NASCAR Predictions Talladega: 5 Bold Projections and a First-Time Winner

Who wins the NASCAR race this weekend? Dega has arrived, with the Cup Series headed to Talladega Superspeedway for the Jack Link’s 500 on Sunday afternoon. As we do every week, our NASCAR predictions attempt to project what will happen, from who wins the pole to stage winners and who makes it to victory lane.

Let’s dive into our Jack Link’s 500 predictions at Talladega. Kyle Busch Wins the Pole at Dega Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images The lone bright spot for the No. 8 team this season came when it won the pole at the Daytona 500 .

During this Kyle Busch winless streak , superspeedways have been one of the few tracks where he’s had some success. Richard Childress Racing, for as much as it does wrong with the car setup everywhere else, knows how to build its cars for Talladega, as evidenced by Busch’s 3. 3 average starting position since 2024.

At the track where he qualified fourth in the spring race of 2024 and second in spring 2025, Busch gets the pole on Saturday at Dega. Related: Kyle Busch Doubles-Down on Denny Hamlin Feud, Reveals His Hate List Austin Cindric Wins Stage 1 Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images Team Penske needs to rebound after a miserable showing at Texas. To Austin Cindric’s credit, he (12th place) greatly outperformed his two teammates.