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Joey Logano’s car flips in air in absurd crash at Talladega

Joey Logano was involved in a terrifying crash in the first stage of the NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega on Sunday afternoon.

Fellow racer Denny Hamlin moved to the inside of Logano and he got hit by Rick Stenhouse Jr. The accidental contact from Stenhouse made Hamlin bump into Logano, and it sent the No. 22 car airborne.

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While Logano’s car flipped in the air, no other cars managed to hit him and he was able to turn back over and escape from his car unscathed.

“I got lucky I didn’t get hit while I was in the air,” Logano said afterward.

Logano talked about walking away from a crash of that degree.

“I guess I don’t know exactly what to think,” Logano added. “It is a product of this race. On one hand, I am so proud to drive a Cup car that is safe, and that I can go through a crash like that and get out and speak about it. On one hand, I am mad about being in the crash, and on the other, I am happy to be alive. On another hand, I am wondering when we are going to stop because this is dangerous doing what we are doing. I got a roll bar in my head. That is not okay. I am one hit away from the same situation Ryan Newman just went through. I just don’t feel like that is acceptable.”

Logano was speaking of the crash on the final lap of the 2020 Daytona 500 that hospitalized Newman for three days with a head injury. Newman’s car hit the outside wall head-on, and it flipped over after making an impact. His car was then hit on the driver’s side window by another car coming at full speed.

Brad Keselowski won at Talladega on Sunday.

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Keselowski led just one lap, the last one, in a race that featured 35 lead changes among 27 drivers.

“The whole race I had a couple opportunities to take the lead, but I just kept thinking, ‘Man, keep your car in one piece,'” Keselowski said.

Keselowski tied Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon with six wins each at Talladega.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

NASCAR president Steve Phelps says requiring COVID-19 vaccinations not under consideration

NASCAR is not considering mandating its competitors be vaccinated against COVID-19, and President Steve Phelps said Sunday that making it a requirement would be a “slippery slope.”

“It is important, in my opinion, that people get vaccinated,” Phelps said before the race at Talladega Superspeedway. “We will continue to monitor and change our policy as necessary in order to make sure that people are safe. We are certainly monitoring. I won’t get into the numbers specifically, but the number of people who are in this garage that have been vaccinated continues to steadily rise.”

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Bubba Wallace recently partnered with Novant Health to address the hesitancy some have about getting vaccinated; he and Denny Hamlin are among the very few NASCAR drivers who have publicized receiving their shots. Conversely, reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion and most popular driver Chase Elliott said the decision to be vaccinated is a personal choice he would not discuss publicly. Other drivers have taken a similar stance.

IndyCar is highly encouraging its participants receive the vaccine. IndyCar said at least 90% of the paddock had received at least its first shot ahead of last week’s season opener in Alabama, and seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson, Colton Herta and Sebastien Bourdais were among the drivers at Sunday’s race in St. Petersburg, Florida, who said they are fully vaccinated.

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Entrance into the Indianapolis 500 bubble next month will require either a completed vaccination schedule or a daily negative COVID-19 test.

NASCAR, with a fan base traditionally more conservative in its Southern strongholds, was one of the first sports to resume competition following the shutdown at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Although it completed its full season and never reported any widespread outbreaks, NASCAR has not done any COVID-19 testing.

But Phelps believes more drivers will soon be speaking up about receiving the jab.

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“As it relates to the driver core, I think you’ll probably see more and more, and we’ll ask the drivers frankly to try to promote the vaccination process,” Phelps said. “They have a voice. That voice carries a lot of weight.

“To the degree that we can help with folks who are uncertain about whether they want to get the vaccine, I think it would be critical to have those with the loudest voice within the sport talking about their vaccinations.”

7-year-old reels in fish as big as he is with rod he bought with his allowance

That fish is bigger than the kid that caught it.

It’s always impressive when an angler reels in a big fish. It’s even more impressive, however, when that angler is only 7-years-old and the fish weighs more than he does.

Autry Hogan, a 7-year-old Tennessee, reeled in an 83-pound catfish while fishing in Cumberland City with his brother, father and grandfather, Clarksville Now reports. While the fish isn’t a record, it reportedly weighed within two pounds of the state’s official record for catfish at 85 pounds.

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Hogan reportedly saved up his allowance to buy a new fishing rod for the trip. According to his father, this was the first fish he caught with his new rod.

The excited young angler hopes to one day break the record. Meanwhile, his father says that he eventually set his impressive catch back into the water.

This is just the latest instance of an angler releasing an impressive fish back into the water.

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As Fox News previously reported, a New York man may have caught a record-breaking fish. Unfortunately, due to current season regulations, he had to release the bass back into the water before it could be officially scored.

John Firstiun caught a giant largemouth bass while fishing with his son and some friends last weekend in Albany County. According to his initial measurements and the fish’s estimated weight, it could have been a record-breaker.

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Unfortunately, as it is currently catch and release season for bass in the Empire State, Firstiun was forced to release it back into the water. According to the outlet, the current record in New York for largemouth bass (freshwater) was set in 1986 for a fish that measured 25.5-inches long and weighed 11.4 pounds.

Intruders break into the same Denny’s twice in one night to make multiple meals for themselves

It’s never a good idea to back for seconds.

It’s not uncommon for people to break into restaurants and help themselves to some food. Usually, however, the trespassers grab some food and then leave, since they probably don’t want to get caught.

Two unidentified allegedly entered a Denny’s restaurant in Evansville, In., around 2 a.m. on Wednesday morning and then returned later in the morning.
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One duo in Indiana, however, apparently liked the eggs at Denny’s so much that they returned for seconds after stealing the initial meal.

Two unidentified entered a Denny’s restaurant in Evansville, In., around 2 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Ozarks First reports. According to the reports, the suspects did not appear to force their way into the building and it seems that a door may have been left open.

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The two men allegedly went into the restaurant’s kitchen and prepared some eggs for themselves. After eating the food, they then left the restaurant.

Just before 3 a.m., however, the same men reportedly returned to the restaurant and started preparing another batch of eggs.

According to a police report from the Evansville Police Department, a worker for Denny’s arrived on the scene and confronted the egg-eating suspects. The two men reportedly left the restaurant and the worker called the police.

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Authorities had not identified the suspects as of Friday, Ozarks First reports. If the two men are caught, they would reportedly be facing charges of theft and criminal trespassing.

This is not the first time someone has stolen from a restaurant to feed themselves.

Fox News previously reported that an unidentified man broke into a California restaurant’s outdoor crab tank and made off with hundreds of dollars worth of crab.

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The owner of Giovanni’s Fish Market spoke with Fox News, where he explained that this isn’t the first time an incident has occurred with the tank outside of the Morro Bay restaurant. According to him, the tank has been outside the building for about 35 years and is popular among tourists.

Due to the difficulty of trying to sell stolen seafood, the restaurant’s owner believed the man had stolen the crabs for a family dinner party.

Woman accidentally gets wronged coordinates inked for tattoo of special place: ‘Painful realization!’

A woman had a simple tattoo done to remember a favorite place, but got the coordinates wrong and instead pinpointed a random spot in the Pacific Ocean.

Bri Pritchett, 24, took a trip to downtown Sedona, Ariz., with her boyfriend and friends to celebrate being fully vaccinated against coronavirus last month. She decided to commemorate the fun holiday by getting the coordinates for Sedona tattooed on her shoulder.

Bri Pritchett decided to commemorate the fun trip by getting the coordinates for Sedona, Ariz. tattooed on her shoulder – though things didn’t exactly go according to plan.
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Pritchett handed the coordinates to the artist, but unfortunately had written down “North” instead of “South” for the first line of the location. The coordinates she had intended having tattooed were 34° 52′ 12″ N 111° 45′ 36″ W – placing her right in the middle of downtown Sedona. Instead, Pritchett wrote 34° 52′ 12″ S 111° 45′ 36″ W. The simple mistake means that she now has the wrong coordinates tattooed on her body, leading to a random spot nearly 3,000 miles away in the South Pacific Ocean.

Sensory analyst Pritchett said “I was SO close! The ‘S’ on the top one should’ve been an N! It’s an easy fix if I want to go that route, but I might just keep it because it’s just as funny this way.”

Pritchett handed the coordinates to the artist, but unfortunately had written down “North” instead of “South” for the first line of the location.
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“I’d been wanting to get a tattoo for a while, and I remembered seeing this rude shaped rock whilst on our holiday to Sedona and thinking it was the funniest thing in the world,” she explained. “The area was also the first place that I ever fell in love with the desert, so it was very special to me in other ways as well.”

“I dropped a pin in Google Maps, did a quick – and clearly inaccurate – conversion to format the coordinates the way I wanted them, and the rest is history!” she recalled. “It wasn’t until a week later when I was learning about the growing regions of hops and I saw a diagram showing where latitudes are on a map that I realized I got it wrong! It was a painful realization!”

Pritchett had previously visited Sedona whilst studying at the nearby Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. She used to escape to the desert to hike when feeling anxious over her studies, but has since moved to St. Louis after graduating.

The woman was thrilled with the result and posted a photo on Twitter, only for her sister to ring her with the news that the coordinates were wrong.
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Pritchett returned to the special area to celebrate being fully vaccinated with her friends and decided to get her first ever tattoo in dedication to the trip on April 11. She was thrilled with the result and posted a photo on Twitter, only for her sister to ring her with the news that the coordinates were wrong.

“I couldn’t believe it at first but I do find it hilarious now – only took a little over a week for me to find out it was wrong!” Pritchett said. “I may or may not have had a 25 oz. seltzer before I got the tattoo, so my biggest advice would be don’t get a tattoo whilst you’re drunk!

“I’d also advise having your most meticulous friend check it for you first! My sister texted me after she saw and said she noticed it was wrong immediately, so from now on, I will be going to her before making any big decisions!”

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Illinois man puts dad’s ashes into ball, bowls perfect game

John Hinkle Sr. never bowled a perfect game while he was alive.

His son changed that last week when he scored a perfect 300 using a bowling ball with John Hinkle Sr.’s ashes inside.

“I had tears in my eyes trying to throw the last two balls of that game,” John Jr., 38, of Peoria, Illinois, told Fox News.

“It was hard for me to hold it together because I was so close to doing what I set out to do and all my emotions were really hitting me, trying to throw the ball,” he said. “That last ball I threw, I had no idea where it went. I just threw it and it struck.”

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The son posted a video on Facebook showing the moment he threw the 12th frame.

“I can’t express what tonight means to me,” he captioned the video, in part. “I just bowled a 300 with my ball I put my Dad’s ashes in. He never had a perfect game until NOW.”

In the clip, he throws the ball, records a strike and steps away in tears as onlookers cheer.

“I got down to the ground and I cried,” John told Fox of the moment. “And my brother was right there to pick me up, and we hugged it out and he cried, I cried. I was an emotional wreck.”

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“I’ve been bowling for 34 years now and this is obviously the best moment ever,” he added.

John’s dad (right), introduced John (left) to bowling when John was about 4 years old. Though he bowled a lot, he never threw a perfect game while he was alive.
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Their parents introduced John and his twin brother Joe to bowling when they were about 4 years old. Almost every weekend, the family went to the bowling alley — John even has memories of falling asleep there while he and his brother waited for their parents’ matches to finish.

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John Sr. died in 2016. A few years later, John Jr. decided he wanted to try to put some of his dad’s ashes into the thumb hole of one of his bowling balls. At the time, the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) decided to require thumb holes to be filled for people who bowl with two hands — which John does.

“I knew I was going to have to get some of my bowling balls filled,” John recalled. “So I said it’d be a perfect time to do that.”

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He asked around, but no one was willing to help him — until December last year. One of his friends opened her own pro shop and agreed to give it a try. John says she got the ashes sealed into the ball perfectly on her first attempt.

Though the ball was finished in December, John waited until last Monday to use it.

John Hinkle, Jr. filled the thumb hole of this bowling ball with his dad’s ashes.
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“I don’t like to try new stuff during league or tournaments, so I really haven’t had time to throw it,” he said. “And then Monday, the 12th, when I threw it, we had already won the league, so it was our last week of bowling and no one could catch us, so I was like, [it’s] the perfect time to try this ball out.”

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Now that he’s given his dad the chance to bowl a perfect game, John plans to use the ball for a few more matches during an upcoming tournament of champions before retiring it to his trophy room.

“I think I’m going to use it for that tournament,” John said. “Because that’s the last tournament me and my dad bowled in together, and we finished fourth place out of like 84 teams. So I’m going to use it for this tournament and see how it does.”

HOW TO WIN $25,000 ON CLINT BOWYER’S STAGE 2 CONTEST

The traveling NASCAR roadshow heads to Talladega this week for the Geico 500.

You can keep camping right along with the best drivers in the world with FOX’s Super 6 Stage 2 contest.

After Alex Bowman’s win last weekend at Richmond, the focus goes from short tracks back to superspeedways. Denny Hamlin continues to dominate the stages, winning two of them last week to up his season-leading stage total to five. That’s why Hamlin leads the NASCAR Cup standings – even without a race win.

The Sunday race is a great time to get involved in FOX Super 6’s Stage 2 contest. If you can get the right answer to all six questions regarding Stage 2 of Sunday’s race, you can win $25,000 of Clint Bowyer’s money and a brand-new RV 6 from Camping World. Best of all, it’s free! Just download the Super 6 app, and make your picks now.

Here’s a look at the questions for Sunday’s race:

Which driver will have the best finishing position at the end of Stage 2?

The choices: Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Alex Bowman, Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski or Joey Logano

It is tough to overstate how dominant Hamlin has been in stages to this point. His two stage wins last week on the short track at Richmond helped him extend his lead. He has two wins and nine top-5s in 30 starts at Talladega, so he has some strong success. He won the second race there last year, so that success is recent as well.

Which of these drivers will have the most laps led by the end of Stage 2?

The choices: Alex Bowman, Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano or tie/no laps lead

Hamlin is again the popular pick in this spot, but keep an eye on Logano here. Of these drivers, Logano is second in laps led this season behind Hamlin, who has led a ridiculous 694 laps. Logano also has three wins at Talladega in just 24 starts, with eight top-5s.

How many cautions will there be by the end of Stage 2?

The choices: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7-plus

October’s race at the superspeedway had a whopping 13 cautions. While the spring race tends to be a lower caution event — the previous two Geico 500s also went with under 10 yellows – a higher pick could be a good choice.

How many lead changes will there be by the end of Stage 2?

The choices: 0-10, 11-20, 21-27, 28-34, 35-41, 42-plus

The 2020 Geico 500 had 57 lead changes for the entire race. The fall race also went into the 50s. In other words, leaders are not lasting long on this track, which is why the racing tends to be outstanding.

Which manufacturer will have the most cars in the top 10 of Stage 2?

The choices: Toyota, Chevy, Ford, tie

Fords have traditionally raced well at Talladega, winning 10 of the past 13 races. Hamlin’s win in October was the first for Toyota since Hamlin’s win in 2014. When you consider the history, Ford is a pretty good pick here.

Which team will have the most drivers in the top five of Stage 2?

The choices: Hendrick Motorsports, Team Penske, Joe Gibbs Racing, Stewart-Haas Racing, Richard Childress Racing

Again, Hamlin and Martin Truex have Joe Gibbs racing sitting 1-2 at the moment, and that’s a pretty powerful punch. However, Penske could be a major factor here in breaking into the top five.

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7-year-old boy with dreams of becoming a Royal Airforce Pilot takes first flying lesson

Uncertain future for airline pilots

Although, airlines have put in place multiple safety protocols passenger volume is still down by 70%. Those in the airline business are hopeful that a vaccine may help but even then they think normalcy may be far away.

A seven-year-old boy who dreams of becoming a Royal Airforce Pilot took his first flying lesson and even flew the plane for a few seconds.

Pint-sized Jacob Newson said it was one the “best experiences” in his life when he took to the skies for the very first time after dad Andrew, 53, surprised him with the lesson. The little lad even took over the controls of the Piper PA-28 Cherokee and soared 3,000 feet into the air during the flight last Friday.

Pint-sized Jacob Newson, who dreams of becoming a RAF pilot, took his first flying lesson. (SWNS).

Before the pandemic struck, the RAF-obsessed boy was due to retrace the escape route of New Zealand’s most famous World War II pilot Alan Deere in Dunkirk for charity. Remarkably, he flew out of White Waltham Airfield, near Maidenhead, where Air Commodore Alan Deere first trained when he arrived in Britain.

The promising pilot, who was dressed in his favorite RAF flying suit, said he was scared at first but as soon as he landed he wanted to go back in the air.

Newson even took over the controls of the Piper PA-28 Cherokee and soared 3,000 feet into the air during the flight last Friday. (SWNS)

“At first I was feeling a bit scared, but when the engine was about to start up I said I was going to be brave,” Jacob said, adding: “I wanted to loopty loop. But dad didn’t want to, but I felt very comfortable flying … It was one of the best experiences of my life.”

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His dad, Andrew, said he was “incredibly proud” of his boy after he flew for the first time, adding that he wished his late wife, Andrea, could have seen their brave son take flight, noting the emotional experience. Andrea tragically passed away at 49 just days after Christmas last year, following a short battle with breast cancer.

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“It was quite emotional because the plan was always for Andrea to chaperon Jacob on any flights he was offered,” Andrew said, of the bittersweet experience.

“As soon as we were done we were having a drink and Jacob already wanted to get back in the air,” Andrew said.

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Andrew said he had been apprehensive about getting Jacob into a plane too early, but said he made the right decision to surprise him with the lesson as Jacob was beaming with excitement before and after the flight.

“I think it was the most exciting thing to happen to his in life,” Andrew said.

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Oscars 2021: Inside the $205,000 swag bags that nominees will receive

The Academy Awards may be different this year, but nominees can still look forward to getting their loaded swag bags.

One of the biggest and most well-known bags is from marketing firm Distinctive Assets. The company gives its “Everyone Wins” bags to the 25 people who were nominated for best actor, best actress, best supporting actor, best supporting actress and director.

This year’s bag is estimated to be worth $205,000, according to Forbes.

That includes 24-karat gold-finished vape cartridges from Hollowtips, an emergency hammer to free dogs left inside hot cars from PETA, two games — A Game of Cat & Mouth and Poetry for Neanderthals — from Exploding Kittens, a brain-sensing headband to wear while sleeping from Muse, the anti-racist children’s book “Change-Maker Village,” and, of course, an NFT (non-fungile token), from Adventure Media and Tallard Capital.

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Distinctive Assets’ “Everyone Wins” swag bags are estimated to be worth $205,000.
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Nominees will also be given a three-night stay at the 152-year-old Pater Noster Lighthouse in Sweden, a four-night stay for two at Golden Door spa, 10 personal training sessions with trainer Alexis Seletzky and a consultation with cosmetic surgeon and liposuction specialist Dr. Thomas Su.

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Unlike previous years, this year’s bag has fewer vacations and focuses more on health and well-being, Forbes reported.

Some of those items include C60 Purple Power antioxidants and a lifetime app subscription to The Happiness Planner guided journals.

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“While the end result may look at first glance like the same cornucopia of fabulous gifts we always assemble, this year’s contents are particularly special,” Lash Fary, Distinctive Assets’ founder, said in a statement provided to Fox News. “The companies we are featuring embrace diversity, inclusion, health and philanthropy and are giving back to their communities and the world at large in significant ways.”

The 93rd Academy Awards will be different this year, but nominees will still be receiving tons of swag.
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According to a press release, the swag bags — which were cultivated and produced independently from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences — will be delivered to the nominees via Postmates.

Stars including Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman, Viola Davis, Frances McDormand, Carey Mulligan, Sacha Baron Cohen, Glenn Close, Amanda Seyfried, Daniel Kaluuya and Leslie Odom Jr., will be among the celebrities receiving Distinctive Assets’ bags.

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However, Distinctive Assets isn’t the only company giving Oscar nominees swag.

The GBK Brand Bar is offering nominees $60,000 gift bags filled with luxury vacations, beauty treatments and jewelry, according to Page Six.

Meanwhile, both the DPA Pre Oscars Lounge event and ECOLUXE Lounge are also offering celebrities gifts that include items from lifestyle brands, luxury handbags, health and wellness products and trips to resorts, according to NBC New York.

Fox Nation riding with Corey LaJoie in NASCAR Talladega Cup Series race

Corey LaJoie is bringing the Fox Nation to Alabama.

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The Spire Motorsports NASCAR Cup Series driver will be behind the wheel of the Fox Nation-sponsored Chevrolet Camaro for the Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, April 25.

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“It looks sweet,” LaJoie said of the red, white and blue livery.

LaJoie has already driven a digital version of it during the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational that was held Wednesday on a virtual version of Talladega and said he appreciates the effort Fox Nation is putting into the partnership.

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“A lot of people just put their name on the car and they don’t do anything to activate it and they don’t see a whole lot of traction from it, but it seems like there’s a lot of cool things we’re doing on social media and the Pro Invitational, stuff like that has really pumped this thing up pretty good,” LaJoie said.

LaJoie likes his chances for a strong performance at Talladega, too. All four of his top 10 Cup Series finishes have come on superspeedways, including a seventh-place showing at Talladega in 2019.

“Talladega is certainly one, with a small team, we certainly circle because, you know, you can get up in the draft and there’s obviously a couple of wrecks that you try to dodge and be there at the end. So it gives smaller teams a chance to get up there and compete for a win,” he said.

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The Geico 500 is being held without practice or qualifying, due to ongoing COVID-19 protocols, and LaJoie has been assigned the 26th starting spot for the race.

Points leader Denny Hamlin is the odds-on favorite to pick up his first win of the season on Sunday, and followed by Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott, according to Fox Bet.

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Viewers can tune in Sunday, April 25 at 2:00 p.m. ET on Fox to catch the Geico 500. Those with a participating TV provider can also watch the race online and on smart devices using the FOX Sports app.

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