Talladega Starting Lineup: NASCAR Cup Series (October 2018)

NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup for Talladega Superspeedway in October 2018

Today, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will set the starting grid for the Talladega Superspeedway race. The 1000Bulbs.com 500 will take the green tomorrow afternoon.

View the full 2018 Talladega starting lineup below

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Teams will get one lap in round one. The top twelve will advance into round two. The second round will also include single lap runs.

Kyle Larson was 34th on the board at the conclusion of round one. Larson turned a 50.739, nearly two full seconds off the pace. His teammate, Jamie McMurray will start in 31st. Chip Ganassi Racing has an issue here this weekend. Or both teams have just elected to set the car up strictly for race runs.

Round 1 Qualifying – Talladega Superspeedway: 1. Kurt Busch; 2. Clint Bowyer; 3. Kevin Harvick; 4. Aric Almirola; 5. Chase Elliott; 6. Alex Bowman; 7. Jimmie Johnson; 8. William Byron; 9. Denny Hamlin; 10. Kyle Busch; 11. Ricky Stenhouse Jr; 12. Martin Truex Jr;

Those twelve drivers will make a run for the pole position at Talladega Superspeedway. Four Stewart-Haas Racing machines and four Hendrick Motorsports machines have made it through to round two.

Most of these drivers are putting their hands at the window net as they make their laps. That’s to plug the gap between the A pillar and the window net. Every little bit matters when you’re fighting for the hundredths of a second and the pole.

Kurt Busch will start from the pole at Talladega Superspeedway! He tops Clint Bowyer by a tenth of a second!

View the full Talladega Superspeedway starting grid below.


Talladega Qualifying Results
October 13, 2018
NACSAR Cup Series

Pos | Driver | Time

1. Kurt Busch
48.906

2. Clint Bowyer
49.032

3. Kevin Harvick
49.061

4. Aric Almirola
49.216

5. Chase Elliott
49.260

6. Jimmie Johnson
49.317

7. Alex Bowman
49.420

8. William Byron
49.420

9. Kyle Busch
49.439

10. Denny Hamlin
49.519

11. Martin Truex Jr
49.635

12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
49.661

13. Daniel Suarez
49.729

14. Michael McDowell
49.743

15. Erik Jones
49.833

16. David Ragan
49.876

17. Darrell Wallace Jr
49.892

18. Brad Keselowski
49.901

19. Ryan Blaney
49.945

20. Joey Logano
50.035

21. Austin Dillon
50.085

22. Ryan Newman
50.091

23. AJ Allmendinger
50.140

24. Trevor Bayne
50.141

25. Regan Smith
50.225

26. Chris Buescher
50.228

27. Matt DiBenedetto
50.416

28. Brendan Gaughan
50.478

29. Ty Dillon
50.480

30. Paul Menard
50.491

31. Jamie McMurray
50.533

32. JJ Yeley
50.565

33. DJ Kennington
50.604

34. Kyle Larson
50.739

35. Jeffrey Earnhardt
50.837

36. Ross Chastain
51.217

37. Joey Gase
51.292

38. Landon Cassill
51.311

39. Corey LaJoie
51.837

40. Cody Ware
52.289

41. David Starr
51.517

Kurt Busch on pole at Talladega Superspeedway
TALLADEGA, AL – OCTOBER 13: Kurt Busch, driver of the #41 Monster Energy/Haas Automation Ford, poses with the pole award after qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 13, 2018 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Getty Images)
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