Talladega Superspeedway
Injured and unable to compete in last Saturday’s circuit event, rookie Connor Zilisch probably felt like he was a student, learning from the teacher. The 2021 Cup champion executed a patient race to earn the trip to Victory Lane at Texas Motor Speedway. Zilisch injured his back in a last-lap crash at Talladega Superspeedway. The 18-year-old […]
So much for the season-long slump by the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion. While surviving the attrition at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, Joey Logano earned his first win and top-five finish in 11 events. Logano, who led just seven of 271 laps, won in overtime after claiming the lead for good after ing Michael […]
NASCAR Cup Series driver Carson Hocevar cowboyed up Saturday, earning his first career pole position for Sunday’s Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Dressed in a cowboy-inspired firesuit while donning a block cowboy hat, Hocevar celebrated with teammates. Hocevar turned a hot qualifying lap of 191.659 mph, edging runner-up William Byron by 0.014 seconds. At […]
NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Austin Hill waited for the call. In the moments that ed following last Saturday’s photo finish at Talladega Superspeedway, Hill patiently stood around, anticipating the announcement of who won between Hill, Jesse Love and Jeb Burton. The trio were separated by inches at the start/finish line. Burton was convinced he […]
Beginning a run of competing on three consecutive 1.5-mile tracks, 23XI Racing anticipates one of its trio of teams qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series postseason. First is Sunday’s Texas Motor Speedway, where Tyler Reddick has compiled a 9.3 average finish, including a win during the September 2022 event. Reddick has collected at least one […]
Christopher Bell understood. The NASCAR Cup Series driver didn’t appreciate going hard into the inside wall at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, but braked against blaming Denny Hamlin for causing the Lap 52 incident. Hamlin bumped Bell from the lead while attempting to provide a bumper push. Bell lost control of the No. 20 Toyota after […]
NASCAR Cup Series driver Joey Logano meant for the sarcasm to come through loud and clear: “Way to go, Austin. Way to go, you (&!^%)!” Logano wasn’t congratulating the eventual winner of Sunday’s Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. The reigning circuit titleholder sounded off on his team radio following the second stage. Cindric did […]
Jesse Love appeared to possess the dominant NASCAR Xfinity Series machine Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway, leading an Ag-Pro 300-best 50 of 113 laps. It wasn’t enough, though. Creating a photo finish, Love battled Jeb Burton and Austin Hill, going three-wide under yellow-flag conditions, ending the race. Hill earned the trip to Victory Lane and Love […]
During the NASCAR Cup Series event at Atlanta Motor Speedway in February, Austin Cindric battled Kyle Larson in the closing laps. Larson ended up taking out Cindric along the backstretch. Not known for his superspeedway prowess, Larson escaped with a P3 and took the blame for the incident. On Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, Cindric again […]
Fourth-year NASCAR Cup Series driver Zane Smith needed a boost. In nine events this season, Smith, who has not won a national series race since 2023, has yet to a top-five finish. Perhaps, Saturday’s qualifying effort at Talladega Superspeedway will give the 2022 Truck Series champion a jolt of confidence. Smith clocked a qualifying […]
