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Practice to Qualifying

NASCAR Cup Series

YellaWood 500

Talladega Superspeedway

October 2nd, 2022

Race #31 of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Season

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Christopher Bell signs the Busch Light Pole Award backdrop — Talladega, Alabama - October 1st, 2022: Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Sirius XM Toyota, signs the Busch Light Pole Award backdrop after winning the pole award during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Photo by Sean Gardner | Getty Images

Driver	Car #	Make	ST	SPD Q	AVG ST	+/-
Ross Chastain	1	Chevrolet	6	179.595	23	+17
Aric Almirola	10	Ford	4	180.115	11	+7
Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	3	180.421	6	+3
Ryan Blaney	12	Ford	19	179.088	12	-7
Chase Briscoe	14	Ford	5	179.770	17	+12
JJ Yeley	15	Ford	36	174.312	36	+0
Daniel Hemric	16	Chevrolet	13	179.215	11	-2
Chris Buescher	17	Ford	23	178.820	20	-3
Kyle Busch	18	Toyota	26	178.430	11	-15
Martin Truex Jr	19	Toyota	22	178.977	9	-13
Austin Cindric	2	Ford	17	179.108	10	-7
Christopher Bell	20	Toyota	1	180.591	13	+12
Harrison Burton	21	Ford	15	179.128	21	+6
Joey Logano	22	Ford	11	179.252	7	-4
Ty Gibbs	23	Toyota	10	0.000	13	+3
William Byron	24	Chevrolet	9	179.212	13	+4
Austin Dillon	3	Chevrolet	20	179.014	13	-7
Justin Haley	31	Chevrolet	21	178.991	29	+8
Michael McDowell	34	Ford	29	178.112	19	-10
Todd Gilliland	38	Ford	34	177.012	20	-15
Kevin Harvick	4	Ford	24	178.757	13	-11
Cole Custer	41	Ford	28	178.294	26	-2
Ty Dillon	42	Chevrolet	30	178.055	29	-1
Erik Jones	43	Chevrolet	12	179.235	22	+10
Bubba Wallace	45	Toyota	27	178.390	19	-8
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	47	Chevrolet	25	178.627	27	+2
Noah Gragson	48	Chevrolet	7	179.474	25	+18
Kyle Larson	5	Chevrolet	2	180.516	11	+9
Cody Ware	51	Ford	37	174.299	34	-3
Brad Keselowski	6	Ford	18	179.098	12	-6
Justin Allgaier	62	Chevrolet	31	177.788	32	+1
Corey Lajoie	7	Chevrolet	32	177.159	30	-2
Landon Cassill	77	Chevrolet	33	177.051	37	+4
BJ McLeod	78	Ford	35	174.936	35	+0
Tyler Reddick	8	Chevrolet	8	179.366	16	+8
Chase Elliott	9	Chevrolet	16	179.121	15	-1
Daniel Suarez	99	Chevrolet	14	179.148	23	+9

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Race Trends

Aggregated race statistics grouped into 2-, 5- and 10-year groupings to identify trends in races at specific tracks.

2 Years (4 races)

Cautions: 5.3 DN
Caution Laps: 25.2 DN
Lead Changes: 60.7 UP
Passes: 18,384.0 UP
Race Speed: 152.605 mph UP

5 Years (10 races)

Cautions: 6.7 DN
Caution Laps: 30.3 ST
Lead Changes: 52.7 UP
Passes: 13,109.0 UP
Race Speed: 147.346 mph DN

10 Years (20 races)

Cautions: 6.9
Caution Laps: 30.3
Lead Changes: 42.7
Passes: 12,751.0
Race Speed: 149.6 mph

Qualifying Fast Facts

Talladega Superspeedway
54th Annual YellaWood 500
Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Christopher Bell
Age: 27
Team : No. 20 - Sirius XM Toyota
Owner: Joe Gibbs
Crew Chief: Adam Stevens
Christopher Bell won the Pole Award for the 54th Annual YellaWood 500 with a lap of 53.026 seconds, 180.591 mph.
This is his fourth pole in 103 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his fourth pole and 20th top-10 start in 2022.
This is his second pole in six races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Kyle Larson (second) posted his 24th top-10 start of 2022 and his fourth in 16 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Denny Hamlin (third) posted his 15th top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 16th in 31 races this season.
Harrison Burton (15th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.