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As it moves to the high banks of Talladega, the NASCAR Cup Series switches from the shortest track on the calendar to its largest. Every time the Cup Series enters the ‘Dega, it appears to leave a trail of totalled vehicles. On the legendary track, high-speed crashes occur frequently; in fact, there is a name to characterize the art of the accident at the superspeedway: The Big One.
Nascar Starting Lineup
Results of round two of qualifying, Denny Hamlin won the pole position for Sunday’s Talladega race after being the quickest in the second round of qualifying. Second-place finisher Aric Almirola will sit alongside him on the front row. Below is the complete starting lineup.
Results from round one of qualifying show that Chase Briscoe placed first with the quickest time. The following drivers qualified for Talladega’s second round of racing.
NASCAR Starting Lineup – GEICO 500 – Talladega
1st – Denny Hamlin
2nd – Aric Almirola
3rd – Ty Gibbs
4th – Chase Briscoe
5th – Ryan Blaney
6th – Christopher Bell
7th – Martin Truex Jr.
8th – Joey Logano
9th – Kyle Larson
10th – Chris Buescher
11th – Kevin Harvick
12th – Bubba Wallace
13th – Tyler Reddick
14th – Austin Dillon
15th – Austin Cindric
16th – Ryan Preece
17th – Kyle Busch
18th – William Byron
19th – A.J. Allmendinger
20th – Brad Keselowski
21st – Michael McDowell
22nd – Daniel Suarez
23rd – Ross Chastain
24th – Erik Jones
25th – Harrison Burton
26th – Justin Haley
27th – Alex Bowman
28th – Todd Gilliland
29th – Chase Elliott
30th – Noah Gragson
31st – Austin Hill
32nd – Ty Dillon
33rd – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
34th – Corey LaJoie
35th – Zane Smith
36th – Riley Herbst
37th – B.J. McLeod
38th – J.J. Yeley
NASCAR Starting Lineup – GEICO 500 – Talladega – Qualified (Top 10)
Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (Miles per hour)
1st – Denny Hamlin – No. 11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 180.751
2nd – Aric Almirola – No. 10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 180.642
3rd – Ty Gibbs – No. 54, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 180.594
4th – Chase Briscoe – No. 14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 180.39
5th – Ryan Blaney – No. 12, Team Penske, Ford – 180.258
6th – Christopher Bell – No. 20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 179.848
7th – Martin Truex Jr. – No. 19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 179.726
8th – Joey Logano – No. 22, Team Penske, Ford – 179.666
9th – Kyle Larson – No. 5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 179.656
10th – Chris Buescher – No. 17, RFK Racing, Ford – 179.652
Live updates and highlights from the 2023 race at Talladega | NASCAR Starting Lineup
6:25 p.m.: Gibbs is leading the second line and putting on a clinic. kept everything in the centre lane quite stable. Wallace and Hamlin, two Toyota loyalists, are supporting him. This should result in an exciting last 10 laps.
6:23 p.m.: Currently still two wide. But assume someone tries to complete the feat in the final 10 laps. Maybe Logano? He is just 0.01 seconds behind the leader in P20.
6:21 p.m. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s side draft causes him to move the middle line well back. Wallace and Gibbs are ranked P9 and P12, respectively. There is still a lot of racing left, but it’s doubtful that they will be allowed to resume it without being warned.
6:18 p.m.: The Big One’s constant cost is approaching the ‘Dega. On the middle line, Gibbs and Wallace are incredibly sloppy. It is possible that the partnership will be the source of any events. Blaney and Almirola are still shoving their way to the front.
Wallace is given a strong push on the restart by Hamlin at 6:00 p.m. They are two wide, with Wallace having only a little edge over Blaney, his dear friend.
5:49 PM: WARNING! Burton receives one too many bumps from Gragson. Burton miraculously managed to save his automobile by dumping it onto the infield. Austin Dillon’s luck was less favourable; it appears that the No. 3 whip damaged his toe link.
5:44 p.m.: The No. 21 car is leading and performing admirably. The longer this thing goes on, the more probable it appears that Burton will win his first Cup Series game and further the family heritage.
5:38 p.m.: At Talladega, Harrison Burton and Noah Gragson are the young drivers taking the lead and gaining vital experience.
At 5:36 p.m., Talladega is back to green. Can Wallace win at the ‘Dega for a second time? Time to investigate.
For those who are curious, Logano continues to drive in front of Briscoe, earning himself the free pass. at 5:28 p.m. The driver of the No. 22 made a wise decision.
Stage’s last lap begins at 5:23. Wallace and Elliott will compete for it. It appears that Elliott is making the late play to grab the second stage, but Aric Almirola really does. He won that stage for the first time since 2020. What a racing event that was!
Briscoe and Bubba are battling for first place at 5:19. The stage still has five laps to go. After Logano decides to keep his line in the center of the track, Wallace makes a risky move to the top of the track. Logano made a reasonable play, but Wallace was put in a difficult position. That will nevertheless maintain Elliott in the lead.
At 5:01 p.m., Truex is still in the lead. The likes of Hamlin and Harvick, meanwhile, are undoubtedly pushing themselves forward. It appears like Hamlin wants to stick with Truex for as long as possible; this is an example of Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota working together.
Truex and Hamlin are seated comfortably at the top of the food chain at 4:47 p.m. Wallace, who is now in eighth place, is trying to catch up to his Toyota running mates.
NASCAR Starting Lineup Update
4:40 PM: As anticipated, Chastain made a strong assault. He is one of the Cup Series circuit’s most aggressive drivers.
Hamlin is in the lead when Stage 2 begins at 4:38 p.m. He and Harvick are in charge of the pack!
Elliott wins his first stage of the year at 4:24 p.m.
4:10 PM: A startling face emerges in the front: Chase Elliott, who hadn’t raced in six weeks because of an injury, only made his comeback last week. He spent the majority of the first 40 or so circuits behind the pack.
Reddick receives the free pass at 4:06 p.m., putting him back in the front row. Given that Reddick spun out without issuing the caution, I assume the No. 45 crew will be pleased with that. Back in the mix are Toyotas.
Wallace has performed admirably through 21 laps at 3:45. Already has twice as many laps in the lead as he did for the whole season. Despite not having much luck this year, he has won here before and has previously demonstrated genuine promise on superspeedways. When all is said and done, we could have a chance to once again find ourselves in victory lane.
As we enter Lap No. 10, Bubba Wallace and Chase Briscoe are fighting for the top spot. Wallace is just ahead by a thin margin. Nice to see Michael Jordan within the structure.
Pre-race prayer will begin at 3:00. At Talladega, we have roughly 20 minutes till the green flag.
Kevin Harvick makes his 800th Cup Series start at 2:35 p.m. What a career for Happy, who will undoubtedly join Larson and Hamlin on the list of the top 75 NASCAR drivers.
2:25 PM: Following his terrifying crash in yesterday’s Xfinity Series race, Blaine Perkins has received good news on his condition.
What time does today’s NASCAR Talladega race start?
Date: April 23, Sunday
Time of start: 3 p.m. ET
The race on Sunday is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. ET, but pre-race festivities are anticipated to delay the start until 3:20 p.m. ET.
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