No.15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota driver Clint Bowyer says Sunday’s 500-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway could go a long way in determining the 2013 Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
Pack Is Back...James Buescher and his Rheem team return to Talladega Superspeedway coming off their sixth straight top-10 finish of the 2013 season. Buescher looks to continue his success at Talladega and improve his average finish of 6.8. Buescher has only finished outside the top 10 one time in his four career starts at the 2.66-mile track. Last year at Talladega, Buescher managed to stay out of the "Big One" to bring home a third-place finish and stay within striking distance of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) championship.
After two weekends off, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) will make its way to the infamous Talladega Superspeedway for action-packed drafting. Jeb Burton and the No. 4 Arrowhead/Kangaroo Express truck will make their debut at the 2.66-mile track for the Fred 250's on Saturday afternoon. In what's considered the biggest wild card race of the year, Burton and his team will rely on strategy, speed and a lot of luck to get the No. 4 Chevy into victory lane.
Richard Childress Racing Leads at Talladega ... Richard Childress began his driving career at Talladega Superspeedway in 1969 and leads team owners for the most all-time victories at the storied Alabama-based race track with 12 wins.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series return to Richmond International Raceway twice in 2014 – on the weekends of April 25 & 26 and September 5 & 6.
With only five races remaining in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, the race for the championship is at fever pitch. But, it's not the only championship to be determined. Since February, fans have been voting daily for the NASCAR National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Most Popular Driver Award.
David Ragan, driver of the No. 34 Taco Bell Ford Fusion, gave Front Row Motorsports its first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory when he won the Aaron’s 399 at Talladega Superspeedway in May. As the circuit prepares to head back to Talladega for this weekend’s race, Ragan reflected on that victory with Ford Racing.
Michael Waltrip Racing announced today its reorganization for the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, highlighted by two full-time championship contending teams, a third entry which will run a limited schedule and a strengthened research and development group.
On Sunday, it will start with a great finish. According to six-time Talladega Superspeedway winner Jeff Gordon, the No. 24 Chevrolet SS does not need to end with it, though.
Vermeer Midwest will partner with Zane Smith and the No. 38 Ford Mustang Dark Horse team for the NASCAR Cup Series return to Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday, July 5.
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series are set to compete this weekend at Rockingham Speedway. The ARCA Menards Series East will join them on Saturday morning.
JR Motorsports has competed at Rockingham Speedway a combined four times in the NOAPS. In those starts at the 1.017-mile oval, the organization has recorded one win, one top-five and one top-10. The average finish is 12.8.
