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2015 Frontstretch Cup: Staff Predictions for the GEICO 500 at Talladega

2015 Frontstretch Cup: Staff Predictions for the GEICO 500 at Talladega

May 2, 2015
Welcome to our eighth year of staff predictions! Each week, our experts attempt to tell you who the winner of each Cup race will be. Take a look to see who your favorite writers think will win it all (or at least score some points) this week! Think you can out-prognosticate our staff? Leave your …

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Number Crunching: 2015 GEICO 500 at Talladega Fantasy Forecast

Number Crunching: 2015 GEICO 500 at Talladega Fantasy Forecast

May 2, 2015
Kurt Busch won in dominating fashion last week, and that was a great pick for our NASCAR Fantasy Live team. It was so good in fact that if you have been following along with my picks week to week, you will find yourself in the top 1,000 of all the players in the country. The …

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Jeff Gordon Takes Pole for 2015 GEICO 500 at Talladega

Jeff Gordon Takes Pole for 2015 GEICO 500 at Talladega

May 2, 2015
It came down to the last car in qualifying, but on Saturday there was no doubt who was the fastest car in Talladega. Jeff Gordon‘s No. 24 Chevrolet set a blistering time of 194.793 mph to take the pole for Sunday’s GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. It’s Gordon’s 80th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series pole …

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Austin Dillon Takes Pole for 2015 Winn-Dixie 300 at Talladega

Austin Dillon Takes Pole for 2015 Winn-Dixie 300 at Talladega

May 2, 2015
Richard Childress Racing’s superspeedway program has been stout since the days of the great Dale Earnhardt. Well, on Saturday the organization continued that dominance by taking the front row for Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Winn-Dixie 300 at Talladega Superspeedway. Austin Dillon won the pole for the Winn-Dixie 300 at a speed of 180.540 mph. It’s …

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Slipstream Saturday: Notes From the Off Weeks

Slipstream Saturday: Notes From the Off Weeks

May 1, 2015
When the Formula 1 cars were last on track, they were racing in Bahrain and Lewis Hamilton drove away to a decent gap and managed his car to the finish to earn his third win of the year. That makes it three out of four for the Mercedes driver and offers a foreboding sense to …

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Roush Fenway Racing Duo Quickest in 2015 GEICO 500 Practices at Talladega

Roush Fenway Racing Duo Quickest in 2015 GEICO 500 Practices at Talladega

May 1, 2015
2012 was the last time a Roush Fenway Racing car earned a victory at Talladega Superspeedway. Last year, one of its three drivers, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., missed the fall event at the track to due NASCAR’s erratic qualifying method. However, entering the sport’s largest track this season, Stenhouse is determined to contend for a victory. …

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Erik Jones Fastest in Lone 2015 Winn Dixie 300 Practice at Talladega

Erik Jones Fastest in Lone 2015 Winn Dixie 300 Practice at Talladega

May 1, 2015
A day after being announced as Kyle Busch‘s replacement in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Erik Jones was back in a race car. Piloting the No. 20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, the 18-year-old was quickest in the lone practice session of the weekend at Talladega Superspeedway for the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Putting up a …

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CJ Faison to Run Dover Truck Series Race with Premium Motorsports

CJ Faison to Run Dover Truck Series Race with Premium Motorsports

May 1, 2015
After a two-year hiatus from NASCAR competition, CJ Faison is set to strap back into the seat of a truck. On Friday afternoon, Faison announced via YouTube that he will be returning to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Dover International Speedway on May 29 for the Lucas Oil 200. Running for Premium Motorsports, …

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Team Penske Adds Avaya as Primary Sponsor in NASCAR and Verizon IndyCar Series

Team Penske Adds Avaya as Primary Sponsor in NASCAR and Verizon IndyCar Series

May 1, 2015
Team Penske will welcome another company as a primary sponsor starting at Kansas Speedway with Brad Keselowski. Avaya, a provider of customer and team engagement services, will have its red and white colors featured on the No. 2 Ford in a one-race deal. Moreover, after creating a partnership with Hewlett-Packard (HP), Team Penske has also announced …

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Kroger Signs Multi-Year Extension with JTG Daugherty Racing and AJ Allmendinger

Kroger Signs Multi-Year Extension with JTG Daugherty Racing and AJ Allmendinger

May 1, 2015
The No. 47 Chevrolet will feature a fresh coat of paint starting this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. Kroger, which has sponsored the team during the Daytona 500 for six years, has signed a multi-year deal to be the primary sponsor of AJ Allmendinger‘s car in at least 24 races. Last year, JTG Daugherty Racing qualified …

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Tech Talk: Matt Puccia on Greg Biffle’s Talladega Chances & Roush’s New Cars

Tech Talk: Matt Puccia on Greg Biffle’s Talladega Chances & Roush’s New Cars

Apr 30, 2015
Greg Biffle‘s first career Cup victory took place at Daytona in 2003 in a restrictor-plate race, while his best finish at Talladega was last spring. Matt Puccia, his crew chief, is rather excited about going to the longest track on the schedule this weekend, and after a difficult outing at Richmond he is hoping to …

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Friday Faceoff: Tempers, Mergers, Surprises & Waivers

Friday Faceoff: Tempers, Mergers, Surprises & Waivers

Apr 30, 2015
Tony Stewart was none too pleased with Dale Earnhardt Jr. after the two tangled late in the race, leaving Stewart to settle for a 41st-place finish and his third DNF this season. Meanwhile, Earnhardt denied any responsibility for the wreck. Who was right, and will any tensions arise between the two on track later this …

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