2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Talladega Preview
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The Xfinity Series holds their third Dash-4-Cash race this Saturday as it heads to the high banks of Talladega Superspeedway for the Ag Pro 300. Coverage begins at 4PM EST on FOX.
Last year’s race was filled with chaos as two cars went upside down, The Big One struck late in the going, and Jeb Burton came through with the win for Jordan Anderson Racing.
Best Bets for Xfinity
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Best Bets for Xfinity |
Austin Hill +400
Austin Hill enters this weekend as the favorite to win, and it comes as no surprise to many. Six of his eight career Xfinity wins have come from a superspeedway style of racing at Daytona and Talladega. However, he hasn’t won at Talladega yet. His best finish was 14th in the Fall of 2022. He’s started on pole the last two races at Talladega, and will be looking for his first career win at the track this Saturday.
AJ Allmendinger +1000
In his most recent Xfinity start at Talladega, AJ Allmendinger won the race. He’s recorded four Top 10 finishes in his six starts at the 2.66 mile superspeedway. It’s been a bit of a lack luster season for Allmendinger, with one Top 5 and four Top 10s in the first eight races of the season. In his last full time season in 2022, Allmendinger had recorded one win, five Top 5’s, and eight Top 10’s. Talladega is the perfect place for AJ to turn his season around.
Sheldon Creed +1200
Sheldon Creed came so close last year to winning his first Xfinity race at Talladega. He enters this race weekend one year later, still in search for that first career win. He finished 2nd at Daytona and 4th in Atlanta earlier in the year. As long as Creed can avoid The Big One, he’ll be in a position to snag a win at the end.
Parker Kligerman +1600
One driver who’s also still looking for his first Xfinity win is Parker Kligerman. He’s finished 6th and 3rd since moving to Big Machine Racing in 2023. Kligerman also has two Truck wins at Talladega in 2012 and 2017. After an abysmal 25th place finish last week at Texas, Kligerman will be looking to turn the table around this weekend with a win.
Parker Retzlaff +2500
He’s only 21, but Parker Retzlaff is quickly becoming one of the more underrated Superspeedway racers in the Xfinity Series. He’s finished inside the Top 10 in every Daytona race he’s started, and finished 7th in his only Talladega start last year. He’s earned two Top 5’s to start the year at Daytona and Atlanta, which races similar to ‘Dega. He’s the sleeper pick to keep an eye on.
Ryan Sieg +3000
Two one thousandths of a second was the difference between a career altering moment and heartbreak for Ryan Sieg. He almost won last week at Texas, and heads into Talladega with $100,000 on the line, as he’s qualified for the Xfinity Dash-4-Cash. Sieg has finished 11th or better in five of his last six starts at Talladega, managing to stay in the hunt til the very end. Sieg will look for his first career win in his 343rd Xfinity start this weekend.