Talladega Starting Lineup: October 2022 (NASCAR Cup Series)

NASCAR starting lineup for Talladega Superspeedway

Next up, the NASCAR Cup Series rolls to the track for the first time this weekend in Talladega, Alabama. The 2.5-mile of Talladega Speedway is set to host a round of qualifying to set the starting grid for Sunday’s race.

View the Talladega starting lineup for the NASCAR Cup Series.

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Ty Gibbs had a mechanical issue on his opening lap of qualifying. Smoke billowed from the right front. He completed the lap but appeared to have fluid leaking from his machine.

Gibbs advanced into round two but he did not turn a lap.

Tyler Reddick also had an issue on the pit lane. He touched the brakes for the first time as he pulled into his pit stall, they didn’t work. Reddick drove into the pit wall, knocked over an official and collected damage. The official sustained minor injuries.

Tyler Reddick runs into NASCAR official on pit lane at Talladega (Video)

Qualifying runs over two rounds. Every car turns a single lap in round one with the top 10 advancing into round two.

Talladega Qualifying Results – Round 1 (Top 10) : 1. Denny Hamlin (53.117); 2. Chase Briscoe (53.202); 3. Christopher Bell (53.228); 4. Kyle Larson (53.232); 5. Ross Chastain (53.228); 6. Tyler Reddick (53.327); 7. Aric Almirola (53.339); 8. Ty Gibbs (53.345); 9. William Byron (53.410); 10. Noah Gragson (53.415)

Christopher Bell will start from the pole position after a laptime of 53.026 seconds at an average speed of 180.591mph.

Talladega Superspeedway
Starting Lineup
October 2, 2022
NASCAR Cup Series

Pos | Driver

1. Christopher Bell
53.026

2. Kyle Larson
53.048

3. Denny Hamlin
53.076

4. Aric Almirola
53.166

5. Chase Briscoe
53.268

6. Ross Chastain
53.320

7. Noah Gragson
53.356

8. Tyler Reddick
53.388

9. William Byron
53.434

10. Ty Gibbs
No Time in Round 2

Failed to advance out of round one

11. Joey Logano
53.422

Erik Jones
53.427

Daniel Hemric
53.433

Daniel Suarez
53.453

Harrison Burton
53.459

Chase Elliott
53.461

Austin Cindric
53.465

Brad Keselowski
53.468

Ryan Blaney
53.471

Austin Dillon
53.493

Justin Haley
53.500

Martin Truex Jr
53.504

Chris Buescher
53.551

Kevin Harvick
53.570

Ricky Stenhouse Jr
53.609

Kyle Busch
53.668

Bubba Wallace
53.680

Cole Custer
53.709

Michael McDowell
53.764

Ty Dillon
53.781

Justin Allgaier
53.862

Corey LaJoie
54.053

Landon Cassill
54.086

Todd Gilliland
54.098

BJ McLeod
54.740

JJ Yeley
54.936

Cody Ware
54.940

NASCAR Playoff Points

Kyle Larson - Talladega Superspeedway - NASCAR Cup Series
Kyle Larson – Talladega Superspeedway – NASCAR Cup Series (Photo: Hendrick Motorsports)

After: Race 1 of 3 (Round of 12)

Ahead of: Talladega

1. Joey Logano
+37

2. Ross Chastain
+25

3. Kyle Larson
+23

4. Ryan Blaney
+22

5. Denny Hamlin
+15

6. Daniel Suarez
+11

7. Chase Elliott
+11

8. Chase Briscoe
+7

— Round of 8 (Cutline) —

9. Austin Cindric
-7

10. William Byron
-8

11. Christopher Bell
-25

12. Alex Bowman
-26

Talladega TV Schedule: October 2022 (NASCAR)

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