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End of the first stage: Chris Buescher wins the first stage

William Byron, Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick, Chase Briscoe, Austin Cindric and Ryan Blaney are the playoff drivers who received stage points

Starting order for the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega

Michael McDowell will lead the field after going green after winning his sixth career pole this season.

Line 1: Michael McDowell, Austin Cindric

Row 2: Todd Gilliland, Kyle Busch

Line 3: Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano

Row 4: Austin Dillon, Denny Hamlin

Line 5: Harrison Burton, Daniel Hemric

Row 6: Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson

Line 7: Brad Keselowski, Tyler Reddick

Line 8: Ty Gibbs, William Byron

Line 9: Shane Van Gisbergen, Ryan Preece

Line 10: Josh Berry, Chris Buescher

Line 11: Christopher Bell, Noah Gragson

Line 12: Alex Bowman, Martin Truex Jr.

Line 13: AJ Allmendinger, Bubba Wallace

Line 14: Ross Chastain, Corey LaJoie

Line 15: John H. Nemechek, Erik Jones

Line 16: Daniel Suarez, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Line 17: Anthony Alfredo, Cody Ware

Line 18: Justin Haley, Chase Briscoe

Line 19: Carson Hocevar, BJ McLeod

Line 20: Zane Smith, JJ Yeley

Is the YellaWood 500 Talladega Superspeedway race taking place today?

TV channels: NBC

Live stream: Fubo (free trial): Peacock (subscribers only).

The NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 race at Talladega Superspeedway will be broadcast on NBC and available to stream on FUBO (free trial) and Peacock.

NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 Talladega Superspeedway race time today

• Date: Sunday, October 6th
• Start time: 1pm CT

The NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 race begins at 1:00 p.m. CT at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama.