With Joey Lagano capturing the checkered flag to win the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, it’s time to take a look at the real heroes of ‘Dega – the fans. Race weekend in Talladega is notorious for its craziness and abundance of bad life decisions and all I have to say is thank the heavens above for social media.
Seriously, a weekend at the world’s fastest racetrack isn’t as debauched as the legend of the good ol’ days might suggest, but, no doubt about it, the fans know how to have a good time at Talladega. Check out these crazy Tweets and Instagram posts from NASCAR’s wildest weekend.
Man nobody knows with Tennessee #Vols tattoo passes out at our #Talladega campsite.
He will wake up in a few hours. Disoriented. And with a permanent marker reminder of what happened on the banks of the Tennessee River last fall.
Go Dawgs. pic.twitter.com/96KxLSgMWO
— Logañ Booker (@LoganMBooker) April 29, 2018
Great time at Talladega this weekend! Thanks for the hospitality @TalladegaSuperS and @TeamHendrick. #WalkItLikeITalkIt #RodneySandstorm pic.twitter.com/DgKczFEA4L
— Jordan Taylor (@jordan10taylor) April 29, 2018
Nothin' beats 'Dega. #GEICO500 pic.twitter.com/T4y4IwMER0
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TalladegaSuperS) April 29, 2018
.@tydillon having fun with his fans at the GEICO Fan Zone this morning @TalladegaSuperS before Sunday's big race. #GEICO500 pic.twitter.com/Bi4tvQT5Ts
— GEICO @ #GEICO500 (@GEICO) April 29, 2018
Congrats to Dega Do Club for winning this year's #GoldenGecko contest for best RV setup at @TalladegaSuperS! #GEICO500 pic.twitter.com/dMf8EJNcNs
— GEICO @ #GEICO500 (@GEICO) April 29, 2018
My view for today. #Talladega pic.twitter.com/51LSwGsEpT
— Kent Chambers (@CoachKent89) April 29, 2018
This guy really had a good time today! He did that 188 times! #Talladega pic.twitter.com/OgWOxTCB9f
— Blake Tipton (@btip82) April 29, 2018
Studying for a final at Talladega, same girl same #TalladegaSpeedway #Talladega pic.twitter.com/3vagYYlIkn
— TJ Hunkins (@hunka_brnin_luv) April 29, 2018