As the NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday, two drivers in the field are searching for redemption at the 2.66 mile racetrack.
Both Brennan Poole and Matt DiBenedetto have a axe to grind with Talladega, as both drivers suffered their closest losses in NASCAR on the Alabama high banks, a fate that has met many drivers over the years.
For Poole, the current driver of the No. 44 car for Alpha Prime Racing, the story of Talladega heartbreak goes back to the Xfinity Series race at the track in the spring of 2016.
In an overtime restart, Poole was inside the top five and battling for the win with the likes of Joey Logano, Elliott Sadler and Justin Allgaier.
Running fifth at the white flag, Poole mounted a charge on the race’s final lap, and barely nudged ahead of Sadler at the start-finish line as Logano’s car went into the outside wall.