NASCAR race results from Talladega Superspeedway
NASCAR Cup Series drivers are on the grid in Talladega, Alabama. The 2.66-mile of Talladega Superspeedway is set to host the Jack Link’s 500.
View Talladega race results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
Talladega Menu
ARCA: Race
O’Reilly: Qual | Race
Cup: Qual | Race
Tyler Reddick and Kyle Larson set the front row. 188 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Talladega
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 98 (1-98 / 188)
Green flag, Larson is shoved clear into turn one. As Larson blocks the top lane, Denny Hamlin powers by on the inside. Hamlin leads lap one.
Lap 4, they form three wide for the lead. Many drivers are saving fuel as stage one is the longest of all three stages in this race.
Lap 18, the top eight cars have broken away from the field. Denny Hamlin leads the train on the inside.
Lap 41, Hamlin leads the first group to the pit lane under green.
Lap 45, the Chevy group heads to the pit lane. Two laps later, the Ford group heads to the pit lane. Cindric completely missed his pit box after a bump from behind.
Lap 49, the first round of stops are complete. Ty Gibbs cycles to the race lead with Nemechek on his bumper.
Pit Penalties: Zane Smith, Daniel Dye, Chad Finchum, Chase Briscoe and Denny Hamlin will serve a pass-through penalty.
Lap 61, Gibbs checks up to catch the lap car of Hamlin. McDowell stays in the gas and drives by them both, McDowell to the lead.
Lap 69, Hamlin, Gibbs and others begin another pit cycle.
Lap 85, the top sixteen cars have yet to pit for a second time. Bell leads the field.
Lap 88, Bell and others dive for the pit lane. Ryan Preece cycles to the race lead.
Ryan Preece wins stage one at Talladega Superspeedway!
Talladega Results (Stage 1) : 1. Ryan Preece; 2. Brad Keselowski; 3. Joey Logano; 4. Chris Buescher; 5. Ryan Blaney; 6. Josh Berry; 7. Tyler Reddick; 8. Noah Gragson; 9. Todd Gilliland; 10. Ross Chastain
Talladega
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 45 (99-143 / 188)
Preece leads the field to the pit lane. Bubba Wallace takes two tires after pitting late in stage one and Wallace takes over the race lead.
Green flag on stage two, Logano shoves Wallace clears off turn two.
Lap 111, Chastain to the lead. Logano leaves his bumper and Logano takes over the lead.
Lap 114, Wallace to the lead.
Lap 115, Wallace gets loose off aq bump draft from Ross Chastain. Wallace wiggles across the track and well over half the field is collected.
NASCAR crash collects almost the entire field at Talladega (Video)
Green, Bell and Chastain run side-by-side at the front of the field. Chastain clears Bell and begins blocking runs from both lanes.
Lap 124, Gibbs suffers a blown tire and he slams the outside wall. McDowell is collected and the caution is back out.
Green, Chastain and Bell run side-by-side once more.
1 to go in stage two, Bell is shoved clear and pulls inside with Chastain on his bumper. Chastain moved to the top and Bell throws a block. Chastain cuts back to the inside and he pulls alongside.
Ross Chastain wins stage two at Talladega Superspeedway!
Talladega Results (Stage 2) : 1. Ross Chastain; 2. Christopher Bell; 3. Chris Buescher; 4. Ricky Stenhouse Jr; 5. Todd Gilliland; 6. Ryan Preece; 7. Cody Ware; 8. Alex Bowman; 9. Chase Elliott; 10. Zane Smith
Talladega
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 45 (144-188 / 188)
Chastain leads the field to the pit lane. Chris Buescher wins the race to the pit exit.
Green flag on stage three, Hocevar shoves Buescher clear off turn two.
Hocevar pulls out of line. He catches a push and Hocevar is shoved to the lead.
Lap 161, Tyler Reddick bounces off the outside wall. The caution is out for debris.
Green, Hocevar is shoved clear with a shove from Bowman. Buescher fights back on the outside to pull even.
8 to go, Carson Hocevar wiggles off a bump draft from Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hocevar clips Erik Jones who spins into the infield grass, no caution. Jones is stuck in the grass and the caution is out.
Green with 3 to go, Buescher leads the inside lane as Hocevar leads the outside lane.
2 to go, Hocevar is shoved clear.
1 to go, Buescher pulls even on the outside of Hocevar. Bowman give a huge shove to Hocevar off turn four.
Carson Hocevar wins at Talladega Superspeedway as they’re crashing behind them!
Talladega Superspeedway
Race Results
April 26, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Carson Hocevar
2. Chris Buescher
3. Alex Bowman
4. Chase Elliott
5. Zane Smith
6. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
7. Ross Chastain
8. Austin Cindric
9. Noah Gragson
10. Kyle Busch
11. Todd Gilliland
12. Daniel Suarez
13. Ty Dillon
14. Tyler Reddick
15. Denny Hamlin
16. AJ Allmendinger
17. Ryan Preece
18. Austin Dillon
19. Shane van Gisbergen
20. Cody Ware
21. Christopher Bell
22. John Hunter Nemechek
23. Erik Jones
24. Daniel Dye
25. Riley Herbst
26. Connor Zilisch
27. Jesse Love
28. Chad Finchum
29. Chase Briscoe
30. Joey Gase
31. Brad Keselowski
32. Michael McDowell
33. Josh Berry
34. Ty Gibbs
35. William Byron
36. Bubba Wallace
37. Ryan Blaney
38. Cole Custer
39. Joey Logano
40. Kyle Larson
NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Points
1. Tyler Reddick
484
2. Denny Hamlin
-110
3. Ryan Blaney
-140
4. Chase Elliott
-144
5. Ty Gibbs
-162
6. Kyle Larson
-169
7. Chris Buescher
-175
8. Carson Hocevar
-194
9. Christopher Bell
-194
10. Brad Keselowski
-205
11. William Byron
-207
12. Bubba Wallace
-208
13. Ryan Preece
-215
14. Daniel Suarez
-249
15. Joey Logano
-250
16. Austin Cindric
-258
— Playoff Cutline —
17. Chase Briscoe
-262
18. Ross Chastain
-279
19. Shane van Gisbergen
-289
20. Zane Smith
-301
21. AJ Allmendinger
-301
22. Todd Gilliland
-303
23. Michael McDowell
-305
24. Austin Dillon
-321
25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
-323
26. Erik Jones
-323
27. Kyle Busch
-324
28. Josh Berry
-337
29. Riley Herbst
-340
30. Noah Gragson
-340
31. John Hunter Nemechek
-343
32. Ty Dillon
-361
33. Connor Zilisch
-381
34. Cole Custer
-395
35. Cody Ware
-399
36. Alex Bowman
-404
