The NASCAR Cup Series race weekend at Talladega opens with qualifying on April 26 ahead of the Jack Link’s 500.
Qualifying will be one lap, single car qualifying for two rounds with the top 10 advancing to the final round for a shot at pole position.
Through nine races, just three race teams (Joe Gibbs Racing, Hendrick Motorsports, Wood Brothers Racing) have claimed race victories after Kyle Larson’s dominant win last time out at Bristol. Will another team find victory lane at Talladega?
Follow our live updates of NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Talladega.
Round 2 underway for NASCAR Talladega qualifying
Ten drivers will make their run to try and win the pole for the NASCAR Talladega race. Here’s how they will run:
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- Ty Gibbs
- Joey Logano
- Chris Buescher
- Josh Berry
- Austin Dillon
- Austin Cindric
- Ryan Blaney
- Kyle Busch
- Ryan Preece
- Zane Smith
Round 1 complete of NASCAR Talladega qualifying, top 10 advance
Here’s the top 10 advancing to the final round of NASCAR qualifying at Talladega.
- Zane Smith
- Ryan Preece
- Kyle Busch
- Ryan Blaney
- Austin Cindric
- Austin Dillon
- Josh Berry
- Chris Buescher
- Joey Logano
- Ty Gibbs
Zane Smith continues to lead NASCAR Talladega qualifying after 30 drivers
The top 10 advances to the final round, and Zane Smith’s lap of 52.661 continues to lead. Here’s the top 10:
- Zane Smith
- Ryan Preece
- Kyle Busch
- Austin Cindric
- Austin Dillon
- Josh Berry
- Chris Buescher
- Joey Logano
- Cole Custer
- Michael McDowell
NASCAR Talladega leaderboard qualifying through 20 drivers
Here is the top 10 after 20 drivers at NASCAR Talladega qualifying. The top 10 advance to the final round.
- Zane Smith
- Chris Buescher
- Joey Logano
- Cole Custer
- Michael McDowell
- Todd Gilliland
- Alex Bowman
- Ty Dillon
- Brad Keselowski
- Riley Herbst
Zane Smith rockets to lead of NASCAR Talladega qualifying
Zane Smith ran a blistering lap of 52.660 to take the lead of NASCAR Talladega qualifying.
Cole Custer leads after 10 drivers at NASCAR Talladega qualifying
Here’s the top 10 after 10 drivers at NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Talladega.
- Cole Custer
- Todd Gilliland
- Ty Dillon
- Riley Herbst
- Daniel Suarez
- Anthony Alfredo
- Cody Ware
- Shane van Gisbergen
- BJ McLeod
- JJ Yeley
Cole Custer moves atop NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Talladega
Cole Custer moves to the top of qualifying with a lap of 52.941
Todd Gilliland goes to top of NASCAR Talladega qualifying
Todd Gilliland ran a lap of 52.994 to move to the top of the qualifying chart.
Anthony Alfredo leads NASCAR Talladega qualifying after five drivers
Anthony Alfredo is one of three drivers, including BJ McLeod and JJ Yeley, needing to qualify for the NASCAR Talladega race on time. He leads after five drivers.
- Anthony Alfredo (53.381)
- Cody Ware (-0.036)
- Shane van Gisbergen (-0.157)
- BJ McLeod (-0.722)
- JJ Yeley (-2.290)
Qualifying is under way for NASCAR Talladega race
The track is now active at Talladega for NASCAR Cup Series qualifying. Anthony Alfredo will be the first to make a qualifying run for the NASCAR Talladega race.
What channel is qualifying on today for the NASCAR Talladega race?
- Qualifying time: 9:35 a.m. CT April 26
- TV: Amazon Prime Video (streaming) | Radio: SiriusXM and PRN
- Streaming: Amazon Prime Video; NASCAR.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)
- Track: Talladega Superspeedway (2.66-mile superspeedway) in Talladega, Alabama
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