TALLADEGA, Ala. -- The final run to the finish had five lead changes, and Aric Almirola took the lead with four laps remaining to win a competitive XFINITY Series Sparks Energy 300 at Talladega Superspeedway.
TALLADEGA, Ala. -- The late Barney Hall once said "They don't race 'em anywhere in the world like they do at Talladega," and there's truth to that statement.
“It was a big break,” Childress said. “I left that day with seven or eight grand, bought me some land and built my first race shop. It was being in the right place at the right time. It was just one of the lucky breaks. Life’s all about the breaks and when you take advantage of them. That was the difference of me making it and not making it.”
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.
