NASCAR is shifting from the intermediate track of the Kansas Speedway to the longest track of Talladega Superspeedway this weekend for the 2024 YellaWood 500. The weekend will be full of thrilling racing action, as the 2.66-mile tri-oval superspeedway of the NASCAR Cup Series will host Next Gen cars for the sixth time since 2022.
Fresh off the weekend in Kansas City, Kansas, it will be interesting to see how drivers cope with the unknown challenges in Lincoln, Alabama, at the YellaWood 500.
Forty NASCAR Cup Series cars will start on Sunday, October 6, to compete over 188 laps and 500.08 miles of thrilling racing at the Talladega Superspeedway.
A lot of NASCAR action is coming this weekend, leading to Sunday’s race. The Talladega weekend will kick off with a qualifying session on Saturday, October 5, to determine the starting lineup for the fifth race of the playoff season.
Where to watch the 2024 YellaWood 500 qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway?
Here's the telecast schedule for YellaWood 500 qualifying at the Talladega Superspeedway:
Saturday, October 5, 2024
1:30 pm ET: NASCAR Cup Series qualifying
The live-streaming details for this weekend’s qualifying race at Talladega are:
USA
The qualifying race for YellaWood 500 will be broadcast live on NBC Sports and USA Network in the United States, and radio coverage can be enjoyed on MRN.
UK
Fans in the UK can watch the qualifying race on Viaplay at 6:30 pm ET.
Canada
Canadian viewers can catch qualifying on TSN at 1:30 p.m. ET.
India
Indian fans can enjoy the qualifying race through streaming services like Hulu TV or YouTube TV through a VPN at 11 pm IST on Saturday.
Sub-Saharan Africa
In Africa, the NASCAR qualifying race can be enjoyed on SuperSport at 8:30 p.m. GMT on Saturday.
Who is leading the NASCAR Cup Series points table after the Hollywood Casino 400?
After finishing runner-up last week at Kansas, William Byron reclaimed the top position in the NASCAR Cup Series points table with 3074 points.
The defending NASCAR Cup champion Ryan Blaney is second, with 3068 points, followed by Christopher Bell with 3068 points, Kyle Larson, with 3058 points, and Denny Hamlin, with 3051 points, to complete the top five.