NASCAR returns on Sunday, April 26, for the Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Motor Speedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Once again, Tyler Reddick and the No. 23 Toyota of Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing will start on the pole.
Reddick, who started the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season with three consecutive wins, including the Daytona 500, is one of the championship favorites and already has five wins under his belt.
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Last week, Reddick won the AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway.
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Starting on the outside will be Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson and the No. 5 Chevrolet, followed by Denny Hamlin in the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, and Reddick’s teammate, Bubba Wallace.
Sunday’s race will begin at approximately 3:00 p.m. ET on FOX.
The Jack Link’s 500 will run 188 laps around Talladega’s 2.66-mile track for a total of 500.8 miles. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick will be on the call.
Where will your favorite driver start Sunday afternoon’s race?
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A full look at the starting lineup for the Jack Link’s 500 can be seen below.
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NASCAR at Talladega, Jack Link’s 500 Starting Lineup
|
POSITION |
DRIVER |
CAR NUMBER |
MANUFACTURER |
|
1. |
Tyler Reddick |
45 |
Toyota |
|
2. |
Kyle Larson |
5 |
Chevrolet |
|
3. |
Denny Hamlin |
11 |
Toyota |
|
4. |
Bubba Wallace |
23 |
Toyota |
|
5. |
Chase Briscoe |
19 |
Toyota |
|
6. |
Brad Keselowski |
6 |
Ford |
|
7. |
William Byron |
24 |
Chevrolet |
|
8. |
Chase Elliott |
9 |
Chevrolet |
|
9. |
Ty Gibbs |
54 |
Toyota |
|
10. |
Chris Buescher |
17 |
Ford |
|
11. |
Ryan Preece |
60 |
Ford |
|
12. |
Carson Hocevar |
77 |
Chevrolet |
|
13. |
Austin Cindric |
2 |
Ford |
|
14. |
Christopher Bell |
20 |
Toyota |
|
15. |
Ryan Blaney |
12 |
Ford |
|
16. |
Daniel Suarez |
7 |
Chevrolet |
|
17. |
Riley Herbst |
35 |
Toyota |
|
18. |
Austin Dillon |
3 |
Chevrolet |
|
19. |
Todd Gilliland |
34 |
Ford |
|
20. |
Alex Bowman |
48 |
Chevrolet |
|
21. |
Erik Jones |
42 |
Toyota |
|
22. |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
47 |
Chevrolet |
|
23. |
John Hunter Nemechek |
42 |
Toyota |
|
24. |
Ross Chastain |
1 |
Chevrolet |
|
25. |
Joey Logano |
22 |
Ford |
|
26. |
Josh Berry |
21 |
Ford |
|
27. |
Cole Custer |
41 |
Chevrolet |
|
28. |
AJ Allmendinge |
16 |
Chevrolet |
|
29. |
Noah Gragson |
4 |
Ford |
|
30 |
Zane Smith |
4 |
Ford |
|
31. |
Michael McDowell |
71 |
Chevrolet |
|
32. |
Connor Zilisch |
88 |
Chevrolet |
|
33. |
Shane van Gisbergen |
97 |
Chevrolet |
|
34. |
Kyle Busch |
8 |
Chevrolet |
|
35. |
Ty Dillon |
10 |
Chevrolet |
|
36. |
Cody Ware |
51 |
Chevrolet |
|
37. |
Jesse Love |
33 |
Chevrolet |
|
38. |
Chad Finchum |
66 |
Ford |
|
39. |
Joey Gase |
44 |
Chevrolet |
|
40. |
Daniel Dye |
78 |
Chevrolet |
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