NASCAR starting lineup for Talladega Superspeedway
Next up, the NASCAR Cup Series rolls to the track for the first time this weekend in Talladega, Alabama. The 2.5-mile of Talladega Speedway is set to host a round of qualifying to set the starting grid for Sunday’s race.
View the Talladega starting lineup for the NASCAR Cup Series.
Talladega Menu
Truck: Qual | Race
Xfinity: Qual | Race
Cup: Qual | Race
Ty Gibbs had a mechanical issue on his opening lap of qualifying. Smoke billowed from the right front. He completed the lap but appeared to have fluid leaking from his machine.
Gibbs advanced into round two but he did not turn a lap.
Tyler Reddick also had an issue on the pit lane. He touched the brakes for the first time as he pulled into his pit stall, they didn’t work. Reddick drove into the pit wall, knocked over an official and collected damage. The official sustained minor injuries.
Tyler Reddick runs into NASCAR official on pit lane at Talladega (Video)
Qualifying runs over two rounds. Every car turns a single lap in round one with the top 10 advancing into round two.
Talladega Qualifying Results – Round 1 (Top 10) : 1. Denny Hamlin (53.117); 2. Chase Briscoe (53.202); 3. Christopher Bell (53.228); 4. Kyle Larson (53.232); 5. Ross Chastain (53.228); 6. Tyler Reddick (53.327); 7. Aric Almirola (53.339); 8. Ty Gibbs (53.345); 9. William Byron (53.410); 10. Noah Gragson (53.415)
Christopher Bell will start from the pole position after a laptime of 53.026 seconds at an average speed of 180.591mph.
Talladega Superspeedway
Starting Lineup
October 2, 2022
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Christopher Bell
53.026
2. Kyle Larson
53.048
3. Denny Hamlin
53.076
4. Aric Almirola
53.166
5. Chase Briscoe
53.268
6. Ross Chastain
53.320
7. Noah Gragson
53.356
8. Tyler Reddick
53.388
9. William Byron
53.434
10. Ty Gibbs
No Time in Round 2
Failed to advance out of round one
11. Joey Logano
53.422
Erik Jones
53.427
Daniel Hemric
53.433
Daniel Suarez
53.453
Harrison Burton
53.459
Chase Elliott
53.461
Austin Cindric
53.465
Brad Keselowski
53.468
Ryan Blaney
53.471
Austin Dillon
53.493
Justin Haley
53.500
Martin Truex Jr
53.504
Chris Buescher
53.551
Kevin Harvick
53.570
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
53.609
Kyle Busch
53.668
Bubba Wallace
53.680
Cole Custer
53.709
Michael McDowell
53.764
Ty Dillon
53.781
Justin Allgaier
53.862
Corey LaJoie
54.053
Landon Cassill
54.086
Todd Gilliland
54.098
BJ McLeod
54.740
JJ Yeley
54.936
Cody Ware
54.940
NASCAR Playoff Points
After: Race 1 of 3 (Round of 12)
Ahead of: Talladega
1. Joey Logano
+37
2. Ross Chastain
+25
3. Kyle Larson
+23
4. Ryan Blaney
+22
5. Denny Hamlin
+15
6. Daniel Suarez
+11
7. Chase Elliott
+11
8. Chase Briscoe
+7
— Round of 8 (Cutline) —
9. Austin Cindric
-7
10. William Byron
-8
11. Christopher Bell
-25
12. Alex Bowman
-26
Talladega TV Schedule: October 2022 (NASCAR)
