NASCAR 2025 Xfinity Series: Qualifying order for United Rentals 250 at Talladega Superspeedway

This weekend, the Talladega Superspeedway will host the 31st race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the United Rentals 250. The race kicks off at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, October 18, and it is anticipated to be a 94-lap action-packed contest.

At 2.66 miles, the Talladega Superspeedway is the longest track on the schedule. Located in Lincoln, Alabama, it is the second race of the 2025 Round of 8 playoff season.

The 2025 United Rentals 250 will feature a grid of 38 drivers. Like all NASCAR Xfinity Series races, the qualifying session will open this racing weekend on Saturday, October 18, at 11:30 a.m. ET, determining the starting lineup for the 250.04-mile main event.

JR Motorsports driver Sammy Smith is the defending winner of the Talladega playoff event. However, Smith hasn’t entered for this year’s event.

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Qualifying order for the NASCAR Xfinity Series 2025 Talladega playoff race

Renowned NASCAR journalist and insider Bob Pockrass posted the qualifying order for Saturday’s Xfinity Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on his official X handle.

The Xfinity Series qualifying session starts with Mike Harmon Racing driver Carson Ware running the first lap and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Aric Almirola running the final lap. Take a look at the complete qualifying order for the 2025 United Rentals 250 at Talladega:

Driver – Metric Score

1. Carson Ware - 41.900
2. Caesar Bacarella - 40.400
3. Josh Williams - 36.100
4. Joey Gase - 35.900
5. Leland Honeyman - 35.900
6. David Starr - 35.100
7. Nick Leitz - 33.400
8. Garrett Smithley - 33.200
9. Jordan Anderson - 32.800
10. Jeremy Clements - 32.100
11. Ryan Ellis - 29.000
12. Parker Retzlaff - 28.500
13. Blaine Perkins - 27.300
14. Mason Maggio - 25.100
15. Dean Thompson - 24.700
16. Anthony Alfredo - 24.600
17. Brennan Poole - 23.800
18. Kyle Sieg - 22.800
19. Jeb Burton - 22.700
20. Connor Mosack - 20.500
21. Brenden Queen - 17.800
22. Daniel Dye - 17.600
23. Christian Eckes - 16.800
24. William Sawalich - 13.800
25. Harrison Burton - 13.700
26. Ryan Sieg - 9.700
27. Taylor Gray - 8.300
28. Nick Sanchez - 6.800
29. Sammy Smith - 17.600
30. Carson Kvapil - 13.500
31. Brandon Jones - 11.200
32. Sheldon Creed - 10.100
33. Austin Hill - 8.200
34. Sam Mayer - 8.100
35. Jesse Love - 5.700
36. Justin Allgaier - 2.700
37. Connor Zilisch - 1.700
38. Aric Almirola - 1.600

Fans can watch the NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 250 live on CW and listen to the live broadcast on MRN.