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Three-Wide Move Propels Brett Moffitt To NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Victory At Talladega

TALLADEGA, Ala. – Brett Moffitt made it a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start to remember pulling off an amazing three-wide move to the front during an overtime restart to claim the victory in Saturday’s Love’s RV Stop 250 at Talladega

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Kyle Busch Avoids ‘Big One’ To Speed To Victory At Talladega

By HOLLY CAIN NASCAR Wire Service TALLADEGA, Ala. – Kyle Busch is a Las Vegas native after all, so he was “all in” to stay on track instead of pitting for fuel during a pair of overtimes restarts in the

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South Carolina’s Jordan Anderson Is Embracing The Journey As A First-Time Winning NASCAR Owner

TALLADEGA, Ala. – Just over six months ago, Jordan Anderson was airlifted out of Talladega Superspeedway with third degree burns. Fast forward to Saturday, and the South Carolina native departed Talladega as a first-time winning owner in the NASCAR Xfinity

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Chase Elliott Grabs Thrilling Talladega Victory, Advances In NASCAR Playoffs

By Holly Cain NASCAR Wire Service TALLADEGA, Ala. – Always the unquestionable fan favorite at NASCAR’s famed Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, Georgia-native Chase Elliott made a last-lap pass to claim the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 victory Sunday afternoon – having

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AJ Allmendinger Earns Elusive Superspeedway Win, Advances In NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs

By Holly Cain NASCAR Wire Service TALLADEGA, Ala. – Three times A.J. Allmendinger has led the white flag lap on a superspeedway track and not been able to lead that next lap to earn the big trophy. On Saturday, the

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Matt DiBenedetto Wins At Talladega, His First Career NASCAR National Series Win

By Holly Cain NASCAR Wire Service TALLADEGA, Ala. – It took a lot of last lap gumption on the Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway high banks and an official “race finish review” afterward, but longtime competitor Matt DiBenedetto earned his first NASCAR

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Leader When It Counts: Chastain Grabs Top Spot Through Trioval On Final Lap To Win GEICO 500 At Talladega Superspeedway

TALLADEGA, Ala. – One lap. That’s all it took for Ross Chastain to drop a watermelon and raise a trophy in celebration. The 29-year old Floridian led only the last – typically frantic – lap in the GEICO 500 at Talladega (Ala.)

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Earnhardt Falls Just Short As Gragson Captures Ag-Pro 300 At Talladega Superspeedway; Munford, AL Native Holmes Runnerup To Sanchez In General Tire 200

TALLADEGA, Ala. – It was an Earnhardt Saturday in Earnhardt country. Grabbing the lead on a restart in the third overtime, Noah Gragson — driving for Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s JR Motorsports — won the Ag-Pro 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series at Talladega Superspeedway.

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One For The History Books: Bubba Wallace Wins The YellaWood 500 At Talladega Superspeedway

TALLADEGA, Ala. – An opportune caution and a sudden rain shower helped make Bubba Wallace the second African-American driver ever to win a NASCAR Cup Series race in Sunday’s YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Wallace held the lead in Monday’s rain-delayed

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Another First-Time Winner: As Darkness Falls On The Sparks 300 At Talladega Superspeedway, Brandon Brown Gets Breakthrough NASCAR Xfinity Win

TALLADEGA, AL – As he crossed the finish line under caution on a dark race track, Brandon Brown surrendered to the emotion of his first victory in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, winning the Sparks 300 at Talladega Superspeedway. “Thank God,” Brown

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