One of the rarest things in NASCAR is building a lead of more than 45 seconds at Talladega Superspeedway. How did RFK Racing achieve that feat in Stage 1? Read here at @JSrigleyDotCom -> josephsrigley.com/2026/10/26…

Brad Smith ran a 60.38-second lap, which was 39th fastest in practice during the ARCA Menards Series practice at Talladega in April. The leaders in the NASCAR Cup Series race were running similar speeds during today's race.

The @VKNGMotorsports crew member enjoying about 6 Free Birds under caution.

It's over. We can't fix the damage.

TIL @ryanellisracing is on google maps and walking his dog.

Thinking about Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s unused Ducks Unlimited paint scheme.

Denny Hamlin was the first car one lap down when Cody Ware spun, but according to the NASCAR rule book, Hamlin was ineligible for the free pass during the NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix. Read here at @JSrigleyDotCom josephsrigley.com/2026/10/20…

On Sunday, I saw Austin Dillon walk down pit road to talk to Ty Gibbs after the race. By the time Dillon got there, Gibbs had already left his car. When Dillon didn't see Gibbs at his car, he did a 180 back up pit road. The contact between the No. 54 and No. 3 happened with 41 laps to go. After the checkered flag, Dillon said on the radio that the contact affected his car.

Carson Brown had a busy weekend with Brown winning the Winchester 400 and scoring a top 5 in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Charlotte. Read here at @JSrigleyDotCom -> josephsrigley.com/2026/10/12…

Justin Allgaier felt like he had a car that he could race anywhere on the racetrack, but was frustrated with getting clean air on the nose, yet that is when he would have the least amount of front grip.

Corey Day wins

Sam Mayer pits

Brent Crews in the wall. Caution!

Caution for Ryan Ellis. Spin in turns 1 and 2.

Kyle Sieg's car is smoking, and he pits.

Truck arm being replaced on the No. 1 car.