Weather washed out NASCAR Cup Series qualifying for Sunday’s Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, which led NASCAR to set the starting lineup by the rule book. As a result, Tyler Reddick, the series points leader who has five wins through the opening nine races, will start from the pole position on Sunday.
Reddick will be joined on the front row by Kyle Larson, while Denny Hamlin, Bubba Wallace, and Chase Briscoe round out the top-five starters.
Casey Mears will not race this weekend, as his No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet had not made a start this season and had the worst performance metric score of the 41 cars on the entry list.
Official Jack Link’s 500 Starting Lineup
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Rockstar Energy Toyota |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports Valvoline Chevrolet |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing King's Hawaiian UBE Coconut Rolls Toyota |
| 4 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Xfinity Toyota |
| 5 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Castrol Ford |
| 7 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Phorm Energy Chevrolet |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports Prime Video Chevrolet |
| 9 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
| 10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Kroger / Jack Link's Ford |
| 11 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford |
| 12 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Chili's Ride the 'Dente Chevrolet |
| 13 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Ford |
| 14 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Rheem Toyota |
| 15 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Ford |
| 16 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports Freeway Insurance Chevrolet |
| 17 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing BEATBOX Toyota |
| 18 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops / Winchester Long Beard XR Chevrolet |
| 19 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops / Fleetguard Ford |
| 20 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Chevrolet |
| 21 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Doritos / Dollar Tree Toyota |
| 22 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports Chef Boyardee Chevrolet |
| 23 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Toyota |
| 24 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Jockey VentraCool Air Chevrolet |
| 25 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell Pennzoil Ford |
| 26 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford |
| 27 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team Haas / Autodesk Chevrolet |
| 28 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet |
| 29 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Grillo's Pickles / Pabst Blue Ribbon Ford |
| 30 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Aaron's / Boys & Girls Clubs of America Ford |
| 31 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Gunk Chevrolet |
| 32 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing Red Bull Chevrolet |
| 33 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing WeatherTech Chevrolet |
| 34 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet |
| 35 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet |
| 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Super.com Chevrolet |
| 37 | 33 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing 1-800-PACK-RAT Chevrolet |
| 38 | 66 | Chad Finchum | Garage 66 Carter's Royal Dispos-All Ford |
| 39 | 44 | Joey Gase | NY Racing Team National Fire Prevention Association Chevrolet |
| 40 | 78 | Daniel Dye | Live Fast Motorsports Champion Container Chevrolet |
| DNQ | 62 | Casey Mears | Beard Motorsports The Gracie Foundation Chevrolet |
Photo: Dirk Bizub | TobyChristie.com
