2025 Jack Link's 500
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| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
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| Race 10 of 36 in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
 2025 Jack Link's 500 official program | |||
| Date | April 27, 2025 | ||
| Location | Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.66 miles (4.28 km) | ||
| Distance | 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.64 km) | ||
| Average speed | 157.203 miles per hour (252.994 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Front Row Motorsports | ||
| Time | 52.565 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 32 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | |
| Time | 47.900 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 4.041 million | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley, and Todd Gordon | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2), Dan Hubbard (Backstretch), and Tim Catafalmo (3 & 4) | ||
The 2025 Jack Link's 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 27, 2025, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Contested over 188 laps on the 2.66 mile (4.28 km) superspeedway, it was the 10th race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Austin Cindric won the race. Kyle Larson finished 2nd, and William Byron finished 3rd. Noah Gragson and Chase Elliott rounded out the top five, and Carson Hocevar, Alex Bowman, Bubba Wallace, Daniel Suárez, and Austin Dillon rounded out the top ten. Ryan Preece and Joey Logano originally finished second and fifth, respectively, but were disqualified for spoiler violations.
Background
Talladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking. The track currently hosts NASCAR's Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km).
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying
Zane Smith scored the pole for the race with a time of 52.565 and a speed of 182.174 mph (293.181 km/h).[7]
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 60
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 35 | Riley Herbst (R) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 60
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 68
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 188 | 48 |
| 2 | 25 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 54 |
| 3 | 16 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 43 |
| 4 | 27 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 188 | 33 |
| 5 | 30 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 39 |
| 6 | 28 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 38 |
| 7 | 18 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 30 |
| 8 | 20 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 188 | 45 |
| 9 | 24 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 28 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 27 |
| 11 | 14 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 27 |
| 12 | 35 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 33 |
| 13 | 12 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 188 | 24 |
| 14 | 26 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 188 | 29 |
| 15 | 17 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 188 | 22 |
| 16 | 15 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 188 | 26 |
| 17 | 10 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 188 | 20 |
| 18 | 34 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 188 | 19 |
| 19 | 1 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 188 | 22 |
| 20 | 32 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 17 |
| 21 | 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 188 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 35 | Riley Herbst (R) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 188 | 17 |
| 23 | 21 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 15 |
| 24 | 19 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 18 |
| 25 | 37 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 14 |
| 26 | 8 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 188 | 14 |
| 27 | 2 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 10 |
| 28 | 31 | 62 | Anthony Alfredo (i) | Beard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 |
| 29 | 36 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | 8 |
| 30 | 29 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 187 | 7 |
| 31 | 33 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 186 | 9 |
| 32 | 39 | 44 | J. J. Yeley | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet | 186 | 3 |
| 33 | 38 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 71 | 0 |
| 34 | 6 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 51 | 3 |
| 35 | 11 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 51 | 2 |
| 36 | 22 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 42 | 1 |
| 37 | 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 42 | 1 |
| DSQ | 4 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 188 | 1 |
| DSQ | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 188 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 65 among 23 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 4 for 22
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 10 minutes and 52 seconds
- Average speed: 157.203 miles per hour (252.994 km/h)
- Margin of victory: 0.022 seconds
