TALLADEGA − It's never an if but a when, when it comes to the Big One happening at Talladega Superspeedway. On Sunday it came with five to go in the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 as Brad Keselowski got into the bumper of Austin Cindric,

Daytona's sister track opened for business in 1969, but business was too fast, so most drivers split the scene. It's how we met Richard Brickhouse.

Three of the top four starters are non-playoff drivers: Pole-sitter Michael McDowell, Todd Gilliland (starts third) and Kyle Busch (fourth). Other non-playoff drivers starting in the top 10: Austin Dillon (seventh), Harrison Burton (ninth) and Daniel Hemric (10th).

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. snapped a 65-race losing streak by winning in overtime at Talladega Superspeedway after a late crash collected more than half the field, including eight of the 12 championship cont

The race was red-flagged for nearly nine minutes of cleanup and eight of the 12 championship contenders were forced to exit the race.

Chase Elliott finished 29th at Talladega and holds the final transfer spot going into Sunday's elimination race at the Roval on NBC.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. snapped a 65-race NASCAR losing streak by winning in OT at Talladega after a late crash collected eight of 12 championship contenders.

A 27-car crash that involved eight of NASCAR's 12 title contenders. A chaotic cleanup that infuriated competitors. And a surprise winner.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. earned his first NASCAR Cup Series win of 2024 Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. Meanwhile, Penske Racing drivers struggled.