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Talladega ( / ˌtæləˈdɪɡə /, also / ˌtæləˈdeɪɡə /) [7] is the county seat of Talladega County, [8] Alabama, United States. It was incorporated in 1835. [9] At the 2020 census, the population was 15,861. Talladega is approximately 50 miles (80 km) east of one of the state’s largest cities, Birmingham .
Talladega College. / 33.43222°N 86.11306°W / 33.43222; -86.11306. Talladega College is a private, historically black college in Talladega, Alabama. It is Alabama's oldest private historically black college and offers 17 degree programs. [2] It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Race lap record. 1:53.400 ( Peter Gregg, Porsche 935, 1978, IMSA GTX) Talladega Superspeedway, nicknamed " Dega ", and formerly named Alabama International Motor Speedway ( AIMS) from 1969 to 1989, is a motorsports complex located in Lincoln, Alabama, north of Talladega, Alabama. [1] It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base.
Website. TalladegaCountyAL.org. County Number 61 on Alabama Licence Plates. Talladega County is one of the sixty-seven counties located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 82,149. [2] Its county seat is Talladega.
The Talladega National Forest is located in the U.S. state of Alabama and covers 392,567 acres (613.39 sq mi, or 1,588.66 km 2) at the southern edge of the Appalachian Mountains. [2] Before it was bought by the federal government in the 1930s, the area that composes the Talladega was extensively logged and represented some of the most abused ...
At the time of the crash, he was 49 years old. His funeral was held four days later at the Calvary Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Earnhardt was the fourth NASCAR driver killed by a basilar skull fracture during an eight-month span, following Adam Petty in May 2000, Kenny Irwin Jr. in July 2000, and Tony Roper in October 2000.
On April 28, 2003, the mayor of Hueytown, Alabama, declared it Davey Allison Day and is celebrated on the weekend of the springtime Talladega race . Due to Allison's death, Robert Yates initially chose not to field a car at the 1993 Miller Genuine Draft 400, stating "It's hard to race with tears in your eyes".
Cale Yarborough. Statistics current as of December 31, 2023. William Caleb "Cale" Yarborough [3] (March 27, 1939 – December 31, 2023) [4] was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner, businessman, farmer, and rancher. He was one of only two drivers in NASCAR history to win three consecutive championships, winning in 1976, 1977 ...