The Talladega Superspeedway is ready to host the 55th annual GEICO 500 this weekend. The 10th race of the 2024 season begins at 3 pm ET on Sunday, April 21, in a 500-mile action-packed contest.
Located in Lincoln, Alabama, the Talladega Superspeedway boasts the tri-oval longest track on the schedule, which is 2.66 miles. The track opened in 1969 and features 33 degrees of banking in the turns, 16.5 degrees of banking on the tri-oval, and 3 degrees on the backstretch.
Apart from making one of the two appearances on the Cup Series calendar this year, the Talladega track will also host the Xfinity Series and ARCA Menards Series races this weekend.
The GEICO 500 will feature 38 drivers. Unlike the other NASCAR races, the qualifying sessions will open this race weekend on Saturday at 10:30 am ET on FS1, which will determine the starting positions for Sunday's race.
Qualifying order for the 2024 GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway
FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass tweeted the qualifying order for the GEICO 500 this weekend at the Talladega Superspeedway:
The Cup Series qualifying session kicks off with Anthony Alfredo running the first lap and Chase Elliott running the final lap.
Here’s the full qualifying order for the 2024 GEICO 500:
- Anthony Alfredo - 41.000
- BJ McLeod - 40.650
- Cody Ware - 34.700
- Josh Berry - 31.600
- Shane van Gisbergen - 31.250
- Michael McDowell - 29.450
- John Hunter Nemechek - 29.100
- Harrison Burton - 28.500
- Zane Smith - 28.450
- Alex Bowman - 28.200
- Todd Gilliland - 26.950
- Justin Haley - 26.900
- Corey LaJoie - 26.700
- Daniel Hemric - 25.550
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - 25.150
- Austin Cindric - 24.500
- Noah Gragson - 23.250
- Ross Chastain - 21.800
- Ryan Blaney - 18.450
- Ryan Preece - 18.450
- Erik Jones - 17.800
- Carson Hocevar - 17.650
- Austin Dillon - 16.950
- Denny Hamlin - 16.800
- Chris Buescher - 15.500
- Kyle Busch - 15.350
- Christopher Bell - 13.800
- Joey Logano - 13.300
- Kyle Larson - 11.000
- Daniel Suarez - 10.900
- Ty Gibbs - 9.950
- Chase Briscoe - 9.600
- Martin Truex Jr - 9.200
- Brad Keselowski - 7.850
- Bubba Wallace - 7.700
- Tyler Reddick - 5.100
- William Byron - 3.700
- Chase Elliott - 2.500
Catch all your favorite NASCAR Cup Series teams and drivers at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend live on FOX and MRN.