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Official race results: NASCAR Cup 2026 Talladega I
TL;DR
Carson Hocevar won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, with Chris Buescher and Alex Bowman finishing second and third, respectively. A major crash in Stage 2 involved at least 25 cars.
Key points
- Carson Hocevar won the NASCAR Cup Series race
- Chris Buescher finished second
- Alex Bowman finished third
- 21 cars finished on the lead lap
- Stage 2 crash involved at least 25 cars
Carson HocevarChris BuescherAlex BowmanRyan Preece
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Carson Hocevar became NASCAR's newest winner on Sunday, capturing the checkered flag after 500 miles of NASCAR Cup Series action at Talladega Superspeedway. Chris Buescher finished second and Alex Bowman third.
In the end, 21 cars finished on the lead lap, and several others failed to reach the finish after a Stage 2 melee that collected at least 25 cars.
Ryan Preece, who won Stage 1, crashed coming to the checkered flag, while Stage 2 winner Ross Chastain went on to finish seventh in the race.
16 different drivers led laps during Sunday's Cup race, and Christopher Bell -- who also crashed on the final lap -- led the most at 31.
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2026 Talladega I NASCAR Cup Results
| | | | 1 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Chevrolet | 188 | 3:23'24.678 | | 9 | 19 | | 55 | | 2 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 188 | 3:23'24.792 | 0.114 | 7 | 22 | | 50 | | 3 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 188 | 3:23'24.818 | 0.140 | 8 | | | 37 | | 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 188 | 3:23'24.862 | 0.184 | 9 | | | 35 | | 5 | 38 | Zane Smith | Ford | 188 | 3:23'24.886 | 0.208 | 9 | | | 34 | | 6 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 188 | 3:23'24.930 | 0.252 | 8 | 2 | | 38 | | 7 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 188 | 3:23'24.949 | 0.271 | 8 | 22 | | 41 | | 8 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 188 | 3:23'25.075 | 0.397 | 11 | | | 29 | | 9 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Ford | 188 | 3:23'25.139 | 0.461 | 10 | 2 | | 31 | | 10 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 188 | 3:23'25.223 | 0.545 | 13 | | | 27 | | 11 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Ford | 188 | 3:23'25.357 | 0.679 | 8 | | | 34 | | 12 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Chevrolet | 188 | 3:23'25.452 | 0.774 | 14 | | | 25 | | 13 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 188 | 3:23'25.462 | 0.784 | 13 | | | 24 | | 14 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | Toyota | 188 | 3:23'25.510 | 0.832 | 13 | 2 | | 27 | | 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 188 | 3:23'25.617 | 0.939 | 13 | 28 | | 22 | | 16 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 188 | 3:23'25.621 | 0.943 | 10 | | | 21 | | 17 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 188 | 3:23'28.001 | 3.323 | 7 | 31 | | 29 | | 18 | 60 | Ryan Preece | Ford | 188 | 3:23'28.002 | 3.324 | 6 | 21 | | 34 | | 19 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 188 | 3:23'28.024 | 3.346 | 21 | 5 | | 18 | | 20 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Chevrolet | 188 | 3:23'28.099 | 3.421 | 14 | | | 17 | | 21 | 51 | Cody Ware | Chevrolet | 188 | 3:23'30.879 | 6.201 | 9 | | | 20 | | 22 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Toyota | 187 | 3:23'26.080 | 1 Lap | 11 | | | 15 | | 23 | 43 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 187 | 3:23'28.172 | 1 Lap | 10 | | | 14 | | 24 | 78 | Daniel Dye | Chevrolet | 186 | 3:23'27.137 | 2 Laps | 12 | | | | | 25 | 35 | Riley Herbst | Toyota | 186 | 3:23'27.258 | 2 Laps | 14 | | | 12 | | 26 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Chevrolet | 185 | 3:23'37.198 | 3 Laps | 13 | | | 11 | | 27 | 33 | Jesse Love | Chevrolet | 185 | 3:23'44.871 | 3 Laps | 11 | | | | | 28 | 66 | Chad Finchum | Ford | 182 | 3:23'46.434 | 6 Laps | 12 | 8 | | | | 29 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Toyota | 180 | 3:23'50.025 | 8 Laps | 14 | 3 | | 8 | | 30 | 44 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 177 | 3:23'43.817 | 11 Laps | 10 | | | | | 31 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 166 | 3:23'46.917 | 22 Laps | 8 | | | 15 | | 32 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 149 | 3:23'48.262 | 39 Laps | 12 | 1 | | 5 | | 33 | 21 | Josh Berry | Ford | 124 | 2:41'08.865 | 64 Laps | 6 | | Accident | 9 | | 34 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Toyota | 122 | 2:02'11.363 | 66 Laps | 7 | 17 | Accident | 3 | | 35 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 119 | 2:00'32.068 | 69 Laps | 9 | | Accident | 2 | | 36 | 23 | Darrell Wallace Jr | Toyota | 114 | 1:44'56.157 | 74 Laps | 6 | 3 | Accident | 1 | | 37 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 114 | 1:44'56.317 | 74 Laps | 5 | | Accident | 7 | | 38 | 41 | Cole Custer | Chevrolet | 114 | 1:44'56.428 | 74 Laps | 6 | | Accident | 1 | | 39 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 114 | 1:44'56.521 | 74 Laps | 5 | 3 | Accident | 9 | | 40 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 114 | 1:44'56.707 | 74 Laps | 7 | | Accident | 1 |
Q&A
Who won the NASCAR Cup 2026 race at Talladega?
Carson Hocevar won the NASCAR Cup 2026 race at Talladega Superspeedway.
What were the final standings for the Talladega NASCAR race?
Chris Buescher finished second and Alex Bowman finished third in the Talladega NASCAR race.
How many cars finished on the lead lap at Talladega?
A total of 21 cars finished on the lead lap at Talladega.
What happened during Stage 2 of the Talladega NASCAR race?
A melee in Stage 2 involved at least 25 cars, causing several to fail to finish the race.
