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Everything you need to know about Hellmann's 500 at Talladega

Published Nov. 15, 2016 3:19 p.m. ET

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Today’s Hellmann’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway serves as the second elimination race in the 2016 Chase for the Sprint Cup.

Four drivers will be eliminated from the Chase and the Round of 8 will be set, so it’s crunch time for the 12 remaining drivers.

Chase Elliott, Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin and Austin Dillon are the four drivers outside of the Chase cutoff heading into today’s race.

Here is everything you need to know to get ready for what is sure to be a wild one at ‘Dega:

Green flag:

2:20 p.m. ET

Tune-in:

11:30 a.m. ET: "NASCAR RaceDay" (FS1)

2 p.m. ET: Sprint Cup Series Hellmann's 500

1 a.m. ET: "NASCAR Victory Lane" (FS1)

Race distance: 188 laps, 500 miles

Track size: 2.66-mile tri-oval

Grid size: 40 cars

Forecast: Plenty of sunshine, zero percent chance of rain, 79 degrees

National anthem: 313th United States Army Brass Quintet

Grand Marshal: NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison

Honorary starter: Donnie Allison

Flyover: B-1 Lancer, 354th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base (Texas)

Defending race winner: Joey Logano

Front row: Martin Truex Jr. and Brad Keselowski

Starting lineup:

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