Full starting lineup for the NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega
For the first time since late February, the NASCAR Cup Series is visiting a superspeedway this weekend. Talladega Superspeedway is scheduled to host the first of its two yearly races on Sunday afternoon. Qualifying for Sunday’s 188-lap Jack Link’s 500 around the four-turn, 2.66-mile (4.281-kilometer) high-banked Lincoln, Alabama oval took place on Saturday afternoon, and […]
For the first time since late February, the NASCAR Cup Series is visiting a superspeedway this weekend. Talladega Superspeedway is scheduled to host the first of its two yearly races on Sunday afternoon.
Qualifying for Sunday’s 188-lap Jack Link’s 500 around the four-turn, 2.66-mile (4.281-kilometer) high-banked Lincoln, Alabama oval took place on Saturday afternoon, and it was a second-year driver, first with his current team, who emerged as a first-time polesitter.
Front Row Motorsports’ Zane Smith posted an impressive lap speed of 182.174 miles per hour (52.565 seconds) in the second round of Saturday’s qualifying session behind the wheel of the No. 38 Ford, giving him a 0.456-mile per hour (0.132-second) advantage over Richard Childress Racing’s Kyle Busch, who is set to join him on the front row in the No. 8 Chevrolet.
The gap from Smith to Busch was larger than the gap from Busch to eighth place qualifier Josh Berry of Wood Brothers Racing, making Smith’s first career pole a relatively dominant one as far as superspeedway poles go. He also topped the speed chart in the opening round of qualifying.
Who is set to start where at the longest oval on the Cup Series calendar? Here is the full 39-car rundown.
Make note of the fact that this starting lineup does not factor in any pre-race grid penalties.
Full NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Talladega
1st – Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
2nd – Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
3rd – Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
4th – Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
5th – Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
6th – Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
7th – Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
8th – Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
9th – Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
10th – Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
11th – Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12th – Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
13th – Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
14th – Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
15th – Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
16th – William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
17th – Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
18th – Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
19th – A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
20th – Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
21st – Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
22nd – Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
23rd – Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
24th – Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
25th – Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
26th – Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
27th – Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
28th – Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
29th – John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
30th – Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31st – Anthony Alfredo, No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet
32nd – Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
33rd – Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
34th – Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
35th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
36th – Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
37th – Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
38th – B.J. McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
39th – J.J. Yeley, No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet
Tune in to Fox at 3:00 p.m. ET this afternoon for the live broadcast of the Jack Link’s 500 from Talladega Superspeedway. This race marks the first of 28 consecutive weekends of Cup Series action, a streak not seen since 1971. If you have not yet had the opportunity to begin a free trial of FuboTV, do so today and don’t miss any of the action!
NASCAR in season challenge bracket: Chase Elliott, Alex Bowman, Kyle Larson earn top-10 seeds
CONCORD, N.C. – The conclusion of Sunday’s race at Pocono Raceway also set the matchups for the first NASCAR In Season Challenge, set to kick off on Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The 32-driver field will be paired into a single-elimination bracket played out over the next five events. Instead of being based on the […]
CONCORD, N.C. – The conclusion of Sunday’s race at Pocono Raceway also set the matchups for the first NASCAR In Season Challenge, set to kick off on Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
The 32-driver field will be paired into a single-elimination bracket played out over the next five events.
Instead of being based on the Cup Series points standings, the previous three races were used to determine seeding. Points accumulated over the three races were used to order competitors 1-32.
Leading Hendrick Motorsports is Chase Elliott, who earned his second straight top-five finish at Pocono. He is the No. 5 seed and will match up against Austin Dillon at Atlanta.
Next is Alex Bowman in the eighth position. He will tangle with 25th-seeded Joey Logano. Playoff standings leader, Kyle Larson, is seeded 10th and will face Tyler Reddick in round one. Finally, points leader William Byron is the 18th seed and will face the No. 15 seed, Ryan Preece.
Check back at HendrickMotorsports.com for updates throughout the tournament.
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Denny Hamlin earns No. 1 seed in NASCAR’s first In-season Challenge | Auto Racing
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Denny Hamlin earned the top seed in the inaugural version of NASCAR’s In-season Challenge, a five-race, bracket-style tournament set to kick off next week in Atlanta. The tournament, which comes with a $1 million prize to the winner, is part of a new media rights deal that includes TNT. The […]
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Denny Hamlin earned the top seed in the inaugural version of NASCAR’s In-season Challenge, a five-race, bracket-style tournament set to kick off next week in Atlanta.
The tournament, which comes with a $1 million prize to the winner, is part of a new media rights deal that includes TNT.
The final 32-driver field was set by results of the races at Michigan, Mexico City and Pocono. Chase Briscoe won the Cup race Sunday at Pocono Raceway to finalize the field.
The drivers will be paired in head-to-head matchups based on seeding, with the winners advancing to the next round in a bracket format that mirrors the NCAA basketball tournaments.
Hamlin goes head-to-head next week against the 32nd seed, Ty Dillon. Briscoe earned the second seed, Chris Buescher is third, Christopher Bell fourth and Chase Elliott fifth.
The format is single elimination with the field cut to 16 at Chicago, eight at Sonoma, four at Dover and the final two at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The tournament is patterned after in-season tournaments that are staged by soccer leagues around the world and even brought to the NBA.
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Denny Hamlin earns No. 1 seed in NASCAR’s first In-season Challenge
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Denny Hamlin earned the top seed in the inaugural version of NASCAR’s In-season Challenge, a five-race, bracket-style tournament set to kick off next week in Atlanta. The tournament, which comes with a $1 million prize to the winner, is part of a new media rights deal that includes TNT. The […]
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Denny Hamlin earned the top seed in the inaugural version of NASCAR’s In-season Challenge, a five-race, bracket-style tournament set to kick off next week in Atlanta.
The tournament, which comes with a $1 million prize to the winner, is part of a new media rights deal that includes TNT.
The final 32-driver field was set by results of the races at Michigan, Mexico City and Pocono. Chase Briscoe won the Cup race Sunday at Pocono Raceway to finalize the field.
The drivers will be paired in head-to-head matchups based on seeding, with the winners advancing to the next round in a bracket format that mirrors the NCAA basketball tournaments.
Hamlin goes head-to-head next week against the 32nd seed, Ty Dillon. Briscoe earned the second seed, Chris Buescher is third, Christopher Bell fourth and Chase Elliott fifth.
The format is single elimination with the field cut to 16 at Chicago, eight at Sonoma, four at Dover and the final two at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The tournament is patterned after in-season tournaments that are staged by soccer leagues around the world and even brought to the NBA.
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No. 60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing wins Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen
Reflecting on the win, Colin Braun credited the team’s strategy and execution, saying, “It was just really good pitch strategy by the guys. Tom did a great job hitting the fuel number he needed to hit. The Acura, HRC, MSR guys were right on with the math to make it work. In the end, it […]
Reflecting on the win, Colin Braun credited the team’s strategy and execution, saying, “It was just really good pitch strategy by the guys. Tom did a great job hitting the fuel number he needed to hit. The Acura, HRC, MSR guys were right on with the math to make it work. In the end, it just came down to a battle of the fuel save. Great to grab the win, super proud of everybody, and hopefully, it kicks off some good momentum.”
Denny Hamlin earns No. 1 seed in NASCAR’s first In-season Challenge |
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Denny Hamlin earned the top seed in the inaugural version of NASCAR’s In-season Challenge, a five-race, bracket-style tournament set to kick off next week in Atlanta. The tournament, which comes with a $1 million prize to the winner, is part of a new media rights deal that includes TNT. The […]
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Denny Hamlin earned the top seed in the inaugural version of NASCAR’s In-season Challenge, a five-race, bracket-style tournament set to kick off next week in Atlanta.
The tournament, which comes with a $1 million prize to the winner, is part of a new media rights deal that includes TNT.
The final 32-driver field was set by results of the races at Michigan, Mexico City and Pocono. Chase Briscoe won the Cup race Sunday at Pocono Raceway to finalize the field.
The drivers will be paired in head-to-head matchups based on seeding, with the winners advancing to the next round in a bracket format that mirrors the NCAA basketball tournaments.
Hamlin goes head-to-head next week against the 32nd seed, Ty Dillon. Briscoe earned the second seed, Chris Buescher is third, Christopher Bell fourth and Chase Elliott fifth.
The format is single elimination with the field cut to 16 at Chicago, eight at Sonoma, four at Dover and the final two at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The tournament is patterned after in-season tournaments that are staged by soccer leagues around the world and even brought to the NBA.
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NASCAR results: Full finishing order of The Great American Getaway 400 race at Pocono
We’re down to single digits and now we have 11 different winners. After Sunday’s Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway, only nine races remain in the NASCAR Cup Series regular season. Chase Briscoe claimed his first win of the season Sunday, becoming the 11th racer to win a race this season. Advertisement Briscoe was […]
We’re down to single digits and now we have 11 different winners.
After Sunday’s Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway, only nine races remain in the NASCAR Cup Series regular season. Chase Briscoe claimed his first win of the season Sunday, becoming the 11th racer to win a race this season.
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Briscoe was thin on fuel during the final stage, but had enough gas and horsepower to hold off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin in the final laps. Ryan Blaney was third as the top three all finished within a second of each other. Here’s the full finishing order.
Chase Briscoe.
NASCAR standings: Results from Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway today
Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Brennan Poole, No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet
Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: NASCAR today: Results, winner of Cup Series race at Pocono
