Michael McDowell won the Pole Award for the YellaWood 500 with a lap of 52481 seconds, 182466 mph
This is his eighth pole in 535 NASCAR Cup Series races
This is his second pole and 12th top-10 start in 2025
This is his third pole in 30 races at Talladega Superspeedway
Chase Briscoe (second) posted his 21st top-10 start of 2025 and his fourth in ten races at Talladega Superspeedway
Kyle Busch (third) posted his 13th top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway It is his 10th in 34 races this season
Riley Herbst (ninth) was the fastest qualifying rookie
Drivers Entered: 40
Laps Scheduled: 188
Laps Actual: 193 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
Margin of Victory: 0.145 Seconds
Time of Race: 3 Hours 26 Minutes 29 Seconds
Average Speed: 149.178
Cautions: 6 for 28 laps
Lead Changes: 77
Green Flag Passes: 15,604 (94.6 passes per green flag lap)
Talladega Superspeedway
YellaWood 500
Race Winner: Chase Briscoe
Age: 30
Team : No 19 - Bass Pro Shops Toyota
Owner: Joe Gibbs
Crew Chief: James Small
Chase Briscoe won the YellaWood 500, his fifth victory in 178 Cup Series races
This is his third victory and 19th top-10 finish in 2025
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in ten races at Talladega Superspeedway
Todd Gilliland (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in eight races at Talladega Superspeedway It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2025
Ty Gibbs (third) posted his first top-10 finish in seven races at Talladega Superspeedway
Shane Van Gisbergen (11th) was the highest finishing rookie
Chase Briscoe leads the point standings by 9 points over Christopher Bell
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