NASCAR: 2022 Talladega playoff qualifying – Full starting lineup

Keep tabs on Saturday’s qualifying session for Sunday afternoon’s NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway.

The second race of the round of 12 of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, the YellaWood 500, is scheduled to take place on Sunday afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway.

The four-turn, 2.66-mile (4.281-kilometer) high-banked Lincoln, Alabama oval also hosted a race back in April, one which was won by Trackhouse Racing Team’s Ross Chastain.

Interestingly, none of the winners of the first four playoff races have won to advance themselves to the next round. The three round of 16 races were all won by non-playoff drivers, and the round of 12 opener was won by a driver who had been eliminated in the round of 16. So nobody is locked into the round of 8 yet.

Qualifying for Sunday’s 188-lap race is set to utilize the same format that was used for the April race at the track. Unlike the qualifying sessions for most races, drivers are not split up into groups at superspeedways. It is a single-car qualifying session, and each driver makes a single-lap qualifying attempt.

The qualifying order is determined by the qualifying formula (see here), though the drivers and teams still eligible to win the championship are guaranteed to qualify at the back end of the order.

The fastest 10 drivers then move on to the second round, which is also a single-car round in which each driver makes another single-lap attempt. Second round speeds determine the top 10 in the starting lineup, and first round speeds determine the rest.

Follow along with our live qualifying updates for the YellaWood 500.

Round 1 – Qualified

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (miles per hour)
1st – Denny Hamlin – #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 180.281
2nd – Chase Briscoe – #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 179.993
3rd – Christopher Bell – #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 179.905
4th – Kyle Larson – #5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 179.892
5th – Ross Chastain – #1, Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet – 179.723
6th – Tyler Reddick – #8, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 179.571
7th – Aric Almirola – #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 179.531
8th – Ty Gibbs – #23, 23XI Racing, Toyota – 179.511
9th – William Byron – #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 179.292
10th – Noah Gragson – #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 179.275
11th – Joey Logano – #22, Team Penske, Ford – 179.252
12th – Erik Jones – #43, Petty GMS Motorsports, Chevrolet – 179.235
13th – Daniel Hemric – #16, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet – 179.215
14th – Daniel Suarez – #99, Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet – 179.148
15th – Harrison Burton – #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 179.128
16th – Chase Elliott – #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 179.121
17th – Austin Cindric – #2, Team Penske, Ford – 179.108
18th – Brad Keselowski – #6, RFK Racing, Ford – 179.098
19th – Ryan Blaney – #12, Team Penske, Ford – 179.088
20th – Austin Dillon – #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 179.014
21st – Justin Haley – #31, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet – 178.991
22nd – Martin Truex Jr. – #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 178.977
23rd – Chris Buescher – #17, RFK Racing, Ford – 178.82
24th – Kevin Harvick – #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 178.757
25th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 178.627
26th – Kyle Busch – #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 178.43
27th – Bubba Wallace – #45, 23XI Racing, Toyota – 178.39
28th – Cole Custer – #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 178.294
29th – Michael McDowell – #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 178.112
30th – Ty Dillon – #42, Petty GMS Motorsports, Chevrolet – 178.055
31st – Justin Allgaier – #62, Beard Motorsports, Chevrolet – 177.788
32nd – Corey LaJoie – #7, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet – 177.159
33rd – Landon Cassill – #77, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet – 177.051
34th – Todd Gilliland – #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 177.012
35th – B.J. McLeod – #78, Live Fast Motorsports, Ford – 174.936
36th – J.J. Yeley – #15, Rick Ware Racing, Ford – 174.312
37th – Cody Ware – #51, Rick Ware Racing, Ford – 174.299

Round 2 – Qualified

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (miles per hour)
1st – Christopher Bell – #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 180.591
2nd – Kyle Larson – #5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 180.516
3rd – Denny Hamlin – #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 180.421
4th – Aric Almirola – #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 180.115
5th – Chase Briscoe – #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 179.77
6th – Ross Chastain – #1, Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet – 179.595
7th – Noah Gragson – #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 179.474
8th – Tyler Reddick – #8, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 179.366
9th – William Byron – #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 179.212
10th – Ty Gibbs – #23, 23XI Racing, Toyota – 0

Full starting lineup

Starting lineup
1st – Christopher Bell
2nd – Kyle Larson
3rd – Denny Hamlin
4th – Aric Almirola
5th – Chase Briscoe
6th – Ross Chastain
7th – Noah Gragson
8th – Tyler Reddick
9th – William Byron
10th – Ty Gibbs
11th – Joey Logano
12th – Erik Jones
13th – Daniel Hemric
14th – Daniel Suarez
15th – Harrison Burton
16th – Chase Elliott
17th – Austin Cindric
18th – Brad Keselowski
19th – Ryan Blaney
20th – Austin Dillon
21st – Justin Haley
22nd – Martin Truex Jr.
23rd – Chris Buescher
24th – Kevin Harvick
25th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
26th – Kyle Busch
27th – Bubba Wallace
28th – Cole Custer
29th – Michael McDowell
30th – Ty Dillon
31st – Justin Allgaier
32nd – Corey LaJoie
33rd – Landon Cassill
34th – Todd Gilliland
35th – B.J. McLeod
36th – J.J. Yeley
37th – Cody Ware

Tune in to NBC this Sunday, October 2 for the live broadcast of the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race from Talladega Superspeedway. If you haven’t begun a free trial of FuboTV, do so now!