| 2026 Jack Link's 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 10 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $11,233,037 | Race Date: | Apr 26, 2026 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .114 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 23Min 25Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 52 Among / 16 Drivers | Average Speed: | 147.504 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 30 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Carson Hocevar C. Hocevar | Driver: | Tyler Reddick T. Reddick | Chevrolet: | 55 | |||
| Car No.: | #77 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #45 Toyota | Ford: | 35 | |||
| Team: | Spire Motorsports | Team: | 23XI Racing | Toyota: | 23 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Luke Lambert | Crew Chief: | Billy Scott | |||||
| Laps Led: | 19 of 188 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 2026 Jack Link's 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 12 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Chili's Ride the 'Dente | Running |  | 55 | 188 | 19 |
| 2 | 10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Kroger / Jack Link's | Running |  | 50 | 188 | 22 |
| 3 | 20 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally | Running | | 37 | 188 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Amazon Prime | Running | | 35 | 188 | 0 |
| 5 | 30 | 38 | Zane Smith | Aaron's / Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Running | | 34 | 188 | 0 |
| 6 | 22 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Chef Boyardee | Running | | 38 | 188 | 2 |
| 7 | 24 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Jockey VentraCool Air | Running | | 41 | 188 | 22 |
| 8 | 13 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Menards / FrogTape | Running | | 29 | 188 | 0 |
| 9 | 29 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Grillo's Pickles / Pabst Blue Ribbon | Running | | 31 | 188 | 2 |
| 10 | 34 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen | Running | | 27 | 188 | 0 |
| 11 | 19 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Love's Travel Stops / Fleetguard | Running | | 34 | 188 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Freeway Insurance | Running | | 25 | 188 | 0 |
| 13 | 35 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Grizzly Nicotine Pouches | Running | | 24 | 188 | 0 |
| 14 | 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | RickStar Energy Drink | Running |  | 27 | 188 | 2 |
| 15 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | King's Hawaiian UBE Coconut Rolls | Running | | 22 | 188 | 28 |
| 16 | 28 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Grizzly Nicotine Pouches | Running | | 21 | 188 | 0 |
| 17 | 14 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Rheem | Running | | 29 | 188 | 31 |
| 18 | 11 | 60 | Ryan Preece | BuildSubmarines.com | Running | | 34 | 188 | 21 |
| 19 | 18 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops / Winchester Long Beard XR | Running | | 18 | 188 | 5 |
| 20 | 33 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | WeatherTech | Running | | 17 | 188 | 0 |
| 21 | 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Super.com | Running | | 20 | 188 | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | 42 | John H. Nemechek | Pye-Barker Fire & Safety | Running | | 15 | 187 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 43 | Erik Jones | Dollar Tree | Running | | 14 | 187 | 0 |
| 24 | 40 | 78 | Daniel Dye (I) | Champion Container Corporation | Running | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 25 | 17 | 35 | Riley Herbst | BEATBOX | Running | | 12 | 186 | 0 |
| 26 | 32 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | Red Bull | Running | | 11 | 185 | 0 |
| 27 | 37 | 33 | Jesse Love (I) | 1-800-Pack-Rat | Running | | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 28 | 38 | 66 | Chad Finchum (I) | Knox Hydrate | Running | | 0 | 182 | 8 |
| 29 | 5 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Bass Pro Shops | Running | | 8 | 180 | 3 |
| 30 | 39 | 44 | Joey Gase (I) | National Fire Prevention Association | Running | | 0 | 177 | 0 |
| 31 | 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Castrol | Running | | 15 | 166 | 0 |
| 32 | 31 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Gunk | Running | | 5 | 149 | 1 |
| 33 | 26 | 21 | Josh Berry | Motorcraft / Quick Lane | Accident | | 9 | 124 | 0 |
| 34 | 9 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Saia Freight + Logistics | Accident | | 3 | 122 | 17 |
| 35 | 7 | 24 | William Byron | Phorm Energy | Accident | | 2 | 119 | 0 |
| 36 | 4 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Xfinity | Accident | | 1 | 114 | 3 |
| 37 | 15 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Wurth | Accident | | 7 | 114 | 0 |
| 38 | 27 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas / Autodesk | Accident | | 1 | 114 | 0 |
| 39 | 25 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil | Accident | | 9 | 114 | 3 |
| 40 | 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Valvoline | Accident | | 1 | 114 | 0 |
