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2025 Jack Link's 500
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The 2025 Jack Link's 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 27, 2025, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Contested over 188 laps on the 2.66 mile (4.28 km) superspeedway, it was the 10th race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
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Austin Cindric won the race. Kyle Larson finished 2nd, and William Byron finished 3rd. Noah Gragson and Chase Elliott rounded out the top five, and Carson Hocevar, Alex Bowman, Bubba Wallace, Daniel Suárez, and Austin Dillon rounded out the top ten. Ryan Preece and Joey Logano originally finished second and fifth, respectively, but were disqualified for spoiler violations.
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Background

Talladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking. The track currently hosts NASCAR's Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km).
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
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Qualifying
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Zane Smith scored the pole for the race with a time of 52.565 and a speed of 182.174 mph (293.181 km/h).[7]
Qualifying results
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Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 60
Stage Two Laps: 60
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 68
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 65 among 23 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 4 for 22
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 10 minutes and 52 seconds
- Average speed: 157.203 miles per hour (252.994 km/h)
- Margin of victory: 0.022 seconds
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Television
Fox Sports covered their 25th race at the Talladega Superspeedway. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and 2010 spring Talladega winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little, Regan Smith, and Josh Sims handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight on-site during the race.
Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley, & former championship winning crew chief Todd Gordon called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Lead Turn Announcer for MRN Dave Moody called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Dan Hubbard called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch and Tim Catafalmo called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 4 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. MRN Lead Pit Reporter Steve Post, Jason Toy, Alan Cavanna & Jacklyn Drake worked pit road for the radio side for MRN.
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Standings after the race
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