Motorsports
NASCAR Cup Series Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega
Zane Smith marched to his first career NASCAR Cup Series pole position as he turned a 52.565-second (182.174 mph) lap time around the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway in the final round of Saturday’s qualifying session. Smith will lead the field to the green flag in Sunday’s Jack Link’s 500, and he’ll be joined by Kyle Busch, […]

Zane Smith marched to his first career NASCAR Cup Series pole position as he turned a 52.565-second (182.174 mph) lap time around the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway in the final round of Saturday’s qualifying session.
Smith will lead the field to the green flag in Sunday’s Jack Link’s 500, and he’ll be joined by Kyle Busch, who qualified second, on the front row.
Here is the official starting lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Race 10 of 36.
Pos |
Car |
Driver |
Team |
Lap time |
Round |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
38 |
Zane Smith |
Front Row Motorsports |
52.565 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
Kyle Busch |
Richard Childress Racing |
52.697 |
2 |
3 |
22 |
Joey Logano |
Team Penske |
52.700 |
2 |
4 |
60 |
Ryan Preece |
RFK Racing |
52.700 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
Austin Dillon |
Richard Childress Racing |
52.736 |
2 |
6 |
17 |
Chris Buescher |
RFK Racing |
52.761 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
Austin Cindric |
Team Penske |
52.780 |
2 |
8 |
21 |
Josh Berry |
Wood Brothers Racing |
52.795 |
2 |
9 |
12 |
Ryan Blaney |
Team Penske |
52.833 |
2 |
10 |
54 |
Ty Gibbs |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
52.951 |
2 |
11 |
20 |
Christopher Bell |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
52.927 |
1 |
12 |
41 |
Cole Custer |
Haas Factory Team |
52.941 |
1 |
13 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
52.983 |
1 |
14 |
71 |
Michael McDowell |
Spire Motorsports |
52.991 |
1 |
15 |
34 |
Todd Gilliland |
Front Row Motorsports |
52.995 |
1 |
16 |
24 |
William Byron |
Hendrick Motorsports |
53.028 |
1 |
17 |
19 |
Chase Briscoe |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
53.061 |
1 |
18 |
48 |
Alex Bowman |
Hendrick Motorsports |
53.083 |
1 |
19 |
16 |
AJ Allmendinger |
Kaulig Racing |
53.084 |
1 |
20 |
23 |
Bubba Wallace |
23XI Racing |
53.122 |
1 |
21 |
10 |
Ty Dillon |
Kaulig Racing |
53.123 |
1 |
22 |
6 |
Brad Keselowski |
RFK Racing |
53.139 |
1 |
23 |
35 |
Riley Herbst # |
23XI Racing |
53.157 |
1 |
24 |
99 |
Daniel Suarez |
Trackhouse Racing |
53.191 |
1 |
25 |
5 |
Kyle Larson |
Hendrick Motorsports |
53.211 |
1 |
26 |
45 |
Tyler Reddick |
23XI Racing |
53.222 |
1 |
27 |
4 |
Noah Gragson |
Front Row Motorsports |
53.264 |
1 |
28 |
77 |
Carson Hocevar |
Spire Motorsports |
53.298 |
1 |
29 |
42 |
John Hunter Nemechek |
LEGACY MOTOR CLUB |
53.337 |
1 |
30 |
9 |
Chase Elliott |
Hendrick Motorsports |
53.345 |
1 |
31 |
62 |
Anthony Alfredo * (i) |
Beard Motorsports |
53.381 |
1 |
32 |
1 |
Ross Chastain |
Trackhouse Racing |
53.399 |
1 |
33 |
51 |
Cody Ware |
Rick Ware Racing |
53.417 |
1 |
34 |
43 |
Erik Jones |
LEGACY MOTOR CLUB |
53.503 |
1 |
35 |
47 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
HYAK Motorsports |
53.534 |
1 |
36 |
88 |
Shane van Gisbergen # |
Trackhouse Racing |
53.538 |
1 |
37 |
7 |
Justin Haley |
Spire Motorsports |
53.563 |
1 |
38 |
78 |
BJ McLeod * |
Live Fast Motorsports |
54.103 |
1 |
39 |
44 |
JJ Yeley * |
NY Racing Team |
55.671 |
1 |
# indicates Rookie of the Year contender
* indicates “Open” entry
(i) indicates driver ineligible to score NASCAR Cup Series points