MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Denny Hamlin responded to those who took issue with his teammate running in the back at Talladega the week before saying he "thought it was smart."
Talladega is already a stressful race. Add the fact that it's also a Chase elimination race and the stress factor rises even more. That makes sense. That's a given. That way, in a sense, the disagreement between Kurt Busch and Kevin Harvick following the Hellmann's 500 on Sunday almost has some merit, even if they are Stewart-Haas Racing teammates.
TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Two of the heavy favorites to win the championship going into the Chase won't continue on in the pursuit of a championship in 2016 following mechanical failure in Alabama.
TALLADEGA, Ala. -- A jack getting stuck under the car of Joey Logano on his first stop didn't stop him from rallying back to score the victory in Alabama.
TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Martin Truex Jr. will lead the field to the green flag tomorrow at Talladega Superspeedway. The driver of the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota posted the fastest time in the final round of qualifying and scored the pole position for the Hellmann's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway with a time of 49.509 and a speed of 193.423 mph.
TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Among the topics Carl Edwards addressed with the media were if he thinks plate racing is "insane," the unpredictability of plate racing and Talladega not being an elimination race come next season.
