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.
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. -- Grant Enfinger spent many years trying to win at Talladega in the ARCA Series to no avail, but it took 94 laps, excellent performance and attrition from other cars to finally secure the Fairhopes, Alabama native his first victory at the Alabama speedway.
TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Cole Custer will lead the field to the green flag later this afternoon in the state of Alabama. The driver of the No. 00 JR Motorsports Chevrolet scored the pole for the fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola after posting a time of 53.672 and a speed of 178.417 mph.
