NASCAR Talladega YellaWood 500 Starting Lineup
Denny Hamlin will lead the field to green in a NASCAR Cup Series race for the second time this season, starting first Sunday in the starting lineup for the playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway
Kurt Busch, who won the Round of 12 opener at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, will start second. Martin Truex Jr. and Alex Bowman will form the second row.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Make |
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | FedEx Express | Toyota |
| 2 | 1 | Kurt Busch (P) | GEARWRENCH | Chevy |
| 3 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. (P) | Bass Pro Shops | Toyota |
| 4 | 88 | Alex Bowman (P) | ChevyGoods/Patriot Foundation | Chevy |
| 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick (P) | Jimmy John’s | Ford |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch (P) | M&M’s | Toyota |
| 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski (P) | Discount Tire | Ford |
| 8 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Shell Pennzoil | Ford |
| 9 | 14 | Clint Bowyer (P) | Rush Truck Centers/BlueDEF | Ford |
| 10 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | NAPA Auto Parts | Chevy |
| 11 | 10 | Aric Almirola (P) | Smithfield Power Bites | Ford |
| 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon (P) | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road | Chevy |
| 13 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Menards/Tuscany | Ford |
| 14 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Pennzoil | Ford |
| 15 | 17 | Chris Buescher | SunnyD | Ford |
| 16 | 20 | Erik Jones | Sport Clips | Toyota |
| 17 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Ally | Chevy |
| 18 | 41 | Cole Custer # | HaasTooling.com | Ford |
| 19 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Guaranteed Rate | Ford |
| 20 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Credit One Bank | Chevy |
| 21 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrickcars.com | Chevy |
| 22 | 95 | Christopher Bell # | Rheem | Toyota |
| 23 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek # | Speedy Cash | Ford |
| 24 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love’s Travel Stops | Ford |
| 25 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Kroger | Chevy |
| 26 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Hungry Jack | Chevy |
| 27 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | World Wide Technology | Chevy |
| 28 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO For Your RV | Chevy |
| 29 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Schluter Systems | Ford |
| 30 | 8 | Tyler Reddick # | Cat Next Gen Dozers | Chevy |
| 31 | 96 | * Daniel Suarez | Team USA Toyota Camry | Toyota |
| 32 | 15 | Brennan Poole # | – | Chevy |
| 33 | 00 | Quin Houff # | Permatex | Chevy |
| 34 | 27 | JJ Yeley(i) | – | Ford |
| 35 | 77 | Justin Haley(i) | Parts Plus | Chevy |
| 36 | 51 | Joey Gase(i) | – | Ford |
| 37 | 66 | * Timmy Hill(i) | Trump 2020 | Toyota |
| 38 | 53 | James Davison | – | Chevy |
| 39 | 62 | * Brendan Gaughan | Beard Motorsports/South Point | Chevy |