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Dramatic Finish Leaves David Ragan in Victory Lane

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David Ragan, driver of the #34 Farm Rich Ford, performs a burnout in celebration of winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 5, 2013 Photo - Sean Gardner/Getty Images

David Ragan, driver of the #34 Farm Rich Ford, performs a burnout in celebration of winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 5, 2013
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Fans waited through rain, wrecks, and a nail-biting green-white-checker finish to witness an incredible victory by the underdog, David Ragan. No one was talking about Ragan until the last lap when he emerged at the front of the field with drafting help from his teammate, David Gilliland. Both the David’s shot to the lead and blocked everyone else to make sure that Front Row Motorsports got to victory lane. They were successful and FRM got to celebrate their first Sprint Cup victory. Many will agree, the race was worth the wait and the ending didn’t disappoint. It may have taken a while, but this Talladega race was truly remarkable. Continue reading →

The Talladega Lottery

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Who will win the Talladega Lottery? It’s anyone’s guess
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Every time a driver enters a Talladega race, it’s like entering the lottery. There’s a long-shot at winning, but drivers believe they can since it’s the lottery and anything could happen. When the drivers take to the track this weekend at Talladega, fans expect to see a wild and unpredictable event. Any driver could come out on top and in the past, drivers who weren’t expected to win, won the race. Talladega is a wide-open race where anything and everything will happen. What are the chances of anyone’s favorite driver scoring a victory this weekend? About as good as winning the lottery. Continue reading →

How Much will Hamlin Race at Talladega?

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Denny Hamlin on his pit box Photo - Mike DiNovo, USA TODAY Sports

Denny Hamlin on his pit box
Photo – Mike DiNovo, USA TODAY Sports

Denny Hamlin will race this weekend. How Much? That is still  unknown, but Hamlin has been medically cleared to get back in the race car for this weekend. This is the first time Denny Hamlin will get in a race car since his wreck at Auto Club Speedway over four weeks ago.

Denny Hamlin tweeted earlier this week that he would be getting back in the race car, only to have NASCAR say they do not have medical clearance from doctors. Well, last night NASCAR confirmed that Denny Hamlin has been medically cleared by doctors to race this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. Continue reading →

Talladega Aaron’s 499 Preview

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 6, 2012 Photo - Getty Images

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 6, 2012
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When drivers think of Talladega, they think ‘scary fast.’ When fans think of the track, they think excitement and unpredictable. To mesh those points of view  together, results in exactly what fans will see this weekend in the Aaron’s 499. Expect an unpredictable, ‘scary fast’ and exciting race this weekend, the first Talladega race for the Gen 6 car.  Something special will surely happen, as everyone loves Talladega and the Sprint Cup race this weekend will surely show why. Continue reading →

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 

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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 →