Talladega Superspeedway is the host of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season's 10th race, and it's the seventh track in a row that is also on the "Chase" playoff schedule later this year.
The Jack Link's 500 is the season's third superspeedway race and first since the year began with back-to-back such races at Daytona International Speedway and EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta Motor Speedway) in February.
23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick took the pole position for Sunday's 188-lap race after Saturday's two-round, single-car qualifying session was canceled due to rain, and Hendrick Motorsports' Kyle Larson joined him on the front row. The full starting lineup, which was determined by the qualifying metric as a result of the rainout, can be found here.
Follow along with our Jack Link's 500 race updates from Talladega.
NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega: Race updates
NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega: Jack Link's 500 Stage 1 results
1 - Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
2 - Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
3 - Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
4 - Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
5 - Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
6 - Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
7 - Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
8 - Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
9 - Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
10 - Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega: Jack Link's 500 Stage 2 results
1 - Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 - Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3 - Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
4 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
5 - Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
6 - Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
7 - Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
8 - Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
9 - Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 - Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega: Full Jack Link's 500 results
Order | Driver |
|---|---|
1 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
2 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford |
3 | Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
4 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
5 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet |
7 | Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
8 | Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford |
9 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
10 | Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
11 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
12 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
13 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
14 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota |
15 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
16 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
17 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
18 | Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford |
19 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
20 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
21 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet |
22 | John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
23 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
24 | Daniel Dye, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet |
25 | Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota |
26 | Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
27 | Jesse Love, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
28 | Chad Finchum, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford |
29 | Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
30 | Joey Gase, No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet |
31 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford |
32 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
33 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford |
34 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
35 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
36 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota |
37 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford |
38 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet |
39 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford |
40 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
Full point standings following the Jack Link's 500 can be found here.
Race number 11 on the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series schedule is the Wurth 400, which is set to be shown live on Fox Sports 1 from Texas Motor Speedway beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 3. Start a free trial of FuboTV now and don't miss any of the action!
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