{"id":223872,"date":"2025-10-19T05:18:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T05:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/223872\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T05:18:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T05:18:07","slug":"what-time-does-the-nascar-race-start-today-tv-schedule-channel-for-2025-talladega-playoff-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/223872\/","title":{"rendered":"What time does the NASCAR race start today? TV schedule, channel for 2025 Talladega playoff race"},"content":{"rendered":"

What time does the NASCAR race start today? TV schedule, channel for 2025 Talladega playoff race<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The NASCAR Cup Series roars back into Talladega Superspeedway for the 2025 YellaWood 500, a make-or-break showdown in the Round of 8 of the Playoffs.<\/p>\n

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Talladega isn\u2019t just another stop on the schedule \u2014 it\u2019s a wild card, a beast with a mind of its own. Every year, this massive oval turns the championship picture upside down, crushing some dreams while breathing new life into others.<\/p>\n

Right now, Denny Hamlin \u2014 fresh off his Las Vegas win \u2014 is probably the only driver catching any shut-eye this week. The rest of the field? They\u2019re pacing the floor, knowing one wrong move could turn their playoff run into a smoking heap. And for fantasy players or bettors, this is the race that\u2019ll test every ounce of nerve and instinct.<\/p>\n

Aside from the Charlotte ROVAL, Talladega might be the ultimate equalizer. It\u2019s the one place where underdogs can rise from the shadows and spoil the playoff party.<\/p>\n

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Here is everything you need to know about the Talladega playoff race, including the start time for the race.<\/p>\n

What time does the NASCAR race start today?<\/p>\n

Track:\u00a0Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama<\/p>\n

Date: Sunday, October 19, 2025<\/p>\n

Time: 2:00p.m. ET or 11:00 a.m. PT<\/p>\n

Length: 188 laps (500 miles) on the 2.66-mile oval<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Talladega\u00a0playoff race\u00a0is scheduled to start at 2:00p.m. ET or 11:00 a.m. PT on Sunday, October 19.<\/p>\n

The race will be held at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama.\u00a0Stage 1 ends at Lap 60. Stage 2 ends at Lap 120.\u00a0Stage 3 ends at Lap 188.<\/p>\n

What channel is NASCAR on today?<\/p>\n

TV Channel:\u00a0NBC | TSN, RDS (Canada)<\/p>\n

Live stream: Fubo<\/a>\u00a0| TSN+ (Canada)<\/p>\n

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The Talladega playoff race is available for live TV broadcast on NBCin the United States. Streaming options are available on Fubo<\/a>\u00a0for fans in the US.<\/p>\n

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NASCAR radio station for Talladega\u00a0playoff race<\/p>\n

Listen to the 2025 Talladega playoff race and every race of the NASCAR season on SiriusXM<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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NASCAR point standings 2025<\/p>\n

Below are the updated standings ahead of NASCAR at Talladega.<\/p>\n

Rank<\/p>\n

Driver<\/p>\n

Points<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

Denny Hamlin<\/p>\n

4090<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

Kyle Larson<\/p>\n

4086<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

Christopher Bell<\/p>\n

4071<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

Chase Briscoe<\/p>\n

4066<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

William Byron<\/p>\n

4051<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

Chase Elliott<\/p>\n

4043<\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

Joey Logano<\/p>\n

4042<\/p>\n

8<\/p>\n

Ryan Blaney<\/p>\n

4035<\/p>\n

9<\/p>\n

Tyler Reddick<\/p>\n

2231<\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

Bubba Wallace<\/p>\n

2197<\/p>\n

NASCAR Cup Series playoff race schedule 2025<\/p>\n

(All times Eastern)<\/p>\n

Date<\/p>\n

Race<\/p>\n

Track<\/p>\n

Time<\/p>\n

TV\/Winner<\/p>\n

Oct. 19<\/p>\n

NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Race at Talladega<\/p>\n

Talladega Superspeedway<\/p>\n

2 p.m.<\/p>\n

NBC,\u00a0Fubo<\/a><\/p>\n

Oct. 26<\/p>\n

NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Race at Martinsville<\/p>\n

Martinsville Speedway<\/p>\n

2 p.m.<\/p>\n

NBC,\u00a0Fubo<\/p>\n

Nov. 2<\/p>\n

NASCAR Cup Series Championship<\/p>\n

Phoenix Raceway<\/p>\n

3 p.m.<\/p>\n

NBC,\u00a0Fubo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What time does the NASCAR race start today? TV schedule, channel for 2025 Talladega playoff race originally appeared…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":223873,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,3932,634,7817,82,107208,98034],"class_list":{"0":"post-223872","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nascar","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-denny-hamlin","11":"tag-nascar","12":"tag-nbc","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-talladega-playoff-race","15":"tag-talladega-superspeedway"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223872\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}