The powers that be at NASCAR must surely be shaking their heads at the current state of affairs in the sport, at least from the public relations perspective.
Dover Downs has had some upsets in its days. In 1990 Derrike Cope won his second career race proving to the NASCAR world his Daytona 500 victory was no fluke.
The No. 46 Dodge of Whitney Motorsports, drive by Michael McDowell, was penalized after failing post-race inspection at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this past weekend.
Carson Hocevar, driver of the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session at Talladega Superspeedway.
Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 12 Advance Auto Parts Ford Mustang Dark Horse, comes into this weekend trailing leader Kyle Larson by 40 points for the NASCAR Cup Series championship.
The reigning O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion from Menlo Park, California, notched his third O'Reilly pole of the 2026 season, his fifth at Talladega and ninth on a superspeedway venue with a pole-winning lap at 182.626 mph in 52.435 seconds.
Austin Hill, driver of the No. 33 Camaro ZL1 and No. 21 Camaro SS for Richard Childress Racing, met with the media in advance of running double duty in the NASCAR Cup and O'Reilly Auto Parts Series at Talladega Superspeedway.
