Kyle Larson, Clint Bowyer and Jeff Gordon enjoyed a night on the boulevard at Talladega Superspeedway.
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Exclusive: Dale Jr. talks Talladega, Earnhardt legacy, life with Amy
As he prepares for Sunday’s GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, Dale Jr. opens up.
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Drivers offer up their take on the 'encumbered' win rule
Some understand it, some don’t care, and others are still trying to figure out what encumbered means.
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Rain forces NASCAR to cancel remainder of Friday's on-track activity
Rain won the battle Friday at Talladega Superspeedway.
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Light rain cuts short opening Monster Energy Series practice at Talladega
Drivers were able to get a few laps in before the skies opened up at Talladega Superspeedway.
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Ryan Blaney talks Talladega, growing a younger fan base, Star Wars
Ryan Blaney is looking to build on Ford’s recent success on restrictor-plate tracks this weekend at Talladega.
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FOX, FS1 TV schedule for Talladega race weekend
See when and where to catch all the action from Talladega Superspeedway.
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All 16 Earnhardt wins, father and son, at Talladega
Look back at every time the late Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. went to Victory Lane at ‘Dega.
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Talladega a fitting stop to recall Robert Yates, Davey Allison
Robert Yates and the late Davey Allison under consideration for NASCAR Hall of Fame.
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Two ways to look at Penske, latest NASCAR cheating scandal
It’s pretty obvious Team Penske has been tricking up its cars. It’s also nothing new.
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Joey Logano's win at Richmond 'encumbered,' putting playoffs in jeopardy
Logano and his No. 22 Team Penske group hit hard by NASCAR penalty.
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Denny Hamlin also penalized by NASCAR following Richmond
But Hamlin’s infraction — and penalty — minor when compared to Joey Logano’s.
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NASCAR's Favorite Son Dale Earnhardt Jr. Is Retiring After 2017
Hendrick Motorsports announced today that ultra-popular NASCAR Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be retiring after the 2017 season. Earnhardt is one of the series’ consistently most high-profile drivers, but recently had to sit out much of last season due to a concussion.
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Parents Of Racer Who Died After Being Hit By Tony Stewart Fight For Their Lawsuit To Proceed
Tony Stewart isn’t in the clear just yet in regards to the death of Kevin Ward Jr., who died of blunt trauma injuries after being struck by Stewart’s car in 2014. Criminal charges against Stewart were dropped two years ago, but Ward Jr.’s parents have since filed a civil lawsuit that they’re fighting to be heard.
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It Must Be Awkward To Commentate An Intentional Wreck By A Driver You Called A Spoon-Fed Rich Kid
After being spun out late in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Saturday, Austin Dillon retaliated against a driver under caution. The scene felt odd, but it wasn’t the wreck. It was the steaming awkwardness of the broadcast, because the guy commentating called Dillon a spoon-fed rich kid when they were teammates.
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Kyle Busch Bloodied In Post-Race Brawl With Joey Logano [UPDATE]
Kyle Busch rumbled with Joey Logano after the two got into a tangle on the track at the end of today’s NASCAR race in Las Vegas.
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A Graphical Representation Of How Confused People Were During The Daytona 500
On Sunday, Jalopnik posted a guide on how to understand NASCAR and the Daytona 500 under the sanctioning body’s new, complicated rules. The views on that post shot up and down in an almost unprecedented way during the race, plotting an astonishing graph of exactly when and how confused people were.
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Jimmie Johnson's Car Bashed On All Sides In Another Big Daytona Wreck
Today’s racing at Daytona can’t make it very far without a caution, and the most recent saw a half dozen cars batter Jimmie Johnson’s from every angle. Denny Hamlin, Trevor Bayne, Chris Buescher, and Kevin Harvick all teamed up to levy the punishment on Johnson, who had been running third. Another casualty? Danica…
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Gronk Tries To Get 69 Out Of "Monster Girl," Fails
Rob Gronkowski is, for whatever reason, on Fox’s Daytona 500 coverage today, and he’s doing roughly what you’d expect him to be doing. Here he’s talking to a young woman identified as a “Monster girl,” and not quite getting the answer he was going for.
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Your Guide To Understanding The 2017 Daytona 500 And NASCAR's New Race Formats
The biggest day in American stock-car racing is here, and you may have noticed that it’s going to look a whole lot different—and more complicated—this time around. Luckily, we’ve got your back. Here’s a breakdown of everything you need to know about the Daytona 500 and the 2017 NASCAR season.
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Big-time celebrities take over the Daytona 500
Some big-name stars have made the trip to the Daytona 500.
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NASCAR Truck Race Ends The Way It Started: With Huge Wreck
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: a massive wreck at the end of a NASCAR race at Daytona. It happened in tonight’s truck race—the same one that had another Big One right after the first lap.
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NASCAR Trucks Make It Exactly One Lap Before Huge Wreck
Tonight’s NASCAR truck race at Daytona knocked out seven drivers after just one lap in an incident that brought the typical superspeedway mayhem to fans a little earlier than anyone might have expected.
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The Daytona 500 Hasn't Happened Yet But NASCAR Already Has Points Leaders
The Daytona 500 isn’t until Sunday, but Denny Hamlin and pole-sitter Chase Elliott already lead the points standings in the the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. That may sound odd, because this is the first time since 1971 that drivers have received points in qualifying races prior to the show on Sunday.
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NASCAR Just Made It Way Easier For Drivers To Wreck Each Other Out Of A Race
NASCAR, a series that adores bunching all its cars up for contact-prone restarts, just announced a new Damaged Vehicle Policy in the name of “safety.” What it also does is make it easier than ever to wreck your nemesis out of the race.
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Even Dale Earnhardt Jr. Opposes The Muslim Ban
On Friday afternoon, Donald Trump signed an executive order that banned people from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. Many, including Dale Earnhardt Jr., are speaking out against it.
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NASCAR Is Choking On Its Constant Rule Changes
Perhaps one of the most widespread critiques about NASCAR is that “something has to change.” The races are “too long” or “too boring,” and all they do is “make left turns.” But if you look back on the last few years, too much change has occurred—and it’s been more of a plague than an improvement.
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NASCAR Is Going Full Sportsball With Races Divided Into Segments
NASCAR likes to pretend it’s a ball sport, having gone to the playoff-style “Chase” system to attract more attention to the end of the season. Tonight’s announcement revealed NASCAR will be interrupted after periods of time, like quarters in a football game. Stranger yet, championship points will be awarded after each…
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