Talladega Superspeedway

Newman renews push for safety after Talladega crash

USA Today (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

After going airborne at Talladega Superspeedway last Sunday, Ryan Newman changed his mind about voicing his concerns directly ...

Jimmie Johnson on Bulldozing Talladega, Luck and Enjoying the Ride

The FanHouse - Wisconsin Basketball (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

by Holly Cain Filed under: Jimmie Johnson , Talladega Superspeedway , Chase for the Sprint Cup To hear Jimmie Johnson describe it, the most challenging part of wrapping up a historic fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship is not getting wrapped up in winning it. No matter how hard everyone else tries to convince him the trophy's been engraved. He holds a 184-point advantage...

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing - Texas Motor Speedway Advance Notes

Auto Channel (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

<> Texas Motor Speedway Advance Notes Race: Dickies 500 on Sunday, Nov. 8 Track: Texas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile quad-oval) Location: Fort Worth, Texas Earnhardt Ganassi Media Contacts at Texas Motor Speedway NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Jarrod England No. 1 Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet Shayna Keller No. 42 Target / Dream In Color Chevrolet NOTES Martin...

Bump ban produces single-file Talladega

MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

To anyone watching, Sunday's race at Talladega Superspeedway looked like a high-speed protest of NASCAR's pre-race ban on bumping in turns.

Martinsville vs. Talladega: NASCAR style

Racedriven.com (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009

In the past two weekends, NASCAR has raced on one of the shortest racetracks that they go to Martinsville Speedway, a tight paperclip half-mile speedway where you will find some of the best short track racing on the NASCAR schedule. And the next weekend (this past Sunday) at the largest racetrack on the schedule, Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 mile high speed oval simply...

Different Day, Same Talladega

The FanHouse - Texas Basketball (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

by Holly Cain Filed under: Jimmie Johnson , Ryan Newman , Talladega Superspeedway , NASCAR Crashes Before Ryan Newman 's horrific Talladega flip-roll-smash-and-slide on Sunday, there was Carl Edwards ' car somersaulting into the front stretch fencing. The late Dale Earnhardt had one of his most frightening accidents at Talladega Superspeedway, barrel-rolling through...

Grandstand demolition gets started at Talladega Superspeedway

Blog of Tomorrow - al.com (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

$13 million renovation project will include wider seats and wider aisles

McMurray wins Talladega

Dothan Eagle (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009

TALLADEGA — In typical Talladega Superspeedway fashion, a series of frightening crashes tainted the end of the AMP Energy 500 on Sunday.

• NASCAR: McMurray wins at Talladega for first victory in 87 races - Opelika-Auburn News

Jamie McMurray escapes with rare win at Talladega Superspeedway

ESPN (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

Jamie McMurray has snapped an 86-race winless streak with a victory at Talladega Superspeedway.

NASCAR shoots itself in the foot at Talladega again

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009

The main storyline coming from Talladega Superspeedway wasn't the final result, but how NASCAR exposed itself to more controversy after tweaking the rules in hopes of better and safer restrictor- plate racing.

NASCAR shoots itself in the foot at Talladega again

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009

The main storyline coming from Talladega Superspeedway wasn't the final result, but how NASCAR exposed itself to more controversy after tweaking the rules in hopes of better and safer restrictor- plate racing.

• NASCAR shoots itself in the foot at Talladega again - Miami Herald

All four new Nationwide Series cars tested at Talladega

Autoblog (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

Filed under: Motorsports , Chevrolet , Dodge , Ford , Toyota Nationwide Series cars testing at Talladega - Click above for high-res image gallery We've already shown you the new Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger cars that will soon be running in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, but Chevy also introduced a new Impala car and Toyota a new Camry. All four new cars were out at Talladega Superspeedway...

NASCAR: McMurray wins at Talladega for first victory in 87 races

Opelika-Auburn News (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

TALLADEGA — In typical Talladega Superspeedway fashion, a series of frightening crashes tainted the end of the AMP Energy 500 on Sunday.

Jamie McMurray takes Talladega to end 86-race skid

Tuscaloosanews.com (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

JENNA FRYER, AP Auto Racing Writer In the end, Sunday looked like most every other event at Talladega Superspeedway: There was a surprise winner, two harrowing accidents, angry drivers and a frustrated fans over a vanilla race at NASCAR's most spectacular track.

• McMurray snaps 86-race winless streak - Sify
• Amid chaos, unlikely winner - TBO > Sports

McMurray wins at a sedated Talladega

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

Jamie McMurray was the unlikely winner of an uncharacteristically dull race at Talladega Superspeedway, where a ban on bump-drafting forced most competitors to treat the event like a slow Sunday drive.