Races October 26, 2026 Suárez Rescues Top 20 in Last Superspeedway Race of 2026 Date: October 25th, 2026 Event: YellaWood 500 (Round 34 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Talladega Super Speedway (2.66-mile oval) Format: 188 laps, broken into three stages (98 laps/45 laps/45 laps) Start/Finish: 13th / 18th (running, completed 188 of 189 laps) Playoff Standings: 14th with 2201 points Notes: Daniel Suárez finished 18th in Sunday’s YellaWood 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. Suárez is 14th in The Chase standings with two races remaining. Suárez, driver of the No. 7 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, started 13th at Talladega. In the opening stage, the Monterrey, Mexico native was served a speeding penalty during the first green-flag stop of the day, leaving him scored 38th and one lap down. On Lap 131, Suárez was caught up in a multi-car accident that left damage to the No. 7 Chevy. Despite the setbacks, Suárez finished 18th to earn his 27th top 20 of the season. The NASCAR Cup Series Chase continues next Sunday, Nov. 1 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. The 500-lap race from Martinsville Speedway will be broadcast live on NBC beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The 35th of 36 points-paying races on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule, and the ninth race of The Chase, will be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. Daniel Suárez, driver of the No. 7 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet Camaro for Spire Motorsports: “We put ourselves in a hole today and it was just tough for us to get back on the lead lap. The speeding penalty put us behind, and then we got caught up in that accident. We did everything we could to get back in the fight, but sometimes things just don’t go your way. I’m proud of my guys for continuing to work hard and never giving up. We’ll take what we can from today and move on to the next one.”
