NASCAR qualifying results from Talladega Superspeedway
Today, they’ll set the starting grid at the 2.66-mile oval. It’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway.
View the full 2019 Talladega starting lineup below.
2019 Talladega Menu: MENCS
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This is race number two in the Round of 12 of the NASCAR Playoffs. Next week will be another cut off race.
Starting position isn’t super important at a Superspeedway track. However, grabbing the pole just makes teams want to work with you throughout tomorrow’s race. Also, pit stall selection is important.
This is an impound race. For the most part, teams will start the race with what they run here in this qualifying session.
Talladega
Qualifying – Report
Laps: 1
Group A will see the bottom 20 qualifiers from last week. Their order in this session has been set by random draw.
Spencer Boyd was set to roll out first in this qualifying session. However, he won the NASCAR Truck Series race just moments ago. NASCAR has pulled his car aside as he handles media obligations as the race winner.
However, he’s made it to the car and will be the first car to the track. A moonshine company was the Truck race sponsor. Boyd was forced to decline in victory lane as he wasn’t done driving for the day.
Ross Chastain was also scheduled to go early in this session. However, he crashed out of the truck series race. Chastain was later checked and released from the care center. He’s just late to his MENCS ride.
Ryan Newman is sparking up the race track all the way through the corners. It’s a rough ride but he jumps to the top of the board.
Talladega Qualifying Results – Group A: 1. Ryan Newman (50.223); 2. Matt Tifft (50.316); 3. David Ragan (50.341); 4. Austin Dillon (50.567); 5. Ty Dillon (50.577); 6. Michael McDowell (50.594); 7. Chris Buescher (50.616); 8. Landon Cassill (50.750); 9. Bubba Wallace (50.863); 10. Brendan Gaughan (50.873);
Group B
Aric Almirola jumps right to the top of the board. He’s nearly a full half second quicker than his teammate of Daniel Suarez. That likely means these two cars have very different strategies, regardless of them being from the same organization. Almirola is clearly trimmed out on downforce.
11 of the last 17 superspeedway races have been led by Hendrick Motorsports at the start of the race. 28 cars have qualified and Chase Elliott jumps to the top by 3 tenths over them all.
Denny Hamlin did not complete his qualifying lap. Instead, he heads to the pit lane and then right to the garage. He was on track but bailed on the lap down the back stretch.
It’s a blown motor. Denny Hamlin is now set to change engines and start from the rear tomorrow.
“I am very fortunate that it happened there at the end of the lap,” Denny Hamlin tells NBC Sports.
Chase Elliott will start from the pole position at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama.
View the full 2019 Talladega qualifying results for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series below.
Talladega Superspeedway
Starting Lineup
October 12, 2019
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Time
1. Chase Elliott
49.692
2. Alex Bowman
49.732
3. William Byron
49.808
4. Jimmie Johnson
49.988
5. Aric Almirola
49.992
6. Brad Keselowski
50.007
7. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
50.053
8. Clint Bowyer
50.055
9. Ryan Blaney
50.078
10. Joey Logano
50.130
11. Erik Jones
50.179
12. Kyle Larson
50.195
13. Ryan Newman
50.223
14. Paul Menard
50.264
15. Kevin Harvick
50.315
16. Matt Tifft
50.316
17. David Ragan
50.341
18. Martin Truex Jr
50.452
19. Daniel Suarez
50.481
20. Austin Dillon
50.567
21. Ty Dillon
50.577
22. Michael McDowell
50.594
23. Chris Buescher
50.616
24. Kurt Busch
50.656
25. Landon Cassill
50.750
26. Kyle Busch
50.776
27. Bubba Wallace
50.863
28. Brendan Gaughan
50.873
29. Daniel Hemric
50.881
30. Ryan Preece
51.011
31. Matt DiBenedetto
51.176
32. Parker Kilgerman
51.956
33. Corey LaJoie
52.002
34. Ross Chastain
52.324
35. Blake Jones
52.407
36. Joey Gase
53.101
37. Austin Theriault
53.227
38. Reed Sorenson
53.471
39. Spencer Boyd
54.404
40. Denny Hamlin
0.00
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