Jack Link's 500
Talladega Superspeedway · 2026-04-26T19:00:00Z
Carson Hocevar won the Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, his first NASCAR Cup Series victory. Prior to the start of the race, no cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty.
188Laps
500.08 miDistance
52Lead Changes
6Cautions
147.504Avg Speed
0.114Margin
Tyler ReddickPole
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Race Results
#77
P1
Carson Hocevar
Chevrolet
#17
P2
Chris Buescher
Ford
#48
P3
Alex Bowman
Chevrolet
| Driver | Team | Manuf. | Start | Laps Led | Status | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #77 Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 12 | 19 | Running | 55 |
| 2 | #17 Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 10 | 22 | Running | 50 |
| 3 | #48 Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 4 | #9 Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 5 | #38 Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 6 | #47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr | HYAK Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22 | 2 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | #1 Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 24 | 22 | Running | 41 |
| 8 | #2 Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 13 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | #4 Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 29 | 2 | Running | 31 |
| 10 | #8 Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | #34 Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 19 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 12 | #7 Daniel Suárez | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | #10 Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 35 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | #45 Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1 | 2 | Running | 27 |
| 15 | #11 Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 | 28 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | #16 AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 28 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | #20 Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 14 | 31 | Running | 29 |
| 18 | #60 Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 11 | 21 | Running | 34 |
| 19 | #3 Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 18 | 5 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | #97 Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | #51 Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 22 | #42 John H. Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 23 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | #43 Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 21 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | #78 Daniel Dye | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 25 | #35 Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 17 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | #88 Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 32 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | #33 Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 28 | #66 Chad Finchum | Garage 66 | Ford | 38 | 8 | Running | 0 |
| 29 | #19 Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 | 3 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | #44 Joey Gase | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 31 | #6 Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 6 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 32 | #71 Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31 | 1 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | #21 Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 26 | 0 | Accident | 9 |
| 34 | #54 Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 | 17 | Accident | 3 |
| 35 | #24 William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| 36 | #23 Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 4 | 3 | Accident | 1 |
| 37 | #12 Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 15 | 0 | Accident | 7 |
| 38 | #41 Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 27 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 39 | #22 Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 25 | 3 | Accident | 9 |
| 40 | #5 Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 0 | #62 Casey Mears | Beard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 |