Larson wins wild Talladega finish for first superspeedway victory
Kyle Larson won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, beating William Byron by four-hundredths of a second in an overtime finish and claiming his first victory on a superspeedway.
Kyle Larson won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, extending his points lead in The Chase and claiming his first victory on a superspeedway.
Larson crossed the line four-hundredths of a second ahead of team-mate William Byron in an overtime finish to the YellaWood 500, with Ricky Stenhouse Jr third.
The race turned on the “Big One” at Lap 183, when contact at the front of the field triggered a 15-car crash exiting the tri-oval of the 2.66-mile oval. Joey Logano spun from the outside lane into the outside wall, his No. 22 Ford lifted airborne and flipped onto its roof, skidding down the frontstretch before coming to a halt on its roof. Safety crews turned the car back onto its wheels, allowing Logano to climb from the car under his own power. Logano, Chase Briscoe, Daniel Suarez and Carson Hocevar were among the Chase drivers involved.
An earlier 12-car pileup on Lap 132 had already collected eight championship contenders, including Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin and Tyler Reddick. With two races remaining in the postseason — at Martinsville Speedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway — Larson heads the standings.
Sources: NASCAR, https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2026/10/25/cup-series-talladega-chase-race-recap-results-2026/ ; USA Today, https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2026/10/25/nascar-race-today-talladega-updates-highlights-tv-lineup-leaderboard—live/92421766007/ ; Daytona Beach News-Journal, https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/sports/nascar/2026/10/25/nascar-results-today-talladega-race-winner/92435085007/
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