Key drivers to watch at the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega Superspeedway

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The NASCAR Cup Series returns to the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama this weekend.

The Cup Series season started with an upset win by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. at Daytona 500. The second race of the 2023 campaign featured a dominating win by Joey Logano in Atlanta.

Sunday’s 500-mile race will mark the third high-banks drafting event of the season. Christopher Bell leads the points standings heading into the Talladega weekend.

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A general view of the Talladega Superspeedway infield tunnel during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 21, 2023, in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

As the anticipation builds for Talladega, some drivers will enter the weekend as frontrunners; while others will be underdogs looking to pull off an upset.

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Here is a closer look at a few drivers to keep an eye on this Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway:

Logano came close to winning his second-career Daytona 500 a couple of months ago, but he was able to deliver a dominating performance on the new configuration at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in March. 

Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, laughs during the NASCAR Championship 4 Media Day at Phoenix Raceway on November 03, 2022, in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Logano has experienced a resurgence so far this season after his performance dropped off over the past two seasons. From the beginning of 2021 through the end of last year, Logano only managed