Talladega Superspeedway

...in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series in an exclusive online driver diary for USA TODAY: After top-five finishes at Lowe's Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, things were just OK the past two weeks at Texas Motor Speedway and Phoenix...

In this article: Joey Logano, Jimmie Johnson, USA Today, Sprint Cup, Nascar, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, Phoenix International Raceway, and Texas Motor Speedway

Qualifying aside, it's been a rather dramatic turnaround for Burton, who went 18 races without a top 10 before his fifth at Talladega Superspeedway on Nov. 1. Burton is winless this season after winning four Cup races the previous three...

In this article: Jeff Burton, Jimmie Johnson, Richard Childress Racing, Casey Mears, Kevin Harvick, Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, and Texas Motor Speedway

...Ragan (6) Robby Gordon (7), and Reed Sorenson (43) during the AMP Energy 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. - Dan Lighton /AP Photo Mark Martin (5) flips during an...

In this article: Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Braun Racing, Talladega, Ala., Texas, Nascar, and Earnhardt Ganassi Racing

...driver began the Chase in September as the sentimental favorite to win the title, but last week's big crash in the final laps at Talladega Superspeedway put him behind the eight- ball. Johnson finished sixth, while Martin wound up 28th at...

In this article: Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, Phoenix, Dog, Dickies 500, Tony Stewart, Hendrick Motorsports, and The Miami Herald

...comes into Sunday's Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway feeling good. He won for the first time in more than two years on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. He's posted six top-10 finishes in 11 Sprint Cup starts at TMS. And he...

In this article: Jamie McMurray, Roush Fenway Racing, Sprint Cup, Nascar, Jimmie Johnson, Dickies 500, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, Century Council, and Ryan Newman

...track: Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte and Mark Martin. Of the four, only Labonte has not won. FORT WORTH After going airborne at Talladega Superspeedway last Sunday, Ryan Newman changed his mind about voicing his concerns directly...

In this article: Ryan Newman, Mark Martin, Nascar, Tony Stewart, Sprint Cup, Texas Motor Speedway, Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick, Bobby Labonte, and Fort Worth

...Newman is critical of NASCAR after surviving a scary airborne crash TALLADEGA, Ala. -- NASCAR demanded drivers be on their best behavior at Talladega Superspeedway, where a ban on bump-drafting sanitized what's usually one of the most...

In this article: Jimmie Johnson, Jamie McMurray, Nascar, Ryan Newman, Mark Martin, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, and Sprint Cup

If there's one thing about the Talladega Superspeedway that is the most expected, it is that the unexpected will happen. When you aren't looking, something will catch your attention and make everyone gasp and awe. On Sunday afternoon it...

In this article: Jamie McMurray, Mark Martin, Ryan Newman, Nascar, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet, and Matt Kenseth

Talladega Speedway Tries to Tame the Demons That "Haunt" the Track In addition to Halloween weekend, replete with tricks and treats, Talladega Superspeedway has always been known for its weird happenings since the first race was run 40 years...

In this article: Bobby Allison, Jimmie Johnson, AMP Energy 500, Nascar, Mark Martin, Bill France, and Richard Childress

TALLADEGA, ALA. -- The furious last-lap chain of events that vaulted Carl Edwards's stock car into the frontstretch fence at Talladega Superspeedway at nearly 200 mph in April was just the latest chilling episode at a track that has been...

In this article: Nascar, Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman, Mark Martin, Tony Stewart, Bill France, and Richard Petty