The qualifying session for Sunday afternoon's Jack Link's 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway was supposed to take place on Saturday morning. Because Talladega is a superspeedway, it was supposed to be a two-round qualifying session, rather than a single-round session that NASCAR uses on all other oval tracks.
However, rain caused qualifying to be canceled, meaning that the full starting lineup was set by the qualifying metric, which can be found in more detail here.
23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick is set to start Sunday's 188-lap race around the four-turn, 2.66-mile (4.281-kilometer) high-banked Lincoln, Alabama oval on pole, alongside Hendrick Motorsports' Kyle Larson on the front row.
Also based on the metric, Beard Motorsports' Casey Mears failed to qualify for the race, as with 41 cars on the entry list, there were five non-chartered (open) cars going for the final four open spots in the 40-car field. It marked just the second non-Daytona 500 Cup Series DNQ since November 2018.
Given the uniqueness of qualifying for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway and the fact that the qualifying session for the race at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta Motor Speedway) was also canceled due to rain, NASCAR has still yet to contest a traditional superspeedway qualifying session this year.
In superspeedway qualifying, the fastest 10 drivers from the first round of qualifying advance to the second round shootout for the pole position, and both rounds consist of drivers making single-lap qualifying attempts.
Here's the full starting lineup for Sunday's Jack Link's 500 at Talladega. Note that pre-race "to the rear" penalties are not factored into this chart.
Full NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Talladega
Order | Driver |
|---|---|
1 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota |
2 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
3 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
4 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota |
5 | Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
6 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford |
7 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
8 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
9 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
10 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford |
11 | Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford |
12 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
13 | Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford |
14 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
15 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford |
16 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
17 | Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota |
18 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
19 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
20 | Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
21 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
22 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet |
23 | John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
24 | Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
25 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford |
26 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford |
27 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet |
28 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
29 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
30 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
31 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
32 | Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
33 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
34 | Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
35 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
36 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet |
37 | Jesse Love, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
38 | Chad Finchum, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford |
39 | Joey Gase, No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet |
40 | Daniel Dye, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet |
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