NASCAR YellaWood 500: Weather forecast for the upcoming race at Talladega Superspeedway

NASCAR fans are in for another thrilling weekend of stock car racing at the Talladega Superspeedway as the venue hosts the 31st race of the 2024 season, the YellaWood 500, on Sunday, October 6.

This weekend, the 2.66-mile tri-oval superspeedway on the NASCAR schedule will host a NASCAR Cup Series race for the 56th time. A total of 40 Cup Series drivers will compete over 188 laps in Lincoln, Alabama, divided into three stages, adding up to 500 miles overall.

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Weather forecast for the 2024 YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway

Here’s the weather forecast for this week’s NASCAR’s three national series events at the YellaWood 500, according to raceweather.net:

Saturday, October 5, 2024

NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying: High 82°F, Low 62°F, Cloudy, E 5 mph, and 5% chance of rain.

Sunday, October 6, 2024

YellaWood 500: High 86°F, Low 64°F, Mostly Cloudy, NE mph, and 15% chance of rain

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How could weather conditions affect the race?

Weather conditions can impact a race in Lincoln, Alabama, in several ways, especially in October or November. The factors that could affect YellaWood 500 are temperature, rain, wind, visibility and humidity.

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Full entry list for the 2024 YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway

The 2024 iteration of the Talladega fall race is set to feature 40 Cup Series drivers on the grid. The entry list is as follows:

1. #1 - Ross Chastain
2. #2 - Austin Cindric (P)
3. #3 - Austin Dillon
4. #4 - Josh Berry (R)
5. #5 - Kyle Larson (P)
6. #6 - Brad Keselowski
7. #7 - Justin Haley
8. #8 - Kyle Busch
9. #9 - Chase Elliott (P)
10. #10 - Noah Gragson
11. #11 - Denny Hamlin (P)
12. #12 - Ryan Blaney (P)
13. #13 - A. J. Allmendinger (i)
14. #14 - Chase Briscoe (P)
15. #15 - Cody Ware (i)
16. #16 - Shane van Gisbergen (i)
17. #17 - Chris Buescher
18. #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
19. #20 - Christopher Bell (P)
20. #21 - Harrison Burton
21. #22 - Joey Logano (P)
22. #23 - Bubba Wallace
23. #24 - William Byron (P)
24. #31 - Daniel Hemric
25. #34 - Michael McDowell
26. #38 - Todd Gilliland
27. #41 - Ryan Preece
28. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
29. #43 - Erik Jones
30. #44 - J. J. Yeley (i)
31. #45 - Tyler Reddick (P)
32. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
33. #48 - Alex Bowman (P)
34. #51 - Corey LaJoie
35. #54 - Ty Gibbs
36. #62 - Anthony Alfredo (i)
37. #71 - Zane Smith (R)
38. #77 - Carson Hocevar (R)
39. #78 - B. J. McLeod (i)
40. #99 - Daniel Suárez (P)

Catch NASCAR Cup Series action live at Talladega on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on NBC Sports.