Talladega is a 2.66-mile tri-oval superspeedway, with 33-degree banking and a propensity for sending cars home with a lot of damage. It’s also got a reputation for ‘surprise’ winners, although the usual suspects win there more often than not.
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Wins and Average Driver Finishes at Talladega
The average finish for the last five races run (both spring and fall). Note that only drivers running at least 5 races are eligible and only drivers with an average finish of less than 20 earn a spot on the graph. The left graph compares the career average finish (in blue) with the last five races (in red)
But Who Wins?
Good finishes are important, but what we really want are wins! (Oh, and finishing the race)
Lead Changes
SPRING
FALL
Accidents and Spins
SPRING
FALL
Margins of Victory
SPRING
FALL
Talladega Cautions
SPRING
FALL
Lead Lap Finishes at Talladega
You can often see long-term changes in things like how many drivers finish the race on the lead lap.
SPRING
FALL
Green-Flag Passing
SPRING
FALL
Driver Career Finishes by Race
The graphs showing driver career finishes at Richmond are also coded by owner. Hatching indicates that the team no longer exists. Note that 2021-03 means the third race in the 2021 season. You can look up more about each race at racing-reference.info.
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Ryan BLANEY
Kyle BUSCH
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