Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session for Sunday’s Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway was canceled due to inclement weather, resulting in the starting lineup being set according to the NASCAR Rule Book.
Tyler Reddick will start from the pole because he is the points leader. As a result of the lineup being set per the NASCAR Rule Book, Casey Mears in the No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet did not qualify for Sunday’s main event.
Starting Lineup
Pos
No.
Driver
Team
Time
Speed
1
45
Tyler Reddick
ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK Toyota
0.000
0.000
2
5
Kyle Larson
Valvoline Chevrolet
0.000
0.000
3
11
Denny Hamlin
King’s Hawaiian UBE Coconut Rolls Toyota
0.000
0.000
4
23
Bubba Wallace
Xfinity Toyota
0.000
0.000
5
19
Chase Briscoe
Bass Pro Shops Toyota
0.000
0.000
6
6
Brad Keselowski
Castrol Ford
0.000
0.000
7
24
William Byron
Phorm Energy Chevrolet
0.000
0.000
8
9
Chase Elliott
Amazon Prime Chevrolet
0.000
0.000
9
54
Ty Gibbs
Saia Freight + Logistics Toyota
0.000
0.000
10
17
Chris Buescher
Kroger/Jack Link’s Ford
0.000
0.000
11
60
Ryan Preece
BuildSubmarines.com Ford
0.000
0.000
12
77
Carson Hocevar
Chili’s Ride the ‘Dente Chevrolet
0.000
0.000
13
2
Austin Cindric
Menards/FrogTape Ford
0.000
0.000
14
20
Christopher Bell
Rheem Toyota
0.000
0.000
15
12
Ryan Blaney
Wurth Ford
0.000
0.000
16
7
Daniel Suarez
Freeway Insurance Chevrolet
0.000
0.000
17
35
Riley Herbst
BEATBOX Toyota
0.000
0.000
18
3
Austin Dillon
Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Long Beard XR Chevrolet
0.000
0.000
19
34
Todd Gilliland
Love’s Travel Stops/Fleetguard Ford
0.000
0.000
20
48
Alex Bowman
Ally Chevrolet
0.000
0.000
21
43
Erik Jones
Dollar Tree Toyota
0.000
0.000
22
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Chef Boyardee Chevrolet
0.000
0.000
23
42
John Hunter Nemechek
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Toyota
0.000
0.000
24
1
Ross Chastain
Jockey VentraCool Air Chevrolet
0.000
0.000
25
22
Joey Logano
Shell Pennzoil Ford
0.000
0.000
26
21
Josh Berry
Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford
0.000
0.000
27
41
Cole Custer
Haas/Autodesk Chevrolet
0.000
0.000
28
16
AJ Allmendinger
Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet
0.000
0.000
29
4
Noah Gragson
Grillo’s Pickles/Pabst Blue Ribbon Ford
0.000
0.000
30
38
Zane Smith
Aaron’s/Boys & Girls Clubs of America Ford
0.000
0.000
31
71
Michael McDowell
Gunk Chevrolet
0.000
0.000
32
88
Connor Zilisch #
Red Bull Chevrolet
0.000
0.000
33
97
Shane Van Gisbergen
WeatherTech Chevrolet
0.000
0.000
34
8
Kyle Busch
Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet
0.000
0.000
35
10
Ty Dillon
Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet
0.000
0.000
36
51
Cody Ware
Super.com Chevrolet
0.000
0.000
37
33
Jesse Love(i)
1-800-Pack-Rat Chevrolet
0.000
0.000
38
66
Chad Finchum(i)
Knox Hydrate Ford
0.000
0.000
39
44
Joey Gase(i)
National Fire Prevention Association Chevrolet
0.000
0.000
40
78
Daniel Dye(i)
Champion Container Corporation Chevrolet
0.000
0.000