Desoto County Sports

Stenhouse wins at Talladega 

Olive Branch native Ricky Stenhouse Jr. took home the title in the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, edging Brad Keselowski and William Byron by a mere 0.006-second in a thrilling three-wide finish.

The race was part of the NASCAR playoffs, although Stenhouse is not playoff-eligible.  It’s his fourth championship at superspeedways, and first since winning the Daytona 500 in 2023.  It’s also the third non-playoff winner in five playoff races.

Read more about the Stenhouse victory at NASCAR.com

Bob Bakken

Bob Bakken provides content for DeSoto County News and its social media channels. He is an award-winning broadcaster, along with being a reporter and photographer, and has done sports media relations work with junior and minor league hockey teams. Along with his reports on this website, you will find this veteran media member providing sports updates and high school football play-by-play on Rebel 95.3 FM Radio.