2026 YellaWood 500
Talladega Superspeedway · · NASCAR Cup Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | Margin | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Larson | 10 | 40 | 0.041 | 15 | 23 | 189 | 502.7 |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down.
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 189 | 23 | running | 71 | |
| 2 | 17 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 189 | +0.041s | running | 47 | |
| 3 | 24 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 189 | 9 | +0.066s | running | 34 |
| 4 | 15 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | +0.073s | running | 33 | |
| 5 | 20 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 189 | +0.165s | running | 32 | |
| 6 | 26 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 189 | +0.182s | running | 31 | |
| 7 | 35 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 189 | 6 | +0.211s | running | 30 |
| 8 | 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 189 | +0.442s | running | 29 | |
| 9 | 7 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 189 | +0.461s | running | 28 | |
| 10 | 23 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 189 | +0.485s | running | 27 | |
| 11 | 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | +0.516s | running | 26 | |
| 12 | 21 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 189 | 8 | +0.646s | running | 25 |
| 13 | 19 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 189 | 23 | +0.846s | running | 33 |
| 14 | 2 | 33 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | 6 | — | running | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | +1 lap | running | 22 | |
| 16 | 11 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 9 | +1 lap | running | 21 |
| 17 | 8 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 188 | +1 lap | running | 20 | |
| 18 | 13 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | +1 lap | running | 19 | |
| 19 | 31 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 187 | +2 laps | running | 18 | |
| 20 | 39 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 186 | +3 laps | running | 17 | |
| 21 | 38 | 44 | Joey Gase | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet | 186 | +3 laps | running | 0 | |
| 22 | 25 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 185 | +4 laps | running | 15 | |
| 23 | 40 | 66 | Gray Gaulding | Garage 66 | Ford | 185 | 5 | +4 laps | running | 0 |
| 24 | 22 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 184 | 12 | +5 laps | 21 | |
| 25 | 36 | 78 | Daniel Dye | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 184 | 1 | +5 laps | running | 0 |
| 26 | 14 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 183 | 2 | +6 laps | 16 | |
| 27 | 28 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 183 | +6 laps | 18 | ||
| 28 | 29 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 183 | 6 | +6 laps | 11 | |
| 29 | 3 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 183 | +6 laps | 12 | ||
| 30 | 4 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 183 | +6 laps | 10 | ||
| 31 | 37 | 16 | A.J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 183 | +6 laps | 6 | ||
| 32 | 5 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 183 | 53 | +6 laps | 20 | |
| 33 | 1 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 183 | +6 laps | 16 | ||
| 34 | 16 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 183 | 23 | +6 laps | 15 | |
| 35 | 6 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 177 | 3 | +12 laps | 2 | |
| 36 | 18 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | +42 laps | running | 2 | |
| 37 | 33 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 137 | +52 laps | running | 1 | |
| 38 | 27 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 131 | +58 laps | 4 | ||
| 39 | 32 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 131 | +58 laps | 1 | ||
| 40 | 34 | 62 | Casey Mears | Beard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 131 | +58 laps | 1 |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Buescher | 53 | 28.0% | P32 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 23 | 12.2% | P1 |
| 3 | Ryan Preece | 23 | 12.2% | P13 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 23 | 12.2% | P34 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 12 | 6.3% | P24 |
| 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 9 | 4.8% | P3 |
| 7 | Cody Ware | 9 | 4.8% | P16 |
| 8 | Josh Berry | 8 | 4.2% | P12 |
| 9 | Todd Gilliland | 6 | 3.2% | P7 |
| 10 | Austin Hill | 6 | 3.2% | P14 |
| 11 | Erik Jones | 6 | 3.2% | P28 |
| 12 | Gray Gaulding | 5 | 2.6% | P23 |
| 13 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 1.6% | P35 |
| 14 | Riley Herbst | 2 | 1.1% | P26 |
| 15 | Daniel Dye | 1 | 0.5% | P25 |