the NASCAR Cup Series goes to Talladega Superspeedway this weekend as we prepare for the Geico 500 Sunday afternoon. Fans will be in attendance with limited capacity this weekend as NASCAR steps up its events amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Denny hamlin continues to hold a solid lead in the Cup Series standings while Martin Truex Jr., Joey logano, William byron and Ryan blaney continue to occupy a strong position in the cup race.

Sunday’s Cup Series race will be televised via FOX. If you don’t have a cable, you can watch the game online for free by signing up for a free trial of fuboTV or Sling.

Geico 500 at Talladega (NASCAR Cup Series 2021)

Start time: 2 p.m. EST

TV channel: FOX (Channel Search: Verizon Fios | AT&T U-verse | Comcast Xfinity | Spectrum / Charter | Optimum / Altice | DIRECTV | Dish | Hulu | fuboTV | Sling.)

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NASCAR CUP SERIES

GEICO 500

Site: Talladega, Alabama

Hours: Sunday, race, 2 p.m. (FOX).

Track: Talladega Superspeedway

Race distance: 188 laps, 500 miles

Last year: Ryan Blaney won after starting 12th.

Final race: Alex Bowman took the lead on a restart with 10 laps to go and edged Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano to win at Richmond Raceway.

Highlights: Hamlin remains the points leader after clinching eighth place in the top five in nine races. Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. is 81 points behind, followed by Logano, William Byron and Blaney. … Hamlin’s top eight are twice as many as any other driver. He has led 483 laps in the last two races and a 694 series best total. … Bowman became the eighth different winner in nine races. His win for Hendrick Motorsports was the first for No.48 since Jimmie Johnson won in June 2017.

Next race: May 2, Kansas City, Kansas.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

NASCAR XFINITY SERIES

AG-PRO 300

Site: Talladega, Alabama

Hours: Saturday, race, 4 p.m. (FOX).

Track: Talladega Superspeedway

Race distance: 113 laps, 300 miles

Last year: Justin Haley won after starting from pole position.

Last race: Josh Berry won in Martinsville for his first career victory.

Highlights: Reigning Series Champion Austin Cindric is the lone repeat winner after seven races and leads the points race by 42 over Daniel Hemric. Harrison Burton is third, followed by Haley and Jeb Burton, Harrison’s cousin. … Cindric is the only driver in the top five in the points classification to have won a race this season. … Berry’s victory came just for his 13th career start in a career that began in 2014. … Rookie Ty Gibbs, 18, has finished in the top 5 in his three starts.

Next race: May 8, Darlington, South Carolina.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

NASCAR TRUCK SERIES

Final race: John Hunter Nemechek fended off team owner Kyle Busch for the second time in the last four races to join Ben Rhodes as a repeat winner this season.

Next race: May 1, Kansas City, Kansas.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

FORMULA ONE

Last race: Max Verstappen edged out seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton to win the Italian Grand Prix.

Next race: May 2, Portimao, Portugal.

Online: http://www.formula1.com

INDYCAR

Firestone Grand Prix of Saint Petersburg

Location: St. Petersburg, Florida.

Schedule: Friday, practice, 4:15 p.m. Saturday, practice, 9.45 a.m. and qualifying, 1.45 p.m. Sunday, race, 12:30 p.m. (NBC).

Track: Streets of Saint Petersburg.

Race distance: 100 laps, 180 miles.

Last year: Josef Newgarden won in the 14-race season finale.

Last race: Alex Palou claimed his first career victory in his first race with Chip Ganassi Racing, winning the series opener at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama.

Highlights: Palou became the second Spaniard to win in the IndyCar series, joining Oriol Servia, who won in 2005 in Montreal. … He beat Will Power by 0.4016 seconds. Sixth champion Scott Dixon finished third. … Three-time winner at Barber Newgarden took off in the first lap, starting a crash that also brought together championship contenders Andretti Autosport Colton Herta and Ryan Hunter-Reay. … Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson finished 19th, his series debut.

Next race: May 1, Fort Worth, Texas.

Online: http://www.indycar.com

NHRA DRAG RACING

Last event: Steve Torrence won in Top Fuel and Bob Tasca III in Funny Car at the Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas.

Next event: May 2, Commerce, Georgia.

Online: http://www.nhra.com

WORLD OF OUTSIDE THE LAWS

Next event: April 22-24, Bristol, Tennessee.

Online: http://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars