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Two T-28 Trojan Aircraft to Perform Flyover at Talladega

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Two T-28 Trojan Aircraft to Perform Flyover at Talladega Superspeedway during Aaron’s 499 

Photo - TSS
Photo – TSS

Talladega Superspeedway fans are known for being patriotic, but this Sunday they will have more reason to feel proud to be an American a historic flyover takes them back to the earlier days of the speedway.

Two combat veteran T-28 Trojan aircraft from the Museum of Flight, Chattanooga’s Aviation Museum (TN) will soar above Talladega Superspeedway near the conclusion of the National Anthem to the road of thousands of fans, minutes before the start of the Aaron’s 499 Sprint Cup Series Race at NASCAR’s Most Competitive Track. Continue reading →

Quarterback AJ McCarron to Serve as Honorary Pace Car Driver at Talladega

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Alabama Crimson Tide Championship Quarterback AJ McCarron to Serve as Honorary Pace Car Driver for Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway, May 5 

AJ McCarron Photo - TSS
AJ McCarron Photo – TSS

Talladega Superspeedway is proud to announce that the University of Alabama’s quarterback AJ McCarron, who helped guide the Crimson Tide to back-to-back BCS National Championship titles, will serve as the “Honorary Pace Car Driver” for the Aaron’s 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, May 5. Continue reading →

Baseball Icon Chipper Jones to Serve as Grand Marshal for Aaron’s 499 at Talladega

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Baseball Icon Chipper Jones to Serve as Grand Marshal for Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway

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Chipper Jones
Photo – Talladega Superspeedway

Former Major League Baseball icon Chipper Jones, believed by many to be a future “first-ballot” Hall of Famer, will serve as the Grand Marshal for the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, May 5.

Jones, who played for the Atlanta Braves throughout his entire 19-year career and was a fan-favorite across the country, will give the most famous command in all of motorsports to the 43-car field: “Drivers Start Your Engines!”  Continue reading →

Aaron’s Drives an End to Hunger with Talladega Can Drive

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Aaron’s Drives an End to Hunger in Alabama with Talladega Superspeedway Can Drive 

DTEHAaron’s, Inc. is partnering with the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama to host a can drive at one of the largest sporting events of the year – Aaron’s Dream Weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, May 3-5.

More than 200,000 NASCAR fans attending Aaron’s Dream Weekend at NASCAR’s Most Competitive Track will have an opportunity to help the hungry in Alabama by bringing canned food items to the Aaron’s Corporate Display at the speedway, located just outside of the frontstretch grandstands. Throughout the weekend, Aaron’s associates and can-drive volunteers will be collecting non-perishable food items such as canned meat, dry cereal, canned fruits and vegetables, paper towels, toilet paper and hygiene products. Continue reading →