Winners and losers from a frantic NASCAR Cup race at Talladega
This October's NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway was certainly a memorable one, and pretty much all title contenders encountered issues except for the one already sitting atop the standings. This race featured a bizarre opening stage where three cars drove off to a 40+ second lead amid fuel-saving shenanigans, a very persistent lapped car that nearly won the race, championship ...…
NASCAR's Talladega Superspeedway hosts three races before concluding the 2026 season. Each division—Cup, Truck, and O'Reilly—will compete this weekend at the historic track. Carson Hocevar and Chase Briscoe are the most recent and previous winners, respectively. Kyle Larson suffered a DNF at Phoenix, with Christopher Bell now just five points behind Larson in the standings.
For those wanting to catch the action, here's the weekend schedule:
- NASCAR Truck qualifying begins at 12:30pm EST on FOX SPORTS 2 and FOX ONE.
- The NASCAR Truck Series race follows at 4:00pm EST on FOX SPORTS 1.
- NASCAR O'Reilly qualifying airs at 11:00am EST on THE CW APP and ESPN UNLIMITED.
- NASCAR Cup qualifying kicks off at 1:00pm EST on TRUTV and HBO MAX.
- NASCAR O'Reilly race starts at 3:30pm EST on THE CW and ESPN UNLIMITED.
- The pre-race show airs at 1:30pm EST on NBC.
- The main NASCAR Cup Series Talladega race takes place at 2:25pm EST on NBC.
Kyle Busch, driving a Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, will compete among 40 entries, including Casey Mears, Joey Gase, Gray Gaulding, and Daniel Dye. This year's event features a full Cup Series field.
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