YellaWood 500 to be pivotal race in the NASCAR Playoffs in 2025
TALLADEGA, Ala. (Oct. 6, 2024) – Talladega Superspeedway announced today that YellaWood will remain the race entitlement partner for the pivotal fall NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race in a multi-year extension for the YellaWood 500.
“We’ve been partnering with YellaWood at Talladega since 2020 and we’ve had great success together sharing our Alabama roots,” said Talladega Superspeedway President Brian Crichton. “With the YellaWood 500 moving to the Round of 8 during the Playoffs next year, the stakes will be at an all-time high as the winner of that race could very well be the champion a couple weeks later.”
In addition to the race entitlement at Talladega Superspeedway, YellaWood will also have hospitality branding at multiple track properties throughout NASCAR tracks including Daytona International Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Martinsville Speedway and Watkins Glen International.
“The NASCAR and YellaWood partnership continues to prove to be extremely effective for us,” said YellaWood Owner, President and CEO Jimmy Rane. “Not only can we connect with a growing base of passionate fans, but we can do it in a way that marries with our core values. We are excited about the opportunity to continue our relationship with NASCAR and Talladega SuperSpeedway.”
The 2023 YellaWood 500 gave race fans some incredible action on the track. Ryan Blaney and Kevin Harvick battled during the last laps of the race, with Blaney ultimately edging Harvick out for the win while fending off William Byron behind him. Blaney led just eight laps during the race and ultimately would go on to be the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Champion.
Regular-season champion and Playoff contender Tyler Reddick returns to the famed superspeedway for the 2024 edition of the YellaWood 500 looking to go back-to-back this season. Reddick led just 13 laps in the Talladega spring race and looks for career win No. 8 in the Cup Series. Reddick currently sits on the outside looking in when it comes to advancing, as a repeat win would be crucial to his title hopes. After non-Playoff driver Ross Chastain won at Kansas Speedway last weekend, no drivers are locked into the next round yet.
For ticketing information and more details about upcoming events, including the 2025 YellaWood 500 race weekend, visit www.talladegasuperspeedway.com.
Fans are also encouraged to keep up with all the happenings at Talladega Superspeedway by following along on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, as well as in the NASCAR Tracks App for the latest speedway news.
About Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway is the most competitive racetrack on the NASCAR schedule (record 88 lead changes in 188 laps), the highest-banked (33 degrees) and the longest (2.66 miles), as well as the most fun and fan-friendly. Three-and four-wide racing at 200 mph are a norm at Talladega Superspeedway, along with nail-biting, photo finishes. For information, visit www.talladegasuperspeedway.com
About NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 14 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR sanctions races in three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR Xfinity Series™, and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series™), four international series (NASCAR Brasil Series, NASCAR Canada Series, NASCAR Mexico Series, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour) and a local grassroots series (NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series). The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in five cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races annually in 11 countries and more than 30 U.S. states.
For more information visit www.NASCAR.com and www.IMSA.com, and follow NASCAR on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, X and Snapchat.
About Great Southern Wood Preserving, Incorporated:
Great Southern Wood Preserving, Incorporated, was founded in 1970 in Abbeville, Ala. Today, Great Southern Wood and its subsidiaries employ 2,000 people who operate 37 distribution locations with a coverage area that covers all or parts of 28 states and the District of Columbia, as well as much of the Caribbean and Latin America, and part of the European Union and Mediterranean region. The company is best known to consumers as the maker of YellaWood® brand pressure treated pine.
YellaWood® brand products are easily identifiable by a distinctive yellow tag and have long been recognized by consumers, professional builders, architects and specifiers for quality and dependability. Great Southern facilities service do-it-yourself retail home centers, pro dealers and other retail building-related and industrial segments. The company has also diversified into logistics, distribution of alternative building products, remanufacturing operations, sawmill operations and the restaurant business.
For more information, visit YellaWood.com.
Source: Talladega Superspeedway
