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Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity race at Talladega Superspeedway had everything. There was nonstop action, several major crashes, fuel-mileage, an overtime finish, but a familiar name waving the checkered flag.Superspeedway ace Austin Hill did it again, wining the race despite worries about running out of fuel. While his title hopes ended lastContinue Reading

Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity race at Talladega Superspeedway featured several major incidents, including a 12-car crash at the end of Stage 1 that forced a red flag stoppage.There was another multi-car crash near the end of Stage 2, which also caused a red flag.At the back of a much smaller packContinue Reading

Just 15 laps into Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity, chaos broke out near the front of the field. Driving through the tri-oval at NASCAR’s superspeedway, playoff driver Sheldon Creed got loose and Jeb Burton hit him from behind.While it seemed like just a close call at first, Burton’s car shot up theContinue Reading

With hands out the window in attempt to block the air and gain whatever speed they could,  a full field of 40 NASCAR Cup drivers took on Talladega Superspeedway in Saturday’s qualifying session.In the end, Michael McDowell drove the No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet to pole position with a fastContinue Reading

There are two races left to consolidate the Round of 8 into the Championship 4 but given these two races take place at Talladega and Martinsville, it’s hard to call anyone a ‘must-win’ yet.Denny Hamlin Adv.Kyle Larson +35Christopher Bell +20Chase Briscoe +15-William Byron -15Chase Elliott -23Joey Logano -24Ryan Blaney -31AtContinue Reading

In a straight up race, it didn’t seem like anyone had the same speed as Tricon Garage but the rest of the field also made it really easy for Gio Ruggiero and Corey Heim to decide the race amongst themselves regardless.Ruggiero, a Truck Series rookie, led the most laps fromContinue Reading

Everyone still eligible for the Truck Series championship knows their marching orders in advance of the penultimate race of the season in one week at Martinsville following a predictably consequential race at Talladega.Corey Heim Advanced with Roval winRajah Caruth +14Tyler Ankrum +8Kaden Honeycutt +5—Ty Majeski -5Layne Riggs -6Daniel Hemric -26GrantContinue Reading

Everyone still eligible for the Truck Series championship knows their marching orders in advance of the penultimate race of the season in one week at Martinsville following a predictably consequential race at Talladega.Corey Heim Advanced with Roval winRajah Caruth +14Tyler Ankrum +8Kaden Honeycutt +5—Ty Majeski -5Layne Riggs -6Daniel Hemric -26GrantContinue Reading

Gio Ruggiero won Friday’s NASCAR Truck race at Talladega Superspeedway, beating TRICON teammate Corey Heim by just 0.059s. This is the 19-year-old’s first career win, coming in his 23rd career start.“Super thankful for all the guys on this No. 17 truck,” said Ruggiero. “They worked their ass off, and theyContinue Reading