NASCAR Xfinity Series starting positions for Talladega Superspeedway
NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers are unloaded in Talladega, Alabama. A round of qualifying is on deck to set the starting grid for today’s race at Talladega Superspeedway.
View the Talladega starting lineup for the NASCAR Xfinity Series below.
Talladega Menu
Truck: Qual | Race
Xfinity: Qual | Race
Cup: Qual | Race
There are two rounds of NASCAR qualifying at Talladega. The top 10 cars from round one will lineup again and make another run for the pole position in Round 2.
Taylor Gray is suffering a transmission failure during his qualifying lap. Instead, he rolls it right back to the garage without completing a lap.
NASCAR Qualifying Results (Round 1) : 1. Jesse Love (52.790); 2. William Sawalich (52.950); 3. Christian Eckes (52.964); 4. Brandon Jones (52.969); 5. Jeb Burton (52.972); 6. Carson Kvapil (52.987); 7. Austin Hill (52.988); 8. Connor Zilisch (53.016); 9. Aric Almirola (53.027); 10. Justin Allgaier (53.125)
Jesse Love will start from the pole position. He turned a laptime at 52.605 seconds with an average speed of 182.036mph.
Talladega Superspeedway
Starting Lineup
October 18, 2025
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
Jesse Love
52.605
2. William Sawalich
52.702
3. Christian Eckes
52.709
4. Carson Kvapil
52.765
5. Austin Hill
52.786
6. Jeb Burton
52.799
7. Connor Zilisch
52.814
8. Justin Allgaier
52.838
9. Aric Almirola
52.839
10. Brandon Jones
52.866
Failed to advance out of Round 1
11. Sammy Smith
53.171
12. Brenden Queen
53.189
13. Sam Mayer
53.197
14. Blaine Perkins
53.236
15. Daniel Dye
53.253
16. Sheldon Creed
53.343
17. Dean Thompson
53.345
18. Mason Maggio
53.350
19. Connor Mosack
53.350
20. Nick Sanchez
53.354
21. Jeremy Clements
53.418
22. Ryan Ellis
53.440
23. Ryan Sieg
53.462
24. Caesar Bacarella
53.483
25. Parker Retzlaff
53.483
26. Jordan Anderson
53.491
27. Anthony Alfredo
53.506
28. Nick Leitz
53.507
29. Leland Honeyman
53.515
30. Harrison Burton
53.518
31. Josh Williams
53.583
32. David Starr
53.587
33. Garrett Smithley
53.645
34. Brennan Poole
53.819
35. Kyle Sieg
54.151
36. Joey Gase
54.177
37. Carson Ware
55.387
38. Taylor Gray
No Time
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Point Standings
Ahead of: Talladega
Pos | Driver | Points
1. Connor Zilisch
+82
2. Justin Allgaier
+44
3. Jesse Love
+20
4. Sam Mayer
+8
— Championship Cutline (2 Races Remain) —
5. Brandon Jones
-8
6. Sheldon Creed
-21
7. Carson Kvapil
-22
8. Sammy Smith
-24
— Eliminated after Round of 12 —
Taylor Gray
Nick Sanchez
Austin Hill
Harrison Burton
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