NASCAR Cup Series: 2019 1000Bulbs.com 500 – Live qualifying updates
By Asher Fair
Follow along with our live qualifying updates for the 1000Bulbs.com 500, the second race of the round of 12 of he 2019 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
The second round of the four-round, 10-race 2019 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, the round of 12, got underway last Sunday with a victory by Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kyle Larson at Dover International Speedway in the Drydene 400.
The second of three races in this round, the 1000Bulbs.com 500, is scheduled to take place this Sunday, October 13 at Talladega Superspeedway.
A total of 40 drivers are set to attempt to qualify for this race, meaning that the field will be full for the eighth time in 31 races this season.
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This race is the second race of the season at Talladega Superspeedway, making this track the ninth of 13 tracks on the schedule to feature two races.
The race at the track that was held in late April also featured a full field of 40 drivers, and it was won by Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott.
Entering this Sunday afternoon’s race, 12 drivers representing six different teams have won at least one race so far this season, although only nine of these 12 drivers representing five of these six teams are among the 12 round of 12 playoff drivers.
Additionally, 13 drivers representing six different teams have taken at least one pole position so far this season, although only nine of these drivers representing five different teams are among these round of 12 drivers.
Who will take the pole position and who will qualify where throughout the rest of the field for this 188-lap race 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 to find out.
Qualified
Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (miles per hour)
1st – Chase Elliott – #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 192.707
2nd – Alex Bowman – #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 192.552
3rd – William Byron – #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 192.258
4th – Jimmie Johnson – #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 191.566
5th – Aric Almirola – #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 191.551
6th – Brad Keselowski – #2, Team Penske, Ford – 191.493
7th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 191.317
8th – Clint Bowyer – #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 191.31
9th – Ryan Blaney – #12, Team Penske, Ford – 191.222
10th – Joey Logano – #22, Team Penske, Ford – 191.023
11th – Erik Jones – #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 190.837
12th – Kyle Larson – #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 190.776
13th – Ryan Newman – #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 190.67
14th – Paul Menard – #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 190.514
15th – Kevin Harvick – #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 190.321
16th – Matt Tifft – #36, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 190.317
17th – David Ragan – #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 190.223
18th – Martin Truex Jr. – #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 189.804
19th – Daniel Suarez – #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 189.695
20th – Austin Dillon – #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 189.373
21st – Ty Dillon – #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet – 189.335
22nd – Michael McDowell – #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 189.271
23rd – Chris Buescher – #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 189.189
24th – Kurt Busch – #1, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 189.04
25th – Landon Cassill – #00, StarCom Racing, Chevrolet – 188.69
26th – Kyle Busch – #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 188.593
27th – Darrell Wallace Jr. – #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Chevrolet – 188.27
28th – Brendan Gaughan – #62, Beard Motorsports, Chevrolet – 188.233
29th – Daniel Hemric – #8, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 188.204
30th – Ryan Preece – #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 187.724
31st – Matt DiBenedetto – #95, Leavine Family Racing, Toyota – 187.119
32nd – Parker Kligerman – #96, Gaunt Brothers Racing, Toyota – 184.31
33rd – Corey LaJoie – #32, Go Fas Racing, Ford – 184.147
34th – Ross Chastain – #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet – 183.014
35th – Blake Jones – #77, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet – 182.724
36th – Joey Gase – #66, MBM Motorsports, Toyota – 180.366
37th – Austin Theriault – #51, Petty Ware Racing, Ford – 179.909
38th – Reed Sorenson – #27, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet – 179.088
39th – Spencer Boyd – #52, Rick Ware Racing, Chevrolet – 176.016
40th – Denny Hamlin – #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 0
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The 1000Bulbs.com 500 is set to be broadcast live on NBC from Talladega Superspeedway beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET this Sunday, October 13. Be sure not to miss the second race of the round of 12 of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.