US HOW YOU DROVE THE CAR TO WIN THE RACE. "Man, I thought we were in trouble. Something happened with like two to go and we got disconnected."
KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) Finished 18th "Man, a busy day with the Shell/Pennzoil Dodge today. Restrictor plate racing and this two-car draft is really tough and I was in the middle of a bunch of incidents."
TREVOR BAYNE - No. 21 Good Sam Ford Fusion (Finished 40th) - "That was one of the harder hits I've taken, just because it was so much of a frontal impact across the track, off the apron, all the way to the wall."
YOU AVOIDED TO WRECKS, BUT WHAT HAPPENED ON THIS ONE? "I really don't know. I was just following Kurt and we were going straight on the bottom and the next thing I knew I was head-on into the wall."