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Kahne and Truex Jr. qualifying times disallowed:

after qualifying for the Aaron's 499 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, NASCAR announced that the times for #5-Kasey Kahne and #78-Martin Truex Jr. had been disallowed. Kahne's car did not meet the minimum weight requirement and Truex Jr's car did not...

Bayne Set To Make 50th Career Sprint Cup Start:

When Trevor Bayne takes the green flag on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, it will mark his 50th career Sprint Cup race, and all of them have come in the #21 Ford Fusion fielded by the famed Wood Brothers race team. 'That's definitely the best of them,' Bayne said...

Final Richmond TV Ratings:

Fox Sports earned its lowest NASCAR television rating in 13 years televising the sport last week. NASCAR Sprint Cup racing from Richmond earned a 3.3 final rating and 5.6 million viewers on FOX last Saturday, down 11% in ratings and 8% in viewership from last year (...

Talladega Notes & Facts – Sunday – races:

- 433 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega; 297 in more than one. - Only two of the 89 races at Talladega Superspeedway have been shortened due to weather conditions: spring of 1987 and fall of 1996. - Since the advent of...

David Gilliland’s son wins First Late Model race:

Thirteen- year-old Todd Gilliland [son of #38-David Gilliland]earned his first late model win Friday night at Ace Speedway (Altamahaw, N.C.) in just his seventh start in a stock car. The win came after a day of sweeping the top spots in the event's practice sessions...

Kahne and Truex Jr. qualifying times disallowed UPDATE:

after qualifying for the Aaron's 499 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, NASCAR announced that the times for #5-Kasey Kahne and #78-Martin Truex Jr. had been disallowed. Kahne's car did not meet the minimum weight requirement and Truex Jr's car did not...

Race Coverage

of the Aaron's 499 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway is scheduled for Sunday, May 4, 2014. Television (TV): FOX at 1:00 pm/et; Pre-Race show at 12:30pm/et; green flag approx. 1:19pm/et Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR...

Scott wins Talladega pole:

#33-Brian Scott won the pole for the Aaron's 499 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway with speed of 198.290mph after the 3rd and final session of group qualifying. It is Scott's 1st career pole in the Sprint Cup Series and puts him into the 2015 Sprint...

Pit Stall Selections:

The selections of pit stalls for the Aaron's 499 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway have been made. Pole sitter #33-Scott chose pit stall 17, the first pit stall in front of it. Outside pole sitter #27-Menard took pit stall 1. #47-Allmendinger, who starts...

Qualifying Fast Facts – Talladega:

#33-Brian Scott won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 45th Annual Aaron's 499 with a lap of 48.293 seconds, 198.290 mph. This is his first pole in five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. His previous best start was 12th, in this year's Daytona 500. This is his first ...

Second Round of Qualifying

for the Aaron's 499 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway is over after 10 scheduled minutes. The top five after round 2. #33-Scott 196.911 #47-Allmendinger 196.754 #99-Edwards 196.681 #13-Mears 196.653 #3-Dillon 196.576 the rest of the top 12: 31 14 4 ...

First Round of Qualifying

for the Aaron's 499 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway is over, after 25 minutes. The top-five after round 1. #18-Busch 200.574 #22-Logano 200.171 #48-Johnson 199.912 #95-McDowell 199.812 #2-Keselowski 199.766 the rest of the top 24: 20 4 14 10 41; 24...

Goodyear tire notes for Talladega:

Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will run the same tire codes at Talladega this weekend . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck teams ran at this track last October and teams ...

Group qualifying under the three-round qualifying format:

' Round 1 ' All entries will have 25 minutes to post a qualifying time, after which the 24 registering the fastest laps will advance to the second round. Those failing to advance will be sorted based on first-round times in descending order (from fastest to slowest...

Some driver comments about knockout qualifying at Talladega:

comments made by a few drivers regarding the new group qualifying being used for the first time at Talladega on Saturday, May 3rd (FOX at 1:00pm/et): #20-Matt Kenseth: 'I guess the truth is none of us really know. Obviously the bigger the group is and the farther ...

The 20th Anniversary Kyle Petty Charity Ride:

Former NASCAR driver and racing analyst Kyle Petty is gearing up for his 20th Anniversary Ride Across America. From May 3-10, Petty will lead more than 200 participants - including several celebrities- from Carlsbad, California to Daytona Beach, Florida to raise awareness...

Talladega Notes & Facts – Saturday – poles:

- Bobby Isaac won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Talladega in 1969 with a speed of 196.386mph. Isaac won the first three poles at the 2.66-mile superspeedway. Charlie Glotzbach had won the pole at 199.998 mph, but did not run the race, due to the boycott and was...

Earnhardt Jr. squashes marriage rumor:

#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. met with members of the media at Talladega Superspeedway and discussed a few things, among them was marriage/weddings. The transcript in part: Q) FROM EVERYTHING I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE A PRETTY FRUGAL GUY SO COULD YOU EVER IMAGINE IF YOU WERE EVER...

C&J Energy Services sponsors Terry Labonte’s 60th Talladega Start:

For the fourth consecutive year, C&J Energy Services is teaming up with Terry Labonte. Labonte will pilot the #32 C&J Energy Services Ford in the Aaron's 499 at Talladega. C&J Energy Services, who has supported Terry for the past three seasons, will continue...

Golden Corral returns to the #36:

For the second time this season, Golden Corral is back onboard the #36 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy of Reed Sorenson at Talladega Superspeedway. 'I am looking forward to having Golden Corral back on board my #36 Chevrolet this weekend at Talladega,' Sorenson commented...