NASCAR 2022 at Talladega: Race schedule and timings for GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway

Modified Apr 21, 2022 08:21 GMT

Ryan Blaney leads the field during the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

NASCAR is heading to Talladega after last week’s Food City Dirt Race thriller.

GEICO 500 is the longest track race on the 2022 schedule and will be held next weekend at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. The event will start at 3:00 pm ET and will be broadcast live on FOX and MRN.

The GEICO 500 will be contested over 188 laps on the 2.66-mile-long tri-oval track.

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The Talladega Superspeedway features 33 degrees of banking at the turn, with 16.5 degrees of banking on the tri-oval and three degrees on the backstretch. It hosted the inaugural Cup Series race in 1969.

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RFK Racing driver Brad Keselowski is the defending champion of GEICO 500. He claimed the victory in 2021 with a time of three hours, 26 minutes, and 30 seconds.