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tss_nscs_elliott_clpa_043016NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying – GEICO 500
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega, Alabama
Saturday, April 30, 2016
1. (24) Chase Elliott #, Chevrolet, 192.661 mph.
2. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 192.424 mph.
3. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevrolet, 192.293 mph.

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4. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 192.181 mph.
5. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 192.116 mph. Continue reading “2016 NASCAR Cup Series Talladega Starting Lineup – Chase Elliott On Pole”

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tss_nxs_sadler_nxs_043016Elliott Sadler ends drought with wild win at Talladega

Apr. 30, 2016

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

TALLADEGA, Ala. – On his 41st birthday, Elliott Sadler got an unexpected present.

When Saturday’s Sparks Energy 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race ended under caution in overtime with the front-runners just short of the finish line, Sadler had the lead, after Joey Logano’s last-ditch attempt to block Sadler in the tri-oval ended with Logano’s No. 22 Team Penske Ford plowing nose-first into the outside wall. Continue reading “Poole in photo finish at Talladega, Except Sadler had already won”

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Dale_EarnhardtJr_Talladega_042716Junior Dusts Off “Amelia” For Another Run At ’Dega Destiny
He’s a pretty popular guy already, but Dale Earnhardt Jr. will bring an old friend to Talladega Superspeedway (1 p.m. on FOX).

The No. 88 Chevrolet driver will travel to the 2.66-mile behemoth with Chassis No. 88-872, better known as “Amelia,” named after famous pilot Amelia Earhart.

Earnhardt took Amelia to Victory Lane in last year’s GEICO 500 as well as the July Daytona race. He navigated her to a third-place showing in the 2015 Daytona 500 and a runner-up finish in the Talladega Chase race.

Earnhardt damaged Amelia when he wrecked in this season’s Daytona 500 – finishing 36th – but she’ll be ready to go on Sunday. Continue reading “Infographic: Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Remarkable Talladega Stats”