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
NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega: Full Jack Link's 500 results
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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