Saturday, May 5, 2012

Talladega

  • Virginia stock car driver Eric McClure was being treated at a hospital in Birmingham Saturday evening after being involved in a brutal crash during the final laps of the Aaron's 312 Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • (FOX News)
  • TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Joey Logano nipped Kyle Busch at the finish line Saturday to win the Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway to give Toyota its 200th win in NASCAR.
  • (ESPN)
  • Danica Patrick learned a valuable lesson in her Talladega Superspeedway debut: It's difficult for most rookies to win friends and influence people.
  • (FOXSports.com)
  • TALLADEGA, Ala. — The streak is now at 138. Thousands and thousands of miles on the NASCAR bump-and-grind, spinning around without a victory. Thats a lot of heavy baggage to wheel around if your last name is Earnhardt.
  • (Chicago Tribune)
  • TALLADEGA, Ala. – Kurt Busch has been studying film of Talladega Superspeedway to prepare for Sundays Aarons 499 Sprint Cup race. Not film of past races, mind you.
  • (USA Today)
  • TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Jeff Gordon understands winning a pole doesnt mean very much for the big picture. But after opening this season with a serious slump, the four-time NASCAR champion is embracing all the small victories he can get.
  • (ESPN)
  • TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Eric McClure was airlifted to UAB Hospital after a wreck in the closing laps of the Aarons 312 Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday. McClures No.
  • (NASCAR)
  • Logano joins Elliott Sadler (two) and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (two) as the third repeat winner of 2012. • Logano got his first series Talladega win in his fourth start; his worst finish here is third.
  • (NASCAR)
  • TALLADEGA, Ala. — Joey Logano nipped Kyle Busch at the finish line Saturday to win the Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway and give Toyota its 200th win in NASCAR.
  • (Seattle Times)
  • TALLADEGA, Ala.—Jeff Gordon has won the pole for Sundays race at Talladega Superspeedway, where he hopes his season can take a turn for the better. Gordon ran a lap at 191.623 mph in Saturdays qualifying session.
  • (Boston Globe)

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