What’s Happening?

Weather has chased NASCAR’s National Series throughout the Playoffs but has yet to catch up with NASCAR. Will NASCAR be able to outrace bad weather this weekend at Talladega?

• Talladega Superspeedway is one of NASCAR’s most famous tracks, and its popularity has reached beyond NASCAR and into the public. The 2.5-mile track is one of two superspeedways on NASCAR’s schedule. However, of the two, it may be NASCAR’s most dangerous.
• The NASCAR Cup Series first raced at Talladega in 1969. The series races twice yearly at Talladega, with the race holding the place of shaking up NASCAR’s playoff picture quite a bit.
• The NASCAR Xfinity Series first raced at Talladega in 1992. Racing twice yearly at Talladega is a new feature for the Xfinity Series, with the first double-race weekends taking place in 2020.
• The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series first raced at Talladega in 2006. Although the Truck Series took some time to get there, its fall race date is known for its long-running streak of upset, underdog, and part-time winners.

Weekend Weather Forecast Via The National Weather Service

***Forecast will become available and fluctuate during race week and will be updated frequently

Friday, October 4th: Truck Series Love’s RV Stop 225 on FS1 (3:30 PM CT/Local)

• Forecast: Slight Chance of Rain
• Temperature: High of 82°F, 81°F around the start of the race
• Rain: High of 19% from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
• Wind: 1 to 6 mph

Saturday, October 5th: Xfinity Series United Rentals 250 on the CW (3:00 PM CT/Local)

• Forecast: Sunny
• Temperature: High of 85°F, 84°F around the start of the race
• Rain: High of 1%
• Wind: 1 to 6 mph

Sunday, October 6th: YellaWood 500 on NBC (1:00 PM CT/Local)

• Forecast: Sunny
• Temperature: High of 80°F at the start of the race
• Rain: High of 5% from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• Wind: 1 to 6 mph

Talladega Weather History

In the past few seasons, Talladega has avoided any major weather-related delays to its race date. However, there was a notable weather delay in the Fall of 2021, when, after a long delay, NASCAR called the race, with Bubba Wallace and 23XI Racing earning their first win.

A delay would likely occur in the event of bad weather in the Talladega area. If the weather is bad enough, NASCAR could push the race until Monday, as Talladega has no lights, and NASCAR does not utilize its wet weather tires on non-short tracks.

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