Talladega Superspeedway
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Riley Herbst Avoids Surgery, Cleared to Race at Martinsville With Harrison Burton on Standby
Riley Herbst tore part of a ligament in his forearm at Talladega but avoided surgery, and he is cleared to race at Martinsville with Harrison Burton on standby.
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Christopher Bell on Title Chase: ‘We Have Nothing to Lose’
Christopher Bell said he has nothing to lose 74 points behind Kyle Larson and needs to win both stages and the race at Martinsville and Homestead.
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Kyle Larson Passes Denny Hamlin for Most Wins in NASCAR’s Next Gen Car
Kyle Larson’s Talladega win was his 19th in the Next Gen car, breaking a tie with Denny Hamlin for the most since the car debuted in 2022.
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Parker Retzlaff, Anthony Alfredo Return to Viking Motorsports for 2027
Viking Motorsports will bring back Parker Retzlaff and Anthony Alfredo, along with crew chiefs Josh Graham and Danny Efland, for the 2027 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season.
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Hendrick President Jeff Andrews on Larson Theories: ‘I Did Not Get That Memo’
Hendrick Motorsports president Jeff Andrews laughed off theories that Chevrolet drivers handed Kyle Larson the Talladega win, and said Hendrick has no team orders.
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Denny Hamlin Says Chevy Teams Answer to Rick Hendrick: ‘You Have to Suck at the Teat of the Master’
Denny Hamlin said Chevrolet drivers like Ross Chastain had no choice but to help Kyle Larson at Talladega, because every Chevy team answers to Rick Hendrick.
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Jeff Gluck’s Yellow-Line Fix: Any Tire Over the Line Is Out of Bounds
The Athletic’s Jeff Gluck proposed a yellow-line fix after the Kyle Larson controversy: treat any tire over the line as out of bounds and penalize drivers who force…
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Carson Hocevar Confirms He and Bubba Wallace Played Rock-Paper-Scissors at Talladega
Carson Hocevar confirmed he and Bubba Wallace played rock-paper-scissors while racing at Talladega during a fuel-saving stretch so slow the pack fell below minimum speed.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Sammy Smith’s Talladega Win Over Carson Kvapil: ‘Both Can Exist’
Dale Earnhardt Jr. said he was happy for Sammy Smith’s Talladega win but would have preferred JR Motorsports title contenders Carson Kvapil or Justin Allgaier get the points.
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Ty Dillon Gets Interim Crew Chief Mike Cook for Final Two Races
Kaulig Racing named technical director Mike Cook interim crew chief for Ty Dillon’s No. 10 for the last two races, replacing Andrew Dickeson.
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18 Drivers Eliminated From NASCAR Title Contention After Talladega, Including William Byron and Chase Elliott
Nine Cup, five Truck and four O’Reilly Series drivers can no longer win a title after Talladega, including Hendrick’s William Byron and Chase Elliott.
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Kyle Larson on Denny Hamlin’s Title Chase: ‘We Knew the Format, and He Did as Well’
Kyle Larson said he felt bad for Denny Hamlin after last year’s title race at Phoenix, but that this year both drivers knew the 10-race Chase format.
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NASCAR on Riley Herbst Crash Response: ‘We Took Some Heat on That One and Rightly So’
NASCAR’s Mike Forde said the safety response to Riley Herbst’s Talladega crash is an area NASCAR needs to improve, admitting it took heat for it “and rightly so.”
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NASCAR’s Brad Moran: Fixing Superspeedway Fuel Saving Is ‘Project Number One’ This Offseason
NASCAR’s Brad Moran said fixing fuel saving at superspeedways will be the top project this offseason, with another stage or smaller fuel cells among the options.
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Bubba Wallace’s Spotter Freddie Kraft Disputes Talladega Radio Report: ‘Facts Matter’
Freddie Kraft said Bubba Wallace’s angry Talladega radio was about a near-miss on track, not being told to help Tyler Reddick, disputing Danielle Trotta’s account.