2024 YellaWood 500 at Talladega: How to Watch

The second race of the 2024 NASCAR season’s Round of 12 playoffs series is ready to burn some rubber at Talladega Superspeedway: All of our favorite Cup Series drivers will put the pedal to the metal on Sunday, October 6 at 2 p.m. ET for the YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Here’s our guide to catching every heart-pounding moment of the Cup Series Round of 12 action.

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How to Watch the 2024 YellaWood 500

You can watch all of your favorite NASCAR Round of 12 drivers vying for victory lane at Talladega live on NBC (Check local listings here) and USA Network (DIRECTV Channel 242). The race starts at 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 6, and you won’t want to miss a moment of the racing action.

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2024 YellaWood 500 Weekend Schedule

Let’s take a look at this weekend’s NASCAR schedule:

Friday, October 4

• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying: 1 p.m. ET on FS2
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Love’s RV Stop 225: 4:30 p.m. ET on FS1

Saturday, October 5

• NASCAR Xfinity Series Qualifying: 12 p.m. ET on NBC, USA
• NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying: 1:30 p.m. ET on NBC, USA
• NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 250: 4 p.m. ET on CW

Sunday, October 6

• NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500: 2 p.m. ET on NBC

Who won the 2023 YellaWood 500?

Ryan Blaney, driving the #12 Ford for Team Penske, won the 2023 YellaWood 500.

Talladega Superspeedway Racetrack Specs

Talladega Superspeedway, formerly known as the Alabama International Motor Speedway, is 2.66-mile-long tri-oval superspeedway located in Lincoln, Alabama, just to the east of Birmingham, Alabama.

Talladega is one of the largest tracks on NASCAR’s schedule and one of the largest racing facilities in the United States. Speeds over 200 miles per hour are common, as are chaotic crashes. The track’s race weekends are famous for their wild, raucous parties, which in the early 2000s led to the construction of a makeshift jail on the grounds.

Talladega was also the setting of the 2006 comedy film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, starring Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly and Sacha Baron Cohen. Most of the film was produced in North Carolina, but the end was filmed at Talladega.

History of the YellaWood 500

The YellaWood 500 has been held annually since 1969, when it was known as the Talladega 500. The race has gone by many names since then, including the Talladega DieHard 500, DieHard 500, Winston 500, EA Sports 500, UAW-Ford 500, AMP Energy 500, AMP Energy Juice 500, Good Sam Club 500, Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500, Camping World RV Sales 500, GEICO 500, CampingWorld.com 500 at Talladega, Hellmann’s 500, Alabama 500 and the 1000Bulbs.com 500.

The Earnhardt family has dominated this race, with Dale Earnhardt winning seven time and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. notching three wins. Darrell Waltrip, Terry Labonte, Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett, Jame McMurray, Clint Bowyer, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney have all won twice.

Watch the 2024 YellaWood 500 on DIRECTV

With your DIRECTV subscription, you won’t miss a single heart-pounded lap of the 2024 YellaWood 500, or any other NASCAR postseason race this season across FOX, FS1, NBC or the USA Network.

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