Fred’s 250 presented by Coca-Cola Tag

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The dreams of a championship for two drivers in the first ever NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase came to an end at Talladega Superspeedway. The Fred’s 250 presented by Coca-Cola was the first elimination race in the history of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. John Hunter Nemechek entered the final race in the Round of Eight just 15-points behind the Chase cutoff. Nemechek was 16th in the first practice, and fifth fastest in the final practice. In qualifying, he was able to putRead More
By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer At only 18-years old, Austin Cindric has already had a very diverse and successful career in auto racing. This weekend, Cindric will add to the variety of tracks he has competed on when he attempts to qualify his No. 2 Pirtek Ford F-150 for Brad Keselowski Racing in the Fred’s 250 powered by Coca-Cola at Talladega Superspeedway. Cindric has competed in rally cars in both the Red Bull Global Rallycross Lites, where he has four wins and finished second in points in 2015, and theRead More
By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series visited Talladega Superspeedway, Timothy Peters took home the victory in a race that debuted rules similar to the current Overtime rules. The race ended under caution with Brandon Jones finishing second. Johnny Sauter, Parker Kligerman, and Timothy Peters are the only former winners in the field this weekend. Saturday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway is the first-ever Chase Elimination race for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Truck Series Chase After the first two Truck Series ChasesRead More
TALLADEGA, Ala. – Timothy Peters finished Saturday’s fred’s 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway exactly where he started—at the front of the pack—despite an extraordinary ebb and flow between the opening green flag and the checkers. Peters was out front when NASCAR called the sixth caution of the race on the first lap of the only attempt at a green-white-checkered-flag finish, after contact between the trucks of John Wes Townley and Spencer Gallagher sent both crashing hard into the outside wall. The victory was Peters’ firstRead More