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Aric Almirola Closes Out Talladega; Stewart Haas Racing Dominates

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Aric Almirola, the driver of the #10 Smithfield Bacon for Life Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 14, 2018, in Talladega, Alabama. Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images

Talladega Superspeedway hosted the second race in the Round of 12 section of Monster Energy Cup Series playoffs. It was a ‘do or die’ type of day for some teams on the verge of being eliminated from the playoffs. Talladega’s unknowns gave these teams an uneasy feeling heading into this race weekend. Continue reading →

Aric Almirola Finds Long-Awaited Redemption with Talladega Win

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Aric Almirola, the driver of the #10 Smithfield Bacon for Life Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 14, 2018, in Talladega, Alabama. Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images

TALLADEGA, Ala. – Aric Almirola has been tantalizingly close to winning this season, only to come up empty.

On Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, he finally got to light the victory cigar. Continue reading →

Kurt Busch Leads Stewart-Haas Sweep in Talladega Qualifying

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Kurt Busch, the driver of the #41 Monster Energy/Haas Automation Ford, poses with the pole award after qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 13, 2018, in Talladega, Alabama. Photo – Josh Hedges/Getty Images

TALLADEGA, Ala. – All four Stewart-Haas Racing cars were amply endowed with speed for Saturday’s knockout qualifying session at Talladega Superspeedway.

Kurt Busch was just glad he got the pick of the litter. Continue reading →

Aric Almirola has Put Dover Disappointment Behind Him

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Aric Almirola, the driver of the #10 Smithfield Bacon for Life Ford, sits in his car during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 13, 2018, in Talladega, Alabama. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

TALLADEGA, Ala. – “Dover’s over.”

It took Aric Almirola a full day of reflection to be able to say those words after a promising race at Dover International Speedway ended in disaster. Continue reading →

NASCAR Cup Series, 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Preview

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams are gearing up for the 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, October 14th at 2 pm ET with coverage on NBC, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.  Continue reading →