NASCAR arrived at Talladega Superspeedway for the 2026 Jack Link’s 500, and the 10th race of the season was interesting. Ryan Preece won Stage 1 while Ross Chastain won Stage 2; however, neither driver was able to enter victory lane. Instead, it was a Spire Motorsports driver who earned his first career Cup Series victory.
At the end of the day, Carson Hocevar won his first Cup Series race of 2026 at Talladega. After a slight overview of the notable moments, here are the NASCAR TV ratings following the 2026 Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega!
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NASCAR and FOX Sports earned 3.967 million average viewers for the Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega on FOX. Compared to the 2025 event, Talladega was slightly down from 4.041 million average viewers, which was also run on FOX. Overall, it was a solid TV turnout for NASCAR and FOX Sports on Sunday afternoon.
Now, NASCAR will focus its attention on Texas Motor Speedway, as the 12th NASCAR race weekend will be underway soon.
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This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: NASCAR TV ratings for Cup Series race at Talladega in April 2026
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