Sammy Smith Sweeps Talladega | Martinsville Picks
Sammy Smith wins at Talladega by 0.084 seconds, a day after winning the Truck race there, and Jesse Love leaves with a 19-point Chase lead.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·Oct 30, 2026
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Talladega Superspeedway coverage — the biggest and fastest track on the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series schedule. Pack racing, photo finishes, and the controlled chaos that only Talladega can deliver.
Sammy Smith wins at Talladega by 0.084 seconds, a day after winning the Truck race there, and Jesse Love leaves with a 19-point Chase lead.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·Oct 30, 2026
Sammy Smith wins Talladega by 0.091 seconds for his first Truck Series win, and Kaden Honeycutt leaves with a 43-point Chase lead over Layne Riggs.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·Oct 29, 2026
I said a big points day at Talladega would give Jesse Love a stranglehold on the Chase. He got no stage points and two penalties, and on the last lap, Sammy Smith said, Love was pushing him.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·Oct 25, 2026
Layne Riggs's team set 45 points as the line for a real shot at the Truck title. He left Talladega 43 behind Kaden Honeycutt. Sammy Smith won in overtime; my pick, Justin Haley, had two flat tires.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·Oct 25, 2026
Jesse Love sweeps both stages at Phoenix, holds off Sam Mayer by 0.128 seconds and takes a 36-point Chase lead with three races left.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·Oct 23, 2026
Mamba's pick for Friday's Truck Series race at Talladega is Justin Haley in Kaulig Racing's No. 16 Ram. It is the last race, he says, that group could win this year.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·Oct 22, 2026
Kaden Honeycutt leads the last 53 laps at Phoenix and stretches his Chase lead over Layne Riggs to 39 points with three races left.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·Oct 22, 2026