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On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, the fifth race of this year's postseason and the second one for the Round of 12.
The qualifying session consisted of two rounds. All 40 cars in the field attempted a lap in the first round, and from there, the 10 fastest drivers in round one advanced to the second and final round. Those drivers then made a second lap and that determined the starting positions first through 10th. The 11th through 40th starting positions were set based on speed in the first round among the drivers that didn't advance.
The 10 drivers that were fastest in round one that advanced to the final round of qualifying were: Michael McDowell, Austin Cindric, Ryan Blaney, Todd Gilliland, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Harrison Burton, Austin Dillon, Denny Hamlin, and Daniel Hemric.
Talladega YellaWood 500 Starting Lineup
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| Pos | Driver | Time | Speed |
| 1. | Michael McDowell | 52.310 | 183.063 |
| 2. | Austin Cindric | 52.493 | 182.424 |
| 3. | Todd Gilliland | 52.541 | 182.258 |
| 4. | Kyle Busch | 52.655 | 181.863 |
| 5. | Ryan Blaney | 52.678 | 181.784 |
| 6. | Joey Logano | 52.706 | 181.687 |
| 7. | Austin Dillon | 52.741 | 181.567 |
| 8. | Denny Hamlin | 52.774 | 181.453 |
| 9. | Harrison Burton | 52.895 | 181.038 |
| 10. | Daniel Hemric | 52.912 | 180.980 |
| 11. | Chase Elliott | 52.812 | 181.322 |
| 12. | Kyle Larson | 52.821 | 181.292 |
| 13. | Brad Keselowski | 52.832 | 181.254 |
| 14. | Tyler Reddick | 52.841 | 181.223 |
| 15. | Ty Gibbs | 52.849 | 181.195 |
| 16. | William Byron | 52.904 | 181.007 |
| 17. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 52.914 | 180.973 |
| 18. | Ryan Preece | 52.916 | 180.966 |
| 19. | Josh Berry | 52.932 | 180.911 |
| 20. | Chris Buescher | 52.994 | 180.700 |
| 21. | Christopher Bell | 53.007 | 180.655 |
| 22. | Noah Gragson | 53.011 | 180.642 |
| 23. | Alex Bowman | 53.012 | 180.638 |
| 24. | Martin Truex Jr. | 53.020 | 180.611 |
| 25. | AJ Allmendinger | 53.044 | 180.529 |
| 26. | Bubba Wallace | 53.064 | 180.461 |
| 27. | Ross Chastain | 53.077 | 180.417 |
| 28. | Corey LaJoie | 53.220 | 179.932 |
| 29. | John Hunter Nemechek | 53.223 | 179.922 |
| 30. | Erik Jones | 53.259 | 179.801 |
| 31. | Daniel Suarez | 53.263 | 179.787 |
| 32. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 53.291 | 179.693 |
| 33. | Anthony Alfredo | 53.316 | 179.608 |
| 34. | Cody Ware | 53.324 | 179.581 |
| 35. | Justin Haley | 53.494 | 179.011 |
| 36. | Chase Briscoe | 53.498 | 178.997 |
| 37. | Carson Hocevar | 53.699 | 178.327 |
| 38. | BJ McLeod | 53.870 | 177.761 |
| 39. | Zane Smith | 53.921 | 177.593 |
| 40. | JJ Yeley | 54.768 | 174.847 |
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