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: 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: 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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