Talladega Superspeedway is set to host NASCAR’s YellaWood 500 this weekend. The 31st race of the 2022 Cup Series season and the fifth race of the playoffs kicks off at 2:00 pm ET on Sunday, October 2, 2022.Located in Lincoln, Alabama, the Talladega Superspeedway is the longest NASCAR track on schedule with 2.66 miles of total track length. The track opened in 1969 and features 33 degrees of banking on the turn, 16.5 degrees of banking on the tri-oval, and 3 degrees on the backstretch.Talladega Superspeedway@TALLADEGAWho would you pick as a drafting partner? #YellaWood500 | #NASCARPlayoffs704Who would you pick as a drafting partner? 💨 #YellaWood500 | #NASCARPlayoffs https://t.co/FJZQoFeqcWTalladega Superspeedway will make its second appearance on the NASCAR Cup Series calendar this season after hosting GEICO 500 in April 2022.The YellaWood 500 will feature 37 drivers, including 12 playoff drivers. Similar to previous races, the qualifying race will be held ahead of the main race on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at 10:30 am ET. This will determine the starting positions for Sunday’s main race.23XI Racing driver, Bubba Wallace Jr. is the defending champion of the YellaWood 500 and will be looking to win it again this weekend.Qualifying order for NASCAR YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway NASCAR journalist Bob Pockrass has shared the qualifying order for the upcoming Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and Camping World Truck Series races this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway.Bob Pockrass@bobpockrassQualifying orders for this weekend. All series are two rounds with top-10 to final round. Weather looks promising but if qualifying rained out, starting order by metric (playoff drivers don’t automatically get front spots, they’d start where metric puts them amid everyone)13422Qualifying orders for this weekend. All series are two rounds with top-10 to final round. Weather looks promising but if qualifying rained out, starting order by metric (playoff drivers don’t automatically get front spots, they’d start where metric puts them amid everyone) https://t.co/kr4gonDvKRThe NASCAR Cup Series qualifying race is set to kick off with Noah Gragson leading into Round 1. Here’s the qualifying order for YellaWood 500, with each driver's name followed by his metric score:Noah Gragson – 39.600Cody Ware – 34.000JJ Yeley – 33.700Daniel Hemric – 31.800Cole Custer – 31.700BJ McLeod – 31.000Landon Cassill – 27.550Kyle Busch – 27.300Todd Gilliland – 25.750Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – 25.050Martin Truex Jr. – 23.750Chris Buescher – 22.500Ty Gibbs –22.400Corey LaJoie – 22.100Aric Almirola – 22.000Ty Dillon – 21.950Harrison Burton – 21.950Kevin Harvick – 17.500Michael McDowell – 16.600Austin Dillon – 14.600Brad Keselowski – 13.350Justin Haley – 11.450Erik Jones – 11.000Tyler Reddick – 5.350Christopher Bell – 25.350Alex Bowman – 20.650Chase Elliott – 20.950Bubba Wallace Jr. – 20.800Austin Dillon – 13.600Daniel Suarez – 11.500Ryan Blaney – 9.600Ross Chastain – 8.250Chase Briscoe – 7.500Kyle Larson – 7.350Denny Hamlin – 7.150William Byron – 7.100Joey Logano – 2.850Catch all the teams and drivers at the Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday, October 1, 2022, live on NBC and MRN.