See where all 43 drivers will pit in Sunday’s GEICO 500 (1 p.m. ET, FOX)
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In his next-to-last race at Talladega Superspeedway, four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon won his 80th Coors Light Pole Award and chose the first stall at pit exit in Turn 1.
Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kasey Kahne qualified second and took the 17th stall with an opening in front of him. Wood Brothers Racing with Ryan Blaney nabbed third in qualifying and chose the 39th stall toward the entrance to pit road, also with front opening. The last stall with an empty spot in front is the 29th, and fourth-place qualifier Dale Earnhardt Jr. chose it.
The fourth Hendrick driver, Jimmie Johnson, qualified fifth and picked the 43rd box, the first open stall at the entrance to pit road off of Turn 4.
Stewart-Haas Racing‘s Tony Stewart tied for his best qualifying effort of the season in the sixth spot, and he chose the 38th stall with an open box behind him. Richard Childress Racing‘s Paul Menard was seventh-fastest in Saturday’s session and picked the 28th stall with a space between him and Earnhardt behind him.
Joe Gibbs Racing‘s Matt Kenseth and David Ragan qualified eighth and ninth respectively with Kenseth choosing the 41st stall and Ragan selecting the second stall.
Richard Petty Motorsports driver Sam Hornish Jr. rounded out the top 10 and chose the 16th stall with a blank space behind him.