See full weekend schedule for NASCAR weekend at Talladega Superspeedway

NASCAR's revamped season-long championship format The Chase is heading to Talladega for the Yellawood 500 and a full weekend of racing.

The YellaWood 500 race is at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25 at Talladega Superspeedway. Driver Chase Briscoe is the defending fall race winner while Carson Hocevar earned his first career victory in the spring 2026 race. Both are in the midst of the NASCAR Chase and looking for a win to boost their chances of winning the title.

The Truck Series race is on Friday afternoon, starting at 3 p.m. CT. The race will air on Fox. Gio Ruggiero is the defending champion with Grant Enfinger won the 2024 race and is a two-time winner at the track. The O'Reilly series race will air on the CW and stream on the ESPN app. The race starts at 2:30 p.m. CT Saturday, Oct. 24. Austin Hill will try to defend his race win from a year ago while Corey Day won this spring at the Alabama track.

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Talladega Superspeedway: 2026 fall NASCAR race weekend schedule

2:40 p.m. — Truck Series driver introduction

3 p.m. — Truck Series Race (Love Truck Stop 225)

6 p.m. — Talladega Nights Movie Screening

10 a.m. — O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Qualifying

1 p.m. — Talladega Nights Cast Autograph signing

2:05 p.m. — O'Reilly Series driver introductions

2:30 p.m. — O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race (The Progress Group 250)

7:30 — Saturday Night concert (Brantley Gilbert headlining)

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12:30 p.m. — NASCAR Cup Series driver introductions

1 p.m. — NASCAR Cup Series race (Yellawood 500)

Maxwell Donaldson covers high school sports, Jax State athletics, the outdoors in Alabama and more for the Gadsden Times and USA TODAY Network. Find him on Twitter/X @_Max_Donaldson and contact him at MDonaldson@usatodayco.com .