Records and facts

Brad Keselowski is the winningest active driver at Talladega with five career wins, including his first back in 2009.  Logano has three wins, while Ryan Blaney and Denny Hamlin have two each.

All-time, Dale Earnhardt had the most success at Talladega, winning 10 times.  The last of his 76 career wins came in the 2000 Winston 500 with his infamous charge from 18th in the final three laps.  Dale Earnhardt Jr. is tied for second all-time with former teammate Jeff Gordon.  Keselowski is next with five, while Bobby Allison, Buddy Baker and Darrell Waltrip all have four wins each.

Track Facts
Track / Race Length: 2.66-mile tri-oval, 188 laps (500.08 miles)
Banking: 33 degrees

Frontstretch: 4,300 feet, banked 18 degrees in tri-oval

Backstretch: 4,000 feet, banked minimal

Grandstand Seating: 78,000
Pit Road Speed: 55 mph
Pace Car Speed: 65 mph
Opened: 1969

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Say What?!

"Talladega is a lot more open of a track than Daytona with a lot more pushing and shoving. It’s a lot easier to get to someone’s bumper because handling isn’t as important there. You have to be able to push well but also receive a push well. It takes a fast car but one that can handle a push from someone else. For me, I don’t approach it much [differently] than I do Daytona. There are times you want to be conservative, so you can make sure you are there in the end, but you also need to know when it’s time to make aggressive moves. We have had some good runs going there but not the results in the end until recently. I know the No. 24 team will prepare a fast Liberty University Chevy, so if we are still in contention in the end this weekend, I think we have a good shot at the win." - William Byron

"That is a good question. I don’t know. I don’t know how to answer that. If you find out, let me know. Talladega, it seems like it is so hard to do everything right. It is really difficult and a challenge to navigate. As much as it can be helpful to have a bunch of great Ford teammates it is also tough when you get to the end to make your selfish decision. I think you have to be patient. You have more benefits by working with guys. I have learned more patience and that is something that is a focus of mine going into Talladega, more patience. It is easy to say, ‘Oh my gosh, two laps to go!’ then you realize that is a long way around. You are still better off sticking with your teammates and your guys and being patient to make the move to try to win the race for your team." - Matt DiBenedetto

"To me, superspeedway races and Talladega, just as much as Daytona is, are such a coin flip. There’s no way of really knowing the right place to be at the right time all the time. I feel like there are guys that seem to have a better feel for it than others and know when to be in certain positions and know when something doesn’t feel right. I’ve tried to learn that over the years. I haven’t done a great job of it, but it’s just about positioning yourself in the right place at the right time. Also, having patience and taking runs when you have the opportunity. I also think what makes the guys who are really good at those tracks great is that they know when to quit putting up a fight, when to not throw that big block, knowing they might have another opportunity on the back end rather than crashing. Showing patience in big moments at those tracks are really hard to do, but I think that’s a piece that the guys who win there do all the time." - Chase Elliott