NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide Races Defy Rain Thanks To Track-Drying Technology
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 8, 2013) – Last Saturday and Sunday, May 4-5 at Talladega Superspeedway, a strong spring storm deposited more than an inch of rain on the grounds around the largest venue in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Despite some breaks in the clouds both days, the 2.66-mile track was soaked at the most inopportune times – just before the start of the NASCAR Nationwide Series (May 4) and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (May 5) races.
However the innovative first phase of the NASCAR-developed Air Titan™ track-drying system was on site at Talladega and was dispatched for both events. That deployment was the official beginning of a stretch goal ... FULL STORY »
Date: May 5, 2013
Event: Aaron's 499 (Race 10 of 36)
Track: Talladega Superspeedway
Started/Finished: 43rd/31st
Point Standing: 32nd
Talladega, AL (May 7, 2013) - Golden Corral returned to the hood of JJ Yeley's No. 36 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway ... FULL STORY »
Date: May 5, 2013
Event: Aaron's 499 (Race 10 of 36)
Track: Talladega Superspeedway
Started/Finished: 40th/16th
Points Standing: 30th
Talladega, AL (May 7, 2013) - Dave Blaney and the No. 7 SANY America team prepared to race the high banks of Talladega Superspeedway.
Qualifying was rained ... FULL STORY »
Talladega, AL (May 6, 2013) – After leading four times during the October 2012 race at Talladega Superspeedway, Casey Mears and his GEICO team arrived in Alabama eager to take to the 2.66-mile high-banked racetrack for practice. Mears delivered, sitting as ... FULL STORY »
Aaron's 499
Talladega Superspeedway
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Talladega Superspeedway
May 5, 2013
Race Highlights:
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished 26th (Paul Menard), 28th (Jeff Burton) and 40th (Kevin Harvick).
Menard is eighth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver championship point standings, trailing ... FULL STORY »
GoDaddy.com Driver Finishes Disappointing 33rd at Talladega
Date: May 5, 2013
Event: Aaron’s 499 (Round 10 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Location: Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway (2.66-mile oval)
Start/Finish: 23rd/33rd (Accident, completed 182 of 192 laps)
Point Standing: 27th (180 points, 203 out of first, ... FULL STORY »
Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Driver Finishes 27th after Getting Caught in Multi-Car Accident
Date: May 5, 2013
Event: Aaron’s 499 (Round 10 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Location: Talladega (Ala.) Speedway (2.66-mile oval)
Start/Finish: 25th/27th (Running, completed 187 of 192 laps)
Point Standing: 22nd ... FULL STORY »
