NASCAR Statement Regarding Talladega Finish

"NASCAR has worked to review an extensive amount of material from Sunday's NASCAR race in Talladega including video, team radio transmissions and downloadable data. Based on that review, the race results are considered official as we prepare for the upcoming 2015 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Eliminator Round starting Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. Post-race inspection is currently being conducted. The five cars at the NASCAR Research & Development Center for post-race inspection are the #22 (winner), #88 (runner-up), #18 (final car qualifying for the Eliminator Round), #31(first car not qualifying for the Eliminator Round) and the #98 (random). Additionally, aside from today's post-race inspection, NASCAR has completed review of any other potential penalties from the track this past weekend [Stewart-Haas cars], and there will be no further actions."(NASCAR)

JGR drivers react to Talladega finish

Recap: Wild finish claims several Contenders

Dale Jr's Thoughts on Final Restart

Walk us through the final restart and your take on it:

Earnhardt, Jr. "I couldn't believe he (Joey Logano) gave me the bottom. I was like 'man this is a gift.' I was going to win the race for sure, but that caution came out. I'm fine with the new rule. Everybody is going to debate that we were thinking before the race that they made a good change on the green-white-checkered to go to one and I still feel that way. Per the rules we run second. I can live with that. The #22 (Joey Logano) did a great job. He had a hell of a round winning all three races. If he wins the championship he can look back on this round here as the one that set him up."
"I'm proud of what we did today. We did everything we needed to do, just fell about the width of the splitter. You know how I hate that splitter, so, another reason (laughs)."

Should NASCAR have let you run longer under that green-white-checkered before throwing the caution?

Earnhardt, Jr. "Another 100 yards I would have been in the lead, but NASCAR makes the calls. They are the governing body and I have 100 percent faith in the choices that they make. I'm not going to be too upset about it. I did everything I could. I'm proud of myself. I'm proud of my team. My guys did a good job on pit road. We had a little issue, but if this group sticks together we are going to do great things next year. I believe in all of them. I'm proud of what we did. We can sit here and pout about this day, but we didn't do good enough in the first two races of this round. If we had done better in those first two races of this round we would not be worried about losing by a splitter. We didn't do a good job in those first two races. We've got to try to win another race before the year is out, have some fun. Martinsville is coming up. I'm excited about that. We've got a great team. This is my first year with Greg and we are just going to get better. He is just going to get better. We've got a lot to look forward to. It's disappointing, but I'm proud of the car. We really worked hard and we did a hell of a job today." (Chevy Racing)

Truex Jr. to rear of field after rule confusion

Martin Truex Jr.'s time during the first round of single-car qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday was disallowed after he dipped below the double-yellow line during his lap. His lap of 191.762 mph would have been good for 21st in the starting lineup but instead he will start from the back of the field in 43rd for Sunday's CampingWorld.com 500 at Talladega. "The double-yellow line deal, I just didn't know anything about it. So, Cole (Pearn, crew chief) said, 'Sorry, guess I should have told you the change.' Just one of those memos that I didn't get, so a little confused there." NASCAR ruled in July prior to the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway that drivers' qualifying times at superspeedways would be disallowed if they passed below the double-yellow line. However, Daytona's qualifying rainout meant the rule premiered this weekend at Talladega, the next restrictor-plate race on the Sprint Cup schedule. Because of the disqualification, the #78 team will have the last choice for pit stall selection. Nonetheless, the mistake isn't detrimental to the #78 team, who had strategized they would ride in the back from the start. "We kinda planned to ride in the back for the first part anyways, so it makes it a lot easier to get back there," Pearn said in the garage. (NASCAR)

Allgaier to back of field after pit road incident

The front of Justin Allgaier's car was damaged in a bizarre incident Saturday during qualifying with the driver who will take his ride next season. Clint Bowyer, who will replace Allgaier at HScott Motorsports next year, backed into Allgaier's car on pit road before going on to the track to make his qualifying attempt at Talladega Superspeedway. "I can honestly say I've never experienced anything like that," Allgaier said. Said Bowyer: "I felt terrible. You've got to leave pretty aggressively. As soon as I let the clutch out, it was going the wrong direction. That's the craziest thing I've seen or have had happen in my life. It was in reverse." Allgaier will start at the rear of the field after his crew makes repairs. Allgaier, though, wasn't as worried about where he'll start. Allgaier said some duct work was damaged. "We're having to fit back up the actual aluminum structure that connects the radiator to the front grille, and, obviously, that's a pretty crucial point. I'm not sure it will be 100 percent, but I think it we can probably get it 95 percent back to where it was before. It definitely isn"t ideal by any means". (NBC Sports)

Hollywood Casino 400 Race Weekend Schedule

Friday, October 16
1:00 PM, NSCS Hollywood Casino 400 Practice, NBCSN
2:30 PM, NXS Kansas Lottery 300 Practice, NBCSN
4:30 PM, NXS Kansas Lottery 300 Final Practice, NBCSN
6:00 PM, NSCS Hollywood Casino 400 Qualifying, NBCSN

Saturday, October 17
11:30 AM, NSCS Hollywood Casino 400 Practice, CNBC
12:30 PM, NXS Kansas Lottery 300 Qualifying, NBCSN
2:30 PM, NSCS Hollywood Casino 400 Final Practice, NBCSN
4:00 PM, NXS Kansas Lottery 300 Race, NBCSN

Sunday, October 18
2:00 PM, NSCS Hollywood Casino 400 Race, NBC

2016 NASCAR Cup Series Rules Package Announced

2015 Bank of America 500 Weekend Schedule

Thursday, October 8
1:30 PM, NSCS Bank of America 500 practice, NBCSN
3:00 PM, NXS Drive for the Cure 300 Practice, NBCSN
5:30 PM, NXS Drive for the Cure 300 Final Practice, NBCSN
7:00 PM, NSCS Bank of America 500 Qualifying, NBCSN

Friday, October 9
3:30 PM, NSCS Bank of America 500 Practice, NBCSN
4:30 PM, NXS Drive for the Cure 300 Qualifying, NBCSN
6:30 PM, NSCS Bank of America 500 Final Practice, NBCSN
8:00 PM, NXS Drive for the Cure 300 Race, NBCSN

Saturday, October 10
7:00 PM, NSCS Bank of America 500 Race, NBC

Coming to Bristol Motor Speedway in Spring 2016: Colossus

The Last Great Colosseum will soon be the home of the world's largest outdoor, permanent, center-hung digital display, officials announced Wednesday. The display, named Colossus, will plunge fans into the color, roar and rumble of events through four high-resolution screens and a thunderous sound system, making the Bristol experience more immersive than ever before.

"Combine all the energy and excitement of Bristol with the ultimate home theater system, and you've got Colossus," said Jerry Caldwell, executive vice president and general manager of Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS). "The size, resolution, and sound of this display will draw our guests into every bit of action on the track and in the infield."

Each of Colossus' four custom-built screens is approximately 30 feet tall by 63 feet wide. In total, the system hosts nearly 54 million LEDs and 18 million pixels. At 6mm pitch, the pixels are grouped tighter than the large-scale outdoor displays in Times Square. The result: a glimmering visual experience capable of offering 281 trillion different color combinations, and one that’s 23 times brighter and 25 percent sharper than the typical home HD TV.

The display will hang from a halo-shaped truss and features an additional circular LED display beneath the screens which measures nearly six feet in height. Between the screens and the LED ring, that’s more than 8,500 square feet of high-resolution, active viewing area.

Colossus also boasts a state-of-the-art, 540,000-watt audio system powering 380 3-way loudspeakers and 48 stadium subwoofers, enough to make any rock star squirm with envy. By contrast, the current system hosts 2,400 watts of power, with only 10 2-way loudspeakers and 8 subwoofers.

The scale and quality of the project draws on the technology solutions expertise of partners such as Panasonic, a company known for creating large displays in numerous iconic sports venues across the U.S., including other Speedway Motorsports, Inc., (SMI) tracks like Charlotte and Texas Motor Speedways.(BMS)

AAA 400 at Dover Race Weekend Schedule

Friday, October 2
11:00 AM, NSCS Dover AAA 400 Practice, NBCSN
1:30 PM, NXS Dover Hisense 200 Final Practice, NBCSN
3:30 PM, NSCS Dover AAA 400 Qualifying, NBCSN
5:00 PM, NKNPE Drive Sober 125, MRN

Saturday, October 3
11:00 AM, NSCS Dover AAA 400 Practice, CNBC
12:30 PM, NXS Dover Hisense 200 Qualifying, NBCSN
2:00 PM, NSCS Dover AAA 400 Final Practice, NBCSN
3:30 PM, NXS Dover Hisense 200 Race, NBCSN
7:00 PM, NCWTS Las Vegas Rhino Linings 350 Qualifying, FS2
10:00 PM, NCWTS Las Vegas Rhino Linings 350 Race, FS1

Sunday, October 4
2:30 PM, NSCS Dover AAA 400 Race, NBCSN