The NASCAR Cup Series returns to racing action this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, with qualifying set for Saturday at 10:30 a.m. ET on Prime Video.
QUALIFYING ORDER: Xfinity Series
Superspeedway qualifying procedures are in effect, with only one round of qualifying and one lap each.
The qualifying order below is determined via metric that combines the previous race finish by owner (70%) and current owner points position (30%).
The race itself is at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday. Watch the race on FOX or listen on MRN Radio or SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
# denotes series rookie
(i) denotes ineligible for driver points
| Position | Car | Driver | Metric score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 | Anthony Alfredo (i) | 42.8 |
| 2 | 44 | JJ Yeley | 41.3 |
| 3 | 78 | BJ McLeod (i) | 40.7 |
| 4 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen # | 36.8 |
| 5 | 51 | Cody Ware | 36 |
| 6 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | 32.9 |
| 7 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | 31.2 |
| 8 | 10 | Ty Dillon | 31.1 |
| 9 | 41 | Cole Custer | 30.8 |
| 10 | 35 | Riley Herbst # | 29.5 |
| 11 | 48 | Alex Bowman | 28.9 |
| 12 | 43 | Erik Jones | 27.2 |
| 13 | 71 | Michael McDowell | 27 |
| 14 | 38 | Zane Smith | 26.1 |
| 15 | 4 | Noah Gragson | 25.7 |
| 16 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | 21.3 |
| 17 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21.1 |
| 18 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 21.1 |
| 19 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 20.5 |
| 20 | 22 | Joey Logano | 19.5 |
| 21 | 60 | Ryan Preece | 18.5 |
| 22 | 7 | Justin Haley | 16 |
| 23 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 15.8 |
| 24 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 15.7 |
| 25 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | 15.2 |
| 26 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 14.8 |
| 27 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 14.7 |
| 28 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 14.6 |
| 29 | 21 | Josh Berry | 13.8 |
| 30 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 12 |
| 31 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | 11.4 |
| 32 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 8.4 |
| 33 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 8.2 |
| 34 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | 7 |
| 35 | 20 | Christopher Bell | 6.5 |
| 36 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 5.3 |
| 37 | 24 | William Byron | 4.5 |
| 38 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 2 |
| 39 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 1.9 |