Following a three-event run at short tracks, featuring two wins by Kyle Larson, NASCAR shifts gears to the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway, highlighted by 33-degree banking along its turns.
Larson proved his short-track prowess with wins at .75-mile Richmond Raceway on April 2 and .526-mile Martinsville Speedway last Sunday.
In an era of NASCAR Cup Series parity, Larson became the second driver to earn his second checkered flag this season. Can the short-track specialist win his first Talladega trophy next Sunday?
The Meg of @NASCAR.#GEICO500 pic.twitter.com/YJnDsVkKWR
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) April 12, 2023
NASCAR Weekend Schedule
Here is a list of national series events at Talladega Superspeedway (All Times ET).
Friday
- 9 a.m.: ARCA Series garage hours
- 10:30 a.m.: Xfinity Series garage hours
- 2 p.m.: Cup Series garage hours
- 4 p.m.: ARCA Series practice
- 5:35 p.m.: Xfinity Series qualifying
Saturday
- 8:30 p.m.: Cup Series garage hours
- 10 a.m.: ARCA Series garage hours
- 10:30 a.m.: Cup Series qualifying
- 12:15 p.m.: ARCA Series driver introductions
- 12:30 p.m.: ARCA Series General Tire 200 race
- 1 p.m.: Xfinity Series garage hours
- 3:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series driver introductions
- 4 p.m.: Xfinity Series Ag-Pro 300 race
Sunday
- Noon: Cup Series garage hours
- 2:10 p.m.: Cup Series drivers meeting
- 2:20 p.m. Cup Series red carpet walk
- 2:30 p.m.: Cup Series driver introductions
- 3 p.m.: Cup Series GEICO 500 race
To the first win.
Richard Brickhouse will go down in 'DEGA history as the inaugural Talladega 500 winner.@NASCAR Legends Presented By @GEICO pic.twitter.com/uuO0zCUytF
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) April 14, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series Entry List
Entry, Driver, Team, Car No.
- 1, Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing Team, No. 1 Chevrolet
- 2, Austin Cindric, Team Penske, No. 2 Ford
- 3, Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing, No. 3 Chevrolet
- 4, Kevin Harvick, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 4 Ford
- 5, Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 5 Chevrolet
- 6, Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing, No. 6 Ford
- 7, Corey LaJoie, Spire Motorsports, No. 7 Chevrolet
- 8, Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing, No. 8 Chevrolet
- 9, Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 9 Chevrolet
- 10, Aric Almirola, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 10 Ford
- 11, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 11 Toyota
- 12, Ryan Blaney, Team Penske, No. 12 Ford
- 13, Chase Briscoe, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 14 Ford
- 14, JJ Yeley, Rick Ware Racing, No. 15 Ford
- 15, AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing, No. 16 Chevrolet
- 16, Chris Buescher, RFK Racing, No. 17 Ford
- 17, Martin Truex Jr., Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 19 Toyota
- 18, Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 20 Toyota
- 19, Harrison Burton, Wood Brothers Racing, No. 21 Ford
- 20, Joey Logano, Team Penske, No. 22 Ford
- 21, Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing, No. 23 Toyota
- 22, William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 24 Chevrolet
- 23, Justin Haley, Kaulig Racing, No. 31 Chevrolet
- 24, Michael McDowell, Front Row Motorsports, 34 Ford
- 25, Todd Gilliland, Front Row Motorsports, No. 38 Ford
- 26, Ryan Preece, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 41 Ford
- 27, Noah Gragson, Legacy Motor Club, No. 42 Chevrolet
- 28, Erik Jones, Legacy Motor Club, No. 43 Chevrolet
- 29, Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing, No.45 Toyota
- 30, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., JTG Daugherty Racing, No. 47 Chevrolet
- 31, Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 48 Chevrolet
- 32, Zane Smith, Rick Ware Racing, No. 51 Ford
- 33, Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 54 Toyota
- 34, Ty Dillon, Spire Motorsports, No. 77 Chevrolet
- 35, Anthony Alfredo, Live Fast Motorsports, No. 78 Chevrolet
- 36, Daniel Suárez, Trackhouse Racing Team, No. 99 Chevrolet
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