At least from a NASCAR perspective, and the era to date has been bookended by a pair of surprising outcomes at the same track -- Talladega Superspeedway, where an unknown Brad Keselowski driving for underfunded Phoenix Racing literally crashed the party in 2009, and where David Ragan and his Front Row Motorsports team pulled a similar upset four years later. Make no mistake, though -- it's coming, and when it hits the impact will be bigger than ever, given that a race victory now very likely translates into a berth to the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Yes, Sunday at Talladega may in retrospect seem a missed opportunity, given that drivers like AJ Allmendinger, Josh Wise and Landon Cassill were all in the thick of it in the final laps. But the capricious high banks of the 2.66-mile track is hardly the only place where underdogs can bite. More...