TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – JUNE 21: The NASCAR Toyota Track Drying Team works to dry the track prior to the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500at Talladega Superspeedway on June 21, 2020, in Talladega, Alabama. Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Inclement weather forces postponement of the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on June 21, 2020
Lightning strikes and persistent rain forced the postponement of Sunday’s GEICO 500. The NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway will race Monday afternoon.
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – JUNE 20: Justin Haley, driver of the #11 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, celebrates with Ross Chastain, driver of the #10 Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet, after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Unhinged 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on June 20, 2020 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Justin Haley, Ross Chastain gives Kaulig Racing the daily double with big wins in the Unhinged 300, and the Dash 4 Cash $100,000 bonus at Talladega Superspeedway.
On a banner day for Kaulig Racing at Talladega Superspeedway, Justin Haley got his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory and Ross Chastain got the cash.
NASCAR Hall of Fame Class for 2021 includes Dale Earnhardt Jr, Red Farmer, Mike Stefanik, and Landmark Award recipient, Ralph Seagraves.
As was expected, two-time Daytona 500 winner, two-time NASCAR Xfinity Series champion and one of NASCAR’s perennial Most Popular Drivers, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was officially named a first-ballot NASCAR Hall of Famer on Tuesday evening.
HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – JUNE 14: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on June 14, 2020, in Homestead, Florida. Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images
Denny Hamlin’s Third 2020 Win in the NASCAR Cup Series came in the Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday night. It was his third win at Homestead and his 40th career victory.
The race statistics will show that Denny Hamlin led a dominating 138 of the 267-laps in Sunday’s Dixie Vodka 400, but the truth is he had to earn every fraction of a second that the driver paced the field. It was a thrilling chase for the checkered flag, lap-after-lap among the front-running cars.