LEAVINE FAMILY RACING READIES FOR 2019 WITH A NEW LOOK
Leavine Family Racing will begin fielding Toyota Camrys in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series with driver Matt DiBenedetto piloting the No. 95 Camry in 2019.
Leavine Family Racing will begin fielding Toyota Camrys in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series with driver Matt DiBenedetto piloting the No. 95 Camry in 2019.
Dodging The Talladega Wildcard… Following the opening Round of 12 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) Playoffs race at Dover, Toyota playoff drivers Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. sit third and fourth, respectively in the postseason standings heading into Talladega Superspeedway this weekend. Both Busch and Truex need quality finishes to keep themselves in the best position to advance to the Round of 8 after Kansas Speedway next week. Toyota last registered a win at Talladega in 2014... Читать дальше...
Bayne will make his 16th Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) start at Talladega this weekend. In 15 previous starts, Bayne has an average finish of 26th with three top-10s.
After starting the year behind the wheel of the No. 15 Chevrolet Silverado for Premium Motorsports, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) rookie Robby Lyons has joined Reaume Bros. Racing aboard the No. 33 Sunwest Construction Chevrolet in a collaborative effort with Bruce Cook and Chad Finley Racing (CFR) for Saturday’s Fr8Auctions 250 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
Paul Menard and the No. 21 Menards/Dutch Boy team head to Talladega Superspeedway this weekend hoping their No. 21 Ford Fusion will be as fast as it was in April when Menard scored a Stage win, led eight laps and was consistently among the front runners before being swept up in a Talladega “Big One” multi-car crash with just over 20 laps left to run.
The two-time Xfinity champion has 10 career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) starts at Talladega with an average finishing position of 11.4. In 10 MENCS starts, Stenhouse has scored one win, four top-five and six top-10 finishes and completed 99.1% of the laps.
Kligerman is the recent and defending winner of this race. In four races, he has two wins in 2012 and 2017, three top five's and three top 10 finishes. Kligerman also has an average start of 12.8 and an average finish of 8.5. He led three laps en route to his second victory and finished tenth in Stage 1. While you could consider him an upset, Kligerman has run up front the past few races.
Alex Bowman on if the No. 88 team can find success at Talladega: “You are still at the mercy of everybody else’s race and everybody else’s mistakes. I think we can go there and run really well, but you kind of never know. It’s kind of just like hold it to the mat and hang on. Hopefully, we stay out of trouble. We will just have to wait and see.”
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) will be back in action this weekend after a three week hiatus. Bo LeMastus and the No. 54 Toyota Tundra will have a striking new look at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway as DGR-Crosley welcomes Fred's onboard for the Fr8Auctions 250.
Since September of 1969, Talladega Superspeedway has been the place for heart-stopping racing entertainment. With the draft keeping drivers tightly together at 200 mph, it is no surprise that the track has earned a name for itself as NASCAR’s Most Competitive track. The 2.66-mile tri-oval boasts several of the sport’s records, including 88 lead changes (twice) and a tie for the closest finish in a points race when Jimmie Johnson beat Clint Bowyer by .002 seconds in the 2011 GEICO 500. The competition... Читать дальше...
Talladega Preview: The Series returns to Talladega Superspeedway for Sunday’s 500-mile race around the 2.5-mile track. In 25 starts at Talladega, Hamlin has secured five top-five and nine top-10 finishes, and captured his first and only win at the 2.66-mile track in spring 2014, which marked his first points-paying restrictor plate victory.