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Welcome to the Geico 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, AL (Talladega) for 188 laps/500.08 miles on Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 3 pm ET on Fox.
Track Specs:
( from Talladega Superspeedway webpage)
There are four NASCAR Cup Series Garages in the Talladega Garage Experience. Each structure has 11 bays each, for a total of 44 bays. The NASCAR Xfinity & Craftsman Truck Series garage at Talladega Superspeedway is the old Cup Series garage. The ARCA Menards Series Paddock is an 18,000-square-foot paved lot located behind the Talladega Garage Experience.
The scoring tower located in the track’s infield is 148’ tall and displays the positions of all of the cars on the track. The first 10 positions during a race are always displayed on the tower, with positions 11-40 rotating on the bottom two spaces. There are 7,440 light bulbs used for the scoring position displays. The power it takes to run the scoring pylon throughout a race day also could power about five 3-bedroom homes for the same period of time.
Other notes: This track has favored Chevys and Hendricks drivers over the past 40 years. It is hard to walk up those bankings (I tried it several times as a kid on a tour) and it is still exciting even in a van going 65 mph or more and close to the walls. The museum in the past has evolved over the years. The Davey Allison Park is about 10-15 minutes or so away in Talladega.
default picks: https://www.disboards.com/threads/nascar-default-picks-2024-season.3939391/#post-65311970
Daytona 500 thread: https://www.disboards.com/threads/nascar-picks-daytona-500.3939388/#post-65325052
Atlanta: https://www.disboards.com/threads/nascar-picks-ambetter-health-400-atlanta.3940494
Las Vegas: https://www.disboards.com/threads/nascar-picks-pennzoil-400-las-vegas.3940934/
Phoenix: https://www.disboards.com/threads/nascar-picks-shriners-children’s-500-at-phoenix.3941395/#post-65364935
Bristol: https://www.disboards.com/threads/nascar-picks-food-city-500-bristol.3941854/
COTA (Austin): https://www.disboards.com/threads/nascar-picks-echopark-automotive-grand-prix-cota.3942372/
Richmond (Toyota Owners 400): https://www.disboards.com/threads/nascar-picks-toyota-owners-400-richmond.3942803/
Martinsville: https://www.disboards.com/threads/nascar-picks-cook-out-400-at-martinsville.3943260/#post-65425309
Texas: (Ft. Forth) https://www.disboards.com/threads/nascar-picks-autotrader-echopark-automotive-400-texas.3943777/
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NC Beast's Picks:
1. #11 Denny Hamlin
2. #22 Joey Logano
3. #6 Brad Kes.
4. #9 Chase Elliot
5. #8 Kyle Busch
spare: #84 Jimmie Johnson(or when he is not available: #12 Blaney)
My Picks:
1.#19 Martin Truex, Jr
2. #24 William Bryon
3.# 5 Kyle Larson
4. #20 Christopher Bell
5. #48 Alex Bowman
spare: #2 Austin Cindric
Track Specs:
( from Talladega Superspeedway webpage)
| TRACK SIZE | 2.66 mile tri-oval course |
| TRACK WIDTH | 48-feet wide, with an apron that is an additional 12 feet in width |
| TURNS 1-2 | 33° banking |
| TURNS 3-4 | 33° banking |
| TRI-OVAL | 16.5° banking |
| FRONTSTRETCH LENGTH | 4,300 feet |
| ALABAMA GANG SUPERSTRETCH (BACKSTRETCH) LENGTH | 4,000 feet |
PIT ROAD
Pit Road length: 1,730 feet from the entrance to exit 44 stalls: 30 feet by 64 feet. The area behind the wall of each pit stall: 30 feet by 21 feet.
GARAGESThere are four NASCAR Cup Series Garages in the Talladega Garage Experience. Each structure has 11 bays each, for a total of 44 bays. The NASCAR Xfinity & Craftsman Truck Series garage at Talladega Superspeedway is the old Cup Series garage. The ARCA Menards Series Paddock is an 18,000-square-foot paved lot located behind the Talladega Garage Experience.
The scoring tower located in the track’s infield is 148’ tall and displays the positions of all of the cars on the track. The first 10 positions during a race are always displayed on the tower, with positions 11-40 rotating on the bottom two spaces. There are 7,440 light bulbs used for the scoring position displays. The power it takes to run the scoring pylon throughout a race day also could power about five 3-bedroom homes for the same period of time.
Other notes: This track has favored Chevys and Hendricks drivers over the past 40 years. It is hard to walk up those bankings (I tried it several times as a kid on a tour) and it is still exciting even in a van going 65 mph or more and close to the walls. The museum in the past has evolved over the years. The Davey Allison Park is about 10-15 minutes or so away in Talladega.
default picks: https://www.disboards.com/threads/nascar-default-picks-2024-season.3939391/#post-65311970
Daytona 500 thread: https://www.disboards.com/threads/nascar-picks-daytona-500.3939388/#post-65325052
Atlanta: https://www.disboards.com/threads/nascar-picks-ambetter-health-400-atlanta.3940494
Las Vegas: https://www.disboards.com/threads/nascar-picks-pennzoil-400-las-vegas.3940934/
Phoenix: https://www.disboards.com/threads/nascar-picks-shriners-children’s-500-at-phoenix.3941395/#post-65364935
Bristol: https://www.disboards.com/threads/nascar-picks-food-city-500-bristol.3941854/
COTA (Austin): https://www.disboards.com/threads/nascar-picks-echopark-automotive-grand-prix-cota.3942372/
Richmond (Toyota Owners 400): https://www.disboards.com/threads/nascar-picks-toyota-owners-400-richmond.3942803/
Martinsville: https://www.disboards.com/threads/nascar-picks-cook-out-400-at-martinsville.3943260/#post-65425309
Texas: (Ft. Forth) https://www.disboards.com/threads/nascar-picks-autotrader-echopark-automotive-400-texas.3943777/
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NC Beast's Picks:
1. #11 Denny Hamlin
2. #22 Joey Logano
3. #6 Brad Kes.
4. #9 Chase Elliot
5. #8 Kyle Busch
spare: #84 Jimmie Johnson(or when he is not available: #12 Blaney)
My Picks:
1.#19 Martin Truex, Jr
2. #24 William Bryon
3.# 5 Kyle Larson
4. #20 Christopher Bell
5. #48 Alex Bowman
spare: #2 Austin Cindric
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