Monthly Archives: April 2018

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Ebullient Spencer Gallagher Claims First NASCAR Xfinity Victory at Talladega

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Spencer Gallagher, the driver of the #23 Allegiant Chevrolet, poses with the winner’s decal in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sparks Energy 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 28, 2018,in Talladega, Alabama. Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

TALLADEGA, Ala. – Taking advantage of an overtime restart and a fuel shortage that hampered some of the race’s strongest cars, Spencer Gallagher grabbed the lead on the final lap and held on to win Saturday’s Sparks Energy 300 at Talladega Superspeedway. Continue reading →

Can Austin Dillon Pull Off an Encore at Talladega?

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Austin Dillon, the driver of the #3 Dow Scooper Cat Chevrolet, stands on the grid during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 28, 2018, in Talladega, Alabama. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

TALLADEGA, Ala. – When Austin Dillon drove his No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet to victory in the season-opening Daytona 500, he broke a string of three Ford wins at the Birthplace of Speed. Continue reading →

NASCAR Shrinks Restrictor-Plate Openings after Jamie McMurray’s Crash

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Crew members and NASCAR officials work on the car of Jamie McMurray, driver of the #1 DC Solar Chevrolet, after an on track incident during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 27, 2018, in Talladega, Alabama. Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

Roughly ten minutes into final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice on Friday at Talladega Superspeedway, Jamie McMurray cut the left-rear tire of his No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet. Continue reading →

Did ARCA Race Produce the Closest Stock Car Finish Ever?

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After Friday’s announcement that NASCAR was adding the ARCA Racing Series to its portfolio, ARCA drivers Zane Smith and Joe Graf Jr. finished off an overtime duel in the General Tire 200 that may have produced the closest finish in modern stock car racing history. Continue reading →