Tuesday, October 17, 2017

2017 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup - Alabama 500

Ah, Talladega Superspeedway, the Alabama 500 race of the 2017 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup stirs the Round of 8 into intense levels and when spectators witnessed "the big one" out on the oval, all that trackside-induced chaos is what made NASCAR great again. Sorry. Anyway, let's sum what's going on in this chaotic Talladega race and see who made it in the playoffs.


In Lap 26, the #33 car and the #1 got damaged in a middle of a messy collision. In Lap 49, a restart is triggered and at the end of the restart, Brad Keselowski nabbed his Stage One win of the race. In Lap 67, the right rear of the #48 sustained damage. In Lap 110, Ryan Blaney obtained his Stage Two win. In Lap 155, the big one occurred as two cars triggered a catastrophic pileup no one saw it coming.

After a chaotic Talladega battle, Brad Keselowski wins the race and secured his top spot in the playoffs.

The playoffs continue in Kansas for the Hollywood Casino 400 on the 22nd.

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