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Zane Smith earned his first career NASCAR Cup Series pole position during Saturday's qualifying session for the Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Smith clocked in at 52.565 seconds during the second round of qualifying to earn the pole for Sunday's race. Kyle Busch will join Smith on the front row, with a time of 52.697 seconds.
A pair of Fords make up the second row, with Joey Logano and Ryan Preece qualifying third and fourth. Austin Dillon, Busch's Richard Childress Racing teammate, rounded out the top five.
The Jack Link's 500 takes the green flag at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 27. Live coverage will be provided by FOX, the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
-Photo credit: Josh Calloni, Racing America
Jack Link's 500 Starting Lineup
Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Lap time | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | 52.565 | 2 |
2 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | 52.697 | 2 |
3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | 52.700 | 2 |
4 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | 52.700 | 2 |
5 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | 52.736 | 2 |
6 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | 52.761 | 2 |
7 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | 52.780 | 2 |
8 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | 52.795 | 2 |
9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | 52.833 | 2 |
10 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | 52.951 | 2 |
11 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | 52.927 | 1 |
12 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | 52.941 | 1 |
13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | 52.983 | 1 |
14 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | 52.991 | 1 |
15 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | 52.995 | 1 |
16 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | 53.028 | 1 |
17 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | 53.061 | 1 |
18 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | 53.083 | 1 |
19 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | 53.084 | 1 |
20 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | 53.122 | 1 |
21 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | 53.123 | 1 |
22 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | 53.139 | 1 |
23 | 35 | Riley Herbst # | 23XI Racing | 53.157 | 1 |
24 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing | 53.191 | 1 |
25 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | 53.211 | 1 |
26 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | 53.222 | 1 |
27 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | 53.264 | 1 |
28 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | 53.298 | 1 |
29 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | 53.337 | 1 |
30 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | 53.345 | 1 |
31 | 62 | Anthony Alfredo * (i) | Beard Motorsports | 53.381 | 1 |
32 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | 53.399 | 1 |
33 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | 53.417 | 1 |
34 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | 53.503 | 1 |
35 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | HYAK Motorsports | 53.534 | 1 |
36 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen # | Trackhouse Racing | 53.538 | 1 |
37 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | 53.563 | 1 |
38 | 78 | BJ McLeod * | Live Fast Motorsports | 54.103 | 1 |
39 | 44 | JJ Yeley * | NY Racing Team |
