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Practice to Qualifying

NASCAR Cup Series

GEICO 500

Talladega Superspeedway

April 21st, 2024

Race #10 of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Season

Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: The #3 NASCAR Next Gen car is seen in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images

Driver	Car #	Make	ST	SPD Q	AVG ST	+/-
Ross Chastain	1	Chevrolet	32	178.690	23	-10
Noah Gragson	10	Ford	36	177.956	25	-11
Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	23	179.302	6	-17
Ryan Blaney	12	Ford	21	179.595	12	-9
Chase Briscoe	14	Ford	26	179.141	17	-9
Cody Ware	15	Ford	34	178.258	34	+0
Shane van Gisbergen	16	Chevrolet	17	179.912	17	+0
Chris Buescher	17	Ford	8	180.274	20	+12
Martin Truex Jr	19	Toyota	6	180.707	9	+3
Austin Cindric	2	Ford	2	181.739	10	+8
Christopher Bell	20	Toyota	10	180.007	13	+3
Harrison Burton	21	Ford	16	179.963	21	+5
Joey Logano	22	Ford	7	180.529	7	+0
Bubba Wallace	23	Toyota	14	180.047	19	+5
William Byron	24	Chevrolet	13	180.051	13	+0
Austin Dillon	3	Chevrolet	5	180.785	13	+8
Daniel Hemric	31	Chevrolet	19	179.669	11	-8
Michael McDowell	34	Ford	1	182.022	19	+18
Todd Gilliland	38	Ford	3	181.401	20	+17
Josh Berry	4	Ford	29	179.034	24	-5
Ryan Preece	41	Ford	11	180.085	22	+11
John Hunter Nemechek	42	Toyota	20	179.642	24	+4
Erik Jones	43	Toyota	28	179.058	22	-6
Tyler Reddick	45	Toyota	18	179.790	16	-3
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	47	Chevrolet	33	178.371	27	-6
Alex Bowman	48	Chevrolet	12	180.058	15	+3
Kyle Larson	5	Chevrolet	38	0.000	11	-27
Justin Haley	51	Ford	27	179.064	29	+2
Ty Gibbs	54	Toyota	15	179.973	13	-2
Brad Keselowski	6	Ford	22	179.588	12	-10
Anthony Alfredo	62	Chevrolet	24	179.289	29	+5
Corey Lajoie	7	Chevrolet	31	178.847	30	-1
Zane Smith	71	Chevrolet	30	178.884	35	+5
Carson Hocevar	77	Chevrolet	35	178.102	37	+2
BJ McLeod	78	Chevrolet	37	176.386	35	-2
Kyle Busch	8	Chevrolet	4	181.147	11	+7
Chase Elliott	9	Chevrolet	9	180.264	15	+6
Daniel Suarez	99	Chevrolet	25	179.279	23	-2

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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: Michael McDowell
Age: 39
Team : No. 34 - Love's Travel Stops Ford
Owner: Bob Jenkins
Crew Chief: Travis Peterson
Michael McDowell won the Pole Award for the GEICO 500 with a lap of 52.609 seconds, 182.022 mph.
This is his second pole in 475 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and fifth top-10 start in 2024.
This is his first pole in 27 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Austin Cindric (second) posted his sixth top-10 start of 2024 and his second in five races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Todd Gilliland (third) posted his first top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his third in ten races this season.
Josh Berry (29th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.