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Practice to Qualifying

NASCAR Cup Series

YellaWood 500

Talladega Superspeedway

October 6th, 2024

Race #31 of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Season

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Driver	Car #	Make	ST	SPD Q	AVG ST	+/-
Ross Chastain	1	Chevrolet	27	180.417	23	-5
Noah Gragson	10	Ford	22	180.642	25	+3
Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	8	181.453	6	-2
Ryan Blaney	12	Ford	5	181.784	12	+7
AJ Allmendinger	13	Chevrolet	25	180.529	25	+0
Chase Briscoe	14	Ford	36	178.997	17	-19
Cody Ware	15	Ford	34	179.581	34	+0
Shane van Gisbergen	16	Chevrolet	17	180.973	17	+0
Chris Buescher	17	Ford	20	180.700	20	+0
Martin Truex Jr	19	Toyota	24	180.611	9	-15
Austin Cindric	2	Ford	2	182.424	10	+8
Christopher Bell	20	Toyota	21	180.655	13	-8
Harrison Burton	21	Ford	9	181.038	21	+12
Joey Logano	22	Ford	6	181.687	7	+1
Bubba Wallace	23	Toyota	26	180.461	19	-7
William Byron	24	Chevrolet	16	181.007	13	-3
Austin Dillon	3	Chevrolet	7	181.567	13	+6
Daniel Hemric	31	Chevrolet	10	180.980	11	+1
Michael McDowell	34	Ford	1	183.063	19	+18
Todd Gilliland	38	Ford	3	182.258	20	+17
Josh Berry	4	Ford	19	180.911	24	+5
Ryan Preece	41	Ford	18	180.966	22	+4
John Hunter Nemechek	42	Toyota	29	179.922	24	-6
Erik Jones	43	Toyota	30	179.801	22	-8
JJ Yeley	44	Chevrolet	40	174.847	36	-4
Tyler Reddick	45	Toyota	14	181.223	16	+2
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	47	Chevrolet	32	179.693	27	-5
Alex Bowman	48	Chevrolet	23	180.638	15	-8
Kyle Larson	5	Chevrolet	12	181.292	11	-1
Corey Lajoie	51	Ford	28	179.932	30	+2
Ty Gibbs	54	Toyota	15	181.195	13	-2
Brad Keselowski	6	Ford	13	181.254	12	-1
Anthony Alfredo	62	Chevrolet	33	179.608	29	-4
Justin Haley	7	Chevrolet	35	179.011	29	-6
Zane Smith	71	Chevrolet	39	177.593	35	-4
Carson Hocevar	77	Chevrolet	37	178.327	37	+0
BJ McLeod	78	Chevrolet	38	177.761	35	-3
Kyle Busch	8	Chevrolet	4	181.863	11	+7
Chase Elliott	9	Chevrolet	11	181.322	15	+4
Daniel Suarez	99	Chevrolet	31	179.787	23	-8

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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
YellaWood 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 YellaWood 500 with a lap of 52.31 seconds, 183.063 mph.
This is his sixth pole in 496 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his sixth pole and 15th top-10 start in 2024.
This is his second pole in 28 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Austin Cindric (second) posted his 13th top-10 start of 2024 and his third in six races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Todd Gilliland (third) posted his second top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his sixth in 31 races this season.
Josh Berry (19th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.