The NASCAR Cup Series and O’Reilly Series head to Talladega Superspeedway this weekend. Grammy winner Zac Brown will serve as grand marshal for the Jack Link’s 500.
The ARCA Menards will join them Saturday afternoon for a full schedule of racing.
The Craftsman Truck Series has the week off but will return to competition at Texas Motor Speedway on May 1.
Cup Series Notes:
2025 Spring Pole Winner: Zane Smith, Front Row Motorsports Ford
2025 Spring Race Winner: Austin Cindric, Team Penske Ford
Kyle Busch leads all active Cup Series drivers with 41 starts at Talladega. He is followed by Denny Hamlin (40), Joey Logano (34), Brad Keselowski (34) and Michael McDowell (30).
Bill Elliott leads the Cup Series in poles at Talladega with eight poles – 1985 sweep, 1986 sweep, 1987 sweep, spring 1990 and fall 1993.
Chase Elliott is the youngest Cup Series pole winner at Talladega – May 1, 2016, at 20 years, 5 months and 3 days.
Hendrick Motorsports leads the Cup Series in team poles – 13 poles among eight drivers at Talladega.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. holds the record for the most consecutive Cup Series victories at Talladega Superspeedway with four straight – 2001 Fall race, 2002 Spring and Fall races and the 2003 Spring race.
O’Reilly Series Notes:
Talladega is the third race in the Dash 4 Cash program.
The Dash 3 Cash drivers include Justin Allgaier, Sheldon Creed, Taylor Gray and Jesse Love.
Allgaier is the only driver in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series who has scored stage points in every stage this season. He leads the series with 151 stage points.
JR Motorsports leads the series in Most Dash 4 Cash wins with 25.
Jeb Burton and Austin Hill have the most wins at Talladega among active drivers in the series with 2 each.
Drivers with the most Top 5s at Talladega all-time:
Joe Nemechek: 7
Joey Logano: 7
Justin Allgaier: 6
Ryan Sieg: 5
Elliott Sadler: 5
Friday, April 24
3:30 p.m.: ARCA Practice
5:30 p.m.: O’Reilly Qualifying – CW App
Saturday, April 25
10:30 a.m.: Cup Series Qualifying
Prime/MRN/SiriusXM
Post Qualifying: NASCAR Press Pass
12:30 p.m.: ARCA Alabama Manufactured Housing 200
76 Laps – 202.16 Miles
FS1/MRN/SiriusXM
4 p.m.: O’Reilly Ag-Pro 300
Stages 25/50/113 Laps = 300.58 Miles Purse: $1,753,590 CW/MRN/SiriusXM
Post Race: NASCAR Press Pass
Sunday, April 26
3 p.m.: Cup Series Jack Link’s 500
Stages 60/120/188 Laps = 500.08 Miles Purse: $11,233,037
FOX/MRN/SiriusXM
Post Race: NASCAR Press Pass
*All times are Eastern.
