On Saturday, Talladega Superspeedway will host two national NASCAR series races. The Xfinity teams will compete at the 2.66-mile superspeedway, while the Cup teams will be qualifying for Sunday’s 500-mile race. Additionally, the ARCA Menards Series teams will be racing in a Saturday afternoon event.
The Xfinity series has seen Jeb Burton as the defending winner who has won twice at Talladega since 2021. AJ Allmendinger is also on the lineup with one Xfinity win at Talladega. Jesse Love and Austin Hill make up Richard Childress Racing’s Xfinity lineup, with Hill currently leading the series in wins on drafting style tracks but having not finished better than 14th at Talladega in four starts.
Chevrolet has won the last nine Xfinity races at Talladega, with Kaulig Racing delivering four of those victories. Ford has not won an Xfinity race at Talladega since 2017 and Toyota has not won since 2014. This weekend marks the third race of the Dash 4 Cash program, with Sam Mayer, Ryan Sieg, Justin Allgaier, and Allmendinger competing for a $100,000 bonus.
Saturday’s schedule at Talladega Superspeedway includes opening hours for the Cup Series from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., followed by ARCOA Menards Series starting at 10 a.m., and Xfinity Series starting at 1 p.m., Cup qualifying from 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., ARCOA Menards Series race from 12:30 p.m., and Xfinity Series race from 4 p.m
