Thinkin’ Out Loud: Amid Safety Concerns, a Tame Talladega Race was Refreshing
Chase Elliott took the high line to get around Ryan Blaney on the last lap to win his fifth NASCAR Cup Series race of the season on Sunday.
Chase Elliott took the high line to get around Ryan Blaney on the last lap to win his fifth NASCAR Cup Series race of the season on Sunday.
The NASCAR Cup Series’ playoff visit to Talladega ended with very little playoff drama and fewer crashed cars than the postseason race is used to.
Talladega represents the pinnacle of chaos in the playoffs. How have the postseason races at the superspeedway unfolded over the years?
With drivers sitting out Talladega and playoff chaos ahead, Adam Cheek and Jared Haas break down the safety concerns NASCAR faces.
With Martin Truex Jr. facing a possible winless season, what needs to be done?
By suspending William Byron for a week and Ty Gibbs for at least that, preferably more, the sanctioning body would have made a huge statement that they aren’t complacent.
The William Byron and Denny Hamlin incident at Texas Motor Speedway brings to mind similar events in recent NASCAR history.
NASCAR set new precedents Tuesday (Sept. 27) on how it’ll police driver on-track behavior going forward with their penalties on William Byron and Ty Gibbs.
Both Byron and Gibbs were fined, with Byron losing driver and owner points. The No. 23 23XI Racing team lost owner points.
The minute the playoffs began, William Byron flipped the switch once more.