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NASCAR lineup: Talladega Superspeedway GEICO 500

By | Published: April 28, 2018 40
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Kevin Harvick will start on the pole in the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Crew chief: Rodney Childers
Spotter: Tim Fedewa

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Kurt Busch will start second in the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Crew chief: Billy Scott
Spotter: Tony Raines

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Martin Truex Jr. will start third in the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota
Crew chief: Cole Pearn
Spotter: Clayton Hughes

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Denny Hamlin will start fourth in the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Crew chief: Mike Wheeler
Spotter: Chris Lambert

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Chase Elliott will start fifth in the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Crew chief: Alan Gustafson
Spotter: Eddie D'Hondt

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Erik Jones will start sixth in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Crew chief: Chris Gayle
Spotter: Rick Carelli

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will start seventh in the No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford
Crew chief: Brian Pattie
Spotter: Mike Herman Jr.

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Clint Bowyer will start eighth in the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Crew chief: Mike Bugarewicz
Spotter: Brett Griffin

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Joey Logano will start ninth in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford
Crew chief: Todd Gordon
Spotter: TJ Majors

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Brad Keselowski will start 10th in the No. 2 Team Penske Ford
Crew chief: Paul Wolfe
Spotter: Joey Meier

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Alex Bowman will start 11th in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Crew chief: Greg Ives
Spotter: Kevin Hamlin

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David Ragan will start 12th in the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Crew chief: Seth Barbour
Spotter: Rocky Ryan

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Paul Menard will start 13th in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Crew chief: Greg Erwin
Spotter: Stevie Reeves

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Daniel Suarez will start 14th in the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Crew chief: Scott Graves
Spotter: Chris Osborne

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Darrell Wallace Jr. will start 15th in the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet
Crew chief: Drew Blickensderfer
Spotter: Freddie Kraft

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Jimmie Johnson will start 16th in the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Crew chief: Chad Knaus
Spotter: Earl Barban

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William Byron will start 17th in the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Crew chief: Darian Grubb
Spotter: Tab Boyd

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Ryan Newman will start 18th in the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Crew chief: Luke Lambert
Spotter: Jason Jarrett

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Kyle Busch will start 19th in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Crew chief: Adam Stevens
Spotter: Tony Hirschman

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Michael McDowell will start 20th in the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Crew chief: Derrick Finley
Spotter: Rocky Ryan

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Trevor Bayne will start 21st in the No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford
Crew chief: Matt Puccia
Spotter: Jason Hedlesk

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Kyle Larson will start 22nd in the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
Crew chief: Chad Johnston
Spotter: Derek Kneeland

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Ryan Blaney will start 23rd in the No. 12 Team Penske Ford
Crew chief: Jeremy Bullins
Spotter: Josh Williams

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Austin Dillon will start 24th in the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Crew chief: Justin Alexander
Spotter: Andy Houston

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Chris Buescher will start 25th in the No. 37 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Crew chief: Trent Owens
Spotter: Brandon Benesch

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Kasey Kahne will start 26th in the No. 95 Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet
Crew chief: Travis Mack
Spotter: Doug Campbell

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Jamie McMurray will start 27th in the No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
Crew chief: Matt McCall
Spotter: Tyler Green

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AJ Allmendinger will start 28th in the No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Crew chief: Tristan Smith
Spotter: Coleman Pressley

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Ty Dillon will start 29th in the No. 13 Germain Racing Chevrolet
Crew chief: Matt Borland
Spotter: William O'Dea

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Brendan Gaughan will start 30th in the No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet
Crew chief: Darren Shaw
Spotter: Ron Lewis Jr.

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DJ Kennington will start 31st in the No. 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota
Crew chief: Mark Hillman
Spotter: Steven Simmons

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Timothy Peters will start 32nd in the No. 92 RBR Enterprises Ford
Crew chief: Michael Hester
Spotter: Bob Jeffrey

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Matt DiBenedetto will start 33rd in the No. 32 Go Fas Racing Ford
Crew chief: Randy Cox
Spotter: David Pepper

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Joey Gase will start 34th in the No. 00 StarCom Racing Chevrolet
Crew chief: Tony Furr
Spotter: Lloyd Garner

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Ross Chastain will start 35th in the No. 15 Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
Crew chief: Pat Tryson
Spotter: Randy Bradshaw

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Cole Whitt will start 36th in the No. 72 TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet
Crew chief: Frank Kerr
Spotter: Chris Monez

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Gray Gaulding will start 37th in the No. 23 BK Racing Toyota
Crew chief: Rick Bourgeois
Spotter: Toby Whealdon

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Reed Sorenson will start 38th in the No. 55 Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
Crew chief: Todd Parrott
Spotter: Carl Miller

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Timmy Hill will start 39th in the No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
Crew chief: Ken Evans
Spotter: Anthony Micale

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Aric Almirola will start 40th in the No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Crew chief: John Klausmeier
Spotter: Joel Edmonds
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