The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series fall race at Talladega got a boost of interest after perennial fan favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. took pole, and the TV ratings for Sunday's Alabama 500 brought some welcome good news. NBC's telecast for the ace – in which Earnhardt stayed in contition for...

Denny Hamlin might have been one of only two playoff drivers to finish inside the top-10 at Talladega Superspeedway but he was kicking himself afterward.The No. 11 FedEx Toyota was one of what seemed to be only a handful of cars without damage following the Alabama 500. Escaping the carnage,...

On the Longest Day at Talladega—in a war of attrition that required three red flags and left 14 cars running at the finish—Brad Keselowski powered his No. 2 Team Penske Ford past the No. 31 Chevrolet of Ryan Newman on the final lap to win Sunday's Alabama 500 at Talladega...

The roar from the crowd quickly overtook the engine noise as the No. 88 flashed atop the leaderboard at Talladega Superspeedway.The track's favorite son will start from the pole in what is expected to be Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s final start at the 2.66-mile facility. Earnhardt was fastest in both rounds...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn't just want to win at Talladega Superspeedway, he wanted to prove the doubters wrong.Earlier this week, Earnhardt tweeted his success at Talladega started because of a chip on his shoulder. A chip the size of Jimmy Spencer.//platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsSee, in 2001 Earnhardt won the July race at Daytona...

Landon Cassill will not return to Front Row Motorsports next season, telling JeffGluck.com he was informed by the team Monday.The reason why is not clear, said Cassill, other than to offer there will be "radical changes" for the organization in 2018. A spokesperson for Front Row confirmed the news to...