NASCAR lineup at Talladega: Beginning order, pole for Sunday’s race with out qualifying

The beginning lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Sequence race at Talladega Superspeedway was set by making use of the statistical components NASCAR is utilizing for almost all of its 2021 races.
Drivers’ beginning positions for the GEICO 500 (2 p.m. ET; Fox, TSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) had been based mostly on 4 elements:
- Driver’s ending place from the earlier race (25 p.c)
- Automotive proprietor’s ending place from the earlier race (25 p.c)
- Staff proprietor factors rating (35 p.c)
- Quickest lap from the earlier race (15 p.c)
NASCAR is conducting qualifying and follow for simply eight Cup Sequence races within the 2021 season. Six races in that group stay, beginning with the Could 23 occasion at Circuit of the Americas, a highway course exterior Austin, Texas.
Beneath is the beginning lineup, which was set with out qualifying, for Sunday’s NASCAR race on the two.66-mile monitor at Talladega Superspeedway.
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Who received the pole for the NASCAR race at Talladega?
Denny Hamlin is the polesitter for Sunday’s race based mostly on NASCAR’s mathematical components. Hamlin leads the collection level standings after 9 races regardless of not having received a race. He leads all drivers with eight top-five finishes and 5 stage wins. Hamlin received the primary two levels of final weekend’s race at Richmond however was pressured to accept second after being handed by Alex Bowman on the ultimate restart.
To Hamlin’s exterior will probably be Joey Logano, who completed third at Richmond and is third within the level standings. Logano has a race win (Bristol filth), 4 top-fives and two stage wins this season.
The remainder of the highest 10 for the race at Talladega: Martin Truex Jr., William Byron, Alex Bowman, Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski.
NASCAR beginning lineup at Talladega
The beginning lineup for Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway was decided by means of a mathematical components NASCAR adopted late within the 2020 season. The components produced this beginning lineup for the GEICO 500 with out qualifying:
Begin pos. | Driver | Automotive No. | Staff |
1 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
2 | Joey Logano | 22 | Staff Penske |
3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
4 | William Byron | 24 | Hendrick Motorsports |
5 | Alex Bowman | 48 | Hendrick Motorsports |
6 | Christopher Bell | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
7 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Staff Penske |
8 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Hendrick Motorsports |
9 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
10 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Staff Penske |
11 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Richard Childress Racing |
12 | Kyle Larson | 5 | Hendrick Motorsports |
13 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | Wooden Brothers Racing |
14 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
15 | Kurt Busch | 1 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
16 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | JTG Daugherty Racing |
18 | Ross Chastain | 42 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
19 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Trackhouse Racing Staff |
20 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | Richard Childress Racing |
21 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Roush Fenway Racing |
22 | Erik Jones | 43 | Richard Petty Motorsports |
23 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Entrance Row Motorsports |
24 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 23XI Racing |
25 | Chase Briscoe | 14 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
26 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | Spire Motorsports |
27 | Cole Custer | 41 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
28 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Roush Fenway Racing |
29 | Ryan Preece | 37 | JTG Daugherty Racing |
30 | Anthony Alfredo | 38 | Entrance Row Motorsports |
31 | BJ McLeod | 78 | Dwell Quick Motorsports |
32 | Quin Houff | 00 | StarCom Racing |
33 | Cody Ware | 51 | Petty Ware Racing |
34 | Justin Haley | 77 | Spire Motorsports |
35 | Joey Gase | 28 | Rick Ware Racing |
36 | Josh Bilicki | 52 | Rick Ware Racing |
37 | JJ Yeley | 15 | Rick Ware Racing |
38 | Kaz Grala | 16 | Kaulig Racing |
39 | Harrison Burton | 96 | Gaunt Brothers Racing |
40 | Timmy Hill | 66 | MBM Motorsports |