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NASCAR driver Erik Jones suffers broken back in brutal Talladega crash

NASCAR driver Erik Jones was in a brutal crash at Talladega on Sunday during the Geico 500 and ended up suffering a broken bone in his back. The broken lower vertebra will cause him to miss the next race at Dover Motor Speedway, Legacy Motor Club announced Tuesday. Corey Heim will drive Jones’ No. 43 Toyota. CLICK HERE FOR MORE …

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NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin raves about rapper Gucci Mane in viral interview

NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin revealed last week how big of a Gucci Mane fan he was in a recent interview on Barstool Sports’ podcast “Rubbin Is Racing.” Martin, 65, talked about a number of things as the NASCAR season went full speed ahead into Talladega Superspeedway. But it was Martin’s love for Gucci Mane that went viral across …

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NASCAR star Kyle Larson receives major penalties ahead of Talladega race

Kyle Larson’s tough week at Talladega Superspeedway got worse hours before the Geico 500. Larson was already starting from the back of the pack after inspectors discovered unapproved adjustments to the roof rails. On Sunday, NASCAR said Larson will have to serve a pass-through penalty after the green flag drops on top of the other discipline. CLICK HERE FOR MORE …

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NASCAR driver Justin Allgaier takes hard hit into wall during Xfinity Series' Talladega race

NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Justin Allgaier took a hard hit in Saturday’s Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway. In Stage 1, Allgaier was fighting in the top five as the pack exited Turn 2. As he came down in front of Riley Herbst, he got loose and was sent spinning down the backstretch. Allgaier tried to get the car back around, …

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Corey LaJoie crosses start-finish line on his side as he gets caught up in last-lap Talladega crash

Corey LaJoie was caught up in a last-lap crash at Talladega Superspeedway that saw Tyler Reddick avoid the chaos to pick up his first NASCAR Cup Series win of the 2024 season. The chain-reaction crash started as Michael McDowell tried to block Brad Keselowski from taking first place at the Geico 500. He came down to block Keselowski and got …

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Tyler Reddick guides Michael Jordan-owned vehicle through last-lap crash to win at Talladega

A Michael Jordan-owned NASCAR Cup Series car found itself in Victory Lane at Talladega Superspeedway as Tyler Reddick avoided a crash on the last lap to win the Geico 500 on Sunday. Reddick stayed in position through the last 40 laps to win the race. Michael McDowell was leading for the most part and battling Reddick for the top spot …

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William Byron, Ross Chastain should bury any potential beef for Talladega

If William Byron and Ross Chastain were smart, they shouldn’t talk about their last-lap contact at Texas Motor Speedway in the next few days. That’s not to say they should let hard feelings linger for several weeks. They need to talk. Just not this week. They should agree to just bury it until after Talladega Superspeedway (Sunday, 3 p.m. ET …

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Jerry Seinfeld's upcoming Netflix movie about Pop-Tarts to be featured in California's IndyCar race

Jerry Seinfeld’s upcoming Netflix comedy will be featured during this weekend’s IndyCar race at Long Beach as rookie Linus Lundqvist will drive a car painted to look like a Pop-Tart in recognition of the movie “Unfrosted.” Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 8 will be painted in the texture of an unfrosted Pop-Tart along with images of Seinfeld and some of the …

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NASCAR Cup Series: Is Chase Elliott back on track after recent rocky stretch?

Chase Elliott’s win at last week’s AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway was his first since October 2022, which came at Talladega Superspeedway. With a 42-race losing streak behind him, is Elliott officially back to elite form? On the latest edition of “Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour,” Kevin Harvick provided his perspective on what the win means for Elliott. …

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Utah teen and dad go on Ford racing trip after CEO learns of son’s cancer battle: ‘Hard to put into words’

A teenager and his father had a once-in-a-lifetime experience thanks to a thoughtful gesture from a CEO. Joseph Tegerdine, 18, of Springville, Utah, is currently in his fifth year of battling bone cancer. Tegerdine was diagnosed with osteosarcoma bone cancer in May 2019 after suffering from knee pain ever since he was 13. In Jan. 2022, cancer was also found …

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