With only three races remaining to settle the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series championship, Sunday’s iconic Fall 500-miler at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway stands to, once again, play a major role in shaping the final push to the Bill France Performance Cup trophy.
NASCAR brought back a Chase format it abandoned years ago. Now every driver remains eligible with three races left. Perhaps the answer was hiding in the filing cabinet all along
MOTORSPORTS TV THIS WEEK (ET)
Friday, October 23 12:30 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway, FS2 4 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Love’s RV Stop 225 at Talladega Superspeedway, FS1 Saturday, October 24 11 a.m., NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway, ESPN Unlimited 1 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway, truTV and HBO Max 3:30 p.m., NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: The Progress Group 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, The CW and ESPN Unlimited Sunday, October 25 1:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: USA Sports Pre-Race: Talladega, NBC 2 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, NBC and HBO Max
Winner: Tyler Reddick Average Speed of Race Winner: 103.207 MPH Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 1 Mins, 23 Secs. Margin of Victory: 801 Seconds Caution Flags: 6 for 43 laps Lead Changes: 21 among 10 drivers Stage 1 Top 10: 22,11,20,12,19,24,9,1,45,21 Stage 2 Top 10: 22,19,20,21,23,12,45,11,34,9 Fastest Lap: #12 Lap 2 / 27.101
