Below are the unofficial race results for the 2011 Aaron’s 499, which took place on Sunday, April 17 at Talladega Superspeedway: FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS 1 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 47/1 188 Running 2 10 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 44/2 188 Running 3 1 24 Jeff Gordon [...]
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Wild, Record-Tying Finish At Talladega
April 18th, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway tied two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series records – number of lead changes and closest margin of victory. There were 88 lead changes at the start/finish line, tying an all-time NASCAR record set in last season’s April event at Talladega. The final lead change occurred on the last lap – [...]
Anticipation high for Earnhardt to end drought at Talladega
April 14th, 2011 Stephen Rhodes Posted in NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive By Jim Pedley Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (April 14, 2011) As the Sprint Cup Series heads to its eighth race of the season, there is a bit of extra drama hanging in the air. Not only is this week’s race at Talladega Superspeedway, it approaches with the real prospect of [...]
Harvick Nips McMurray To Take Aaron’s 499
In a race that set Cup Series records for the number of leaders (29) and lead changes (88) — and fanned the flames of the increasingly combustible rivalry between teammates Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon — Kevin Harvick broke a 115-race winless streak in Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. Less than a week after [...]
Talladega Sprint Cup Qualifications Cancelled, NNS Race Bumped To Sunday
April 24th, 2010 Stephen Rhodes Posted in NASCAR, Nationwide Series - News/Rumors, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors The threat of approaching severe weather forced officials from NASCAR and Talladega Superspeedway to cancel Saturday’s schedule, including Sprint Cup qualifying and the Aaron’s 312, setting up the possibility of 800 miles of racing in a Sunday doubleheader. While the lineup for the Aaron’s 449 will be set by the NASCAR rule book, the Nationwide [...]
Talladega By The Numbers
1 — Active drivers who have won a Cup championship who have not won a plate race: Kurt Busch. Busch has finished third four times at Talladega and has five top-10s in eight races there driving the No. 2 car. But he’s crashed out of two of the past four races at ‘Dega. Still, [...]
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No Comments »Talladega Test Session Open To Public
Officials at the Talladega Superspeedway announced on Thursday that NASCAR sessions at the track will be open to the public. The test session will take place on March 16th and will give fans a first glimpse of the new Sprint Cup series cars circling the track using the new spoiler while confirming the restrictor plate [...]
