NASCAR Green Flag Time Today: When will the 2025 Talladega Superspeedway Spring Cup Series race kick off?

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season has arrived at Talladega Superspeedway for the Jack Link’s 500. Thirty-nine drivers will contest the season’s 10th race for 188 laps at the 2.66-mile-long superspeedway.

Last year, 23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick took the checkered flag at the Talladega Superspeedway after beating Brad Keselowski.

The #45 Toyota driver will look to win back-to-back Jack Link’s 500s and will start 26th for Sunday’s (April 27) main event.

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What is the green flag time for the NASCAR race today?

The green flag for the NASCAR Cup Series Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega is set to wave at 3:20 pm ET on Sunday.

The live action of the 10th race of the season can be viewed on FOX, while radio coverage will be available at MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio in the United States.

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Zane Smith is on the pole for the Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega

Front Row Motorsports driver Zane Smith took the early upper hand by winning the pole to lead the field to the green flag for Sunday’s Jack Link’s 500. He scored the pole with a time of 52.565 and a speed of 182.174 mph during Saturday's (April 26) Cup Series qualifying session, his first career pole in the series.

Richard Childress Racing driver Kyle Busch will start alongside Smith in the front row on Sunday.

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NASCAR Jack Link’s 500 starting lineup:

Here’s the NASCAR Cup Series Talladega Superspeedway race lineup:

1. #38 - Zane Smith
2. #8 - Kyle Busch
3. #22 - Joey Logano
4. #60 - Ryan Preece
5. #3 - Austin Dillon
6. #17 - Chris Buescher
7. #2 - Austin Cindric
8. #21 - Josh Berry
9. #12 - Ryan Blaney
10. #54 - Ty Gibbs
11. #20 - Christopher Bell
12. #41 - Cole Custer
13. #11 - Denny Hamlin
14. #71 - Michael McDowell
15. #34 - Todd Gilliland
16. #24 - William Byron
17. #19 - Chase Briscoe
18. #48 - Alex Bowman
19. #16 - A. J. Allmendinger
20. #23 - Bubba Wallace
21. #10 - Ty Dillon
22. #6 - Brad Keselowski
23. #35 - Riley Herbst (R)
24. #99 - Daniel Suárez
25. #5 - Kyle Larson
26. #45 - Tyler Reddick
27. #4 - Noah Gragson
28. #77 - Carson Hocevar
29. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
30. #9 - Chase Elliott
31. #62- Anthony Alfredo (i)
32. #1 - Ross Chastain
33. #51 - Cody Ware
34. #43 - Erik Jones
35. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
36. #88 - Shane van Gisbergen (R)
37. #7 - Justin Haley
38. #78 - B. J. McLeod (i)
39. #44 - J. J. Yeley (i)