NASCAR Talladega October 2025: Odds and more info

This weekend, all three NASCAR national series will take on the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama.

A victory by any playoff-eligible driver in the NASCAR Cup, Xfinity or Craftsman Truck Series will solidify their shot at a championship with a guarantee to race for a title in Phoenix.

Talladega serves as the middle race in the Round of 8 for all series.

NASCAR Cup Series’ YellaWood 500 race

• Sunday, Oct. 19
  • 2 p.m. ET
• 188 laps
  • Stages end on laps 60, 120, 188
• NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90
• Last year’s winner: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

With 40 drivers entered for the race, the Cup Series will feature a full field.

Notable part-time entries include:

• Austin Hill: No. 33 Richard Childress Racing
• Anthony Alfredo: No. 62 Beard Motorsports
• Casey Mears: No. 66 Garage 66
• B.J. McLeod: No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports

Odds for the NASCAR Cup Series Talladega Race

Ryan Blaney, a three-time Talladega winner, is the opening odds-on favorite to win Sunday, per the Caesar Sportsbook as of Tues., Oct. 14.

• Ryan Blaney +950
• William Byron, Joey Logano +1000
• Austin Cindric, Chase Elliott +1200
• Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson +1800
• Kyle Busch, Bubba Wallace +2000
• Chris Buescher, Denny Hamlin +2200
• Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe, Ryan Preece +2500
• Alex Bowman, Ross Chastain, Tyler Reddick +2800
• Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +3000
• Josh Berry, Carson Hocevar, Michael McDowell +3500
• Ty Gibbs, Erik Jones, Daniel Suarez +4000
• Todd Gilliland +4500
• Austin Dillon, Justin Haley +5000
• Noah Gragon, Zane Smith +5500
• A.J. Allmendinger, Cole Custer, John Hunter Nemechek, Shane Van Gisbergen+6500
• Ty Dillon +7500
• Austin Hill, Riley Herbst+10000
• Anthony Alfredo, Cody Ware +25000
• Casey Mears, B.J. McLeod +50000

NASCAR Xfinity Series’ United Rentals 250

• Saturday, Oct. 18
  • 4 p.m.
• 94 laps
  • Stages end on laps 25, 50, 94
• CW, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90
• Last year’s winner: Sammy Smith

No driver will miss the field with 38 drivers entered for the 38 spots.

Notable entries include:

• Caesar Bacarella: No. 5 Alpha Prime Racing
• Nick Leitz: No. 07 SS-Green Light Racing
• Brendan Queen: No. 11 Kaulig Racing
• Garrett Smithley: No. 14 SS-Green Light Racing
• Aric Almirola: No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing
• Kaz Grala: No. 24 Sam Hunt Racing
• Jordan Anderson: No. 32 Jordan Anderson Racing
• David Starr: No. 35 Joey Gase Motorsports
• Josh Williams: No. 45 Alpha Prime Racing
• Joey Gase: No. 53 Joey Gase Motorsports
• Leland Honeyman Jr.: No. 70 Cope Family Racing
• TBA: No. 74 Mike Harmon Racing
• Mason Maggio: No. 91 DGM Racing x JIM
• Connor Mosack: No. 99 Viking Motorsports

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ Love’s RV Stop 225

• Friday, Oct. 17
  • 4 p.m.
• 85 laps
  • Stages end on laps 20, 40, 85
• FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90
• Last year’s winner: Grant Enfinger

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will also feature a full field with no one missing the race; 36 drivers for 36 entries.

Notable entries include:

• Brent Crews: No. 1 TRICON Garage
• Norm Benning: No. 6 Norm Benning Racing
• J.J. Yeley: No. 7 Hendrick Motorsports
• Kris Wright: No. 16 McAnally Hilgemann Racing
• Jason White: No. 22 Reaume Brothers Racing
• Frankie Muniz: No. 33 Reaume Brothers Racing
• Josh Bilicki: No. 41 Niece Motorsports
• Caleb Costner: No. 74 Mike Harmon Racing
• Parker Kligerman: No. 75 Henderson Motorsports
• Corey LaJoie: No. 77 Spire Motorsports