Starting Lineup: NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega
Michael McDowell took his sixth pole of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season as he turned a 52.310 second (183.063 mph) lap in the final round of Saturday's qualifying session for Sunday's YellaWood 500. The Front Row Motorsports driver will be joined by Austin Cindric, a Playoff contender, on the front row.
Here is the official starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, the second of three races in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 12.
Row | Pos | No. | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ROW 1 | 1 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports |
ROW 1 | 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric (P) | Team Penske |
ROW 2 | 3 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports |
ROW 2 | 4 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing |
ROW 3 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske |
ROW 3 | 6 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Team Penske |
ROW 4 | 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing |
ROW 4 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing |
ROW 5 | 9 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing |
ROW 5 | 10 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing |
ROW 6 | 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | Hendrick Motorsports |
ROW 6 | 12 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Hendrick Motorsports |
ROW 7 | 13 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing |
ROW 7 | 14 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing |
ROW 8 | 15 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing |
ROW 8 | 16 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports |
ROW 9 | 17 | 16 | Shane van Gisbergen(i) | Kaulig Racing |
ROW 9 | 18 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing |
ROW 10 | 19 | 4 | Josh Berry # | Stewart-Haas Racing |
ROW 10 | 20 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing |
ROW 11 | 21 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing |
ROW 11 | 22 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing |
ROW 12 | 23 | 48 | Alex Bowman (P) | Hendrick Motorsports |
ROW 12 | 24 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing |
ROW 13 | 25 | 13 | AJ Allmendinger(i) | Kaulig Racing |
ROW 13 | 26 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing |
ROW 14 | 27 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing |
ROW 14 | 28 | 51 | Corey LaJoie | Rick Ware Racing |
ROW 15 | 29 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB |
ROW 15 | 30 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB |
ROW 16 | 31 | 99 | Daniel Suarez (P) | Trackhouse Racing |
ROW 16 | 32 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing |
ROW 17 | 33 | 62 | Anthony Alfredo(i) | Beard Motorsports |
ROW 17 | 34 | 15 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing |
ROW 18 | 35 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports |
ROW 18 | 36 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing |
ROW 19 | 37 | 77 | Carson Hocevar # | Spire Motorsports |
ROW 19 | 38 | 78 | BJ McLeod(i) | Live Fast Motorsports |
ROW 20 | 39 | 71 | Zane Smith # | Spire Motorsports |
ROW 20 | 40 | 44 | JJ Yeley(i) | NY Racing Team |
(P) indicates NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Drivers
# indicates Rookie of the Year contenders
(i) indiciates drivers ineligible to score NASCAR Cup Series points
Toby Christie is the Editor-in-Chief of Racing America. He has 15 years of experience as a motorsports journalist and has been with Racing America since 2023.