Talladega Superspeedway race info for April 26, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series drivers are unloaded in Talladega, Alabama. The field is scheduled to take the green flag on Sunday at the 2.66-mile of Talladega Superspeedway.
View NASCAR race info for Talladega Superspeedway below.
NASCAR has a unique format for Sunday’s race. In an attempt to remove fuel strategies from the race, the final two stages are shorter than the opening stage.
Stages:
98/143/188
Purse:
$11,233,037
Talladega Superspeedway
TV Schedule
What channel is the NASCAR race on?
Sunday
April 26, 2026
3:00pm ET
FOX | FOX One | HBO Max | MRN
NASCAR Cup Series
Race
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Talladega Superspeedway
Starting Grid
April 26, 2026
Due to weather, qualifying was canceled and the field has been set via the rule book.
Pos | Driver
1. Tyler Reddick
2. Kyle Larson
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Bubba Wallace
5. Chase Briscoe
6. Brad Keselowski
7. William Byron
8. Chase Elliott
9. Ty Gibbs
10. Chris Buescher
11. Ryan Preece
12. Carson Hocevar
13. Austin Cindric
14. Christopher Bell
15. Ryan Blaney
16. Daniel Suarez
17. Riley Herbst
18. Austin Dillon
19. Todd Gilliland
20. Alex Bowman
21. Erik Jones
22. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
23. John Hunter Nemechek
24. Ross Chastain
25. Joey Logano
26. Josh Berry
27. Cole Custer
28. AJ Allmendinger
29. Noah Gragson
30. Zane Smith
31. Michael McDowell
32. Connor Zilisch
33. Shane van Gisbergen
34. Kyle Busch
35. Ty Dillon
36. Cody Ware
37. Jesse Love
38. Chad Finchum
39. Joey Gase
40. Daniel Dye
NASCAR Cup Series
Standings
Ahead of Talladega
Pos | Driver | Points
1. Tyler Reddick
457
2. Denny Hamlin
-105
3. Ryan Blaney
-120
4. Ty Gibbs
-138
5. Kyle Larson
-143
6. Chase Elliott
-152
7. William Byron
-182
8. Bubba Wallace
-182
9. Brad Keselowski
-193
10. Christopher Bell
-196
11. Chris Buescher
-198
12. Carson Hocevar
-220
13. Ryan Preece
-222
14. Joey Logano
-232
15. Chase Briscoe
-243
16. Daniel Suarez
-247
— Playoff Cutline —
17. Austin Cindric
-260
18. Shane van Gisbergen
-279
19. Michael McDowell
-283
20. Ross Chastain
-293
21. AJ Allmendinger
-295
22. Zane Smith
-308
23. Todd Gilliland
-310
24. Erik Jones
-310
25. Austin Dillon
-312
26. Josh Berry
-319
27. Kyle Busch
-324
28. Riley Herbst
-325
29. John Hunter Nemechek
-331
30. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
-334
31. Noah Gragson
-344
32. Ty Dillon
-358
33. Connor Zilisch
-365
34. Cole Custer
-369
35. Cody Ware
-392
36. Alex Bowman
-414
