Who won the NASCAR race today? Full results, standings from 2025 Jack Link’s 500 in Talladega

By | April 27, 2025

Talladega bites.

NASCAR’s top-flight returned to one of its most storied sites on Sunday afternoon, taking hold of Talladega Superspeedway during a day at the races like few others.

Sunday’s race, the Jack Link’s 500, promised to be an eye-catching affair. Most superspeedway races are, after all — the Big One is an unenviable scourge to drivers and race fans alike. And yet, it so frequently takes shape across the 2.660-mile surface.

The race was, by and large, clean, save for first-stage wrecks that collected Christopher Bell, Chris Buescher, Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney. Chevrolets flashed considerable speed in the race’s opening frame, while the second stage was defined by Toyotas, including 23XI Racing star Bubba Wallace.

So, who won out when the dust settled on Sunday afternoon? Here’s a look the final results from the Cup Series’ latest race, the Jack Link’s 500.

Who won the NASCAR race today?

Austin Cindric took home the crown at Talladega on Sunday afternoon, outpacing Ryan Preece in the race’s final moments to pick up his first victory of the season.

The final stage of Sunday’s was a tense affair, filled with lead changes, green-flag pit stops and daring passes. Ross Chastain feigned a block on Denny Hamlin with about 20 laps to go, halting Toyota’s momentum in one fell swoop. His exploits opened the door for Cindric to slip to the front of the field. Cindric held off his adversaries with a series of blocks, securing the famous checkered flag in the process. 

Jack Link’s 500 NASCAR results

Finish Driver Car Make
1 Austin Cindric Ford
2 Ryan Preece Ford
3 Kyle Larson Chevrolet
4 William Byron Chevrolet
5 Joey Logano Ford
6 Noah Gragson Ford
7 Chase Elliott Chevrolet
8 Carson Hocevar Chevrolet
9 Alex Bowman Chevrolet
10 Bubba Wallace Toyota
11 Daniel Suarez Chevrolet
12 Austin Dillon Chevrolet
13 Michael McDowell Chevrolet
14 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Chevrolet
15 Cole Custer Ford
16 Tyler Reddick Toyota
17 Chase Briscoe Toyota
18 Todd Gilliland Ford
19 Ty Gibbs Toyota
20 Erik Jones Toyota
21 Zane Smith Ford
22 Ross Chastain Chevrolet
23 Denny Hamlin Toyota
24 Riley Herbst Toyota
25 Ty Dillon Chevrolet
26 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet
27 Justin Haley Chevrolet
28 Josh Berry Ford
29 Kyle Busch Chevrolet
30 Anthony Alfredo Chevrolet
31 Shane van Gisbergen Chevrolet
32 John Hunter Nemechek Toyota
33 Cody Ware Ford
34 JJ Yeley Chevrolet
35 BJ McLeod Chevrolet
36 Chris Buescher Ford
37 Christopher Bell Toyota
38 Brad Keselowski Ford
39 Ryan Blaney Ford

NASCAR playoff standings 2025

Here’s a look at the Cup Series heading into Sunday’s race.

MORE: Updated driver rankings from 2025 Cup Series

Rank Driver Points Wins
1 William Byron 388 1
2 Kyle Larson 356 2
3 Denny Hamlin 335 2
4 Chase Elliott 315 0
5 Christopher Bell 306 3
6 Tyler Reddick 299 0
7 Bubba Wallace 294 0
8 Joey Logano 286 0
9 Ryan Blaney 276 0
10 Alex Bowman 272 0
11 Ross Chastain 244 0
12 Ryan Preece 241 0
13 Chase Briscoe 233 0
14 Chris Buescher 228 0
15 Austin Cindric 218 1
16 AJ Allmendinger 213 0
17 Kyle Busch 208 1
18 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 207 0
19 Michael McDowell 199 0
20 Carson Hocevar 192 0
21 Josh Berry 189 1
22 Ty Gibbs 189 0
23 Austin Dillon 180 0
24 Zane Smith 179 0
25 Daniel Suarez 177 0
26 John Hunter Nemechek 176 0
27 Justin Haley 174 0
28 Todd Gilliland 172 0
29 Ty Dillon 159 0
30 Erik Jones 156 0
31 Noah Gragson 153 0
32 Brad Keselowski 133 0
33 Riley Herbst 116 0
34 Cole Custer 107 0
35 Shane van Gisbergen 104 0
36 Cody Ware 52 0
37 Jimmie Johnson 34 0
38 Corey LaJoie 24 0
39 Katherine Legge 7 0
40 JJ Yeley 7 0

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