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2025 Jack Link's 500
The 2025 Jack Link's 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 27, 2025, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Contested over 188 laps on the 2.66 mile (4.28 km) superspeedway, it was the 10th race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. Austin Cindric won the race. Kyle Larson finished 2nd, and William Byron finished 3rd. Noah Gragson and Chase Elliott rounded out the top five, and Carson Hocevar, Alex Bowman, Bubba Wallace, Daniel Suárez, and Austin Dillon rounded out the top ten. Ryan Preece and Joey Logano originally finished second and fifth, respectively, but were disqualified for spoiler violations. Report Background Talladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayski's Silly Season Site
Jayski's Silly Season Site is a web site focusing primarily on NASCAR news and rumors. The website was founded by Jay "Jayski" Adamczyk in 1996 (who was a fan of Mark Donohue) after he had difficulty finding news regarding the Melling Racing team, and subsequently worked to get all NASCAR news grouped together on the site. The site was purchased from Adamczyk by ESPN in 2007; after ESPN shut the site down in January 2019, Adamczyk reacquired the rights to Jayski-related properties in April 2019 and rolled out a limited version of the new website with a full launch occurring on May 13, 2019. Website The name for Jayski's Silly Season Site is a reference to the midpoint of the NASCAR season when rumors within the sport most often circulate. The main feature of the site is a "News and Rumors" page for the major three NASCAR series. The sites also hosts pictures of the livery, paint schemes used by teams throughout that year, television schedules and tributes to deceased drivers. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Bagley
Michael Bagley is an American motorsports commentator who works for the Motor Racing Network. As of the 2025 season, he is the lead commentator for MRN after serving as a turn announcer from 1998 to 2024. He has worked for the radio network since 1992, becoming a turn announcer in 1998. Since 2008, Bagley has been a co-host of the nationally syndicated Sirius XM show ''The Morning Drive'' on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Early years Born in Salisbury, Maryland, Bagley grew up listening to NASCAR races on MRN radio and developed a fascination with the race lap-by-lap calls, "so much so that I used to have a box of Matchbox cars. We had a shag rug in the den and every Sunday I'd plug the radio in, set it on the floor and mat down the rug in the shape of whatever track they were racing at. I would move my Matchbox cars around that makeshift track listening to Barney Hall, Eli Gold, Mike Joy, Jerry Punch, and Ned Jarrett; and became fascinated with NASCAR. At the same time, I also becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Suárez
Daniel Alejandro Suárez Garza (born January 7, 1992) is a Mexican-American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 99 Chevrolet ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 9 Chevrolet SS for JR Motorsports. He previously drove in the NASCAR Toyota Series in Mexico for Telcel Racing, and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East for Rev Racing as a member of the Drive for Diversity program. Suárez is the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion with Joe Gibbs Racing, becoming the first foreign-born driver to win a major NASCAR National Series championship. Racing career Early career A native of Monterrey in Nuevo León, Suárez began his racing career in karting in 2002. In 2007, he won the class championship. In 2008, he moved to the preliminary category of NASCAR Mexico, Mini-Stocks, where he became the youngest driver to win a race in the series. He moved to the NASCAR Mexico Series in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bubba Wallace
William Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. (born October 8, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 23 Toyota Camry XSE for 23XI Racing. Wallace was previously a development driver in Toyota's driver development program where he drove part-time for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Xfinity Series and full-time for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the Camping World Truck Series. He then moved over to Ford and their driver development program and competed full-time for Roush Fenway Racing in the Xfinity Series. After competing in select Cup Series races for Richard Petty Motorsports in their famous No. 43 as an injury replacement for Aric Almirola, Wallace became a full-time driver for RPM in the same car when Almirola left the team, which was his first full-time ride in the Cup Series. Wallace has been the only full-time African American driver in NASCAR's three national series (Cup, Xfinity, and Truck) each yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Bowman
Alexander Michael Warren Bowman (born April 25, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#ZL1, Chevrolet ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet SS for HMS. He owns a Midget car racing, Dirt Midget and Sprint car racing team, Alex Bowman Racing. He is known for a record six consecutive front-row starts in the Daytona 500, from 2018 to 2023, winning the pole in 2018, 2021, and 2023. He is known by many nicknames, the most predominant being Bowman the Showman. Denny Hamlin called him "just a hack" after a late-race collision at 2021 Xfinity 500, Martinsville in 2021 took Hamlin out of contention for the win. Following a 2022 Pennzoil 400, 2022 race at Las Vegas, Kyle Busch said Bowman was "all luck, no skill" after Bowman won the race by taking 2 tires ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson Hocevar
Carson Hocevar (born January 28, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#ZL1, Chevrolet ZL1 for Spire Motorsports, part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 14 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet SS for SS-Green Light Racing with BRK Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado#Fourth-generation Silverado / fifth-generation Sierra (GMT T1XX; 2019), Chevrolet Silverado RST for Spire Motorsports. He is a former member of the Drivers Edge Development driver development system. Racing career Early career Hocevar began competing in Quarter Midget racing, quarter midgets at the age of 7, winning 79 feature races and 15 national championships. He started racing at Berlin Raceway in 2015 as a 12-year-old and won the track's Outlaw Late Model championship. He won his first Super Late Model race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chase Elliott
William Clyde "Chase" Elliott II (born November 28, 1995) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#ZL1, Chevrolet ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports, and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet SS for HMS. Elliott won the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series, 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship, becoming the first rookie and the youngest driver to win a national series championship in NASCAR history. Elliott began racing full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 2016, taking over the iconic No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, previously driven by Jeff Gordon. That same year, he earned the NASCAR Rookie of the Year#Cup Series, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year award. In 2020 NASCAR Cup Series, 2020, he won the Cup Series championship in Phoenix, Arizona, marking Hendri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noah Gragson
Noah Quinn Gragson (born July 15, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 4 Ford Mustang (seventh generation), Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Front Row Motorsports. Racing career Early career Gragson started racing Bandolero racing, Bandoleros at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring at the age of 13, eventually moving to compete in late models. Gragson also competed in the INEX Legends car racing series, winning the 2014 Young Lion Road Course championship. Regional series ARCA Menards Series West In 2015, Gragson joined Jefferson Pitts Racing in the ARCA Menards Series West, NASCAR K&N Pro Series West in the No. 7 with sponsorship from AlertID, his ride being overseen by co-owner Jerry Pitts. In his series debut at Kern County Raceway Park, he finished third after qualifying eighth. At Tucson Speedway, Gragson battled with teammate Gracin Raz to score his first career victory. Later in the season a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Byron (racing Driver)
William McComas Byron Jr. (born November 29, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports, part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet SS for HMS, and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 07 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Spire Motorsports. Byron won the 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Championship and the Rookie of the Year award in the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. The following season, he won both the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship and the 2017 Sunoco Rookie of the Year. He also won the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year award. He is the 2024 and 2025 Daytona 500 winner. Racing career Beginnings Byron became interested in racing when he was six years old after seeing a stock car race on television, later attending a race at Martinsville Speedway in 2006. He began racing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Larson
Kyle Miyata Larson (born July 31, 1992) is an American professional racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports, part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet SS for the same team and the No. 88 Chevrolet SS for JR Motorsports. He also competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 07 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Spire Motorsports, and part-time in the NTT IndyCar Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet for Arrow McLaren. Before and throughout his stock car racing career, Larson has been highly successful in dirt track racing, with wins in several prestigious events including the Kings Royal, Knoxville Nationals, and the Chili Bowl Nationals. He also won the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2015 with CGR. Larson was named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers in 2023. Racing career Early career Born on July 31, 1992, in Elk Grove, California, Kyle Miyata Larson a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 NASCAR Cup Series
The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series is the 77th season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 54th season for the modern-era NASCAR Cup Series, Cup Series. The season started with the 2025 Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 2 at Bowman Gray Stadium, followed by 2025 The Duel at Daytona, The Duel at Daytona on February 13, and the 67th running of the 2025 Daytona 500, Daytona 500 (the first points race of the season) on February 16, both at Daytona International Speedway. The season will end with the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway on November 2. The 2025 season is the first year under NASCAR's new TV deal that will last until 2031. NASCAR on Fox, Fox will broadcast 12 races (including the Clash, Daytona Duels, and All-Star Race), while NASCAR on NBC, NBC will broadcast 14 races. NASCAR on Prime Video, Amazon and NASCAR on TNT, TNT will broadcast five races each. In addition, the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Link's 500
The Jack Link's 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at the Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. The race is usually held in April or May. The 1997 event stands as the fastest NASCAR race to date ever run with an average speed of and was the first race at Talladega Superspeedway that was not interrupted by a caution period. The race was known as the second leg of the sport's Grand Slam races from 1970 until the result of Ferko lawsuit in 2004. Still considered to be the fifth “Crown Jewel” race, along with the Brickyard 400 and the three originals, the race has consistently been the second Crown Jewel event of the season, with the exceptions being 2014, when the Southern 500 was scheduled in April, and 2020, when the GEICO 500 was postponed until June, after the Coca-Cola 600. The GEICO 500, as the Winston 500, was also previously part of the Winston Million. Austin Cindric is the defending winner of the race, having won it in 2025. Notable races *1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
