NASCAR at Talladega: Start time, lineup, TV/radio schedule

Jeff Gluck | Paste BN Sports

TALLADEGA, Ala. — It's NASCAR race day at Talladega Superspeedway, and we've got some essential information you need to get ready for Sunday's Geico 500.

START TIME: An executive from Macon Southeast will instruct drivers to start their engines at 2:09 p.m. Eastern time today (1:09 local), followed by the green flag at 2:21 p.m. So if you want to skip the pre-race show and just tune in for the race, turn on your TV at 2:21 p.m.

RACE DISTANCE: The Geico 500 is 188 laps around the 2.67-mile Talladega Superspeedway for a total of 500 miles.

NATIONAL ANTHEM: The 313th U.S. Army Band will perform the national anthem today.

TV/RADIO SCHEDULE: ESPN will broadcast today's race and has a pre-race show beginning at 1 p.m. ET. The Motor Racing Network (MRN) will call the race on the radio.

WEATHER: The National Weather Service is calling for a pleasant October day, with sunny skies, a slight breeze and a high of 71 degrees.

LAST TIME: Denny Hamlin won the spring race at Talladega to lock himself into NASCAR's Chase. And one year ago, Jamie McMurray scored a surprise win at Talladega.

STARTING LINEUP: Using NASCAR's new Talladega-only qualifying format, Brian Vickers scored the pole position ahead of Jimmie Johnson and AJ Allmendinger.

Here's the starting lineup for today's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega:

Brian Vickers
Jimmie Johnson
AJ Allmendinger
Ryan Blaney
Brad Keselowski
Michael McDowell
Travis Kvapil
Kasey Kahne
Terry Labonte
Michael Annett
Ryan Newman
Martin Truex Jr.
Matt Kenseth
Alex Bowman
Carl Edwards
Trevor Bayne
Aric Almirola
Kurt Busch
Casey Mears
Paul Menard
David Gilliland
Cole Whitt
Mike Wallace
Greg Biffle
David Ragan
Marcos Ambrose
Danica Patrick
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Landon Cassill
Austin Dillon
Jamie McMurray
JJ Yeley
Clint Bowyer
Michael Waltrip
Josh Wise
Reed Sorenson
Tony Stewart
Denny Hamlin
Kevin Harvick
Joey Logano
Kyle Busch
Kyle Larson
Jeff Gordon

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