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Less than a week after turning 39 years old, Elliott Sadler gave himself a long-awaited birthday present by winning at Talladega Superspeedway for the first time in his career. Sadler outraced Chris Buescher over the final three laps and led a tight pack of 16 cars across the finish line to win the Aaron’s 312 NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Saturday.

Elliott Sadler crossed the finish line first in Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Talladega Superspeedway to earn his first win in a Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Toyota Camry and his first career victory at the 2.66-mile Alabama superspeedway.

For the first time since 2012 and the first time in a Joe Gibbs Racing car, Elliott Sadler was victorious in the Nationwide Series as he won the Aaron's 312 at Talladega Superspeedway.

James Buescher and the Rheem team came into the second restrictor-plate race of the season looking to redeem themselves after Daytona. While leading the charge from the high lane, Buescher was making a bid for the lead when he received a bump on his left-rear quarter panel.

In the final moments of the third round of qualifying, the Joe Gibbs Racing cars got lined up and were able to get a good run off of the pack in front of them, allowing them to take the top three spots in Aaron’s 312 qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway. In the end, the middle car of the three-car pack – Sam Hornish Jr. – scoring his sixth career Coor’s Light pole award in his first start this season.

Rocky Ridge Custom Trucks has signed a full-year sponsorship agreement with JR Motorsports and will receive associate branding on Chase Elliott’s No. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet starting this weekend at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.

DARRELL WALLACE JR., No. 20 ToyotaCare Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Are you excited to get back to Nationwide Series competition this weekend? “Yeah, I’m super excited if I can wake up.

Roush Fenway Racing’s (RFR) Ryan Reed will have a special guest riding along with him during Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Talladega Superspeedway. American Diabetes Association Youth Ambassador Kathryn Morgan’s name is featured on a decal riding inside the No. 16 American Diabetes Association Drive to Stop DiabetesSM presented by Lilly Diabetes Ford Mustang.

While many racers have different backgrounds and hair-raising stories, Gase’s journey and caring decisions are some of the most unbelievable things you’ll encounter, and again, he manages all of this while, still, going 200 MPH every weekend.

Buescher ran at the 2.66 mile superspeedway twice in the ARCA Racing Series. During his first visit to the track in 2011 he started from the 14th-spot, finishing in fifth. In 2012 Buescher started in second, finishing in the 17th-position.