NASCAR: Talladega playoff qualifying – Full starting lineup

The NASCAR Cup Series is set for the YellaWood 500, the second of three races in the round of 12 of the playoffs at Talladega Superspeedway.

Talladega Superspeedway is set to host its second race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season this Sunday afternoon. The YellaWood 500 is largely viewed as the biggest “wild card” of the playoffs, and it can make or break a driver’s chances to advance to the round of 8.

Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron is already locked into the semifinal round after winning the round of 12 opener at Texas Motor Speedway with a late pass on 23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace, but the other seven spots are still open.

And the playoff picture heading into the round of 12 finale at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval could look a lot different than it does now.

Sunday’s race is scheduled to be a 188-lap race around the four-turn, 2.66-mile (4.281-kilometer) high-banked Lincoln, Alabama oval. Richard Childress Racing’s Kyle Busch, who remains in playoff contention, won at the track back in April.

Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott, who did not make the playoffs, is the reigning winner of the YellaWood 500, and his No. 9 team remains in the owner playoffs.

The starting lineup for Sunday afternoon’s is set to be determined by Saturday’s single-car qualifying session. The 10 drivers with the fastest single-lap average speeds in the first round advance to the second round to battle for the pole position.

How will the field line up on Sunday afternoon? Follow along with our live qualifying updates for the YellaWood 500 at Talladega.

Talladega NASCAR Cup Series qualifying – Round 1

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (Miles per hour)

1st – Riley Herbst – No. 36, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 181.653
2nd – Austin Cindric – No. 2, Team Penske, Ford – 181.635
3rd – Joey Logano – No. 22, Team Penske, Ford – 181.498
4th – Kyle Larson – No. 5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 181.134
5th – Ryan Blaney – No. 12, Team Penske, Ford – 180.908
6th – Bubba Wallace – No. 23, 23XI Racing, Toyota – 180.877
7th – Aric Almirola – No. 10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 180.87
8th – Chase Briscoe – No. 14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 180.853
9th – Brad Keselowski – No. 6, RFK Racing, Ford – 180.846
10th – William Byron – No. 24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 180.734
11th – Kevin Harvick – No. 4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 180.707
12th – Denny Hamlin – No. 11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 180.608
13th – Tyler Reddick – No. 45, 23XI Racing, Toyota – 180.546
14th – Austin Dillon – No. 3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 180.516
15th – Christopher Bell – No. 20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 180.502
16th – Martin Truex Jr. – No. 19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 180.431
17th – Todd Gilliland – No. 38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 180.39
18th – Michael McDowell – No. 34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 180.339
19th – Ryan Preece – No. 41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 180.322
20th – Alex Bowman – No. 48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 180.268
21st – Harrison Burton – No. 21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 180.244
22nd – Ty Gibbs – No. 54, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 180.241
23rd – Chase Elliott – No. 9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 180.196
24th – Chris Buescher – No. 17, RFK Racing, Ford – 180.193
25th – Kyle Busch – No. 8, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 179.946
26th – Erik Jones – No. 43, Legacy Motor Club, Chevrolet – 179.892
27th – J.J. Yeley – No. 51, Rick Ware Racing, Ford – 179.858
28th – Daniel Suarez – No. 99, Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet – 179.777
29th – Brennan Poole – No. 15, Rick Ware Racing, Ford – 179.726
30th – Justin Haley – No. 31, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet – 179.716
31st – A.J. Allmendinger – No. 16, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet – 179.524
32nd – Ross Chastain – No. 1, Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet – 179.443
33rd – Ty Dillon – No. 77, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet – 179.161
34th – Chandler Smith – No. 13, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet – 179.091
35th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – No. 47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 178.974
36th – Corey LaJoie – No. 7, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet – 178.221
37th – B.J. McLeod – No. 78, Live Fast Motorsports, Chevrolet – 177.857
38th – Carson Hocevar – No. 42, Legacy Motor Club, Chevrolet – 0

Talladega NASCAR Cup Series qualifying – Round 2

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (Miles per hour)

1st – Aric Almirola – No. 10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 181.656
2nd – Joey Logano – No. 22, Team Penske, Ford – 181.642
3rd – Chase Briscoe – No. 14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 181.625
4th – Kyle Larson – No. 5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 181.549
5th – Brad Keselowski – No. 6, RFK Racing, Ford – 181.511
6th – Riley Herbst – No. 36, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 181.398
7th – Austin Cindric – No. 2, Team Penske, Ford – 181.285
8th – William Byron – No. 24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 180.932
9th – Bubba Wallace – No. 23, 23XI Racing, Toyota – 180.905
10th – Ryan Blaney – No. 12, Team Penske, Ford – 180.788

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The YellaWood 500 is set to be broadcast live on NBC from Talladega Superspeedway beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET this Sunday, October 1. Begin a free trial of FuboTV now and don’t miss it!