Talladega 400 News

 
NASCAR 2012 Season Predictions
SpeedwayMedia.com (press release)
*Bill Elliott's pilots his Wal-Mart-sponsored car to a solid 9 th -place finish at the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona on July 7 th , a result that proves two things: 1) Elliott's still got it, and 2) you can still get a 27 cent can of kidney beans at ...
NASCAR 2012 Season Predictions and StorylinesBleacher Report

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Halfway bonus spicing up Daytona 500
ESPN
In three of the four races -- Daytona in February, Talladega in April and October -- the driver who led at the crossed flags hadn't led the lap before and immediately lost the lead during the lap that followed. The four races averaged a mind-bending ...

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Tim Tuttle>INSIDE NASCAR
SI.com
Gilliland also finished ninth at Talladega in 2011 and he's had poles for the Daytona 500 in 2007 and Talladega in October 2008. He's shown the ability to run up front at the two tracks where restrictor plates put a premium on drafting and making the ...

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Sylacauga man pleads guilty to 2009 murder
Daily Home Online
by Chris Norwood TALLADEGA COUNTY — A Sylacauga man is facing 20 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to murder, according to Talladega County District Attorney Steve Giddens. Ferlandez Lamar Cook, 20, offered his plea to Talladega County ...


 
Daytona 500 History – Best of the 1980s: A Fan's View
Yahoo! Sports
By the late 1980s, the cars were so fast at Daytona and Talladega Superspeedway, and the wrecks so incredible, that what we now know as "restrictor-plate racing" brought a new dimension to superspeedway racing in NASCAR's big leagues.

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Fast Lane: Caterpillar on board for No. 31
Peoria Journal Star
Included in the Caterpillar races are both Talladega dates, Las Vegas, both Texas races, both Kansas races, the June race at Michigan, the night race at Bristol, Watkins Glen and Chicagoland Speedway. Caterpillar will be the primary sponsor for eight ...

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Yahoo! Sports (blog)
Darlington race to start a half hour earlier
Yahoo! Sports (blog)
When Darlington had two Cup Series events, the spring race had been 400 miles. Pocono Raceway, a track that has been the brunt of many a snoozefest joke, announced in August that its two races would be shortened from 500 to 400 miles for 2012.