Starting from 7th place Car 2 Austin Cindric Menards/Quaker State Ford won the Jack Link’s 500, his 3rd win in 125 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 2025. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 7 races at Talladega Superspeedway. 2nd Place Car 60 Ryan Preece Kroger/Celsius Ford, started from 4th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 11 races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 4th Top 10 finish in 2025. 3rd Place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 25th place posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 21 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – APRIL 27: Austin Cindric, driver of the #2 Menards/Quaker State Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 27, 2025 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 24 William Byron Valvoline Chevrolet, started from 16th place followed by 5th place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 3rd place. 6th Place Car 4 Noah Gragson Rural King Ford, started from 27th place followed by 7th place Car 9 Chase Elliott Amazon Prime Video Chevrolet, started from 30th place. 8th Place Car 77 Carson Hocevar Chili’s Ride the ‘Dente Chevrolet, started from 28th place followed by 9th place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from 18th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 23 Bubba Wallace Leidos Toyota, in 10th place, started from 20th place. Riley Herbst (24th) was the highest finishing rookie. William Byron leads the point standings by 32 points over Kyle Larson.
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – APRIL 27: Austin Cindric, driver of the #2 Menards/Quaker State Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 27, 2025 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
The race had 4 Cautions for 22 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 44 for #12, 6, 8, 17, 48 Crash on the frontstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 53 for #11, 20, 17 Crash on the backstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 62 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 122 for Stage 2 Conclusion.
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – APRIL 27: Zane Smith, driver of the #38 TitleMax Ford, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 27, 2025 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
The race had 67 Lead Changes among 23 drivers; Z. Smith 1-3; J. Berry 4; J. Logano 5; M. McDowell 6-7; J. Berry 8; M. McDowell 9-10; Z. Smith 11; J. Berry 12-14; R. Preece 15; M. McDowell 16; R. Preece 17; M. McDowell 18-20; Z. Smith 21; J. Berry 22; K. Busch 23-25; C. Briscoe 26-40; C. Custer 41-42; J. Logano 43-48; D. Suarez 49; C. Buescher 50-51; D. Hamlin 52-58; B. Wallace 59; K. Larson 60-62; C. Hocevar 63; *. Yeley 64; *. Alfredo(i) 65; W. Byron 66-69; *. Alfredo(i) 70-73; R. Chastain 74; J. Nemechek 75; *. Alfredo(i) 76; R. Chastain 77-80; *. Alfredo(i) 81; R. Chastain 82-83; *. Alfredo(i) 84-85; R. Chastain 86; D. Suarez 87; *. Alfredo(i) 88-93; R. Chastain 94-95; *. Alfredo(i) 96-99; R. Chastain 100; J. Logano 101-108; C. Hocevar 109; J. Logano 110; B. Wallace 111; M. McDowell 112-113; C. Hocevar 114; J. Logano 115-119; B. Wallace 120-122; *. Yeley 123; C. Elliott 124; C. Briscoe 125-127; T. Gibbs 128; C. Briscoe 129-130; T. Gibbs 131-161; J. Logano 162-164; J. Berry 165-166; T. Dillon 167; J. Berry 168-171; A. Cindric 172-174; W. Byron 175; A. Cindric 176; W. Byron 177-181; A. Cindric 182; R. Preece 183-185; A. Cindric 186; R. Preece 187; A. Cindric 188.
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – APRIL 27: A general view of racing during the NASCAR Cup Series Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 27, 2025 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 5, 24, 47, 9, 23, 11, 16, 51, 35, 10
Stage 2 Top 10: 23, 22, 5, 2, 77, 60, 45, 34, 38, 21
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – APRIL 27: A general view of racing during the NASCAR Cup Series Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 27, 2025 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – APRIL 27: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Advance Auto Parts Ford, signs an autograph for a NASCAR fan prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 27, 2025 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 10
Race Results for the Jack Link’s 500 – Sunday, April 27, 2025
Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, AL – 2.66 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 188 Laps – 500.08 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 4/27/2025 @ 06:43 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 7. Car 2 Austin Cindric Menards/Quaker State Ford 188 Running
2. 4. Car 60 Ryan Preece Kroger/Celsius Ford 188 Running
3. 25. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 188 Running
4. 16. Car 24 William Byron Valvoline Chevrolet 188 Running
5. 3. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 188 Running
6. 27. Car 4 Noah Gragson Rural King Ford 188 Running
7. 30. Car 9 Chase Elliott Amazon Prime Video Chevrolet 188 Running
8. 28. Car 77 Carson Hocevar Chili’s Ride the ‘Dente Chevrolet 188 Running
9. 18. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 188 Running
10. 20. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Leidos Toyota 188 Running
11. 24. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Wendy’s Frosty Chevrolet 188 Running
12. 5. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet 188 Running
13. 14. Car 71 Michael McDowell GUNK Chevrolet 188 Running
14. 35. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. NOS Energy Chevrolet 188 Running
15. 12. Car 41 Cole Custer Haas/Andy’s Ford 188 Running
16. 26. Car 45 Tyler Reddick Xfinity Mobile Toyota 188 Running
17. 17. Car 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota 188 Running
18. 15. Car 34 Todd Gilliland Love’s Travel Stops Ford 188 Running
19. 10. Car 54 Ty Gibbs SAIA LTL Freight Toyota 188 Running
20. 34. Car 43 Erik Jones Massey Motor Freight Toyota 188 Running
21. 1. Car 38 Zane Smith TitleMax Ford 188 Running
22. 32. Car 1 Ross Chastain Jockey Chevrolet 188 Running
23. 13. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Progressive Toyota 188 Running
24. 23. Car 35 Riley Herbst # Monster Energy Toyota 188 Running
25. 21. Car 10 Ty Dillon Sea Best Chevrolet 188 Running
26. 19. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet 188 Running
27. 37. Car 7 Justin Haley Gainbridge Chevrolet 188 Running
28. 8. Car 21 Josh Berry Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 188 Running
29. 2. Car 8 Kyle Busch Nicokick Chevrolet 188 Running
30. 31. Car 62 * Anthony Alfredo(i) Fortify Building Solutions Chevrolet 188 Running
31. 36. Car 88 Shane Van Gisbergen # Safety Culture Chevrolet 187 Running
32. 29. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Jack Link’s Toyota 187 Running
33. 33. Car 51 Cody Ware Arby’s x AC Barbecue Sauce Ford 186 Running
34. 39. Car 44 * JJ Yeley Barnett Southern Corporation Chevrolet 186 Running
35. 38. Car 78 * BJ McLeod Pigeon Forge Racing Coaster Chevrolet 71 Overheating
36. 6. Car 17 Chris Buescher Travel Centers of America Ford 51 Accident
37. 11. Car 20 Christopher Bell Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota 51 Accident
38. 22. Car 6 Brad Keselowski BuildSubmarines.com Ford 42 Accident
39. 9. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford 42 Accident
Race Comments:Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason(s) indicated: No. 44 (Unapproved Adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 10 Mins, 52 Secs. Average Speed: 157.203 MPH. Margin of Victory: .022 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 71 lap 120/47.896. Caution Flags: 4 for 22 laps. Lead Changes: 67 among 23 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 4, 2025 – Texas Motor Speedway
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