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.
