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NASCAR’s Longest Race is on Earnhardt’s Bucket List

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Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Mountain Dew DEW-S-A Chevrolet, looks on during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 12, 2017 in Kansas City, Kansas. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

In Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s case, familiarity breeds desire.

Asked which race he’d most like to win in his final season of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series racing, Earnhardt immediately thought of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the track closest to his Mooresville, NC, home. Continue reading →

Loose Wheel Dashes Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Hopes at Talladega

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Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, stands on the grid prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 7, 2017 in Talladega, Alabama. Photo – Tom Bradbury/Getty Images

Dale Earnhardt Jr. lined up third for a restart on lap 174 of Sunday’s GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, after a massive 18-car wreck on the backstretch thinned the field.

The anticipation in the air was palpable, as Earnhardt rolled through the tri-oval toward the start / finish line, but what happened next had fans in the front grandstands ripping the radio headphones off their heads and throwing them to the ground.

As the field came up to speed, Earnhardt pulled out of line and moved to the top of the track, coming perilously close to the outside wall. As the pack sped away, Earnhardt’s No. 88 Chevrolet slowed and rolled gingerly to pit road. Continue reading →

Last-lap Pass Lifts Ricky Stenhouse Jr. to Victory at Talladega

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There’s no longer a goose egg in the win column next to Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s name.

With a last-lap pass in Sunday’s GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, Stenhouse collected his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory in his 158th start and delivered the first win for Roush Fenway Racing since Carl Edwards triumphed at Sonoma in June 2014. Continue reading →

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, GEICO 500 at Talladega Preview

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is at Talladega Superspeedway for the GEICO 500 on Sunday, May 7th. Television coverage is on FOX starting at 1:30 pm with the race starting around 2 pm ET.  Radio coverage is on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Teams will race 500.8 miles over 188 laps with Stage 1 ending on lap 55 and Stage 2 ending on lap 110. The final stage ends on the last lap 188.  Continue reading →

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Knocks Dale Earnhardt Jr. Off Talladega Pole

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #17 Fifth Third Bank Ford, poses with the Coors Light Pole Award decal after qualifying for the pole position for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 6, 2017 in Talladega, Alabama. Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

Qualifying for Sunday’s GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway was shaping up to be a sentimental story—until Ricky Stenhouse Jr. said “No.”

The last driver to make a run in Saturday’s final round of knockout qualifying, Stenhouse knocked Dale Earnhardt Jr. off the provisional pole for Earnhardt’s last spring race at the 2.66-mile superspeedway. Continue reading →