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Oct. 23, 2015
What to Watch: Friday
by The Frontstretch Staff
Greg Biffle, Brad Keselowski Lead Talladega Practice Sessions
BK Racing Adds Talladega Sponsor in Adirondack Tree Surgeons
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Records and facts
Last year, Brad Keselowski claimed the lead right before a caution flew to set up a Green-White-Checker. On the GWC, Ryan Newman was able to sweep by and lead the next to last lap. However, Keselowski used a sweeping move to take away Newman's help, plus help from teammate Joey Logano to hold on and take the win.
The late Dale Earnhardt is the winningest driver at Talladega with ten career victories, the last of which coming in 2000. He also swept both races in 1990 and 1999. Amongst active drivers, Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. each have six Talladega victories
Track Facts
Track / Race Length: 2.66 mile tri-oval, 188 laps (500.08 miles)
Banking: 33 degrees in turns
Frontstretch: 4,300 ft., banked 16.5 degrees
Backstretch: 4,000 ft., banked 2 degrees
Grandstand Seating: 78,000
Pit Road Speed: 55 mph
Pace Car Speed: 70 mph
Opened: 1969
Website: http://www.talladegasuperspeedway.com
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Remaining Pre-Race Schedule:
Say What?!
"The success that I've had at Talladega has come from trying to run up front every single lap. As far as I'm concerned, there's going to be one of those guys behind me (in points) ‑‑ if I'm going to ride in the back -- that I'm going to assume is going to win the race. That moves my points position down even further. I don't think 18 points is enough to just go out there and ride around. I just don't think that's safe. I remember last year, I think I was 18th going into the final race, and I crossed the line on the white flag in 22nd, out, and had to battle my way up there on the final lap to advance. I just don't know the proper way to do it. You always think that there's going to be a big wreck there that takes out a lot of cars, but there wasn't last year, so I don't know. We'll think about it, but my gut feeling is we'll probably have to go there and race hard." - Denny Hamlin
"I view Kansas as an opportunity, just for the fact of how well we've run there over the last two years. We had a great test at Kansas and we felt like we learned a bunch of things that we could immediately apply to a lot of the different racetracks. I think that test has shown up in the performance of the cars. As you look at Kansas, I think the test has applied to what we did at Charlotte and should give us a great starting point for when we get to Kansas to take care of a lot of the characteristics that we already worked through during the test. I'm definitely looking forward to Kansas, for sure." - Greg Biffle
"Kansas is a good memory for me, for sure. While I'd love to tell you what the trick is, it's not that simple. I think that the car needs to be good. Downforce is critical because it's a very fast track, so the closer to flat-out you can be, the better. These cars are finicky. It's about focusing on the small things and getting the most out of the car itself instead of trying to throw the kitchen sink at it if you're a little off. It's all in the little details. I think that's the most important thing." - Justin Allgaier
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Q: In 1987, NASCAR was essentially forced to slow the cars down at Talladega after Bobby Allison's infamous crash into the catchfence in the Winston 500. The plates didn't come around until 1988. What was first on the list of moves to slow cars?
Thursday's Answer:
Q: In the first few years after Cup cars were downsized in the early 1980s to the current 110-inch wheelbase spectacular crashes at Daytona and Talladega were a common occurrence. The 1984 Talladega 500 was no exception. What happened to put Trevor Boys out of the race?
A: Boys was battling for tenth when he had contact coming out of turn 4 with Tommy Ellis. The No. 48 spun and air proceeded to get underneath the Monte Carlo, which blew the car over onto its roof. After sliding across pit road upside-down, Boys' car rolled 1.5 times in the tri-oval grass before coming to rest on the wheels. Boys walked away from the crash uninjured. The crash can be seen here. Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons have the call for CBS.
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