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Practice to Qualifying

NASCAR Cup Series

GEICO 500

Talladega Superspeedway

April 23rd, 2023

Race #10 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Season

Denny Hamlin and Aric Almirola lead the field on a pace lap — Talladega, Alabama - April 23rd, 2023: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Freight Direct Toyota, and Aric Almirola, driver of the #10 Smithfield Ford, lead the field on a pace lap prior to the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images

Driver	Car #	Make	ST	SPD Q	AVG ST	+/-
Ross Chastain	1	Chevrolet	23	178.420	23	-1
Aric Almirola	10	Ford	2	180.642	11	+9
Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	1	180.751	6	+5
Ryan Blaney	12	Ford	5	180.258	12	+7
Chase Briscoe	14	Ford	4	180.390	17	+13
Riley Herbst	15	Ford	36	176.986	21	-15
AJ Allmendinger	16	Chevrolet	19	178.763	25	+6
Chris Buescher	17	Ford	10	179.652	20	+10
Martin Truex Jr	19	Toyota	7	179.726	9	+2
Austin Cindric	2	Ford	15	178.994	10	-5
Christopher Bell	20	Toyota	6	179.848	13	+7
Harrison Burton	21	Ford	25	178.341	21	-4
Joey Logano	22	Ford	8	179.666	7	-1
Bubba Wallace	23	Toyota	12	179.091	19	+7
William Byron	24	Chevrolet	18	178.793	13	-5
Austin Dillon	3	Chevrolet	14	179.001	13	-1
Justin Haley	31	Chevrolet	26	178.175	29	+3
Michael McDowell	34	Ford	21	178.560	19	-2
Todd Gilliland	36	Ford	28	177.831	20	-9
Zane Smith	38	Ford	35	177.127	35	+0
Kevin Harvick	4	Ford	11	179.141	13	+2
Ryan Preece	41	Ford	16	178.961	22	+6
Noah Gragson	42	Chevrolet	30	177.656	25	-5
Erik Jones	43	Chevrolet	24	178.347	22	-2
Tyler Reddick	45	Toyota	13	179.004	16	+3
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	47	Chevrolet	33	177.205	27	-6
Alex Bowman	48	Chevrolet	27	178.158	15	-12
Kyle Larson	5	Chevrolet	9	179.656	11	+2
JJ Yeley	51	Ford	38	175.952	36	-2
Ty Gibbs	54	Toyota	3	180.594	13	+10
Brad Keselowski	6	Ford	20	178.620	12	-8
Austin Hill	62	Chevrolet	31	177.422	31	+0
Corey Lajoie	7	Chevrolet	34	177.140	30	-4
Ty Dillon	77	Chevrolet	32	177.225	29	-3
BJ McLeod	78	Chevrolet	37	176.363	35	-2
Kyle Busch	8	Chevrolet	17	178.830	11	-6
Chase Elliott	9	Chevrolet	29	177.748	15	-14
Daniel Suarez	99	Chevrolet	22	178.487	23	+1

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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
GEICO 500
Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Denny Hamlin
Age: 42
Team : No. 11 - FedEx Freight Direct Toyota
Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
Crew Chief: Christopher Gabehart
Denny Hamlin won the Pole Award for the GEICO 500 with a lap of 52.979 seconds, 180.751 mph.
This is his 37th pole in 624 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2023.
This is his first pole in 35 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Aric Almirola (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2023 and his eighth in 27 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Ty Gibbs (third) posted his second top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his second in ten races this season.
Ty Gibbs (third) was the fastest qualifying rookie.