Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 43 Gwaltney Ford will make his 7th career start at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron’s 499.
The 10th NASCAR Sprint Cup (NSCS) event of 2013 will be held at the meanest, biggest, wildest track on the circuit.....Talladega Superspeedway. At 2.66 miles in length and banking nearing 35 degrees, this tack certainly isn't one for the faint of heart.
Jimmie Johnson remains our hot dog as the action swings to Talladega, Alabama this weekend. Both Carl Edwards and Clint Bowyer would have been regulated to third except for a certain rear end housing. Two in fact.
After a crazy weekend for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the NASCAR Nationwide Series at the short track of Richmond International Raceway, both series pack up and move on to the biggest, fastest track on the circuit for some restrictor plate racing at Talladega Superspeedway.
On May 1st, Penske Racing appealed the penalties that were levied against them at Texas Motor Speedway. However, they would lose the case as the three person panel upheld the penalties.
A full moon and short track racing led to plenty of surprises and some not so surprising moments in the 59th Annual Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway.
After being in the center of controversy following failing post-race technical inspection after the Kansas win, everybody thought we'd see a falter in the Joe Gibbs Racing team. However, that wasn't the case as Kenseth sat on the pole at Richmond before coming home with a strong finish.
Richmond is in the rearview after providing, for me at least, a surprisingly entertaining contest. Next on the calender is Talladega, where one would think only rain might prevent the good times from continuing to roll this weekend. As we head to the big track there are a few big stories vying for our attention.
The NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series are at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend while the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series is at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Hendrick Motorsports has piled up more than twice as many wins as any other organization (11) in the crown jewel event and also leads in top fives (29), top 10s (46) and laps led (1,101).
Funny Car driver Daniel Wilkerson was .042 of a second away from securing his first NHRA win on Sunday in Sonoma and he will have another opportunity for redemption at this weekend’s 37th annual Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways.
