The NASCAR playoff schedule for the Cup Series takes us to Talladega Superspeedway, with the YellaWood 500 marking the second race in the Round of 8. With some of the best NASCAR drivers well behind the cutline for the Championship 4, Saturday’s Cup Series qualifying results might ultimately determine who advances.
Let’s dive right into the NASCAR starting lineup for Talladega. As always, playoff drivers are marked with a (**). Further below, ypou can find the NASCAR starting grid for Sunday’s YellaWood 500.
Related:Â NASCAR Truck Playoff Standings after Talladega
NASCAR Starting Lineup for Talladega: YellaWood 500
Below is the NASCAR starting lineup for tomorrow. Of note from Saturday’s Cup Series qualifying results, there were two rounds of qualifying with the 10 best drivers from Round 1 advancing to the final round of qualifying.
Michael McDowell – 52.481 seconds
Chase Briscoe** – 52.500 seconds
Kyle Busch – 52.558 seconds
Austin Cindric – 52.563 seconds
Ryan Preece – 52.582 seconds
Josh Berry – 52.614 seconds
Christopher Bell** – 52.660 seconds
Ryan Blaney** – 52.679 seconds
Riley Herbst – 52.692 seconds
Bubba Wallace – 52.694 seconds
Alex Bowman – 52.769 seconds
Cole Custer – 52.773 seconds
William Byron** – 52.774 seconds
Chris Buescher – 52.802 seconds
Tyler Reddick – 52.810 seconds
Joey Logano** – 52.819 seconds
Denny Hamlin** – 52.821 seconds
Ty Gibbs – 52.854 seconds
Kyle Larson** – 52.871 seconds
Brad Keselowski – 52.889 seconds
Austin Dillon – 52.918 seconds
Justin Haley – 52.937 seconds
Zane Smith – 52.945 seconds
Ross Chastain – 52.955 seconds
Chase Elliott** – 52.959 seconds
Daniel Suarez – 52.981 seconds
Todd Gilliland – 52.996 seconds
John H. Nemechek – 53.000 seconds
Ty Dillon – 53.009 seconds
Erik Jones – 53.022 seconds
Shane van Gisbergen – 53.098 seconds
Carson Hocevar – 53.113 seconds
Austin Hill – 53.115 seconds
AJ Allmendinger – 53.122 seconds
Cody Ware – 53.245 seconds
Noah Gragson – 53.327 seconds
Ricky Stenhouse Jr – 53.430 seconds
Anthony Alfredo – 53.483 seconds
BJ McLeod – 53.632 seconds
Casey Mears – 53.930 seconds
Related:Â NASCAR Truck Series Results from Talladega
NASCAR Starting Grid for Sunday: Cup Series
Here is the YellaWood 500 starting grid for Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Row 1: Michael McDowell, Chase Briscoe**
Row 2: Kyle Busch, Austin Cindric
Row 3: Ryan Preece, Josh Berry
Row 4: Christopher Bell**, Ryan Blaney**
Row 5: Riley Herbst, Bubba Wallace
Row 6: Alex Bowman, Cole Custer
Row 7: William Byron**, Chris Buescher
Row 8: Tyler Reddick, Joey Logano
Row 9: Denny Hamlin**, Ty Gibbs
Row 10: Kyle Larson**, Brad Keselowski
Row 11: Austin Dllon, Justin Haley
Row 12: Zane Smith, Ross Chastain
Row 13: Chase Elliott**, Daniel Suarez
Row 14: Todd Gilliland, John H. Nemechek
Row 15: Ty Dillon, Erik Jones
Row 16: Shane van Gisbergen, Carson Hocevar
Row 17: Austin Hill, AJ Allmendinger
Row 18: Cody Ware, Noah Gragson
Row 19: Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Anthony Alfredo
Row 20: BJ McLeod, Casey Mears
Who is on the pole for the NASCAR race tomorrow?
Michael McDowell is on the pole position for the NASCAR race tomorrow at Talladega. McDowell and Chase Briscoe will be atop the YellaWood 500 starting grid on Sunday.
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