AJ Foyt Racing announced on Tuesday, May 5 that 2011 Indianapolis 500 Pole Sitter Alex Tagliani will drive the No. 48 Al-Fe Heat Treating Honda-powered Dallara for AJ Foyt Racing in the Indianapolis 500 later this month. Tagliani will join AJ Foyt Racing full-time drivers Takuma Sato and Jack Hawksworth.
Over the course of the weekend, Chevrolet unveiled their brand new superspeedway aerodynamic kit that combines a reduction of drag to increase speed while maintaining a significant amount of downforce.
In spite of the stereotype of many sports fans, including race fans, as having room to improve as far as wellness, fitness and healthy eating, NASCAR as a sanctioning body has taken that effort to heart and has made great strides in its own wellness efforts.
Under the guise of unusually good weather, as well as a new qualifying format, here is what was surprising and not surprising in the 46th annual Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
In NASCAR, it is also all about family. It was started by a family and has featured such families as the Pettys and Allisons. We were thrilled by their success and crushed by their tragedies. They were and remain a part of us.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the XFINITY Series head to Talladega Superspeedway this weekend. The Camping World Truck Series is off but will return May 8 at Kansas.
Talladega Superspeedway is known as a track where anyone can win. It is often more about survival than finesse and it’s had it share of underdogs in the winner’s circle.
Everyone is excited about Talladega. Well, everyone but me. Put me in the David Poole camp that basically believes that there is no racing going on there, only holding on and hoping for the best.
“It's no secret that attention spans, especially with the millennial fans, are changing,” or so says NASCAR boss Brian France. Hard to argue with that, but it basically states that today’s fans are idiots who need the keys jangled before their faces much like one does with a bored infant.
Hailie Deegan (No. 16 5.11 Tactical Chevrolet) stormed past race-long leader Trevor Huddleston (No. 50 High Point Racing / Racecar Factory Ford) on the last lap following an overtime restart to take her first win of the 2026 ARCA Menards Series West
The 24-year-old Riggs from Bahama, North Carolina, rallied from a slow pit service, only to scrub the wall, cut a right-front tire, plummet to 19th in the final running order and face a 37-point deficit following the second Chase event of the 2026 Truck season.
