NASCAR News: Rain washes out Cup Qualifying at Talladega
Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session for Sunday’s Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway was canceled due to inclement weather, resulting in the starting lineup being set according to the NASCAR Rule Book.
Tyler Reddick will start from the pole because he is the points leader. As a result of the lineup being set per the NASCAR Rule Book, Casey Mears in the No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet did not qualify for Sunday’s main event.
Starting Lineup
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Valvoline Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | King’s Hawaiian UBE Coconut Rolls Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 4 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Xfinity Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 5 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Castrol Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 7 | 24 | William Byron | Phorm Energy Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Amazon Prime Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 9 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Saia Freight + Logistics Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Kroger/Jack Link’s Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 11 | 60 | Ryan Preece | BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 12 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Chili’s Ride the ‘Dente Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 13 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Menards/FrogTape Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 14 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Rheem Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 15 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Wurth Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 16 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 17 | 35 | Riley Herbst | BEATBOX Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 18 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Long Beard XR Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 19 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Love’s Travel Stops/Fleetguard Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 20 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 21 | 43 | Erik Jones | Dollar Tree Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 22 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Chef Boyardee Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 23 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 24 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Jockey VentraCool Air Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 25 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 26 | 21 | Josh Berry | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 27 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas/Autodesk Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 28 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 29 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Grillo’s Pickles/Pabst Blue Ribbon Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 30 | 38 | Zane Smith | Aaron’s/Boys & Girls Clubs of America Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 31 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Gunk Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 32 | 88 | Connor Zilisch # | Red Bull Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 33 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | WeatherTech Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 34 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 35 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Super.com Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 37 | 33 | Jesse Love(i) | 1-800-Pack-Rat Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 38 | 66 | Chad Finchum(i) | Knox Hydrate Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 39 | 44 | Joey Gase(i) | National Fire Prevention Association Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 40 | 78 | Daniel Dye(i) | Champion Container Corporation Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |