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
|