NASCAR 2023 Talladega II schedule, entry list, and how to watch

William Byron locked himself into the Round of 8 with a big victory last weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Ross Chastain was second and Bubba Wallace, who led a race-high 111 laps, finished third.

A late-race crash while battling for the lead dropped Kyle Larson down to just two points ahead of the elimination zone. He is just ahead of Wallace, whose 23XI Racing team-mate Tyler Reddick is three points out. Ryan Blaney is 11pts behind and Kyle Busch is 17pts out.

Chase Elliott is the defending winner of the playoff race at Talladega, with Busch being the most recent Talladega winner after taking the checkered flag earlier this year. 

NASCAR announced this week that North Wilkesboro will again host the All-Star Race in 2024, with the surface finally being repaved before the event.

In the Xfinity Series, Sammy Smith revealed that he will leave Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of the 2023 season with plans to join JR Motorsports next year. Hendrick Motorsports announced that they will run two additional NXS races with Boris Said racing at the Charlotte Roval and Rajah Caruth running the Phoenix finale.

In the Truck Series, Kyle Busch announced that he has sold his race team to Spire Motorsports in a shock announcement.

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William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports, Liberty University Chevrolet Camaro (Photo by: Rusty Jarrett / NKP / Motorsport Images)

What is the NASCAR at Talladega schedule?

(Schedule is tentative and subject to change)

Saturday, September 30

10:00 a.m. ET - NASCAR Truck Series qualifying - FS2

1:00 p.m. ET - NASCAR Truck Series race (100 laps) - FS1

4:30 p.m. ET - NASCAR Cup Series qualifying - USA NETWORK

Sunday, October 1

2:00 p.m. ET – NASCAR Cup Cup Series race (188 laps) - NBC

How can I watch?

• Date: Sunday, October 1
• TV show start time: 2:00 p.m. ET
• Stages/Laps: (60/60/68) - 188 laps
• TV channel: USA | TSN (Canada) | Other international viewing options
• Live stream: Peacock (post-race show)
• Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Harrison Burton, Wood Brothers Racing, Dex Imaging Ford Mustang and Noah Gragson, Hendrick Motorsports, Ally Chevrolet Camaro big wreck (Photo by: Nigel Kinrade / NKP / Motorsport Images)

Who is racing at Talladega?

38 cars are on the entry list with two open entries. Kaulig Racing is entering a third car with Chandler Smith behind the wheel and Front Row Motorsports will enter a third car with Riley Herbst driving.

No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing Team	Chevrolet
2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford
3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford
7	Corey LaJoie	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
10	Aric Almirola	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford
13	Chandler Smith	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
14	Chase Briscoe	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
15	Brennan Poole	Rick Ware Racing	Ford
16	AJ Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford
19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
21	Harrison Burton	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford
22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford
23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota
24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
31	Justin Haley	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
36	Riley Herbst	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
38	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
41	Ryan Preece	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
42	Carson Hocevar	Petty GMS Motorsports	Chevrolet
43	Erik Jones	Petty GMS Motorsports	Chevrolet
45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	Toyota
47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet
48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
51	J.J. Yeley	Rick Ware Racing	Ford
54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
77	Ty Dillon	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
78	B.J. McLeod	Live Fast Motorsports	Ford
99	Daniel Suarez	Trackhouse Racing Team	Chevrolet