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NASCAR starting lineup: Christopher Bell claims pole position for 2022 GEICO 500

The GEICO 500 takes place on Sunday, April 24 this year. We’ve got updates as qualifying settles the starting lineup for Sunday’s race at the Talladega Superspeedway.

By Teddy Ricketson Updated
Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota, Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet, Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/Dutch Boy Ford, and Michael McDowell, driver of the #34 Love’s Travel Stops Ford, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 17, 2022 in Bristol, Tennessee. Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images

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.

  1. Christopher Bell
  2. Martin Truex, Jr.
  3. Daniel Hemric
  4. Daniel Suarez
  5. Kyle Larson
  6. Kurt Busch
  7. Denny Hamlin
  8. William Byron
  9. Bubba Wallace
  10. Tyler Reddick

Round 1 results: The first round of qualifying wrapped and the top ten to advance into the second round are as follows:

  1. Christopher Bell
  2. Martin Truex, Jr.
  3. Kurt Busch
  4. Bubba Wallace
  5. Daniel Suarez
  6. Kyle Larson
  7. Denny Hamlin
  8. William Byron
  9. Daniel Hemric
  10. 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
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

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