The 2025 YellaWood 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 19, 2025, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Contested over 193 laps, extended from 188 laps due to an overtime finish, on the asphalt superspeedway, it was the 34th race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, eighth race of the Playoffs, and second race of the Round of 8.
Chase Briscoe won the race. Todd Gilliland finished 2nd, Gilliland's best career finish, and Ty Gibbs finished 3rd. Bubba Wallace and Cole Custer rounded out the top five, and Carson Hocevar, Tyler Reddick, Christopher Bell, Zane Smith, and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top ten.
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Background
Talladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking. The track currently hosts NASCAR's Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and Craftsman Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km).
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (P) denotes playoff driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Chase Briscoe (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 62 Anthony Alfredo (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 66 Casey Mears Garage 66 Chevrolet 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list Qualifying Michael McDowell scored the pole for the race with a time of 52.481 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 52.481 182.466 2 19 Chase Briscoe (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.500 182.400 3 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.558 182.199 4 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 52.563 182.181 5 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 52.582 182.116 6 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 52.614 182.005 7 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.660 181.846 8 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 52.679 181.780 9 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 52.692 181.735 10 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 52.694 181.728 11 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.769 181.470 12 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 52.773 181.456 13 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.774 181.453 14 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 52.802 181.357 15 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 52.810 181.329 16 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 52.819 181.298 17 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.819 181.292 18 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.854 181.178 19 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.871 181.120 20 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 52.889 181.058 21 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.918 180.959 22 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 52.937 180.894 23 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 52.545 180.867 24 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 52.555 180.833 25 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.959 180.819 26 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 52.981 180.744 27 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 52.996 180.693 28 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 53.000 180.679 29 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 53.009 180.649 30 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 53.022 180.604 31 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 53.098 180.346 32 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 53.113 180.295 33 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 53.115 180.288 34 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 53.122 180.264 35 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 53.245 179.848 36 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 53.327 179.571 37 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 53.430 179.225 38 62 Anthony Alfredo (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 53.483 179.048 39 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 53.632 178.550 40 66 Casey Mears Garage 66 Ford 53.930 177.564Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 60
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 93 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 84 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 75 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 66 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 57 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 48 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 39 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 210 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 60
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 19 Chase Briscoe (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 84 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 48 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 39 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 210 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 68
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 2 19 Chase Briscoe (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 193 502 27 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 193 393 18 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 193 494 10 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 193 395 12 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 193 326 32 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 193 417 15 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 193 398 7 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 193 369 23 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 193 3210 20 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 193 2711 31 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 193 2612 26 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 193 2513 24 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 193 2414 28 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 193 3315 5 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 193 2216 16 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 193 2617 1 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 193 2418 40 66 Casey Mears Garage 66 Ford 193 019 3 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 193 1820 29 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 193 1721 38 62 Anthony Alfredo (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 193 022 33 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 193 023 8 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 193 2424 17 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 193 1325 13 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 193 1926 19 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 193 2027 21 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 191 1028 39 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 187 029 11 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 187 930 14 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 186 731 35 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 165 632 9 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 141 533 6 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 133 4 34 4 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 77 335 30 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 55 236 36 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 51 1 37 34 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 51 138 37 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 51 1 39 22 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 51 1 40 25 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 1 Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 77 among 27 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 6 for 28 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 26 minutes, and 29 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television NBC covered the race on the television side. Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon, Marty Snider, and Dillon Welch handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
NBCBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Leigh DiffeyColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve Letarte Dave BurnsKim CoonMarty SniderDillon Welch
Radio MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Kyle Rickey and former championship winning crew chief Todd Gordon called the race for MRN when the field races through the tri-oval. Dave Moody called the action from turn 1, Tim Catalfamo called the action for MRN when the field races down the back straightaway, and Chris Wilner called the race from the Sunoco tower just outside of turn 4. Steve Post, Jason Toy, Jacklyn Drake and PRN Radio's Brad Gillie called the action for MRN from pit lane.
MRN Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Kyle RickeyAnnouncer: Todd Gordon Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyBackstretch: Tim CatalfamoTurns 3 & 4: Chris Wilner Steve PostJason ToyJacklyn DrakeBrad Gillie
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 3 1 Chase Briscoe 4,116 1 2 Christopher Bell 4,107 (–9) 1 3 Kyle Larson 4,106 (–10) 3 4 Denny Hamlin 4,103 (–13) 5 William Byron 4,070 (–46) 1 6 Joey Logano 4,068 (–48) 1 7 Ryan Blaney 4,059 (–57) 2 8 Chase Elliott 4,044 (–72) 9 Tyler Reddick 2,270 (–1,846) 10 Bubba Wallace 2,236 (–1,880) 11 Ross Chastain 2,210 (–1,906) 12 Shane van Gisbergen 2,172 (–1,944) 13 Alex Bowman 2,152 (–1,964) 14 Austin Cindric 2,123 (–1,993) 15 Austin Dillon 2,114 (–2,002) 16 Josh Berry 2,093 (–2,023)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,236 2 Toyota 1,220 (–16) 3 Ford 1,135 (–101)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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