Jake Owen, the country music heartthrob, has been chosen as the headliner for a post-race concert after a NASCAR Xfinity Series event Oct. 5 at the Talladega Superspeedway. Read the full storyCountry star Owen will perform at Talladega race weekend
Scenes and action from the GEICO 500 Sunday at the Talladega Superspeedway.
“It was certainly a really crappy day for about 20 minutes and then it all turned around pretty quickly,” 23XI Racing co-owner Denny Hamlin, who crashed out of the GEICO 500, said after Tyler Reddick won the race for his team.
“I think anytime you can win at Talladega, the emotions just overflow because there's so much uncertainty that comes with it,” Tyler Reddick said after winning the GEICO 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday.
Scenes and action from the General Tire 200 and Ag-Pro 300 on Saturday at the Talladega Superspeedway.
Jesse Love saved just enough fuel to survive two overtimes and win the Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday afternoon, marking the 19-year-old rookie’s first career victory in the Xfinity Series.
Jake Finch claimed his first ARCA Menards Series win at the Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday, leading for all 76 laps of the race. He became the ARCA Menards Series driver in history to lead start-to-finish at Talladega.
After starting on the front row at Daytona and earning his first career pole at Atlanta, Michael McDowell showed up at Talladega Superspeedway full of confidence.
"Talladega has been a really good superspeedway race for us in the last couple of years," Cup driver Erik Jones said. "For whatever reason, we have been in contention for wins there. We have been really close but also given away some close ones.
Talladega Superspeedway fans always will remember Ross Chastain as the watermelon guy, who won at the storied track two years and celebrated by slamming a watermelon into the track. This year, if he wins, maybe he'll come out with a fish?
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is retired, but there will be someone with the famous last name racing this weekend at Talladega. Jeffrey Earnhardt will compete in Saturday's Ag-Pro 300, which is an Xfinity Series race.
Walker Hayes is on his way to Talladega. The widely recognized and the award-winning Hayes will bring his country music talents to the Talladega Superspeedway on April 20
Local NASCAR driver Bret Holmes shined in this past weekend's Fresh From Florida 250 in Daytona, Fla.
Scenes from a special event held at Talladega Superspeedway during which President Brian Crichton unveiled the bold new rebrand. Red Farmer, David Ragan, and Bret Holmes were on hand to help introduce the new look for NASCAR's biggest track.
Munford native and Donoho School graduate Bret Holmes will drive the No. 32 Chevrolet Silverado for Bret Holmes Racing in the NASCAR Truck Series this season.
Talladega Superspeedway has announced its schedule for its two 2024 racing weekends.
Ryan Blaney did a burnout after a thrilling Talladega win, even though he once was discouraged the practice, as he was told, "You don't see the winner of the Kentucky Derby get off his horse and beat the (expletive) out of it."
“I accepted this place early on in my Cup career," Ryan Blaney said. "I feel like people have two opinions on speedways, either they love them or they hate them with a passion. I made the decision that I'm going to love these places."
Although Aric Almirola has struggled this year, he found some life Saturday during qualifying for Sunday's YellaWood 500 (1 p.m., NBC). He won the Busch Light Pole position, edging 2022 Cup Series champion Joey Logano by .004 of a second.
“Reminds me of the good ol’ days,” Brett Moffitt said. “I want to get back to doing this on a regular basis.”
Meeting with reporters Saturday in the Talladega Superspeedway media center, Brad Keselowski discussed how important this track will always be to him. He's won six Cup races at this track, with his first coming here in just his fifth Cup start.
At Sunday's Yellawood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, Ryan Preece will drive a car with an iconic paint scheme — the same Wonder Bread sponsor used by Will Ferrell's character in the "Talladega Nights” movie.
“It's been a great year. Start to finish, and we’re close to the finish at this point, we've been really good,” Chris Buescher said. "We started off the year pretty close to where we left off last season."
Aric Almirola is back at Talladega Superspeedway this week, racing in Sunday's Yellawood 500. Although he's not in the playoffs, he's a threat to win because he's been so good at superspeedways, especially our local track.
The popular Track Laps for Charity is returning to the Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday.
TALLADEGA — The happiest man on the NASCAR premises was Kyle Busch.
