NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup, TV schedule and race info for the playoff event at Talladega Superspeedway
On Sunday, the NASCAR Cup Series will see the green flag at Talladega Superspeedway. The 2.5-mile track in Alabama hosts the second of three races in the Round of 8.
View the NASCAR TV schedule and starting positions for Talladega Superspeedway.
Michael McDowell grabbed the pole position in Saturday’s qualifying session with a laptime at 52.481 seconds. Chase Briscoe completes the front row.
Purse:
$9,797,935
Stages:
60/120/188
NASCAR TV Schedule
Talladega Superspeedway
What channel is the NASCAR race at Talladega on?
Sunday
October 19, 2025
2:00pm ET
NBC | Peacock App | HBO Max | MRN
NASCAR Cup Series
Race
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Talladega Superspeedway
Starting Grid
October 19, 2025
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Michael McDowell
52.481
2. Chase Briscoe
52.500
3. Kyle Busch
52.558
4. Austin Cindric
52.563
5. Ryan Preece
52.582
6. Josh Berry
52.614
7. Christopher Bell
52.660
8. Ryan Blaney
52.679
9. Riley Herbst
52.692
10. Bubba Wallace
52.694
Failed to advance out of round 1
11. Alex Bowman
52.769
12. Cole Custer
52.773
13. William Byron
52.774
14. Chris Buescher
52.802
15. Tyler Reddick
52.810
16. Joey Logano
52.819
17. Denny Hamlin
52.821
18. Ty Gibbs
52.854
19. Kyle Larson
52.871
20. Brad Keselowski
52.889
21. Austin Dillon
52.918
22. Justin Haley
52.937
23. Zane Smith
52.945
24. Ross Chastain
52.955
25. Chase Elliott
52.959
26. Daniel Suarez
52.981
27. Todd Gilliland
52.996
28. John Hunter Nemechek
53.000
29. Ty Dillon
53.009
30. Erik Jones
53.022
31. Shane van Gisbergen
53.098
32. Carson Hocevar
53.113
33. Austin Hill
53.115
34. AJ Allmendinger
53.122
35. Cody Ware
53.245
36. Noah Gragson
53.327
37. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
53.430
38. Anthony Alfredo
53.483
39. BJ McLeod
53.632
40. Casey Mears
53.930
NASCAR Playoff Points
Ahead of: Talladega
Pos | Driver | Points | Wins (In Round)
1. Denny Hamlin
1 Win
2. Kyle Larson
+35
3. Christopher Bell
+20
4. Chase Briscoe
+15
— Championship Cutline (2 Races Remain) —
5. William Byron
-15
6. Chase Elliott
-23
7. Joey Logano
-24
8. Ryan Blaney
-31
— Eliminated after Round of 12 —
Ross Chastain
Tyler Reddick
Bubba Wallace
Austin Cindric
— Eliminated after Round of 16 —
Alex Bowman
Austin Dillon
Shane van Gisbergen
Josh Berry
