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Round 2 results: Christopher Bell claimed the pole position for Sunday’s GEICO 500, running the fastest time in the second round of qualifying. His teammate Martin Truex, Jr. finished second to join him on the front row. Here is how the top ten settled.
- Christopher Bell
- Martin Truex, Jr.
- Daniel Hemric
- Daniel Suarez
- Kyle Larson
- Kurt Busch
- Denny Hamlin
- William Byron
- Bubba Wallace
- Tyler Reddick
Round 1 results: The first round of qualifying wrapped and the top ten to advance into the second round are as follows:
- Christopher Bell
- Martin Truex, Jr.
- Kurt Busch
- Bubba Wallace
- Daniel Suarez
- Kyle Larson
- Denny Hamlin
- William Byron
- Daniel Hemric
- Tyler Reddick
The NASCAR Cup Series rolls into Talladega, Alabama for this weekend’s race. Talladega Superspeedway will host the 2022 Geico 500 on Sunday, April 24th. This will be the 10th race of the season. Prior to the race on Sunday, qualifying will be held on Saturday, April 23rd at 11 a.m. ET. Qualifying will air on FS1.
The qualifying format for races that take place at a Superspeedway is a little different than what we are used to seeing. There will be two rounds of qualifying, but there won’t be two separate groups. In the first round, there will be a one-lap, single car qualifier with the top-10 fastest times advancing to the second round. In the second round, it will be another one-lap, single car qualifier that will determine the pole position and race order of the first five rows.
Ryan Blaney has the best odds to win the pole position installed at +600 at DraftKings Sportsbook. He is followed by Kyle Larson (+600), Alex Bowman (+600), William Byron (+800) and Joey Logano (+800) as the five drivers with the best odds to win the pole for the 2022 Geico 500.
2022 GEICO 500 starting lineup
Position | Driver | Car # | Time |
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Position | Driver | Car # | Time |
1 | Christopher Bell | 20 | 53.152 |
2 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 19 | 53.228 |
3 | Kurt Busch | 45 | 53.27 |
4 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 53.31 |
5 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | 53.345 |
6 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 53.348 |
7 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 53.44 |
8 | William Byron | 24 | 53.483 |
9 | Daniel Hemric | 16 | 53.493 |
10 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | 53.513 |
11 | Justin Haley | 31 | 53.514 |
12 | Kyle Busch | 18 | 53.515 |
13 | Joey Logano | 22 | 53.572 |
14 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 53.602 |
15 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 53.626 |
16 | Erik Jones | 43 | 53.628 |
17 | Chase Briscoe | 14 | 53.635 |
18 | Austin Cindric | 2 | 53.653 |
19 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 53.657 |
20 | Ty Dillon | 42 | 53.689 |
21 | Michael McDowell | 34 | 53.708 |
22 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | 53.743 |
23 | Aric Almirola | 10 | 53.744 |
24 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 53.751 |
25 | Harrison Burton | 21 | 53.764 |
26 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 47 | 53.802 |
27 | Alex Bowman | 48 | 53.813 |
28 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 53.94 |
29 | Cole Custer | 41 | 53.943 |
30 | Chris Buescher | 17 | 53.964 |
31 | Noah Gragson | 62 | 53.989 |
32 | Todd Gilliland | 38 | 54.178 |
33 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | 54.205 |
34 | Cody Ware | 51 | 54.677 |
35 | Greg Biffle | 44 | 54.791 |
36 | David Ragan | 15 | 55.118 |
37 | B.J. McLeod | 78 | 55.129 |
38 | J.J. Yeley | 55 | 55.662 |
39 | Landon Cassill | 77 | DNQ - failed inspection |