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Talladega Superspeedway

Superspeedway
Type
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Length
33°
Banking
2
Cup races 2026

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2.66 miles of 33° banking; Brands Hatch is 2.43 miles and effectively flat. The banking is taller than a house.

What makes it different The biggest, fastest, most feared oval in America. Restricted engines, three-wide packs of 40, and the ever-present threat of a 20-car Big One. Nobody escapes the draft.

Power is capped here with a tapered spacer (A restrictor plate by another name, a metal plate that chokes airflow to the engine to cap horsepower.)tapered spacerA restrictor plate by another name, a metal plate that chokes airflow to the engine to cap horsepower.More →, so expect pack racing, the draft (Running nose-to-tail so cars punch a bigger hole in the air and both go faster. The core skill on big ovals.)draftRunning nose-to-tail so cars punch a bigger hole in the air and both go faster. The core skill on big ovals.More → deciding everything, and the ever-present risk of the Big One (The massive multi-car pile-up that superspeedway pack racing makes almost inevitable.)the Big OneThe massive multi-car pile-up that superspeedway pack racing makes almost inevitable.More →.

2026 races here

RaceGreen flag (UK)
Jack Link's 500 Sun 26 Apr, 20:00 Result →
YellaWood 500 Time TBC