Michael McDowell Spins from Lead, Corey LaJoie Flips in Last-Lap Talladega Calamity
Michael McDowell got turned, Corey LaJoie flipped and about a dozen others were collected in the tri-oval with the checkered flag in sight.
Michael McDowell got turned, Corey LaJoie flipped and about a dozen others were collected in the tri-oval with the checkered flag in sight.
Gragson earned his career-high amount of points in a Cup race.
It is the sixth win of Reddick’s Cup Series career.
Just like Texas last week, drivers looked for the scoring pylon at Talladega, only to realize it was no longer there.
Ford drivers swept the starting top three with McDowell in first, Austin Cindric in second and Todd Gilliland in third.
Three of the six drivers in Garrett Cook’s Fantasy Forecast are Ford drivers.
Ford is still winless thus far this season. But the manufacturer has won 11 of the last 17 races at Talladega.
It’s a strange turn of events when superspeedway racing is actually the most consistent product in the Cup Series.
Or was it a one-weekend thing?
With lackluster races at both Texas and Circuit of the Americas, where does the state stand with NASCAR?