| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 31 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | October 6, 2024 | ||
| Location | Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.66 mi (4.28 km) | ||
| Distance | 195 laps, 518.7 mi (834.766 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km) | ||
| Weather | Sunny with a temperature around 84 °F (29 °C); wind out of the southwest at around 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h). | ||
| Average speed | 150.773 miles per hour (242.646 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Front Row Motorsports | ||
| Time | 52.310 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 29 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers |
Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte (booth) Jimmie Johnson and Dale Jarrett (NBC Peacock Pitbox) | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 1.74 (3.127 million) | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Todd Gordon | ||
| Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Chris Wilner (3 & 4) | ||
The 2024 YellaWood 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 6, 2024, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Contested over 195 laps -- extended from 188 laps due to an overtime finish on the 2.66 mi (4.28 km) asphalt superspeedway, it was the 31st race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, the fifth race of the playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the race, his first since the 2023 Daytona 500. Brad Keselowski finished 2nd, and William Byron finished 3rd. Kyle Larson and Erik Jones rounded out the top five, and Christopher Bell, Justin Haley, Austin Dillon, Bubba Wallace, and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top ten.
The race is notable for containing the largest "Big One" in NASCAR history, with 28 cars being officially recorded as being involved.
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