Photos: See full Cup Series field for 2025 Talladega Superspeedway playoff race

Non-playoff drivers dominated Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session at Talladega Superspeedway, including Michael McDowell, who earned his eighth career pole.

See where your favorite driver will start for Sunday's Round of 8 race in Alabama (2 p.m. ET, NBC, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, Peacock).

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Michael McDowell will start first in the No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.

Crew chief: Travis Peterson

Chase Briscoe will start second in the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.

Crew chief: James Small

Kyle Busch will start third in the No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.

Crew chief: Andy Street

Austin Cindric will start fourth in the No. 2 Team Penske Ford.

Crew chief: Brian Wilson

Ryan Preece will start fifth in the No. 60 RFK Racing Ford.*

Crew chief: Derrick Finley

(*Pictured earlier this season at Nashville Superspeedway)

Josh Berry will start sixth in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford.

Crew chief: Samuel "Miles" Stanley

Christopher Bell will start seventh in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.

Crew chief: Adam Stevens

Ryan Blaney will start eighth in the No. 12 Team Penske Ford.

Crew chief: Jonathan Hassler

Riley Herbst will start ninth in the No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota.*

Crew chief: Davin Restivo

(*Herbst will move to the rear for unapproved adjustments.)

Bubba Wallace will start 10th in the No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota.

Crew chief: Charles Denike

Alex Bowman will start 11th in the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.

Crew chief: Blake Harris

Cole Custer will start 12th in the No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford.*

Crew chief: Aaron Kramer

(*Pictured earlier this year at Las Vegas Motor Speedway)

William Byron will start 13th in the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.

Crew chief: Rudy Fugle

Chris Buescher will start 14th in the No. 17 RFK Racing Ford.*

Crew chief: Scott Graves

(*Pictured earlier this season at New Hampshire Motor Speedway)

Tyler Reddick will start 15th in the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota.

Crew chief: Billy Scott

Joey Logano will start 16th in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford.

Crew chief: Paul Wolfe

Denny Hamlin will start 17th in the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.

Crew chief: Chris Gayle

Ty Gibbs will start 18th in the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.*

Crew chief: Tyler Allen

(*Pictured earlier this season at Bristol Motor Speedway)

Kyle Larson will start 19th in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.

Crew chief: Cliff Daniels

Brad Keselowski will start 20th in the No. 6 RFK Racing Ford.*

Crew chief: Jeremy Bullins

(*Pictured earlier this season at Michigan International Speedway)

Austin Dillon will start 21st in the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.

Crew chief: Richard Boswell ll

Justin Haley will start 22nd in the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.*

Crew chief: Ryan Sparks

(*Pictured earlier this season at the Charlotte Motor Spedway Roval)

Zane Smith will start 23rd in the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford.*

Crew chief: Ryan Bergenty

(*Pictured earlier this season at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez)

Ross Chastain will start 24th in the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet.

Crew chief: Phil Surgen

Chase Elliott will start 25th in the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.

Crew chief: Alan Gustafson

Daniel Suárez will start 26th in the No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet.

Crew chief: Matt Swiderski

Todd Gilliland will start 27th in the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford.

Crew chief: Chris Lawson

John Hunter Nemechek will start 28th in the No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota.*

Crew chief: Travis Mack

(*Nemechek will move to the rear for unapproved adjustments.)

Ty Dillon will start 29th in the No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet.*

Crew chief: Andrew Dickeson

(*Pictured earlier this season at Nashville Superspeedway)

Erik Jones will start 30th in the No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota.*

Crew chief: Ben Beshore

(*Jones will move to the rear for unapproved adjustments.)

Shane van Gisbergen will start 31st in the No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet.*

Crew chief: Stephen Doran

(*Pictured earlier this season at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval)

Carson Hocevar will start 32nd in the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.

Crew chief: Luke Lambert

Austin Hill will start 33rd in the No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.

Crew chief: Keith Rodden

AJ Allmendinger will start 34th in the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet.*

Crew chief: Trent Owens

(*Pictured earlier this year at Richmond Raceway)

Cody Ware will start 35th in the No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford.*

Crew chief: Billy Plourde

(*Pictured earlier this season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway)

Noah Gragson will start 36th in the No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford.*

Crew chief: Drew Blickensderfer

(*Pictured earlier this season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway)

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will start 37th in the No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet.

Crew chief: Mike Kelley

Anthony Alfredo will start 38th in the No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet.*

Crew chief: Darren Shaw

(*Pictured earlier this season at Talladega Superspeedway)

BJ McLeod will start 39th in the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet.*

Crew chief: George Ingram

(*Pictured earlier this season at Talladega Superspeedway)

Casey Mears will start 40th in the No. 66 Garage 66 Ford.*

Crew chief: Carl Long

(*Pictured earlier this season at Daytona International Speedway)