The races every year at Talladega are always wild.
But even crazier than the race itself are the fans that show up every year to the superspeedway to catch some the action.
This past weekend, we saw Ross Chastain take home the victory at the Geico 500 in Alabama, after a late block from Kyle Larson sent Kurt Busch into the wall right at the end there, allowing Ross to take the checkered flag, followed by Austin Dillon, and Kyle Busch in the top three.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. also made a one-off FOX appearance in the booth and crushed it (he has a contract with NBC), and race fans were loving every minute of it. We have to figure out how to get him up there for every single race if you ask me.
Country music’s own Riley Green was even there to headline the Saturday night concert for race fans, so all in all, it sounds like a helluva weekend if you were able to attend in person. This track is still on my bucket list, so I hope I can get there in person one day.
And every Monday after the race at ‘Dega, their social media people take to Twitter to show off everything that got left behind in the infield that has a reputation for getting pretty damn insane during race events.
It’s become a sort of tradition, and most of the items they share will leave you with much to be desired in terms of wanting to know they story behind it.
I honestly wonder “how” and “why” when I see most of the items, but at the same time, it’s Talladega, so anything pretty much goes. And I’m sure there’s probably a lot more where all of this came from that wasn’t exactly family friendly for Twitter…
Here’s some of the stuff that got left behind this year:
👇 Taking center stage 👇
𝙇𝙚𝙛𝙩 𝘽𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙 at the #GEICO500#AgPro300 | #GeneralTire200 pic.twitter.com/LF7chjbnRq
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) April 25, 2022
Pull up a chair, crack open a beer and get ready to see some….stuff 🍺 pic.twitter.com/SfocJsA0Co
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) April 25, 2022
Or grab a cart, cause we have a basket full of surprises for you 🛒 pic.twitter.com/JrTJfwiTI5
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) April 25, 2022
Can we offer you an Easter basket full of eggs, in this trying time? 🥚 pic.twitter.com/uKxLDIRllv
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) April 25, 2022
Take a load off while we put these two couches on layaway 🛋 pic.twitter.com/GWh87Hd3Tc
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) April 25, 2022
Or you could lay two couches on top of each other and walk away ☯️ pic.twitter.com/RZmUeztOaq
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) April 25, 2022
The hot seat takes on a new meaning around here 🔥 pic.twitter.com/s8nYvDPMDl
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) April 25, 2022
Grab the propane and propane accessories, we’re having a cookout 🍖 pic.twitter.com/IwGqxBM1JH
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) April 25, 2022
And we can make it a pool party too 🎉 pic.twitter.com/uAH4Ktcqrd
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) April 25, 2022
Or we could party down #TalladegaBlvd 📿 pic.twitter.com/qQYQAxPmzL
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) April 25, 2022
But it looks like @RossChastain already beat us to it 🍉 pic.twitter.com/WWjTUVM9IV
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) April 25, 2022
So until the #YellaWood500, we’ll find a good tree to take a nap under 🛏 pic.twitter.com/GeIWlF6Ldw
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) April 25, 2022
And wish the office always had these views 📈 pic.twitter.com/57NUd0NrsG
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) April 25, 2022
Because we want to pay our respects to #TalladegaBlvd and thank y’all for another incredible weekend at TALLADEGA 👏 pic.twitter.com/pQbcRBSBiA
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) April 25, 2022
And in case you missed the race on Sunday, here’s the extended highlights from the Geico 500: