Heads up: heavy scraping sometimes causes site slowdowns. This isn't the Daytona 500 - take a nice long pit stop between laps if you're scraping.

Race Lineup : Talladega Superspeedway

YellaWood 500

Talladega Superspeedway , Lincoln, AL

Sunday, October 19th, 2025 Race 34 of 36 2025 Season
Talladega Superspeedway logo
  • 18
  • 13
  • 9

  • Talladega Superspeedway
  • YellaWood 500
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Michael McDowell
  • Age: 40
  • Team : No 71 - Carolina Handling Chevrolet
  • Owner: Jeff Dickerson
  • Crew Chief: Travis Peterson
  • 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
Joey Logano celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - November 10, 2024 : Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway.
Chris GraythenGetty Images