Follow along with our live updates of qualifying for the 10th race on the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series schedule, the GEICO 500, at Talladega Superspeedway.
A total of 40 drivers are set to qualify for the 10th race on the 36-race 2019 NASCAR Cup Series schedule, the GEICO 500, at Talladega Superspeedway.
This race is the first of two scheduled races at Talladega Superspeedway this season. The second of these two races is scheduled to take place on Sunday, October 13 as the second of three races in the round of 12, the second of four rounds in the playoffs.
Five of the 40 drivers who are set to compete in tomorrow afternoon’s race at the track have combined to win the nine races that have been contested so far this season.
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Of the other 35 drivers, 28 are full-time drivers and seven are part-time drivers.
Additionally, eight different drivers have taken one pole position through the first nine races of the season.
Who will qualify where for tomorrow afternoon’s 188-lap GEICO 500 around the four-turn, 2.66-mile (4.281-kilometer) high-banked Talladega Superspeedway oval in Lincoln, Alabama?
Follow along with our live qualifying updates throughout both rounds of qualifying to find out.
Round 2
Qualified
Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (miles per hour)
1st – Austin Dillon – #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 192.544
2nd – Aric Almirola – #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 192.131
3rd – Clint Bowyer – #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 191.723
4th – Brad Keselowski – #2, Team Penske, Ford – 191.654
5th – Daniel Hemric – #8, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 191.436
6th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 191.378
7th – Ryan Blaney – #12, Team Penske, Ford – 191.214
8th – Joey Logano – #22, Team Penske, Ford – 191.092
9th – Alex Bowman – #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 190.894
10th – Kyle Larson – #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 190.784
11th – Chase Elliott – #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 190.753
12th – Michael McDowell – #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 190.563
Round 1
Qualified
NOTE: Tyler Reddick qualified the #62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet for Brendan Gaughan.
Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (miles per hour)
1st – Aric Almirola – #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 192.324
2nd – Austin Dillon – #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 192.108
3rd – Brad Keselowski – #2, Team Penske, Ford – 191.336
4th – Daniel Hemric – #8, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 191.203
5th – Clint Bowyer – #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 191.081
6th – Ryan Blaney – #12, Team Penske, Ford – 191.046
7th – Michael McDowell – #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 191.004
8th – Kyle Larson – #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 190.841
9th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 190.742
10th – Alex Bowman – #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 190.689
11th – Joey Logano – #22, Team Penske, Ford – 190.681
12th – Chase Elliott – #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 190.582
13th – Ty Dillon – #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet – 190.34
14th – Kurt Busch – #1, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 190.317
15th – David Ragan – #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 190.211
16th – Daniel Suarez – #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 189.928
17th – Paul Menard – #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 189.921
18th – Matt Tifft – #36, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 189.823
19th – Kevin Harvick – #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 189.812
20th – Martin Truex Jr. – #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 189.691
21st – Jimmie Johnson – #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 189.552
22nd – Kyle Busch – #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 189.275
23rd – Denny Hamlin – #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 189.264
24th – Ryan Newman – #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 189.197
25th – William Byron – #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 188.879
26th – Matt DiBenedetto – #95, Leavine Family Racing, Toyota – 188.441
27th – Erik Jones – #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 188.426
28th – Darrell Wallace Jr. – #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Chevrolet – 188.245
29th – Tyler Reddick – #62, Beard Motorsports, Chevrolet – 187.141
30th – Ryan Preece – #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 186.78
31st – Chris Buescher – #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 186.398
32nd – Landon Cassill – #00, StarCom Racing, Chevrolet – 186.369
33rd – Jeffrey Earnhardt – #81, XCI Racing, Toyota – 186.188
34th – Ross Chastain – #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet – 184.865
35th – Parker Kligerman – #96, Gaunt Brothers Racing, Toyota – 183.867
36th – Corey LaJoie – #32, Go Fas Racing, Ford – 183.8
37th – Reed Sorenson – #27, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet – 183.505
38th – Justin Haley – #77, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet – 183.459
39th – Stanton Barrett – #52, Rick Ware Racing, Chevrolet – 180.734
40th – Cody Ware – #51, Petty Ware Racing, Chevrolet – 180.176
The live broadcast of the GEICO 500 itself is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. ET tomorrow. This race, which is the 10th race on the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series schedule, it set to be broadcast live on Fox from Talladega Superspeedway.