Motor Racing Digest

Written By: Brian Eberly, @beberly18 May 8, 2013 Winners David Ragan – Restarting in 10th position for the green-white-checkered finish, Ragan took his No. 34 Farm Rich Ford Fusion to the front of the pack and took the checkered flag first.  The trip to Gatorade Victory Lane was the second of his career in 228 starts [...]

Posted: May 8th, 2013
Categories: Nascar Sprint Cup Series, Track News.
Tags: Aaron's 499, Aric Almirola, Brian Vickers, David Gilliland, David Ragan, Denny Hamlin, Front Row Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing, kasey kahne, Matt Kenseth, Richard Petty Motorsports, Talladega Superspeedway
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Written By: David Morgan – Follow on Twitter at @damorgan86  May 5, 2013 After starting under bright sunshine and ending as darkness moved in at Talladega Superspeedway, the Aaron’s 499 delivered a great finish for the die hard fans that endured a race that took approximately seven hours to complete after rain moved in halfway through [...]

Posted: May 5th, 2013
Categories: Featured, Nascar Sprint Cup Series, Results.
Tags: Aaron's 499, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, David Gilliland, David Ragan, Denny Hamlin, Front Row Motorsports, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Michael Waltrip, Nascar Sprint Cup Series, Talladega Superspeedway
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Written By: David Morgan – Follow on Twitter at @damorgan86  May 4, 2013 After being delayed for hours due to rain, the Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway certainly delivered when the race finally got underway. With darkness falling and the race shortened by seven laps, a mad scramble during the one and only attempt at a [...]

Posted: May 4th, 2013
Categories: Featured, Nascar Nationwide Series, Results.
Tags: Aaron's 312, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Joey Logano, JR Motorsports, kasey kahne, Nascar Nationwide Series, Regan Smith, Talladega Superspeedway
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Written By: David Morgan – Follow on Twitter at @damorgan86  May 4, 2013 As was feared during the two practice sessions on Friday at Talladega, rain washed out Sprint Cup qualifying for Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 and the field will be set by practice speeds from Friday’s first practice session. Carl Edwards was fastest in that session, [...]

Posted: May 4th, 2013
Categories: Featured, Nascar Sprint Cup Series, Results.
Tags: Aaron's 499, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, kasey kahne, marcos ambrose, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Nascar Sprint Cup Series, Ryan Newman, Talladega Superspeedway
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Written By: Lauren Perkins-follow @perkylauren May 4, 2013 On April 30, 1987 Bill Elliott posed for pictures at Talladega celebrating his all-time NASCAR qualifying record of 212.809 miles per hour. Three days later at the Winston 500, fans sat eager to see him lead the field of cars making laps at speeds that had not [...]

Posted: May 4th, 2013
Categories: Featured, Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
Tags: 1987 Winston 500, Bill Elliott, Bobby Allison, Bobby Allison wreck, Nascar Sprint Cup Series, Talladega Superspeedway
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Written By: David Morgan – Follow on Twitter at @damorgan86  May 3, 2013 Several drivers, including Danica Patrick, Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Clint Bowyer, and Denny Hamlin met with the media throughout the day at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday. Below is a compilation of their thoughts during their various press conferences. Danica Patrick [...]

Posted: May 3rd, 2013
Categories: Nascar Sprint Cup Series, Track News.
Tags: Aaron's 499, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Talladega Superspeedway
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Written By: David Morgan – Follow on Twitter at @damorgan86  May 3, 2013 With rain threatening, the ARCA Series took to the track for the International Motorsports Hall of Fame 250 at Talladega on Friday afternoon. The race saw Frank Kimmel take the lead on lap 43 and hold off Mason Mingus for the win as [...]

Posted: May 3rd, 2013
Categories: Track News.
Tags: ARCA Series, Frank Kimmel, Talladega Superspeedway
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Written By: David Morgan – Follow on Twitter at @damorgan86  May 3, 2013 With wet weather threatening, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series took to the track for two practice sessions on Friday in preparation for Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega. If rain were to wash out tomorrow’s qualifying session, the speeds from practice would set the [...]

Posted: May 3rd, 2013
Categories: Featured, Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
Tags: Aaron's 499, Aric Almirola, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Stremme, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, kasey kahne, marcos ambrose, Martin Truex Jr., Michael Waltrip, Nascar Sprint Cup Series, Ryan Newman, Talladega Superspeedway, Travis Kvapil
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Written By: David Morgan – Follow on Twitter at @damorgan86  May 3, 2013 Travis Pastrana will lead to field to green for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Aaron’s 312 at Talladega. Pastrana captured his first career pole in 17 starts in the Nationwide Series with a lap of 54.255 seconds, 176.500 mph. This will also be the [...]

Posted: May 3rd, 2013
Categories: Featured, Nascar Nationwide Series, Results.
Tags: Aaron's 312, Austin Dillon, Danica Patrick, Kurt Busch, Nascar Nationwide Series, Roush Fenway Racing, Sam Hornish Jr., Talladega Superspeedway, Travis Pastrana, Trevor Bayne
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Written By: Brian Eberly, @beberly18 May 2, 2013 From one of the shortest tracks on the circuit to the longest, the NASCAR Nationwide Series heads to the 2.66 mile Talladega Superspeedway for the Aaron’s 312 this Saturday.  The race marks the eighth of 33 events this season and will feature the two-car tandem drafting style.  [...]

Posted: May 2nd, 2013
Categories: Featured, Nascar Nationwide Series, Track News.
Tags: Aaron's 312, Carl Edwards, Danica Patrick, Joe Gibbs Racing, Joey Coulter, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Penske Racing, Phoenix Racing, Richard Childress Racing, Talladega Superspeedway, Turner Scott Motorsports, Ty Dillon
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