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Lead changes at Talladega are way down – Why?
The 2000 Talladega race was won by Dale Earnhardt. The race featured 49 lead changes.
In 2011, the race featured 88 lead changes. However, since 2012-2013, there has been a steep and steady decline in lead changes.
In 2013,
Read MoreIn the NASCAR points chart below, stage racing and the NASCAR playoff doesn’t exist
What would that look like?
View the full 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series non-playoff points below.
What is this exactly?
NASCAR Cup Series point standings, old school. No stage points, no playoff points.
Read MoreThe man who unified Ford Performance and brought Stewart-Haas to Ford is heading back to production cars
Dave Pericak will leave his role as director of Ford Performance. He’s going back into the production vehicle side of the company.
Ford Performance works directly with the blue ovals in the NASCAR ranks.
Read MoreDale Earnhardt Jr: “I’m not through racing. I’m just done full-time.”
Dale Earnhardt Jr walks through his final laps at Talladega. Following a block from Joey Logano, he couldn’t get any help. Even from his teammate. But is it really Dale Earnhardt Jr’s final Talladega race?
“The final one was the one that really hurt the car the most.
Read MoreNASCAR drivers comment following first go at the Charlotte Roval
Charlotte Roval testing concluded yesterday in Charlotte, NC.
CONCORD, N.C. – Two days of Goodyear tire testing on the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval concluded on Wednesday with drivers gearing up for next year’s Bank of America 500 by lapping Charlotte’s challenging,
Read MoreNASCAR VP of Officiating and Technical Inspection explains how NASCAR runs damaged cars through tech inspection
“We capped it off with some very exciting racing. We tore up a few more cars than we would like but all in all I think it was a great race,” stated Elton Sawyer,
Read MoreDale Earnhardt Jr’s daughter could be born on Dale Earnhardt Sr’s birthday
Dale Earnhardt Jr announced that he and Amy Earnhardt are expecting a little girl. Last night, he gave some more details.
“Me and Amy are gunna have a little girl!,” Dale Earnhardt Jr excitedly states via the Dale Jr Download.
Read MoreNASCAR is considering a way of leveling the pit stop playing field
NASCAR is always looking for ways to level the playing field. That isn’t always related to the cars themselves.
It’s rumored that NASCAR is looking to level the speed of pit stops. How would they do that exactly?
Read MoreHomestead-Miami Speedway 2017 NASCAR Test October 24th
MIAMI- In preparation for Homestead-Miami Speedway’s Ford EcoBoost 400 championship race on November 19, some of NASCAR’s biggest stars in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will be taking the track for a NASCAR test session.
The testing will take place Tuesday,
Read MoreNASCAR VP explains why Jimmie Johnson was Parked at Talladega following rulebook confusion
NASCAR red flag rules came into question Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. Why? Because the Lowe’s #48 crew mistakenly worked on the race car under the red flag.
“We went out and advanced quite a few spots as a result.
Read MoreToyota was dominating NASCAR, until Talladega
It’s the first time a Ford driver has won a race in the 2017 NASCAR playoffs. Actually, it was the first time a non-Toyota car won in the playoff’s. Until yesterday, Toyota had won the first 4 playoff races.
Yet, Ford’s swept all restrictor plate tracks in the entire 2017 season.
Read MoreFollowing Talladega, there’s a big announcement – Dale Earnhardt Jr daughter on the way
Today, Dale Earnhardt Jr made the announcement that he is expecting a baby girl.
The announcement was posted with the photo below.
“Excited to share the wonderful news that @mrsamyearnhardt and I are expecting our first child.
Read MoreJon Leonard will fill #95 Crew Chief position
The announcement comes from the team following Talladega Superspeedway. Michael McDowell finished 30th after being involved in a big crash toward the end of the race.
“Just doesn’t seem to matter if you are in the front, or the middle or the back.
Read MoreRyan Newman: “I don’t know that there’s a desire to have a different product at this type of race track.”
Following yesterday’s race, Ryan Newman was asked how they could change restrictor plate racing. Can it be better? First he discussed the final laps…
“Yeah, that was about the only time I did race.
Read MoreDale Earnhardt Jr on Talladega: “Any of those crashes probably would have given me a bit of an injury.”
Dale Earnhardt Jr is in his final season of NASCAR racing. Why? Head injuries have forced him to part early.
Watch the video interview below.
Of course,
Read MoreBrad Keselowski won at Talladega Superspeedway in his 300th NASCAR start with a Dale Jr tribute paint scheme
Today, it was the 300th NASCAR start for Brad Keselowski. He won. Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne, Rusty Wallace and Ned Jarrett all won on their 300th career start as well.
Read MoreJimmie Johnson says a queue was given to work on the car following red flag
Jimmie Johnson was involved in one of the big crashes today at Talladega Superspeedway. He netted a finish of 24th.
Related: Talladega Superspeedway results
However, it appears NASCAR is considering docking a few positions.
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