Michael McDowell scores sixth pole of season, Talladega Cup Lineup

Michael McDowell scored his sixth pole of the season on Saturday ahead of the YellaWood 500.

Talladega marks the second race in the Round of 12 after Ross Chastain spoiled championship hopefuls hopes of advancing into the next round with a win at Kansas.

Entering Talladega the following eight are above the cutoff line: William Byron (+34), Ryan Blaney (+28), Christopher Bell (+28), Kyle Larson (+18), Denny Hamlin (+11), Alex Bowman (+8), Chase Elliott (+4), and Joey Logano (+4). Attempting to move into the top eight are Tyler Reddick (-4), Daniel Suarez (-14), Chase Briscoe (-25), and Austin Cindric (-29).

Coverage of the Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway will air on NBC beginning at 2:00 pm ET.

Talladega Cup Series Starting Lineup

Qualifying: October 5, 2024; Race to be held: October 6, 2024

POSITION
BEST SPEED
BEST TIME
BEHIND

1

M. McDowell#34

183.063

52.310

Winner

2

A. Cindric#2

182.424

52.493

0.183

3

T. Gilliland#38

182.258

52.541

0.231

4

K. Busch#8

181.863

52.655

0.345

5

R. Blaney#12

182.008

52.613

0.303

6

J. Logano#22

181.891

52.647

0.337

7

A. Dillon#3

181.567

52.741

0.431

8

D. Hamlin#11

181.480

52.766

0.456

9

H. Burton#21

181.670

52.711

0.401

10

D. Hemric#31

181.470

52.769

0.459

11

C. Elliott#9

181.322

52.812

0.502

12

K. Larson#5

181.292

52.821

0.511

13

B. Keselowski#6

181.254

52.832

0.522

14

T. Reddick#45

181.223

52.841

0.531

15

T. Gibbs#54

181.195

52.849

0.539

16

W. Byron#24

181.007

52.904

0.594

17

S. Van Gisbergen#16

180.973

52.914

0.604

18

R. Preece#41

180.966

52.916

0.606

19

J. Berry#4

180.911

52.932

0.622

20

C. Buescher#17

180.700

52.994

0.684

21

C. Bell#20

180.655

53.007

0.697

22

N. Gragson#10

180.642

53.011

0.701

23

A. Bowman#48

180.638

53.012

0.702

24

M. Truex Jr#19

180.611

53.020

0.710

25

A. Allmendinger#13

180.529

53.044

0.734

26

B. Wallace#23

180.461

53.064

0.754

27

R. Chastain#1

180.417

53.077

0.767

28

C. LaJoie#51

179.932

53.220

0.910

29

J. Nemechek#42

179.922

53.223

0.913

30

E. Jones#43

179.801

53.259

0.949

31

D. Suárez#99

179.787

53.263

0.953

32

R. Stenhouse Jr#47

179.693

53.291

0.981

33

A. Alfredo#62

179.608

53.316

1.006

34

C. Ware#15

179.581

53.324

1.014

35

J. Haley#7

179.011

53.494

1.184

36

C. Briscoe#14

178.997

53.498

1.188

37

C. Hocevar#77

178.327

53.699

1.389

38

B. McLeod#78

177.761

53.870

1.560

39

Z. Smith#71

177.593

53.921

1.611

40

J. Yeley#44

174.847

54.768

2.458
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