will hit double-digit races on the season when it takes the inexperienced flag for this Sunday’s Jack Hyperlink’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. The character of the observe doubles the chances of this week’s race favourite, being , early on at +900 (9/1). The expectations are for mayhem and adrenaline spewing, because the observe has produced no multiple-time winner from 2022 to now.
Talladega’s Spring Race marks the third occasion of 2026 at a superspeedway (Daytona, Atlanta). Tyler Reddick has swept these races and appears to proceed his streak by profitable his sixth race of the yr this weekend. Uniquely, Reddick is barely +1800 (18/1) to win this week, or the Eighth-favorite.
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When enjoying Fantasy NASCAR in both season-long or DFS kind, the next shall be a guiding power. These are the very best favorites, mid-shots, and longshots to play at Talladega.
High Picks
Brad Keselowski greets followers throughout driver intros earlier than the NASCAR Cup Sequence Jack Hyperlink’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. (Photograph by Sean Gardner/Getty Photos)Photograph by Sean Gardner/Getty Photos
Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
The RFK Racing group expects to flash nice velocity with a superspeedway package deal that did fairly effectively earlier this season. At Daytona and Atlanta, Keselowski began Ninth and fifth, and completed fifth and seventeenth, respectively. Within the 8-race NextGen period at Talladega, Keselowski has 8 begins, 6 races ending operating, and 4 of these within the top-10; 3 within the top-5.
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Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
No matter points Chevrolet is having, it appears to be a non-issue at superspeedways. Elliott began 4th in each the races at Daytona and Talladega, ending 4th and eleventh, plus a win within the Daytona Duel No. 2. Since 2022, Elliott has 1 win at Talladega, plus 4 top-10 finishes. He could have the best flooring of any driver if unwrecked in a ‘large one.’
Mid-Tier PicksDenny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Earlier than you pause this, let’s perceive that in DFS codecs, Hamlin is priced on the Fifteenth-highest driver within the subject. Superspeedways shift the sphere expectations over common, and for some motive, Hamlin falls quick. His automobile has been, maybe, the very best all yr lengthy in pure velocity, exterior of Reddick. Regardless of poor performances at Daytona and Atlanta, this group shall have this automobile a lot improved. Hamlin has 2 wins in 40 begins at Talladega, plus 17 top-10’s (42.5%).
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Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Briscoe flies below the radar with one of many quickest vehicles up to now within the sequence. Briscoe has endured woes early this season however has not too long ago fought again with back-to-back top-5 finishes. Briscoe is the , having gained final fall. His common NextGen begin is 13.8, and end is 15.3 at Talladega.
Longshot PicksCarson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Hocevar is priced fairly cheaply, thus making him a chief lengthy shot to take. Hocevar’s common begin at Talladega is thirty fourth, but he averages a top-16 end. This group expects to begin a lot better this weekend with their Thirteenth-fastest automobile within the sequence. Hocevar has 3 top-5 finishes in 2025, 2 at Talladega in his 5-race profession, and a 4th-place end at Atlanta earlier this season.
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Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
The Spire Motorsports Chevrolets have flashed nice velocity, comparatively talking. All 3 vehicles are within the, with 2 within the playoff race. Suarez is averaging a Ninth-place end at superspeedways in 2026, and a 16.4-place end common at Talladega since 2022, together with 4 top-10’s in 8 races.
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