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The NASCAR schedule heads to the famed Talladega Superspeedway this weekend, and it’s once again expected to be one of the biggest parties of the year down South.
Zac Brown has been announced as this year’s grand marshal, and the country star — who recently finished a Las Vegas run with his band at the Sphere — will give the command for the Jack Link’s 500 on Sunday in Alabama. Kip Moore, meantime, is set to perform at the Saturday Night Infield Concert at the track, ahead of his new album, Reason to Believe, due May 29.
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Last-minute tickets to catch the action in person are still available on sites like StubHub. But there are also a few ways for racing fans to catch the action on TV and online.
NASCAR Cup Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega: Date, Start Time
NASCAR Cup Series drivers will navigate the 2.66-mile track — the biggest oval on the NASCAR circuit — at the Jack Link’s 500 on Sunday, April 26. Start time in Alabama is set for 3 p.m. ET / noon PT, and this year’s race is being broadcast on FOX. You can watch the NASCAR Talladega race on TV through your local FOX affiliate.
How to Stream NASCAR Talladega Races Online
Don’t have cable? You can watch the race online with any livestreaming service that includes FOX in its channel offerings. We like DIRECTV, which offers a five-day free trial for new users that you can use to stream the Talladega NASCAR race online free.
You can also use DIRECTV to livestream the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race online. That race takes place Saturday at 4 p.m. ET and is airing on The CW, but if you don’t have cable, you can find a CW live feed through DIRECTV. Both FOX and The CW are included in the free trial offer.
DIRECTV’s “MySports” package starts at just $44.99/month for your first two months after your free trial is up. Part of the streaming service’s “Genre Packs,” the deal gets you more than 20 live sports networks like ESPN and FS1 and all your local channels, plus a subscription to ESPN Unlimited.
You can also watch the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (airing on The CW) and the Cup Series Talladega race (on FOX) online through Fubo, which offers a live feed as part of its “Sports + News” plan. Start with a free trial this weekend to watch the NASCAR races online for free, then choose to cancel or continue on with plans from $45.99 and up.
The cheapest way to watch the Talladega Superspeedway races online without cable is through Sling. The streaming service carries a live feed of FOX as part of its “Select” package, which starts at just $19.99/month. While Sling doesn’t offer a free trial, it offers the most flexibility when it comes to live streaming options, with dozens of channels and package deals to suit what you want to watch on TV. See more details here.
Famously spoofed in the 2006 Will Farrell film, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, races at Talladega are some of the most competitive and exciting ones to watch, thanks to the tightly packed lineup of cars, the highest-banked track on the circuit (at 33 degrees) and the longest distance covered (at 2.66 miles per lap).
