The NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway was won by non-playoff driver Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., who triumphed in a three-wide photo finish over Brad Keselowski and William Byron.
Race Results:
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Kroger Health / Palmolive Chevrolet | 195 | --- | Running | 49 |
| 2 | 13 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 195 | 0.006 | Running | 35 |
| 3 | 16 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports RaptorTough.com Chevrolet | 195 | 0.027 | Running | 48 |
| 4 | 12 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 195 | 0.08 | Running | 42 |
| 5 | 30 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | 195 | 0.101 | Running | 32 |
| 6 | 21 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing DEWALT Toyota | 195 | 0.166 | Running | 37 |
| 7 | 35 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | 195 | 0.178 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 195 | 0.236 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 26 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing US Air Force Toyota | 195 | 0.259 | Running | 32 |
| 10 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx One Rate Toyota | 195 | 0.293 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 24 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 195 | 0.404 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 34 | 15 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Arby's Ford | 195 | 0.425 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 15 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 195 | 0.428 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 37 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 195 | 0.519 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 17 | 16 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Kaulig Racing WeatherTech Chevrolet | 195 | 0.53 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 23 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Chevrolet | 195 | 0.615 | Running | 26 |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing NEXLETOL Ford | 195 | 0.736 | Running | 30 |
| 18 | 28 | 51 | Corey LaJoie | Rick Ware Racing Mighty Fire BReaker Ford | 195 | 0.848 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 4 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Lucas Oil Chevrolet | 195 | 0.999 | Running | 26 |
| 20 | 14 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Nasty Beast Toyota | 195 | 1.507 | Running | 22 |
| 21 | 39 | 71 | Zane Smith | Spire Motorsports Focused Health Chevrolet | 195 | 3.607 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 38 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet | 195 | 4.803 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 3 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Georgia Peanut Commission Ford | 194 | 1 lap | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 33 | 62 | Anthony Alfredo | Beard Motorsports Fortify Building Systems Chevrolet | 194 | 1 lap | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 22 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing Beef-a-Roo Ford | 194 | 1 lap | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 31 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet | 194 | 1 lap | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 40 | 44 | JJ Yeley | NY Racing Epoxy Depot Chevrolet | 193 | 2 laps | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 25 | 13 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Strive Chevrolet | 193 | 2 laps | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet | 190 | 5 laps | Running | 17 |
| 30 | 36 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing Rush Truck Centers Ford | 189 | 6 laps | Running | 10 |
| 31 | 29 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB GearWrench Toyota | 188 | 7 laps | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | 183 | 12 laps | Accident | 17 |
| 33 | 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell Pennzoil Ford | 183 | 12 laps | Accident | 4 |
| 34 | 9 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing DEX Imaging Ford | 183 | 12 laps | Accident | 3 |
| 35 | 18 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing Wonder Bread Ford | 183 | 12 laps | Accident | 2 |
| 36 | 19 | 4 | Josh Berry | Stewart-Haas Racing SunnyD Ford | 183 | 12 laps | Accident | 1 |
| 37 | 1 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford | 183 | 12 laps | Accident | 1 |
| 38 | 10 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing Cirkul Chevrolet | 183 | 12 laps | Accident | 1 |
| 39 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Pennzoil Ford | 124 | 71 laps | Accident | 5 |
| 40 | 27 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Camo Chevrolet | 120 | 75 laps | Accident | 6 |
Cautions / Incidents:
| Caution | Lap | Description | Free Pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Daniel Suarez, BJ McLeod Incident on Backstretch | |
| 2 | 62 | Stage #1 Conclusion | 99 |
| 3 | 122 | Ross Chastain, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Shane Van Gisbergen, Joey Logano, and Corey LaJoie Incident in Trioval | 13 |
| 4 | 165 | Austin Cindric, Josh Berry, Brad Keselowski, Chase Elliott, Noah Gragson, AJ Allmendinger, Chase Briscoe, Shane Van Gisbergen, Chris Buescher, Martin Truex, Jr., Christopher Bell, Harrison Burton, Joey Logano, Bubba Wallace, Daniel Hemric, Michael McDowell, Todd Gilliland, Ryan Preece, John Hunter Nemechek, Erik Jones, Tyler Reddick, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Alex Bowman, Corey LaJoie, Anthony Alfredo, Zane Smith, Carson Hocevar, and Daniel Suarez Incident on Backstretch |
Leaders / Lead Changes:
| Lead Change | Leader | From | To | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole | Michael McDowell | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 1 | BJ McLeod | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| 3 | Michael McDowell | 16 | 38 | 23 |
| 4 | Justin Haley | 39 | 39 | 1 |
| 5 | Ross Chastain | 40 | 41 | 2 |
| 6 | Alex Bowman | 42 | 42 | 1 |
| 7 | Ross Chastain | 43 | 47 | 5 |
| 8 | Daniel Hemric | 48 | 48 | 1 |
| 9 | Ross Chastain | 49 | 51 | 3 |
| 10 | Kyle Larson | 52 | 52 | 1 |
| 11 | Ross Chastain | 53 | 57 | 5 |
| 12 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 58 | 59 | 2 |
| 13 | Chris Buescher | 60 | 62 | 3 |
| 14 | Brad Keselowski | 63 | 63 | 1 |
| 15 | William Byron | 64 | 64 | 1 |
| 16 | Chris Buescher | 65 | 66 | 2 |
| 17 | Tyler Reddick | 67 | 67 | 1 |
| 18 | Chris Buescher | 68 | 73 | 6 |
| 19 | Corey LaJoie | 74 | 78 | 5 |
| 20 | Michael McDowell | 79 | 82 | 4 |
| 21 | Ryan Blaney | 83 | 87 | 5 |
| 22 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 88 | 90 | 3 |
| 23 | Ross Chastain | 91 | 91 | 1 |
| 24 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 92 | 92 | 1 |
| 25 | Ryan Blaney | 93 | 93 | 1 |
| 26 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 94 | 95 | 2 |
| 27 | Ross Chastain | 96 | 96 | 1 |
| 28 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 97 | 99 | 3 |
| 29 | Justin Haley | 100 | 102 | 3 |
| 30 | Austin Cindric | 103 | 116 | 14 |
| 31 | Chase Elliott | 117 | 117 | 1 |
| 32 | Austin Cindric | 118 | 122 | 5 |
| 33 | Tyler Reddick | 123 | 123 | 1 |
| 34 | Kyle Busch | 124 | 129 | 6 |
| 35 | Bubba Wallace | 130 | 130 | 1 |
| 36 | Kyle Busch | 131 | 131 | 1 |
| 37 | Bubba Wallace | 132 | 133 | 2 |
| 38 | Chris Buescher | 134 | 134 | 1 |
| 39 | AJ Allmendinger | 135 | 135 | 1 |
| 40 | Cody Ware | 136 | 136 | 1 |
| 41 | Joey Logano | 137 | 141 | 5 |
| 42 | AJ Allmendinger | 142 | 142 | 1 |
| 43 | Joey Logano | 143 | 145 | 3 |
| 44 | AJ Allmendinger | 146 | 150 | 5 |
| 45 | Joey Logano | 151 | 151 | 1 |
| 46 | Austin Cindric | 152 | 152 | 1 |
| 47 | Joey Logano | 153 | 157 | 5 |
| 48 | AJ Allmendinger | 158 | 158 | 1 |
| 49 | Joey Logano | 159 | 159 | 1 |
| 50 | Austin Cindric | 160 | 160 | 1 |
| 51 | Joey Logano | 161 | 161 | 1 |
| 52 | Austin Cindric | 162 | 162 | 1 |
| 53 | AJ Allmendinger | 163 | 163 | 1 |
| 54 | Joey Logano | 164 | 166 | 3 |
| 55 | Austin Cindric | 167 | 168 | 2 |
| 56 | Austin Dillon | 169 | 169 | 1 |
| 57 | Todd Gilliland | 170 | 171 | 2 |
| 58 | Michael McDowell | 172 | 173 | 2 |
| 59 | Austin Cindric | 174 | 175 | 2 |
| 60 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 176 | 177 | 2 |
| 61 | Austin Cindric | 178 | 178 | 1 |
| 62 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 179 | 179 | 1 |
| 63 | Austin Cindric | 180 | 180 | 1 |
| 64 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 181 | 182 | 2 |
| 65 | Austin Cindric | 183 | 183 | 1 |
| 66 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 184 | 195 | 12 |
