[autotag]Ricky Stenhouse Jr.[/autotag] hasn’t competed upfront much throughout the 2024 NASCAR season, but he took full advantage of the opportunity on Sunday afternoon. With help from William Byron, Stenhouse was able to surge ahead of Brad Keselowski to win at Talladega Superspeedway. The victory is tied for the seventh-closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history.
Following the event, Stenhouse climbed out of his car and showed major excitement after his first win since the 2023 Daytona 500. The JTG Daugherty Racing driver discussed his big win at Talladega.
“It felt really good,” Stenhouse said. “We had our Chevy teammates behind us, and I was hoping [Kyle Larson] wasn’t going to push [Brad Keselowski] that hard. I knew [William Byron] was probably going to try and get to the line there. But, man, this team has put a lot of hard work in. Obviously, we haven’t won since the [Daytona 500] in ’23.”
RICKY STENHOUSE JR. WINS AT TALLADEGA!
0.006 SECONDS! #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/uRXYhyA1eU
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) October 6, 2024
“It’s been an up-and-down season. It was a lot of hard work this season just trying to find a little bit of speed, but we knew that this track is one of ours to come get. So for all of our Southern Mississippi people, appreciate you all coming. This means a lot, winning here.”
Stenhouse is the ninth driver to end a 40-plus race winless streak during the 2024 Cup Series season, and it came at a great time. The driver of the No. 47 car won NASCAR’s final superspeedway race of the year, which is always his best opportunity. Stenhouse can now celebrate as a winner in 2024, as he has won in two straight Cup Series seasons.
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