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Update from Emily Brandt regarding Eric McClure

Eric McClure, driver of the No. 14 Hefty®/Reynolds Wrap® Toyota, was released this evening from the UAB Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama, where he was airlifted Saturday afternoon following a racing incident at Talladega Superspeedway.

He suffered a concussion and mild internal bruising and is expected to make a full recovery. This week he will follow up with specialists regarding his injuries.

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Tony Stewart had the best post race comments probably ever made by a driver. Funny, funny stuff. Put your sarcasm hat on and check these links out! (or was he serious? Hmmmm)

Jeff Gluck Article: Tony Stewart Gives Bizarre Post-Race Interview After Talladega Race
http://www.sbnation.com/nascar/2012/5/6/3003513/tony-stewart-nascar-talladega-interview-2012/in/2762971
Twitter: @jeff_gluck

Audio: http://chirb.it/3MK2II
Credit: Jim Utter
Twitter: @jim_utter

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Clint Bowyer has several reasons to be excited about racing at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend. Bowyer finished second in last year’s Aaron’s 499 and won the track’s fall race in 2011. He’s also fighting to a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™ having just missed qualifying for NASCAR’s post season a year ago. Bowyer, 12th in the standings but just 14 points out of 10th-place, left Richard Childress Racing at season’s end and bids to carry his Talladega success to Michael Waltrip Racing. Teammates Martin Truex Jr. and Michael Waltrip logged top-10 finishes in last year’s fall race. MWR has a single top-five finish at Talladega: David Reutimann’s fourth in the fall of 2010.

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RAIN FORCES THE FIELD TO LINEUP BY THE NASCAR RULE BOOK
1 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet
2 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Cargill/Blackwell Angus Ford
3 33 Kevin Harvick(i) Armour Chevrolet
4 18 Joey Logano(i) GameStop/Max Payne 3 Toyota
5 3 Austin Dillon # Advocare Chevrolet
6 38 Brad Sweet # Great Clips Chevrolet
7 30 James Buescher(i) Accudoc Chevrolet
8 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Alliance Dodge
9 22 Brad Keselowski(i) Discount Tire Dodge
10 43 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Ford
11 88 Cole Whitt # TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet

THE FINAL LAP WEEKLY #200 – TALLADEGA PREVIEW – LISTEN HERE
12 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota
13 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet
14 19 Tayler Malsam G-Oil Toyota
15 44 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota

Continue reading “2012 Talladega NASCAR Nationwide Series Starting Lineup – Sadler pole sitter”

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By: Toby Christie – Follow on Twitter @Tobalical

I know I sound like a broken record — scratched cd for those younger readers, or even a corrupted MP3 file for even younger readers – but Dale Earnhardt Jr. proved again at Richmond that he is indeed knocking on the door of victory lane. It has now been a grueling 138 races since Earnhardt last tasted the spoils of victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, but after nine races this season he already has four top-three finishes including a second-place effort this past weekend in Richmond.

Continue reading “EARNHARDT JR RIDING HOT STREAK INTO TALLADEGA”