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1 Jan 1993: Team owner Junior Johnson, left, holds up the winners trophy with driver Bill Elliott after winning the race in Darlington, South Carolina. Mandatory Credit: Bill Hall/ALLSPORT

Milestone Moment: Bill Elliott’s Lap Record Changed NASCAR

By Keith Waltz The Winston 500 on May 3, 1987, at Alabama’s Talladega Superspeedway was a turning point in the balance between speed and safety in NASCAR racing. With Bill Elliott winning the pole at more than 212 mph, the sport avoided a major catastrophe on lap 22 when something cut the right-rear tire on Bobby Allison’s Buick exiting the tri-oval portion of the 2.66-mile track and the car flew into the catch fence. The impact ripped out nearly 100 feet of the fence, but the steel support cables did their job and kept Allison’s car out of the grandstand. “I looked…

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Talladega Preview: High Speeds, Avoid the ‘Big One’

Moving from one of its shortest and slowest tracks to the longest track and easily one of its fastest, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway for Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 after a wild weekend of racing at three-quarter mile Richmond International Raceway. Talladega, long synonymous for crazy finishes, major and sometimes frightening wrecks and controversy in a variety of forms, is one of only a couple places on the Sprint Cup Series tour where just about anyone can win. Thanks to the horsepower-choking restrictor plates that keep drivers bunched in one or more tight packs from the drop of…

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I’m Just Sayin’: Kudos to Busch For Being Good Teammate

By Jared Turner After getting knocked out of the way by teammate Carl Edwards on the last lap of Sunday’s Toyota Owners 400, Kyle Busch had every reason to be miffed and even downright mad. But if Busch was ticked at his teammate, he did a really good job of hiding it. Asked about the last-lap contact, the reigning Sprint Cup Series champion all but avoided the question, instead praising his team and the speed in his No. 18 Toyota. It was classy move for a driver who as recently as a few weeks ago threw an all-out temper tantrum and even…

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NASCAR Pole Position Talladega Edition

NASCAR Pole Position Talladega edition is now available. Please head to Walmart, or other area retailers that offer free magazines, to pick up your free copy. You can find a list of preferred retailers distributing NASCAR Pole Position here. Magazines were shipped to area Walmarts that feature Tire & Lube Express departments. Be sure to tell them NASCAR Pole Position sent you! And remember the magazine is free for all race fans! If you are not in the race market, you can get a subscription to NASCAR Pole Position here right now. WANT A FREE WEEKLY NASCAR MAGAZINE? ROAR! is a digitally-delivered, weekly magazine that reviews the week…

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