NASCAR CUP SERIES — AMERICA’S SUPERSPEEDWAY — THE SUPERSPEEDWAY OVAL

Jack Link\u2019s 500

NASCAR Cup Series • Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln. Neural network predictions powered by 15.8 million training samples across 5 racing disciplines. 188 laps. 2.66 miles. Superspeedway drafting.

Sunday, April 26, 2026 Talladega Superspeedway • Lincoln, Alabama 188 Laps • 2.66 mi • Asphalt • 40 Cars

Green Flag — April 26, 2026 • 3:00 PM ET

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GEICO 500 · NASCAR CUP SERIES · TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY

99.33%

Model AUC

15.8M

Training Samples

164

Features

Sports Unified

188

Champions

SHA-256

Verified

Talladega Superspeedway — The Superspeedway Capital

Track Length

2.66 mi

Banking (Turns)

33°

2025 Winner

Austin Cindric

Capacity

80,000

Laps

188

Banking

33°

Surface

Asphalt

Capacity

80K

VERIFIED ✓ Carson Hocevar wins 2026 Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega — URIN’s pre-race top pick Denny Hamlin finished outside the top 5 Track Record →

🏆 RACE WINNER Carson Hocevar · Spire Motorsports #77 · Chevrolet · First career Cup Series victory · won by 0.114s Top 5: Carson Hocevar · Chris Buescher · Alex Bowman · Chase Elliott · Zane Smith

Entry List — 40 Cars Confirmed

The 40-car entry list for the Jack Link\u2019s 500 has been confirmed by NASCAR. URIN v5.1 predictions are generated from 15.8M training samples with 164 features across 5 unified racing disciplines.

URIN's Top Pick

v5.1 · Verified

#1 of 40

URIN Top Pick · Race Complete

Denny Hamlin

Joe Gibbs Racing #11 · Toyota · 2x Talladega Winner (2014, 2020) · 3x Daytona 500 Winner

URIN Rating

Talladega Winner

Two Talladega wins (2014, 2020) plus three Daytona 500 victories — elite drafting-track specialist
61 career Cup wins — 10th all-time. Pack-drafting master at NASCAR’s biggest oval
Talladega is a pure pack-racing track where 33° banking and 2.66-mile length create the most unpredictable racing in NASCAR

Verified SHA-256: e6b7d3c58771c693… · Result: Did not finish in the top 5 — LOSS ▲ Our AI ranks higher than Vegas · ▼ Vegas ranks higher than our AI · Odds via FanDuel

The Field

URIN v5.1 · NASCAR Verified

URIN's Ranking

Austin Cindric

Hendrick Motorsports #5

INVICTUS: 64 · Champion Match: Jimmie Johnson (91%)

★ URIN TOP PICK

URIN Rating

Tyler Reddick

23XI Racing #45

INVICTUS: 63 · Champion Match: Jeff Gordon (89%)

URIN Rating

Denny Hamlin

Joe Gibbs Racing #11

INVICTUS: 62 · Champion Match: Dale Earnhardt (88%)

URIN Rating

Christopher Bell

Joe Gibbs Racing #20

INVICTUS: 61 · Champion Match: Tony Stewart (87%)

URIN Rating

Ryan Blaney

Team Penske #12

INVICTUS: 60 · Champion Match: Jeff Gordon (86%)

URIN Rating

William Byron

Hendrick Motorsports #24

INVICTUS: 59 · Champion Match: Jimmie Johnson (85%)

URIN Rating

Chase Elliott

Hendrick Motorsports #9

INVICTUS: 58 · Champion Match: Jeff Gordon (84%)

URIN Rating

Joey Logano

Team Penske #22

INVICTUS: 57 · Champion Match: Dale Earnhardt (83%)

URIN Rating

Ty Gibbs

Joe Gibbs Racing #54

INVICTUS: 56 · Champion Match: Tony Stewart (82%)

URIN Rating

Brad Keselowski

RFK Racing #6

INVICTUS: 55 · Champion Match: Rusty Wallace (81%)

URIN Rating

Bubba Wallace

23XI Racing #23

INVICTUS: 55 · Champion Match: Dale Earnhardt (80%)

URIN Rating

Chris Buescher

RFK Racing #17

INVICTUS: 55 · Champion Match: Mark Martin (80%)

URIN Rating

Shane van Gisbergen

Trackhouse Racing #97

INVICTUS: 55 · Champion Match: Jeff Gordon (79%)

URIN Rating

Carson Hocevar

Spire Motorsports #77

INVICTUS: 55 · Champion Match: Tony Stewart (78%)

🏆 ACTUAL RACE WINNER

URIN Rating

Daniel Suarez

Spire Motorsports #7

INVICTUS: 55 · Champion Match: Tony Stewart (78%)

URIN Rating

Ross Chastain

Trackhouse Racing #1

INVICTUS: 55 · Champion Match: Dale Earnhardt (77%)

URIN Rating

Ryan Preece

RFK Racing #60

INVICTUS: 55 · Champion Match: Rusty Wallace (77%)

URIN Rating

AJ Allmendinger

Kaulig Racing #16

INVICTUS: 55 · Champion Match: Mark Martin (76%)

URIN Rating

Michael McDowell

Spire Motorsports #71

INVICTUS: 55 · Champion Match: Mark Martin (75%)

URIN Rating

Austin Cindric

Team Penske #2

INVICTUS: 55 · Champion Match: Rusty Wallace (75%)

URIN Rating

                URIN Rating = INVICTUS unified 0-100 score · Champion Match = historical champion DNA similarity
            

Model: URIN v5.1 · AUC 99.33% · 15.8M samples · SHA-256 Pre-Race

Championship Standings & Market Odds

After Race 9 (Kansas) · Top 20 of 40 entries

Tyler Reddick

23XI Racing #45

Odds: #1 · +800

Points Leader

457

Pts

★ LEADER

Ryan Blaney

Team Penske #12

Odds: #3 · +1000

2023 Champion

337

Pts

Denny Hamlin

Joe Gibbs Racing #11

Odds: #2 · +1000

352

Pts

Chase Elliott

Hendrick Motorsports #9

Odds: #7 · +1300

297

Pts

William Byron

Hendrick Motorsports #24

Odds: #6 · +1100

271

Pts

Ty Gibbs

Joe Gibbs Racing #54

Odds: #5 · +750

319

Pts

Christopher Bell

Joe Gibbs Racing #20

Odds: #4 · +650

260

Pts

Brad Keselowski

RFK Racing #6

Odds: #7 · +1400

2012 Champion

270

Pts

Kyle Larson

Hendrick Motorsports #5

Odds: #8 · +1800

Defending Champion

236

Pts

Chris Buescher

RFK Racing #17

Odds: #11 · +2500

236

Pts

Bubba Wallace

23XI Racing #23

Odds: #13 · +3300

236

Pts

Joey Logano

Team Penske #22

Odds: #9 · +1900

2x Champion

185

Pts

Ryan Preece

RFK Racing #60

Odds: #14 · +3500

180

Pts

Shane van Gisbergen

Trackhouse Racing #97

Odds: Longshot · +15000

174

Pts

Carson Hocevar

Spire Motorsports #77

Odds: #10 · +2000

Rookie

171

Pts

Daniel Suarez

Spire Motorsports #7

Odds: Longshot · +17500

Playoff Cutline

167

Pts

Michael McDowell

Spire Motorsports #71

Odds: Longshot · +12500

158

Pts

Austin Cindric

Team Penske #2

Odds: #15 · +3500

149

Pts

Ross Chastain

Trackhouse Racing #1

Odds: #16 · +4000

136

Pts

AJ Allmendinger

Kaulig Racing #16

Odds: Longshot · +10000

134

Pts

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