NASCAR Cup Playoffs Heat Up

Talladega Superspeedway - YellaWood 500

 

Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron grabbed the win at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend securing his spot in the next round of the postseason, leaving the remaining 11 contenders still vying for one of the spots in the Round of 8 with two races left in the Round of 12 – Talladega Superspeedway  and Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL.

 

This weekend the competitors will have to face one of the biggest hurdles in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, as Talladega Superspeedway opens the gates and unleashes its 2.66-miles of asphalt with 33 degrees of banking in the turns for today’s YellaWood 500 at 2 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).

 

• Next Race: YellaWood 500
• The Place: Talladega Superspeedway
• The Date: Sunday, October 1
• The Time: 2 p.m. ET
• The Purse: $8,806,315
• TV: NBC, 1 p.m. ET
• Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
• Distance: 500 miles (188 Laps)
• Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 60)
• Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 120)
• Final Stage (Ends on Lap 188)

57 of our 300 wins have come in the playoffs. Let’s break down the most recent one.@WilliamByron | @Hendrick24Team pic.twitter.com/9Y09vS3hZZ

— Hendrick Motorsports (@TeamHendrick) September 29, 2023

 

source: NASCAR Media