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Talladega Superspeedway can make or break a driver in a matter of a millisecond. It has been feast or famine for 2000 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion driver Bobby Labonte, who has one win from the pole (4/26/98), six top-five, 13 top-10 finishes and has led 154 laps at the 2.66 tri-oval.

YET ANOTHER TOP-10 RUN: Despite falling a lap down early and running out of fuel as the white flag flew, Joey Logano was still able to cross the finish line 10th at Dover International Speedway last weekend, collecting his third straight top-10 finish and fourth in the last six races. That puts Logano as the only non-Chase driver to collect top-10 finishes in the first three races of the Chase and one of only four drivers with top-10s in the first three Chase races.

EGR at Talladega: EGR has made 49 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) starts at Talladega. In those starts, EGR drivers have earned six top-5 finishes, 13 top-10 finishes and 17 top-15 finishes. EGR has completed 8,399 laps out of a possible 9,294 laps, or 90.3 percent, and has led 254 laps. Juan Pablo Montoya has EGR’s highest start at Talladega Superspeedway (first, 2010). Jamie McMurray and Juan Pablo Montoya share EGR’s highest finish. (Second, 2008, 2010)

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points leader Brad Keselowski crashed hard into the wall during a virtual running of the Bank of America 500 on the world’s largest HDTV on Tuesday afternoon, giving Josh Bralley of Huntersville, N.C. the cushion he needed to take the checkered flag.

Three-time boxing world champion Fernando Vargas can add another title to his long list of honors. Vargas has been named Honorary Pace Car Driver for the inaugural NASCAR Mexico Toyota Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on Friday, March 1.

Phoenix International Raceway President Bryan R. Sperber, NASCAR and OCESA announced today that the NASCAR Mexico Toyota Series will make its United States debut at PIR during the March, 2013 race weekend.

Denny Hamlin has to be considered a favorite to win the TUMS Fast Relief 500 when the Chase for the Sprint Cup rolls into Martinsville Speedway on October 28.

Clint Bowyer’s No. 15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota will turn pink in October. And that makes the Chase’s fourth-place driver happy.

No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr. says Sunday’s restrictor-plate race at Talladega Superspeedway could be the most pivotal race in the 2012 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Last week’s sixth-place finish at Dover moved Truex to eighth place, 42 points out of first, after three of 10 Chase races. The Michael Waltrip Racing driver and his 11 Chase competitors know the high-speed, pack racing at Talladega is an easy way to quickly gain or lose points.

One of the main attractions at this year’s Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 Weekend is the return of the Miller Lite Infield Track Bar. Open until 2 a.m. Friday through Sunday, the bar serves up the coldest beer at the track and is a huge hub of excitement among race fans all weekend long. Over the years the bar has become the place to party and watch college football on Saturday.