NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race – GEICO 500
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega, Alabama
Sunday, May 03, 2015
1. (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 188, $306065.
2. (5) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 188, $256121.
3. (7) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 188, $190060.
4. (3) Ryan Blaney(i), Ford, 188, $148385.
5. (36) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 188, $159600.
6. (12) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 188, $156715.
7. (18) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 188, $151670.
8. (24) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 188, $168570.
9. (17) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 188, $127645.
10. (34) Josh Wise, Ford, 188, $111070. Continue reading “2015 NASCAR RACE RESULTS, TALLADEGA – DALE EARNHARDT JR. WINS”

May 2, 2015

By Mark McCarter
NASCAR Wire Service

TALLADEGA, Ala.—Change the rules, change the format – but they can’t change history.

Jeff Gordon, who has won more Talladega Superspeedway poles than any active driver, put together a lap of more than one mile per hour faster than the next-quickest to earn the Coors Light Pole for Sunday’s GEICO 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race (1 p.m. ET on FOX) at the 2.66-mile trioval. Continue reading “Jeff Gordon bests Talladega qualifying, notches 80th career pole”

Superspeedway Qualifying Format Updated for Talladega, Daytona
New Structure to Feature Two Rounds to Determine Pole Winner

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 30, 2015) – NASCAR today unveiled modifications to the qualifying format at superspeedways across all three national series. The updated format will take effect at Talladega Superspeedway for the NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series next month. Continue reading “NASCAR Changes Up Qualifying for Talladega and Daytona”

The Final Lap Weekly Podcast LogoSHOW #329 – Guest: Tayler Malsam – Mostly Toby-Free show (85% or so) It’s all Kerry most of the time. A full recap of Talladega Superspeedway Blah is on tap, Ryan fails post race, sadly Jimmie doesn’t make the next round, Danica and Kurt swap something, plus at the very end Toby does grace us with his presence. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and thats all, no Toby, Kerry rocks anyway, he’s got this no problem. Did we mention there’s no Toby until the end, and even then it’s just over the phone, so it’s like he’s not really there anyway.

( Roughly 48:00 mins)

Continue reading “The Final Lap Weekly #329 NASCAR Radio Podcast – Tayler Malsam / Martinsville Eliminator Preview”