Carson Hocevar was able to come out on top in a late-race duel with Chris Buescher to score his first career win in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Hocevar crossed the finish line ahead of Buescher by a margin of 0.114 seconds, in what turned out to be a chaotic march to the finish line.
Alex Bowman, Chase Elliott, and Zane Smith rounded out the top-five finishers in the race.
Jack Link’s 500 Race Results
| Fin | Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Chili's Ride the 'Dente Chevrolet | 188 | -- | Running |
| 2 | 10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Kroger / Jack Link's Ford | 188 | 0.114 | Running |
| 3 | 20 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Chevrolet | 188 | 0.14 | Running |
| 4 | 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports Prime Video Chevrolet | 188 | 0.184 | Running |
| 5 | 30 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Aaron's / Boys & Girls Clubs of America Ford | 188 | 0.208 | Running |
| 6 | 22 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports Chef Boyardee Chevrolet | 188 | 0.252 | Running |
| 7 | 24 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Jockey VentraCool Air Chevrolet | 188 | 0.271 | Running |
| 8 | 13 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Ford | 188 | 0.397 | Running |
| 9 | 29 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Grillo's Pickles / Pabst Blue Ribbon Ford | 188 | 0.461 | Running |
| 10 | 34 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet | 188 | 0.545 | Running |
| 11 | 19 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops / Fleetguard Ford | 188 | 0.679 | Running |
| 12 | 16 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 188 | 0.774 | Running |
| 13 | 35 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet | 188 | 0.784 | Running |
| 14 | 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Rockstar Energy Toyota | 188 | 0.832 | Running |
| 15 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing King's Hawaiian UBE Coconut Rolls Toyota | 188 | 0.939 | Running |
| 16 | 28 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet | 188 | 0.943 | Running |
| 17 | 14 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Rheem Toyota | 188 | 1 lap | Running |
| 18 | 11 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 188 | 3.324 | Running |
| 19 | 18 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops / Winchester Long Beard XR Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 33 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing WeatherTech Chevrolet | 188 | 3.421 | Running |
| 21 | 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Super.com Chevrolet | 188 | 6.201 | Running |
| 22 | 23 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Toyota | 187 | 1 lap | Running |
| 23 | 21 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Doritos / Dollar Tree Toyota | 187 | 1 lap | Running |
| 24 | 40 | 78 | Daniel Dye | Live Fast Motorsports Champion Container Chevrolet | 186 | 2 laps | Running |
| 25 | 17 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing BEATBOX Toyota | 186 | 2 laps | Running |
| 26 | 32 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing Red Bull Chevrolet | 185 | 3 laps | Running |
| 27 | 37 | 33 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing 1-800-PACK-RAT Chevrolet | 185 | 3 laps | Running |
| 28 | 38 | 66 | Chad Finchum | Garage 66 Carter's Royal Dispos-All Ford | 182 | 6 laps | Running |
| 29 | 5 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 180 | 8 laps | Running |
| 30 | 39 | 44 | Joey Gase | NY Racing Team National Fire Prevention Association Chevrolet | 177 | 11 laps | Running |
| 31 | 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Castrol Ford | 166 | 22 laps | Running |
| 32 | 31 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Gunk Chevrolet | 149 | 39 laps | Running |
| 33 | 26 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 124 | 64 laps | Out |
| 34 | 9 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 122 | 66 laps | Out |
| 35 | 7 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Phorm Energy Chevrolet | 119 | 69 laps | Out |
| 36 | 4 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Xfinity Toyota | 114 | 74 laps | Out |
| 37 | 15 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Ford | 114 | 74 laps | Out |
| 38 | 27 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team Haas / Autodesk Chevrolet | 114 | 74 laps | Out |
| 39 | 25 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell Pennzoil Ford | 114 | 74 laps | Out |
| 40 | 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports Valvoline Chevrolet | 114 | 74 laps | Out |
Photo Credit: Rory Malloy | TobyChristie.com
