Talladega Superspeedway is set to host two national NASCAR series on Saturday. The Xfinity teams will race at the 2.66-mile superspeedway, while Cup teams will qualify for Sunday’s 500-mile race. In addition, ARCA Menards Series teams will also be on track for a Saturday afternoon race.
Jeb Burton, who won the Xfinity race at Talladega in 2021, is the defending champion and has two wins at the track since then. AJ Allmendinger is the only other driver in the lineup with an Xfinity win at Talladega. Jesse Love and Austin Hill comprise Richard Childress Racing’s Xfinity lineup. Austin Hill leads the series with six wins on drafting style tracks but has not finished better than 14th at Talladega in four starts. Chevrolet has secured victory in the last nine Xfinity races at Talladega, with Kaulig Racing contributing four of those wins. Ford has not won an Xfinity race at Talladega since 2017, and Toyota has not won since 2014.
Saturday 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. The Saturday schedule includes cloudy skies with possible rain showers throughout the day. The high will reach 75 degrees with a 50% chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity race. Chase Elliott stated that they still want to be better and have room for improvement after their recent performance.
The garage will open at 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., and ARCOA Menards Series racing starts at 10 a.m., followed by Xfinity racing at 1 p.m., Cup Series qualifying from 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., ARCOA Menards Series racing from 12:30 p.m., and Xfinity Series racing from 4 p.m., all races are broadcasted on networks like FS