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It’s a case of mixed expectations for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff drivers as they anticipate Sunday’s YellaWood 500 at the famous Talladega Superspeedway high banks.
It’s a case of mixed expectations for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff drivers as they anticipate Sunday’s YellaWood 500 at the famous Talladega Superspeedway high banks.
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YellaWood 500
Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
Date: Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025
TV: NBC
Green Flag: 2:00 PM ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM
Laps: 188
Miles: 500.08
Track: 2.660 mile oval
2024 Winner: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
1. Denny Hamlin LOCKED
2. Kyle Larson +35
3. Christopher Bell +20
4. Chase Briscoe +15
5. William Byron -15
6. Chase Elliott -23
7. Joey Logano -24
8. Ryan Blaney -31
South Point 400
Winner: Denny Hamlin
Average Speed of Race Winner: 137.131 MPH
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 55 Mins, 14 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 1.533 Seconds
Caution Flags: 5 for 32 laps
Lead Changes: 21 among 11 drivers
Stage 1 Top 10: 24,5,19,11,9,23,20,45,54,22
Stage 2 Top 10: 5,45,24,11,19,20,54,48,22,77
Fastest Lap: #19 lap 2/ 29.394