‘Talladega Superspeedway: Fan at the Track’ is by one of our Fan4Racing crew, Tommy Craft as he recounts his first time at a Cup Series race.
After 26 years, I finally attended my first ever NASCAR race. Ever since I can remember. I have been watching NASCAR mostly every Sunday. For my 26th Birthday, I got to go to my favorite NASCAR track, Talladega Superspeedway.
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0 – Number of races of any kind Kyly Petty had competed in before he won at Daytona in 1979; Petty’s nephew Thad Moffitt will make his Daytona debut in 2019
0.562 – Michael Self’s official margin of victory last year, in seconds, over Willie Mullins
2 – Consecutive General Tire Pole Awards at Daytona by the Venturini Motorsports No. 25 team; Tom Hessert III started from the pole in 2017 and Natalie Decker rolled from P1 in 2018
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NASCAR’s most popular driver for more than a decade, Dale Earnhardt Jr is now taking on television as an analyst on NBCSN and is making his debut on NASCAR America tonight, Monday, March 12th at 6 pm ET. Continue reading
NASCAR XFINITY Series teams are racing the US Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway on Saturday, July 29th at 3:30 pm ET. Coverage begins at 3 pm ET on NBC, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Drivers will race 218.75 miles over 250 laps with Stage 1 ending on lap 60, Stage 2 on lap 120, and the last stage ending on the last lap 250. Continue reading
Dale Earnhardt Jr., the driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, stands on the grid during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 22, 2017, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo – Daniel Shirey/Getty Images
Broad NBCUniversal Arrangement Allows for Earnhardt’s Participation in Sports, Movies, Television & Entire NBCU Portfolio
Dale Earnhardt Jr., the motorsports icon voted by fans as NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver for an unprecedented 14 consecutive years (2003-16), will join NBC Sports Group’s NASCAR coverage beginning in 2018, it was announced today. Continue reading