Dale Earnhardt Jr. is third in the standings with 119 points; 10 points behind leader Jimmie Johnson.
Fresh off a top-10 finish in last Sunday’s ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards race at Salem Speedway, Bluffton, SC's Gus Dean and his Win-Tron Racing team trek to Talladega Superspeedway eyeing a win in Friday afternoon’s General Tire 200.
Sheldon Creed (No. 28 United Rentals Toyota) finished third in Sunday's ARCA Racing Series Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 at Salem Speedway in Indiana.
Zane Smith (No. 41 LaPaz Margarita Mix/Icon Vehicle Dynamics Toyota) finished second in Sunday's ARCA Racing Series Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 at Salem Speedway in Indiana.
Riley Herbst (No. 18 NOS/ORCA Coolers/Advance Auto Parts Toyota) finished sixth in Sunday's ARCA Racing Series Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 at Salem Speedway in Indiana.
In four NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) starts at Talladega, Ryan Reed has never started lower than 11th and has led a total of 37 laps.
Natalie Decker (No. 25 N29 Capital Partners/Yamaha Power Products Toyota) finished 17th in Sunday's ARCA Racing Series Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 at Salem Speedway in Indiana.
Ty Majeski is making his first Talladega Superspeedway start. It will be the second of 12 races for Majeski in the No. 60 Ford Mustang for 2018.
Chase Purdy (No. 8 Bama Buggies Toyota) finished fifth in Sunday's ARCA Racing Series Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 at Salem Speedway in Indiana.
Bret Holmes (No. 23 Holmes II Excavation/Southern States Bank Chevrolet) finished 13th in Sunday's ARCA Racing Series Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 at Salem Speedway in Indiana.
The last time Michael Annett (No. 5 Pilot Flying J Chevrolet) raced at Talladega, he earned his best-career finish at the superspeedway in NXS competition with a seventh-place result.
Gus Dean (No. 32 GREE Cooling Products/Baker Distributing Chevrolet) finished seventh in Sunday's ARCA Racing Series Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 at Salem Speedway in Indiana.