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Stock Car Scoop: How Concerning Are Safety Issues Ahead of Talladega?

With Talladega Superspeedway looming this weekend as October gets underway, Thursday (Sept. 29) brought the announcement that Alex Bowman will sit out the race after concussion-like symptoms following his crash at Texas Motor Speedway the week prior.

Adam Cheek and Jared Haas break down how concerning these safety issues are with Talladega this weekend, what breed of chaos the superspeedway will bring and their reactions to the William Byron and Ty Gibbs penalties after the weekend at Texas.

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Adam Cheek joined Frontstretch as a contributing writer in January 2019. A 2020 graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, he covered sports there and later spent a year and a half as a sports host on 910 the Fan in Richmond, VA. He's freelanced for Richmond Magazine and the Richmond Times-Dispatch and also hosts the Adam Cheek's Sports Week podcast. Adam has followed racing since the age of three, inheriting the passion from his grandfather, who raced in amateur events up and down the East Coast in the 1950s.