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NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega: Entry list, TV schedule for Sunday's race

nick gray, nashville tennessean
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The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Talladega for the potentially chaotic YellaWood 500 on Sunday.

Last week, William Byron outlasted Bubba Wallace and Chase Briscoe in a late-race restart to win at Texas and clinch a spot in the next round. With Talladega and the Charlotte Roval upcoming, the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team will be the only of the 12 playoff teams not so nervous over the next two weekends.

Kyle Larson was a contender at Texas, but a late-race wreck pushed him down to 8th in the playoff standings and a two-point cushion from the cutline. Given that the playoffs are coming down to the final six races, some surprising names will be set for elimination following next week's race at the Roval. Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski are former champions below the cutline heading into Talladega with two races left in the round of 12.

Here's what you need to know about Sunday's race:

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NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega schedule

Green Flag Time: 1 p.m. CT Sunday, October 1

Track: Talladega Superspeedway (2.66 mile oval) in Talladega, Alabama

Qualifying: 3:30 p.m. CT qualifying on Saturday (on USA Network)

Length: 188 laps, 500.6 miles

Stages: 60 laps, 60 laps, 68 laps

TV coverage: NBC

Radio: MRN (102.5 FM in Nashville)

Streaming: NBC Sports app and FUBO (free trial); MRN.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)

YellaWood 500 entry list

  • Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

  • Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford

  • Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

  • Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

  • Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

  • Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

  • Corey Lajoie, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

  • Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

  • Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

  • Aric Almirola, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

  • Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

  • Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford

  • Chandler Smith, No. 13 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

  • Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

  • Brennan Poole, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford

  • AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

  • Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

  • Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

  • Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

  • Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

  • Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford

  • Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota

  • William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

  • Justin Haley, No. 31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

  • Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford

  • Riley Herbst, No. 36 Front Row Motorsports Ford

  • Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford

  • Ryan Preece, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

  • Carson Hocevar, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

  • Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

  • Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota

  • Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

  • Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

  • JJ Yeley, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford

  • Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

  • Ty Dillon, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

  • Josh Bilicki, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet

  • Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

NASCAR playoff standings heading into Talladega

2 races remain in the Round of 12; top 8 advance; a win by a playoff driver locks that driver into the next round

1. William Byron — 3,083 (clinched berth into Round of 8 with Texas win)

2. Denny Hamlin — 3,074 (+37 points ahead of 9th place)

3. Chris Buescher — 3,059 (+22)

4. Christopher Bell — 3,057 (+20)

5. Martin Truex Jr. — 3,056 (+19)

6. Ross Chastain — 3,049 (+12)

7. Brad Keselowski — 3,045 (+8)

8: Kyle Larson — 3,039 (+2)

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9. Bubba Wallace — 3,037 (-2 points behind 8th place)

10. Tyler Reddick — 3,036 (-3)

11. Ryan Blaney — 3,028 (-11)

12. Kyle Busch — 3,022 (-17)

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