DRIVER (WINS) POINTS BEHIND 1. Sam Hornish Jr. (1) 259 — 2. Regan Smith 258 -1 3. Brian Scott 236 -23 4. Justin Allgaier 225 -34 5. Elliott Sadler 224 -35 6. Brian Vickers 222 -37 7. Austin Dillon 222 -37 8. Parker Kligerman 219 -40 9. Trevor Bayne 213 -46 10. Kyle Larson 204 -55
Truck Standings
DRIVER (WINS) POINTS BEHIND 1. Matt Crafton (1) 162 — 2. Johnny Sauter (2) 149 -13 3. Jeb Burton 149 -25 4. Ryan Blaney 141 -33 5. Ty Dillon 135 -39 6. James Buescher 133 -41 7. Brendan Gaughan 128 -46 8. Darrell Wallace Jr. 127 -47 9. Joey Coulter 125 -49 10. Dakoda Armstrong 121 -53
Throttle Up/ Throttle Down
RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING After a season in which none of its three drivers had scored a top 5, RCR got a pair Saturday night at Richmond – including the win, by Kevin Harvick. Jeff Burton survived the last-minute chaos to finish fifth. BRAD KESELOWSKI Saturday night was a tough one for the defending champion. A blown tire sent him into […]
Tracks on Tap
SPRINT CUP SERIESRace: Aaron’s 499Track: Talladega SuperspeedwayLocation: Talladega, Ala.When: Sunday, May 5TV: FOX (1:00 p.m. EST)Layout: 2.66-mile tri-ovalBanking/Turns: 33 degreesBanking/Tri-oval: 18 degreesBanking/Backstretch: 2 degrees2012 Winners: Brad Keselowski (May);Matt Kenseth (Oct.)Crew Chief’s Take: “Talladega is classicrestrictor plate racing. I really don’t carefor the place that much, but the fans loveit because of the crashes and all that. Iliked it when we […]
Classic Moments
Talladega SuperspeedwayNo one knew at the time that they werewitnessing what would be Dale Earnhardt’s last Cup Series win. But everyoneknew they were witnessing somethingspecial.Earnhardt, in vintage “Intimidator”fashion, used a strong draft from KennyWallace to rocket from 18th to first in fourlaps and win the 2000 Winston 500 atTalladega Superspeedway as 170,000paying witnesses howled their approval.Earnhardt, who would lose his […]
Athlon Fantasy Stall
Looking at Checkers: Matt Kenseth (below) earned finishes of first, third, third and first at the circuits two restrictor plate track at Daytona and Talladega last season. Hard to top that. Pretty Solid Pick: Tony Stewart had the best car at Daytona in February before being caught up in an accident. Plus, he has ground to make up. Good Sleeper […]
