JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 IMRON ELITE CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Talladega Superspeedway, and discussed superspeedway racing, rain in the forecast and other topics.
JOEY LOGANO – No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang – HOW WAS YOUR QUALIFYING LAP? “There’s not much as a driver you can do here, but the car drove all right. We were trying to max out our temps as much as we can to try to make the most power we can get. I think we all thought we were gonna qualify a little bit better than that, but we’ll see what that puts us.”
DANICA PATRICK, NO. 10 GODADDAY.COM CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Talladega Superspeedway and discussed the expectations coming into Talladega after a successful run in Daytona, the possibility of getting the Fan Vote for the All-Star race and other topics.
During a ceremony at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. on Thursday night, Richard Childress Racing received the Family Business of the Year Award, Large Business Category, from the school's Family Business Center.
Denny Hamlin will make his return to the #11 FedEx Express Toyota this weekend at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. Hamlin missed the last four Sprint Cup Series races while recovering from a back injury sustained in a last-lap incident at Auto Club (Calif.) Speedway on March 24. Exact plans for the FedEx Racing team at Talladega will be determined during the race weekend.
Georgia-based Farm Rich is teaming up with Unadilla, Ga., native David Ragan for this weekend's high-speed action at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway - a track where he has a history of finishing up front.
In observance of Armed Forces Day (May 18), a holiday for citizens to come together to thank military members for their patriotic service, Kurt Busch’s No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet SS will include an added message at the next two Sprint Cup races at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway (May 5) and Darlington (S.C.) Raceway (May 11).
Coming off of another Top-25 finish this season, Dave Blaney and the No. 7 SANY America team head to Talladega Superspeedway this weekend for some good ole plate racing.
Heading to the high banks of Talladega Superspeedway, JJ Yeley and the No. 36 team are bringing back the popular Golden Corral paint scheme in hopes of another "Top 10 Kids Eat Free" celebration on Monday.
Talladega Superspeedway fans are known for being patriotic, but this Sunday they will have more reason to feel proud to be an American a historic flyover takes them back to the earlier days of the speedway.
Ryan Preece, driver of the No. 60 RFK Racing Ford Mustang Dark Horse, is currently in a battle to qualify for the NASCAR Cup Series Chase, which will begin at Darlington Raceway on Sept. 6.
It was just three years ago that one of the sport’s most iconic venues, North Wilkesboro Speedway, was revived to welcome NASCAR back to its hallowed grounds.