RICKY STENHOUSE JR., No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford Mustang -- TALLADEGA IS NEXT WEEK, HOW MUCH DO YOU LOOK FORWARD TO THAT FROM A RACING STANDPOINT? HOW MANY FRIENDS DO YOU THINK YOU’LL HAVE? “It felt like when we won our races at Daytona and Talladega we didn’t have any friends either."
When looking at the history of the spring Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Talladega Superspeedway in the 1990s, there’s one name that pretty much sums it up – Earnhardt – as in Dale Sr.
COLE CUSTER, No. 00 Haas Automation Ford Mustang --“We are pretty close right now. We just need to figure out a way to bea little better. I think that will come in time. I think our wholeteam is kind of still figuring things out and sorting through things,especially with Mike (Shiplett) being new to the team this year. Everyrace we come back to a second time we will be better. We are figuringthings out. We have speed right now, it is just a matter of gettingbetter later in the year.”
For eighteen-year-old Christian Eckes (No. 15 JBL Audio Toyota), his first two seasons in the ARCA Menards Series were fraught with frustration. Coming to the ARCA after a brief but successful career in super late models, Eckes expected to find similar success in the heavier, full-bodied ARCA machinery.
Fans can take their tailgate to the Joyride Pedal Pub during Talladega Superspeedway’s tripleheader motorsports weekend, April 26-28.
From one short track to another, the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series and Xfinity Series take to the 3/4th’s of a mile track, Richmond International Raceway, in Richmond, Virginia. Here is how you can watch all of the action, below. Friday, April 12th: 8:05-9:55 a.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series first practice, NASCAR.com/Live 11:05-11:55 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR […]