After winning this race the past two years, Todd Bodine is hoping for a three-peat during Saturday's Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega Superspeedway (3:30 p.m. ET, SPEED). No driver has had more success at this track than Bodine, who owns two wins, three top-five and three top-10 finishes at the 2.66 mile oval.
The Truck series leaves behind one of the tightest and lowest-banked tracks in Martinsville and heads into one of the smoothest and highest-banked tracks at Talladega. With Ron Hornaday sitting comfortably in first with what appears to be a lock on the championship, drivers vying for top-10 finishes in the points standings will have to rely on experience and a little bit of luck to secure their spots at this year's banquet.
Although Matt Crafton and Mike Skinner appear to be sitting comfortably in second and third place (Skinner has more than 100 points over his closest competitor), Todd Bodine owns the fourth spot over Brian Scott by just 10 points. The next three drivers are all within 53 points of Bodine.
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Points leader Ron Hornaday has never led a lap at Talladega, nor has we won a race here but he does have one top-five and three top-10 finishes. |
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This weekend's race marks the first time a father and daughter will compete against each other in a NASCAR national series event. Mike Wallace competes against his daughter, Chrissy, who made her first start at Talladega in the ARCA Series last year. |
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Austin Dillon, grandson of Richard Childress, will make his first career start at Talladega. He will also be the first Richard Childress Racing driver to start at Talladega in the Truck Series. |
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Seconds—the amount of time Todd Bodine took the checkered flag in front of Ron Hornaday in last year's race at Talladega. Neither of Bodine's two races in Alabama has been won by more than 0.07 seconds. |
| 2.66 |
Length, in miles, of this weekend's oval layout at Talladega and the longest of any track in the series. Last week's race in Martinsville marked the shortest of any track at .526 miles. |
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Todd Bodine is defending his title this weekend and working toward a three-peat. No other driver in the field has visited Talladega's Victory Lane. |
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Career laps led at Talladega by Todd Bodine and the most of any driver in this weekend's field. Johnny Benson is second with 32 for his career. |
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Amount of points Toyota has as the leader in manufacturer's standings. A finish ahead of Chevrolet earns them the title this week. |
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Amount of money Todd Bodine has earned racing in the Truck Series at Talladega with each completed mile throughout his career. He leads the field in earnings with $186,100. |
| 3,375 |
Points held by series leader Ron Hornaday headed into this weekend. That is 224 more points than Matt Crafton, who is holding down second place and 326 more points than Mike Skinner in third place. |
