Dave Blaney: Sunday’s Feel-Good Story at Talladega Ends in Major Disappointment

Talladega, as we all know, is the biggest wild card track on the Sprint Cup Series. It is the one track where everyone expects the unexpected. First time winners are common, with surprising and unlikely names always seem to make their way into the final top 10 finishers. All of those things came true again on Sunday. The unexpected came in the form of an eight-man drag race to the finish line that produced a finish that tied for the closest in series history, at .002 seconds. There was also that unexpected and unheralded driver in the final top 10. Posting his second straight restrictor plate top-10 finish was Front Row Motorsports driver David Gilliland. His second top-10 of the year already ties his personal best for top-10s in a season. ...

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