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23-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
NASCAR: Austin Cindric, Ford win at Talladega on a last-lap pass as Logano, Preece DQ'ed
TALLADEGA, Ala. — The final laps of the Jack Links 500 turned into an all-out Ford-vs.-Chevy battle, and when the checkered flag flew, Ford's Austin Cindric and Ryan Preece held off Chevy's Kyle Larson and William Byron in a photo finish. Cindric, who snapped a 30-race winless streak, won by about a yard — or 0.022 seconds on the clock — just holding off Preece as the pack approached lapped traffic. "That bright yellow car looks great up front. I'm thankful for everyone's support," Cindric said after the race. "Having a photo finish at Talladega, to be able to do it, get in the playoffs in front of this amazing crowd on a beautiful day in Alabama." UPDATE: The cars of Preece and Joey Logano were both disqualified after post-race inspections. Logano had finished fifth. The cars will now be scored in 38th and 39th place, respectively. There's an unspoken subtext to every Talladega race: The Big One. The massive, high-banked superspeedway provides perfect conditions for enormous, field-swallowing wrecks. They're the kind of wrecks that both horrify and entice viewers, even if nobody really wants to admit it. This time around, while there were 67 lead changes and 23 leaders over the course of the race, the Big One didn't happen, setting up a final sprint to the finish. There were only four cautions the entire race, two of which were for stage endings, a remarkably "clean" Talladega outing. For the first two stages, the only wrecks were relatively minor errors of judgment and execution. On lap 43, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch and Ryan Blaney got tangled up during an attempted move onto pit road: Trouble coming to pit road for Brad Keselowski, Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch! 👀 — FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) April 27, 2025 Nine laps later, Christopher Bell hit the wall hard following a push from Denny Hamlin: A BIG hit for Christopher Bell. He's dropped the window net and let his team know he's okay. — FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) April 27, 2025 "Denny didn't do anything wrong," Bell said after getting out of the car. "You have to push, you have to push to be successful. It's a product of the cars we race with this rules package.' The opening stages were as routine as Talladega gets; although the field ran as much as four-wide, the mistakes were few. Larson ended up winning the first stage, and Bubba Wallace the second. Aside from the early collisions that took out some of the race favorites, the only fireworks came from Joey Logano's microphone. Incensed that Cindric, his teammate, didn't push him to a stage win, he lit up his radio: "Way to go Austin, way to go, you dumb [expletive]! Way to [expletive]ing go,' Logano bellowed. 'What a stupid [expletive]. You just gave it to him. Gave a Toyota a stage win. Nice job. Way to go. What a [expletive]." "That was all I could do not to wreck Joey,' Cindric protested, perhaps thinking of the Hamlin push that sent Bell into the wall. 'I was obviously trying to stay there, I was trying not to wreck everybody." Logano, Ty Gibbs and Chase Briscoe were among the lap leaders; Anthony Alfredo, driving for Beard Motorsports, even managed a few laps at the front of the pack. As the laps wound down, a Chevy brigade of Byron, Larson and Alex Bowman challenged Ford's Cindric for the lead. Cindric held the low line while Byron led the high line. Preece, a fellow Ford driver, slid high alongside Cindric for the final few laps, setting up the furious finish. The Chevy contingent opted not to make a move into a third lane to catch Cindric and Preece, in part because of the lapped traffic right in front of the pack. That left Cindric and Preece free to duel one another for the victory, and Cindric came out on top. "I don't think there was anything I could have done on the final lap," Larson said. "I needed something else to kind of happen, maybe them blocking each other or something." Byron still leads the season standings with 388 points; Larson moved past Denny Hamlin into second place. Cindric moved into 15th place, up seven spots, thanks to his victory. After the race, Preece's car was found to fail Rule 14.5.8.F, having three shims instead of the required two, while Logano's car violated Rules 14.5.8.E and 14.1.P as it was missing a spoiler bolt. Team Penske indicated it will not appeal the disqualifications. 'The No. 22 Team Penske Ford Mustang was disqualified following post-race inspection at Talladega today. One of the 18 bolts on the surface of the spoiler that connect to the base was found to be loose, and NASCAR penalized the team as a result. This was not intentional and happened throughout the course of the race event. Team Penske accepts the disqualification.'
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Cindric wins photo finish at Talladega
An elated Austin Cindric was all smiles during a media center interview after winning Sunday's thrilling Jack Links 500 on the fast 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway. Cindric drove his No. 2 Menards Team Penske Ford Mustang across the finish line a few feet ahead of fellow Ford driver Ryan Preece to capture his first Talladega victory and third NASCAR Cup Series win. Cindric started seventh in the tension-filled race and ran toward the front of the pack most of the race before taking the lead. Advertisement Cindric held off late race challenges from Kyle Larson, and William Byron before Preece passed Byron and moved into second place beside Cindric. The two Ford drivers battled side by side, inches apart at more than 195 mph during the final laps with Cindric edging out Preece by about a fender length at the checkered flag. Ironically, Cindric's car ran out of fuel trying to do a victory lap around the massive, 2.66-mile Speedway. He had to be pushed into Talladega Victory Lane where a huge confetti shower initiated a huge Team Penske victory celebration with his exuberant pit crew. Cindric commented about his thrilling Talladega, 'I don't see more of a team win than (our win) here today! A win like this only helps the whole team move forward. Talladega is a race that can change your whole season! I think one of the keys to winning the race was when the No. 60 (Preece) got clear and into second and having the two Hendrick cars (Larson and Byron) as pushers. 'I felt pretty confident at the end it was between us (Cindric and Preece). Awesome win for the whole team,' Cindric said. Advertisement After post-race inspections, Preece and Logano were disqualified, so the finishing order was adjusted to Cindric, Kyle Larson, William Byron, Noah Gragson and Chase Elliott for the top five. The NASCAR Cup Series teams head to Texas Speedway next weekend.
Daily Mail
28-04-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
Watch NASCAR driver's terrifying 190mph run-in with a flying bird at Talladega
Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama is famous for being one of the fastest tracks in all of NASCAR. So sadly, that means any wildlife that interacts with those cars will likely turn into mist. That was the case at this Sunday's Jack Links 500 at one of the most popular tracks on the NASCAR Cup Series circuit. It was early in the race when, on lap 18, Josh Berry was driving his Wood Brothers Racing No. 21 Ford machine. As Berry was cruising along at a speed between 180-190mph on the front straight of the track, he drove straight into a flying bird. On the driver cam for the race, the bird doesn't even materialize in front of the car. No dark streak indicating life is seen. Instead, Berry's camera just suddenly has the splatter of a dead animal on his right side windshield. Josh Berry just hit a bird going like 184mph at Talladega. — Colin Dunlap (@colin_dunlap) April 27, 2025 No damage was sustained to the car (the same can't be said for the bird) and Berry rolled into pit lane under the first caution for cleaning of his window. While a rare sight, it was not one that was foreign to Berry's pit crew. 'I've certainly witnessed it before, and they can cause some damage,' Berry's crew chief Miles Stanley told media following the race. 'They can wreak havoc and even shred some windshield tear-offs and things like that.' He added: 'A lot of times when we come here for like first practice or qualifying and stuff, we'll see birds flying out around the racetrack. So, it's not a huge surprise that we ended up getting one on the windshield.' After starting in eighth position, Berry ended up finishing 21st in the race.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
NASCAR: Austin Cindric, Ford win at Talladega on a last-lap pass as Logano, Preece DQ'ed
TALLADEGA, Ala. — The final laps of the Jack Links 500 turned into an all-out Ford-vs.-Chevy battle, and when the checkered flag flew, Ford's Austin Cindric and Ryan Preece held off Chevy's Kyle Larson and William Byron in a photo finish. Cindric, who snapped a 30-race winless streak, won by about a yard — or 0.022 seconds on the clock — just holding off Preece as the pack approached lapped traffic. "That bright yellow car looks great up front. I'm thankful for everyone's support," Cindric said after the race. "Having a photo finish at Talladega, to be able to do it, get in the playoffs in front of this amazing crowd on a beautiful day in Alabama." Advertisement UPDATE: The cars of Preece and Joey Logano were both disqualified after post-race inspections. Logano had finished fifth. The cars will now be scored in 38th and 39th place, respectively. There's an unspoken subtext to every Talladega race: The Big One. The massive, high-banked superspeedway provides perfect conditions for enormous, field-swallowing wrecks. They're the kind of wrecks that both horrify and entice viewers, even if nobody really wants to admit it. This time around, while there were 67 lead changes and 23 leaders over the course of the race, the Big One didn't happen, setting up a final sprint to the finish. There were only four cautions the entire race, two of which were for stage endings, a remarkably "clean" Talladega outing. For the first two stages, the only wrecks were relatively minor errors of judgment and execution. On lap 43, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch and Ryan Blaney got tangled up during an attempted move onto pit road: Nine laps later, Christopher Bell hit the wall hard following a push from Denny Hamlin: "Denny didn't do anything wrong," Bell said after getting out of the car. "You have to push, you have to push to be successful. It's a product of the cars we race with this rules package.' Advertisement The opening stages were as routine as Talladega gets; although the field ran as much as four-wide, the mistakes were few. Larson ended up winning the first stage, and Bubba Wallace the second. Aside from the early collisions that took out some of the race favorites, the only fireworks came from Joey Logano's microphone. Incensed that Cindric, his teammate, didn't push him to a stage win, he lit up his radio: "Way to go Austin, way to go, you dumb [expletive]! Way to [expletive]ing go,' Logano bellowed. 'What a stupid [expletive]. You just gave it to him. Gave a Toyota a stage win. Nice job. Way to go. What a [expletive]." The field comes to the green flag at Talladega. () (Logan Riely via Getty Images) "That was all I could do not to wreck Joey,' Cindric protested, perhaps thinking of the Hamlin push that sent Bell into the wall. 'I was obviously trying to stay there, I was trying not to wreck everybody." Advertisement Logano, Ty Gibbs and Chase Briscoe were among the lap leaders; Anthony Alfredo, driving for Beard Motorsports, even managed a few laps at the front of the pack. As the laps wound down, a Chevy brigade of Byron, Larson and Alex Bowman challenged Ford's Cindric for the lead. Cindric held the low line while Byron led the high line. Preece, a fellow Ford driver, slid high alongside Cindric for the final few laps, setting up the furious finish. The Chevy contingent opted not to make a move into a third lane to catch Cindric and Preece, in part because of the lapped traffic right in front of the pack. That left Cindric and Preece free to duel one another for the victory, and Cindric came out on top. Advertisement "I don't think there was anything I could have done on the final lap," Larson said. "I needed something else to kind of happen, maybe them blocking each other or something." Byron still leads the season standings with 388 points; Larson moved past Denny Hamlin into second place. Cindric moved into 15th place, up seven spots, thanks to his victory. After the race, Preece's car was found to fail Rule 14.5.8.F, having three shims instead of the required two, while Logano's car violated Rules 14.5.8.E and 14.1.P as it was missing a spoiler bolt. Team Penske indicated it will not appeal the disqualifications. 'The No. 22 Team Penske Ford Mustang was disqualified following post-race inspection at Talladega today. One of the 18 bolts on the surface of the spoiler that connect to the base was found to be loose, and NASCAR penalized the team as a result. This was not intentional and happened throughout the course of the race event. Team Penske accepts the disqualification.'
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
NASCAR: Austin Cindric, Ford win at Talladega on a last-lap pass
TALLADEGA, Ala. — The final laps of the Jack Links 500 turned into an all-out Ford vs. Chevy battle, and when the checkered flag flew, Ford's Austin Cindric and Ryan Preece held off Chevy's Kyle Larson and William Byron in a photo finish. Cindric won by about a yard, just holding off Preece. There's an unspoken subtext to every Talladega race: The Big One. The massive, high-banked superspeedway provides perfect conditions for enormous, field-swallowing wrecks. They're the kind of wrecks that both horrify and entice viewers, even if nobody really wants to admit it. Advertisement For the first two stages, the only wrecks were relatively minor errors of judgment and execution. On lap 43, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch and Ryan Blaney got tangled up during an attempted move onto pit road: Nine laps later, Christopher Bell hit the wall hard following a push from Denny Hamlin: "Denny didn't do anything wrong," Bell said after getting out of the car. "You have to push, you have to push to be successful. It's a product of the cars we race with this rules package.' The opening stages were as routine as Talladega gets; although the field ran as much as four-wide, the mistakes were few. Kyle Larson ended up winning the first stage, and Bubba Wallace the second. Advertisement Aside from the early collisions that took out some of the race favorites, the only fireworks came from Joey Logano's microphone. Incensed that teammate Austin Cindric didn't push him to a stage win, he lit up his radio: "Way to go Austin, way to go, you dumb [censored]! Way to [censored]ing go,' Logano bellowed. 'What a stupid [censored]. You just gave it to him. Gave a Toyota a stage win. Nice job. Way to go. What a [censored]." The field comes to the green flag at Talladega. () (Logan Riely via Getty Images) "That was all I could do not to wreck Joey,' Cindric protested, perhaps thinking of the Hamlin push that sent Bell into the wall. 'I was obviously trying to stay there, I was trying not to wreck everybody." Advertisement Logano, Ty Gibbs and Chase Briscoe were among the lap leaders; Anthony Alfredo, driving for Beard Motorsports, even managed a few laps at the front of the pack. As the laps wound down, a Chevy brigade of Byron, Larson and Alex Bowman challenged Ford's Cindric for the lead. Cindric held the low line while Byron led the high line. Ryan Preece, a fellow Ford drive, slid high alongside Cindric for the final few laps, setting up the furious finish.
