The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Talladega on Sunday, Oct. 1, for the Yellawood 500. The race will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial) and Peacock (free trial).

It’s been a year since Chase Elliott won a Cup Series race, a drought that played a role in NASCAR’s most popular driver missing the playoffs in what’s guaranteed to be the worst season of his career.

As Elliott returns for Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway, site of his last victory, there’s no sugarcoating his season.

It fell apart for Elliott before the third race of the season when he broke his leg in a snowboarding accident in Colorado ahead of the race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Elliott missed six races to put him in an enormous hole, and then he was suspended for a seventh for intentionally wrecking Denny Hamlin in the Coca-Cola 600 in May.

Elliott’s No. 9 Chevrolet goes into Sunday’s race ranked ninth, two points behind Hendrick teammate Kyle Larson and one point ahead of Tyler Reddick of 23XI Racing. Just like in the drivers’ playoffs, eight cars advance to the next round of the owners’ championship.

Elliott is one of nine drivers who won a race last year but have not won this season. Jeff Gordon, now the vice chairman at Hendrick Motorsports, said he’s stressed to the No. 9 team how important winning the owner’s championship is to the organization.

When is the Yellawood 500 at Talladega?

NASCAR’s Yellawood 500 at Talladega runs at 1 p.m. (2 p.m. ET) on Sunday, Oct. 1.

Will it be live streamed?

FuboTV

The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo pro” package, which comprises 146-plus channels for $74.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

There is also the “fubo elite” package, which comprises 205-plus channels for $84.99 per month. It comes with fuboExtra (48 more channels) and News Plus (11 more channels). Plus, more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

The “fubo premiere” package is “fubo elite” with the addition of Showtime for $94.99 per month.

Peacock

Peacock is the place for Sunday Night Football. It is also where you can find NBC Universal content and has an archive of NBC comedies and dramas, live sports, Universal Studios films and new original content.

There are a few options to consider.

• Peacock TV Free: Just like the name implies, this is a free service. There are ads and you have access to a limited library or archive.
• Peacock Premium with Ads: For $5.99 a month, this plan gives users full access to Peacock TV content with commercial breaks.
• Peacock Premium without Ads: For $11.99 a month. This paid plan gives users full access to Peacock TV content with no commercials.

Will it be televised?

The Yellawood 500 will be broadcast on NBC.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.