Entry list for Sprint Cup’s Alabama 500 at Talladega

Forty-two cars are entered into the Sprint Cup Series’ Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

Two cars will not make the field.

Ryan Reed, who competes in the Xfinity Series, will attempt to make his Cup debut in the No. 99 for Roush Fenway Racing.Jeffrey Earnhardt will drive the No. 83 for BK Racing in his first attempt to start at Talladega.

While on the entry list, Josh Wise‘s team has withdrawn from the race.

Brad Keselowski won the May race at the 2.66-mile track. His Team Penske teammate Joey Logano is the defending winner of the fall race.

Keselowski is the only repeat winner (three wins) in the last 11 Talladega races.

Click here for the full entry list.

Justin Allgaier, Darrell Wallace Jr. in multicar wreck in Xfinity race

The eighth caution of the Kansas Lottery 300 could have big implications in the Xfinity Chase. A six-car accident on Lap 165 involved Chase drivers Justin Allgaierand Darrell Wallace Jr.

Brandon Jones appeared to make contact with Allgaier entering Turn 1. Allgaier’s No. 7  shot up the track and collected a few cars, including former Chase driverRyan Sieg and Cole Custer.

Ryan Reed, another Chase driver, was scored as being involved, though he did not receive any serious damage.

Wallace was shown wincing as he got out of his No. 6 Ford in the garage.

“Pretty hard hit, just unfortunate,” Wallace told NBCSN. “We were making some good calls and leading some laps and trying to run our own race. People want some wild race in the next three. Here you go. Took out some Chase drivers.”

The Chase received another twist with 24 laps to go when Brendan Gaughan got loose from side drafting with Ross Chastain and went careening through the infield grass.

The Kansas Lottery 300 is the first race in the second round of the Xfinity Chase. The series will be off the next two weeks before resuming at Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. 5.

Elliott Sadler remains Xfinity point leader after Richmond

Elliott Sadler continues to sit atop the Xfinity Series point standings following a fourth-place finish Friday night at Richmond.

Sadler extended his lead to 58 points over Daniel Suarez. The top 40 drivers did not change positions in points following the Virginia 529 College Savings 250.

With an 11th-place finish, Ryan Reed became the 10th driver to lock himself into the Chase. Two spots remain in the 12-driver playoff field.

Ty Dillon leads NASCAR Xfinity practice at Richmond

Ty Dillon posted the fastest lap in Friday’s lone Xfinity practice session at Richmond International Raceway with a lap of 122.144 mph.

The top seven on the speed chart are full-time Xfinity Series drivers.

Dillon was followed by Daniel Suarez (121.212 mph), Blake Koch (121.190), JJ Yeley (120.984), Ryan Reed (120.805), Brandon Jones (120.741) and Jeremy Clements (120.719). Brad Keselowski, who was eighth, was the first full-time Cup driver on the speed chart at 120.697 mph.

Jeb Burton had the best 10 consecutive lap average at 118.043 mph. He was followed by Justin Marks (117.805 mph) and Erik Jones (117.107).

Austin Theriault had the only significant contact with the wall, hitting it with less than 20 minutes left in the 1-hour, 55-minute session.

Xfinity qualifying is scheduled to begin at 4:15 p.m. ET with the race set to take the green flag at 7:44 p.m. ET. Both can be seen on NBCSN.

NASCAR America: Ryan Reed excited to drive car with Bobby Allison’s paint scheme

Ryan Reed unveiled the throwback paint scheme he’ll have for the Labor Day weekend Xfinity race at Darlington Raceway. The car is similar to the No. 16 Matador NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison drove in 1975. Reed was joined by Allison and motorsports artist Sam Bass. & @sambassartist

Watch Live: NASCAR America 6-7 pm ET — Hornish wins at Iowa, Reed’s retro look

Today’s episode of NASCAR America airs from 6 – 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Mike Massaro hosts with Dale Jarrett from our Stamford, Connecticut studio, while Steve Letarte and Kyle Petty will be at NBC Sports Charlotte.

On today’s show:

* We’ll recap the racing action this past weekend at Iowa Speedway, including a phone interview with Xfinity winner Sam Hornish Jr.

* Dustin Long gives the latest on the attack upon NASCAR driver Mike Wallace over the weekend.

* We’ll have the revealing of Ryan Reed’s Darlington Speedway throwback paint scheme.

* A recap of Kurt Busch’s visit to the Formula One race in Azerbaijan with the Haas F1 Team.

* Prior to LeBron James’ epic Game 7 on the hardwood, fellow Ohio native Sam Hornish Jr., celebrated in victory lane at Iowa Speedway. We have him LIVE on NASCAR America to discuss his emotion-filled victory and what it was like climbing into a car for the first time in over six months.

* As the Camping World Truck Series crosses the halfway point in its regular season, William Byron has taken the top spot on the Chase Grid from two-time series champion, Matt Crafton. Coming off a K&N Pro Series East title last season, Byron is continuing to emerge as one of NASCAR’s brightest young stars.

If you’re not near a TV, you can watch online or on the NBC Sports app via at the NASCAR stream on NBC Sports.

If you plan to stream the show on your laptop or portable device, be sure to have your username and password from your cable/satellite/telco provider handy so your subscription can be verified.

Once you enter that information, you’ll have access to the stream.

Click here at 6 p.m. ET to watch live via the stream.

Social Roundup: Xfinity drivers invade Philadelphia to promote Pocono

Believe it or not, the Xfinity Series has never raced at the “Tricky Triangle” of Pocono Raceway.
This year, the series debuts at the Pennsylvania track on June 4. To help promote the race, NASCAR sent four drivers – Darrell Wallace Jr., Ryan Reed, Brennan Poole, Brandon Jones and Ty Dillon – to Philadelphia for a day to promote the Pocono 250.

The day included Ty Dillon doing a burnout in the streets of Philadelphia and ended with Wallace throwing out the first pitch of a Philadelphia Phillies baseball game.

Here’s a look at how the day unfolded in the City of Brotherly Love.

Matt Tifft takes pole, JGR grabs 3 of top 5 spots for today’s Xfinity race at Talladega

Joe Gibbs Racing once again dominated NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying Saturday morning at Talladega Superspeedway.

But instead of the likes of Daniel Suarez, Erik Jones or Kyle Busch atop the speed chart, it was Matt Tifft (181.168 mph) who took the pole for this afternoon’s Sparks Energy 300.

It was Tifft’s first pole in his six-race Xfinity Series career.

But have no fear, JGR fans, your other favorites (with the exception of Busch, who is sitting this race out) all performed well: Suarez (180.846 mph) qualified second, while Jones (180.366) was fourth.

In-between were Austin Dillon (180.506), who qualified third, and younger brother Ty Dillon (180.217), who will start today’s race from the fifth position.

Sixth through 10th qualifiers were Brendan Gaughan (179.763), Ryan Reed (179.061), Joey Logano (178.817), Elliott Sadler (178.660) and JJ Yeley (178.394).

Three drivers failed to qualify: Josh Reaume, Derrike Cope and Mike Harmon.

Here’s the results of qualifying. The race will start this afternoon at 3 pm ET.

Darrell Wallace Jr. tops first Xfinity Series practice at Talladega

Roush Fenway Racing swept the top two spots in the Xfinity Series’ first practice for Saturday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway.

Darrell Wallace Jr. led the session with an average speed of 192.413 mph. He was followed by teammate Ryan Reed at 192.355 mph.

Filling out the top five were Ty Dillon (191.827), Matt Tifft (191.670) and Austin Dillon (190.061).

There were no accidents during the session. The second Xfinity Series practice is set for 1:30 p.m. ET.

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