While the yellow brick road didn't lead to the Emerald City tonight, it did lead Kyle Busch to victory lane in America's heartland. The driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota led 69 laps and was up front when it counted to take the checkered flag in the GoBowling.com 400 at Kansas Speedway. It's his 37th career victory in the Sprint Cup Series, his third of the season and his first at Kansas.
While Tony Stewart was the driver of record for starting the race, relief driver Ty Dillon drove the car to a top-10 finish at Talladega. After switching out with Stewart under the first caution of the race, the relief driver of the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing survived carnage to finish sixth in the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
As the field wrecked behind, Brad Keselowski was up front when it mattered and scored the victory at the Alabama roulette wheel. The driver of the No. 2 Team Penske Ford led 46 laps, the most of anyone, and survived a host of wrecks on his way to winning the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Chase Elliott will lead the field to the green flag tomorrow at Talladega. The driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet scored the pole for the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway after posting a time of 49.704 and a speed of 192.661 mph.
Joey Logano topped the chart in final Sprint Cup Series practice at Talladega Superspeedway. The driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 48.785 and a speed of 196.290 mph.
Jamie McMurray topped the chart in first Sprint Cup Series practice at Talladega Superspeedway. The driver of the No. 1 Jamie McMurray was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 47.943 and a speed of 199.737 mph.
This week, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series makes its first of two trips to the Alabama roulette wheel in Lincoln, Alabama known as Talladega Superspeedway. The 188 lap race on the 2.66 mile (4.28 km) superspeedway will be the 10th race of the 2016 season.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the XFINITY Series travel to Talladega Superspeedway for another weekend of competition while the Camping World Truck Series is off. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.
The 2020 Truck Series champion from Alpine, California, posted a qualifying lap of 160.820 mph in 33.578 seconds to achieve the pole position in his final start with Haas Factory Team and in preparation of his 2026 championship bid in Miami.
Daniel Hemric brought down the curtain on the 2026 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks Series (NCTS) campaign with a poignant statement performance at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
