The NASCAR Cup Series entered Talladega Superspeedway expecting a wild second race in the Round of 12 and it certainly lived up to the hype. [autotag]Ryan Blaney[/autotag] won the event after a push from William Byron on the final lap. Also, Kevin Harvick almost had a “walk-off” victory in his final full-time season after being eliminated from the playoffs.
Several playoff drivers didn’t have good days, including Ross Chastain who wrecked at the end of Stage 1. Brad Keselowski also wrecked in the Final Stage after winning Stage 2. Finally, Kyle Busch was involved in an incident at the conclusion of Stage 1 and seems to be in a must-win situation for next weekend’s race.
Following the Cup Series race at Talladega, here are a couple of studs and duds from the overall field.