NASCAR 2022: Qualifying order for YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway

Talladega Superspeedway is set to host NASCAR’s YellaWood 500 this weekend. The 31st race of the 2022 Cup Series season and the fifth race of the playoffs kicks off at 2:00 pm ET on Sunday, October 2, 2022.

Located in Lincoln, Alabama, the Talladega Superspeedway is the longest NASCAR track on schedule with 2.66 miles of total track length. The track opened in 1969 and features 33 degrees of banking on the turn, 16.5 degrees of banking on the tri-oval, and 3 degrees on the backstretch.

Talladega Superspeedway will make its second appearance on the NASCAR Cup Series calendar this season after hosting GEICO 500 in April 2022.

The YellaWood 500 will feature 37 drivers, including 12 playoff drivers. Similar to previous races, the qualifying race will be held ahead of the main race on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at 10:30 am ET. This will determine the starting positions for Sunday’s main race.

23XI Racing driver, Bubba Wallace Jr. is the defending champion of the YellaWood 500 and will be looking to win it again this weekend.

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Qualifying order for NASCAR YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway

NASCAR journalist Bob Pockrass has shared the qualifying order for the upcoming Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and Camping World Truck Series races this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway.

The NASCAR Cup Series qualifying race is set to kick off with Noah Gragson leading into Round 1. Here’s the qualifying order for YellaWood 500, with each driver's name followed by his metric score:

1. Noah Gragson – 39.600
2. Cody Ware – 34.000
3. JJ Yeley – 33.700
4. Daniel Hemric – 31.800
5. Cole Custer – 31.700
6. BJ McLeod – 31.000
7. Landon Cassill – 27.550
8. Kyle Busch – 27.300
9. Todd Gilliland – 25.750
10. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – 25.050
11. Martin Truex Jr. – 23.750
12. Chris Buescher – 22.500
13. Ty Gibbs –22.400
14. Corey LaJoie – 22.100
15. Aric Almirola – 22.000
16. Ty Dillon – 21.950
17. Harrison Burton – 21.950
18. Kevin Harvick – 17.500
19. Michael McDowell – 16.600
20. Austin Dillon – 14.600
21. Brad Keselowski – 13.350
22. Justin Haley – 11.450
23. Erik Jones – 11.000
24. Tyler Reddick – 5.350
25. Christopher Bell – 25.350
26. Alex Bowman – 20.650
27. Chase Elliott – 20.950
28. Bubba Wallace Jr. – 20.800
29. Austin Dillon – 13.600
30. Daniel Suarez – 11.500
31. Ryan Blaney – 9.600
32. Ross Chastain – 8.250
33. Chase Briscoe – 7.500
34. Kyle Larson – 7.350
35. Denny Hamlin – 7.150
36. William Byron – 7.100
37. Joey Logano – 2.850

Catch all the teams and drivers at the Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday, October 1, 2022, live on NBC and MRN.