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2026 Jack Link's 500 penalty data

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NASCAR Cup Series race number 10 of 36
Sunday, April 26, 2026 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 3:23:25 Average speed: 147.504 mph Pole speed: no time trials	Cautions: 6 for 30 laps Margin of victory: .114 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 52
Green flag passes: 9,557 (60.5 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2026 NASCAR Cup Series results / 2026 standings

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Nbr	Driver	Lap	Infraction	Penalty
Pit road penalty data for this race:
No		Lap	Infraction	Penalty (Notes)
11	Denny Hamlin	40	Speeding on pit road	Pass thru
19	Chase Briscoe	40	Safety violation	Pass thru
66	Chad Finchum	41	Speeding on pit road	Pass thru
78	Daniel Dye	45	Speeding on pit road	Pass thru
38	Zane Smith	46	Tire violation	Pass thru
35	Riley Herbst	47	Speeding on pit road	Pass thru
35	Riley Herbst	81	Speeding on pit road	Pass thru
35	Riley Herbst	92	Unspecified	Pass thru (Advancing position below double yellow line)
42	John H. Nemechek	115	Too many men over the wall	Tail end
45	Tyler Reddick	115	Too many men over the wall	Tail end
88	Connor Zilisch	115	Unspecified	1 Lap (Entering pit road during red flag)
7	Daniel Suarez	118	Crew member over wall too soon	Tail end
97	Shane Van Gisbergen	118	Too many men over the wall	Tail end
19	Chase Briscoe	126	Safety violation	Tail end
97	Shane Van Gisbergen	145	Speeding on pit road	Tail end
8	Kyle Busch	162	Tire violation	Tail end

Note: pre-race penalties and penalties for pitting too soon are not included; pre-race penalties are shown on the race results pages and pitting too soon is normally done by choice with the knowledge that a will be incurred.