Ryan Blaney wins at Talladega Superspeedway to advance in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs in the YellaWood 500 on Sunday afternoon.
TALLADEGA, Ala. – Ryan Blaney’s No. 12 Team Penske Ford crossed the finish line about a foot ahead of Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick to claim victory in a thrilling final ten-lap push to the YellaWood 500 checkered flag at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway on Sunday.
Brett Moffitt grabs a NASCAR Truck Series victory at Talladega Superspeedway in the Love’s RV Stop 250 on Saturday afternoon.
TALLADEGA, Ala. – Brett Moffitt made it a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start to remember by pulling off a fantastic three-wide move to the front during an overtime restart to claim the victory in Saturday’s Love’s RV Stop 250 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway – the former series champion’s first series race of the 2023 season ended in his first superspeedway victory.
In the first half-hour, we’ll give the upcoming Short Track races for the weekend. Afterward, we preview the ARCA Menards Series race at Salem Speedway.
The NASCAR Cup Series Power Ranking after Talladega is presented before they race at Dover Motor Speedway this weekend.
Drivers and fans were able to experience both ends of the NASCAR spectrum over the past two weeks. First, the Cup Series headed to Martinsville, the series’ shortest track at just half a mile in length. The ‘Paper Clip’ was very track position-oriented, as drivers struggled to pass for much of the race. The Stewart-Haas Cars were strong early, but drivers such as Chase Briscoe and Ryan Preece managed to hang on to the lead, and Kyle Larson spoiled the party with a late pit strategy move to take his second win of the season.
This past weekend, the Cup Series headed further south to Talladega, the series’ longest track at 2.67 miles. As usual, the race was filled with plenty of lead changes and plenty of action. Bubba Wallace led at the white flag but wrecked while trying to block Ryan Blaney. Kyle Busch, of all people, made it through the carnage first, claiming his second win of the year.
These two races brought mixed results for many drivers so the power ranking will have a few small movements throughout.
ARCA West driver of the No. 15 for Venturini Motorsports
In this episode…
In the first half-hour, we start with the latest Short Track news. Afterward, we review the ARCA Menards Series at TalladegaSuperspeedway. We’ll include an ARCA East update.
In the next half-hour, we review the NASCAR Xfinity and Cup Series at Talladega. We’ll include a brief NASCAR Truck Series update.
In our third half-hour, our guest Sean Hingorani, ARCA West driver of the No. 15 for Venturini Motorsports joins the conversation. Afterward, we review the ARCA West race at KernCountyRacewayPark where Hingorani won the event.
We end this episode with the HotTopicsSound-Off conversation with the Fan4Racing crew!