When the red flag was displayed for rain, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was second behind teammate Carl Edwards when the cars were stopped on pit road. Once the track was dry the rookie lined up in the fifth position for the final green-white-checkered finish but the inside lane stalled on forward progress forcing him to settle for a 13th-place finish.
In his previous 18 starts at Talladega, Edwards has two top-five and five top-10 finishes. Edwards’ average start at Talladega is 14.1 and his average finish is 20.8. Edwards has completed 89.1 percent of his laps attempted at Talladega, and led 30 laps.
Everyone needs a little more support when racing at Talladega. This weekend, Marcos Ambrose and the No. 9 DEWALT team will have one of their biggest fans cheering for them.
Michael Waltrip isn't behind the wheel of the No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine often but when he is the two-time Daytona 500 champion is as good as any restrictor plate driver.
Josh Wise's last trip to Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway produced a career-high 19th-place finish. And it would've been even higher if not for a flat tire on the final restart of the green-white-checkered ending that saw his teammates David Ragan and David Gilliland finish first and second. The driver of the No. 35 Ford aims for a cleaner finish and an even better result in the Sprint Cup Series' return to the track this weekend for Sunday's Camping World RV Sales 500.
David Ragan and Front Row Motorsports return to Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway this week looking to duplicate their wild win earned on a last-lap surge in May. With all eyes on the reigning Talladega champ, the driver will bring a brightly colored paint scheme promoting SaferCar.gov, a one-stop shop for vehicle safety established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Go Big or Go Home...The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) returns from an extended vacation to visit the largest track on the 2013 schedule: Talladega Superspeedway. Paludo goes into the season's biggest 'wild card' race fifth in the NCWTS Driver Point Standings. Paludo is four points behind fourth-place teammate Jeb Burton and eight points ahead of sixth-place driver Timothy Peters.
Six vintage post-World War II-type aircraft will supply the pre-race flyover for the Goody’s® Headache Relief Shot® 500 Powered by Kroger at Martinsville Speedway on October 27.
Driver of the No. 43 Charter Ford, Aric Almirola says the keys to racing the Gen-6 car at the Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway are track position and aggression. The No. 43 team hopes to have both to position them for the win in Charter's primary race with the No. 43 team.
Ryan Blaney managed an up-and-down night in Wednesday’s season-opening Clash at Bowman Gray, coming away with a third-place finish in the No. 12 Menards/Great Lakes Flooring Ford Mustang Dark Horse.
William Byron earned his career-best Clash finish under the Wednesday night lights of “The Madhouse” – driving his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to a runner-up finish in the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium.
Ryan Preece delivered a career defining performance at Bowman Gray Stadium, charging from 18th to score his first NASCAR Cup Series victory in the Cook Out Clash. A win that validated years of perseverance.
