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NASCAR Truck Series Talladega lineup, TV schedule for Friday's race

The 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season continues with the Love's RV Stop 225 at Talladega on Friday. See the starting lineup here.

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Ty Majeski is on the pole for the Love's RV Stop 225 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Oct. 23 at Talladega .

Majeski's lap of 53.983 seconds in the second round of qualifying was 0.066 seconds faster than Sammy Smith's effort in qualifying.

Tony Stewart is back in the Kaulig free agent truck, and he will start 29th in his first start since Daytona.

Cleetus McFarland will start 24th in his first Truck Series start since June at Michigan

Norm Benning and Bryan Dauzat failed to qualify for the 36-truck field.

Here's the full starting lineup and TV information for Friday's NASCAR Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.

NASCAR Truck Series Talladega starting lineup

DID NOT QUALIFY: Norm Benning, Bryan Dauzat

Ty Majeski, No. 88 Thorsport Racing Ford

Sammy Smith, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

Kaden Honeycutt, No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota

Gio Ruggiero, No. 17 TRICON Garage Toyota

Cole Butcher, No. 13 Thorsport Racing Ford

Austin Green, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

Tyler Ankrum, No. 18 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet

Layne Riggs, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford

Ben Rhodes, No. 99 Thorsport Racing Ford

Jake Garcia, No. 98 Thorsport Racing Ford

Kris Wright, No. 81 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet

Tanner Gray, No. 15 TRICON Garage Toyota

Chandler Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford

Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota

Cory Roper, No. 62 Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota

Grant Enfinger, No. 9 CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet

Thomas Annunziata, No. 5 TRICON Garage Toyota

Christian Eckes, No. 91 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet

Clay Greenfield, No. 95 GK Racing Chevrolet

Cleetus McFarland, No. 4 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet

Andres Perez de Lara, No. 44 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet

Dawson Sutton, No. 26 Rackley W.A.R. Chevrolet

Daniel Hemric, No. 19 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet

Conner Jones, No. 42 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet

Landen Lewis, No. 45 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet

Spencer Boyd, No. 76 Freedom Racing Enterprises Chevrolet

Timmy Hill, No. 56 Hill Motorsports Toyota

Norm Benning, No. 6 Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet

Bryan Dauzat, No. 28 FDNY Racing Chevrolet

Butterbean Queen, No. 12 Kaulig Racing Ram

NASCAR Truck Series Talladega TV schedule, start time for the Love's RV Stop 225

Green Flag Time: Approx. 4 p.m. Eastern/3 p.m. Central on Friday, Oct. 23

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

Streaming: FUBO (free trial available) ; NASCAR.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega will be broadcast nationally on FS1. Streaming options for the race include FUBO , which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.

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Friday, October 23, 2026

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