The 18-year-old showed veteran-like poise in winning the General Tire 200 ARCA Menards Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday afternoon, holding off a late challenge from second-place finisher Riley Herbst. The last ARCA win for Gilliland came in 2015.
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series regular and part-time ARCA driver Todd Gilliland drove the No. 4 DGR-CROSLEY Toyota into victory lane at Talladega Superspeedway Friday evening after dominating the last half of the race.
Despite not getting the Daytona finish Michael Self wanted this year to start the season, he has been on a tear recently, winning at Five Flags and Salem Speedway.
Riley Herbst didn't have much luck in last season's ARCA race at Talladega Superspeedway after wrecking late in the race, but he turned things around this year, finishing second in Friday's race.
Brandon Lynn (No. 20 Carolina Excavation Toyota) earned his first career ARCA Menards Series General Tire Pole Award in qualifying for this afternoon’s General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway. Lynn, driving one of three Venturini Motorsports entries in the field, turned a fast lap of 53.298 seconds/179.669 miles per hour.
The ARCA Racing Series held its only practice session this morning at the 2.66 mile Superspeedway. To no surprise, Michael Self and Venturini Motorsports swept the top three spots in practice, thus continuing their 2019 ARCA dominance so far this season.
Munford, Alabama is not one of the most easily-recognizable names to most citizens. It’s a tiny town in Talladega County, and at last count had approximately 1,300 people that lived there. Perhaps the only reason many would know its significance was if they were a Civil War buff, noting one of the last major battles east of the Mississippi River was fought there on April 23, 1865.
Intermittent rain played havoc with the first official on-track activity for the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500. But, with patience and determination the NTT IndyCar Series teams and drivers were able to get the veteran drivers significant track time to get their preparations for the 500 well underway.
In 74 NASCAR Cup Series starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Richard Childress Racing-prepared Chevrolets have earned 12 top-five and 30 top-10 finishes.
Daniel Hemric looks to capture the final triumph of the 2026 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks Series (NCTS) campaign as Homestead-Miami Speedway (HMS) hosts the season finale for the first time since 2019.
