Welcome to a new weekly Frontstretch column that delivers exclusive coverage, interviews and press conferences at the track each weekend. The Sunday after a NASCAR Cup Series race has a media bullpen for select Cup drivers and all of Frontstretch‘s interviews and coverage can be found here going forward.
Talladega, Ala. – Ryan Blaney came away with the win after beating Kevin Harvick to the checkered flag in Sunday’s (Oct. 1) event at Talladega Superspeedway.
A huge crash unfolded as the field came to the finish, which involved multiple playoff contenders.
On-site reporters Bryan Nolen, Dalton Hopkins, Michael Massie and Wyatt Watson caught up with drivers post-race.
William Byron
Denny Hamlin
Bubba Wallace
Brad Keselowski
Kyle Busch
Chris Buescher
Ryan Blaney
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.
Bryan Nolen is the Operations Manager and Multimedia Director for Frontstretch.com. He also hosts the Bringing the Heat with Bryan Nolen Podcast and occasionally makes appearances on The Happy Hour Podcast. He has a Sportscasting degree from the Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting. He resides in Boise, Idaho, with his wife, his French Bulldog Archer and two rabbits.
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