Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway promises to be a knockout. The forecast calls for sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s, ideal weather to watch all the fast-paced action on the 2.66-mile trioval.
Rocky Ridge Custom Trucks has signed a full-year sponsorship agreement with JR Motorsports and will receive associate branding on Chase Elliott’s No. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet starting this weekend at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S/VALSPAR RESERVE CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed the new drafting format at Talladega, making the Chase on points, his intermediate program, how is mother influenced his racing career, and more.
DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Talladega Superspeedway and discussed his thoughts on knock-out qualifying at Talladega, the influence his mom has had on his life and many other topics.
DARRELL WALLACE JR., No. 20 ToyotaCare Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Are you excited to get back to Nationwide Series competition this weekend?
“Yeah, I’m super excited if I can wake up.
MATT KENSETH No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What is your outlook this weekend at Talladega? “Talladega is always unpredictable. We’ve ran really well here the last couple years. Last spring we led a bunch of laps and I think it’s the thing that ended kind of at night and had a green-white-checkered at the end and got beat so that was disappointing. And, then last fall was kind of a strange ending and just couldn’t really make anything happen."
Roush Fenway Racing’s (RFR) Ryan Reed will have a special guest riding along with him during Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Talladega Superspeedway. American Diabetes Association Youth Ambassador Kathryn Morgan’s name is featured on a decal riding inside the No. 16 American Diabetes Association Drive to Stop DiabetesSM presented by Lilly Diabetes Ford Mustang.
Trevor Bayne, driver of the No. 21 Motorcraft Ford Fusion, posted the fastest single-lap speed in Friday's final practice session. He spoke about the lap after returning to the garage.
David Ragan, driver of the No. 34 KFC Ford Fusion, registered the second win of his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career and first for Front Row Motorsports when he won last year’s Aaron’s 499 here at Talladega Superspeedway. Ragan held a press conference before today’s practice sessions to talk about that day and his hopes for repeating on Sunday.
The 2024 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion from Riverton, Illinois, etched his name as a two-time champion by 14 points with a top-10 result in the 2026 finale at Homestead that was won by Brandon Jones.
Allgaier and the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet team captured the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series driver championship, complementing Chevrolet’s 10th consecutive manufacturer crown and completing a sweep of the series’ driver and manufacturer titles.
Jesse Love and the No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet Team Close Out 2026 Season with Strong Fourth-Place Showing at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Ultimately Finishing Second in the Point Standings
Brandon Jones capped off 2026 with a victory in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway to give Toyota its 700th win in NASCAR competition.
Justin Allgaier captured the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series championship in his 10th season driving for JR Motorsports at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
