NASCAR 2023: Starting lineup for GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway

After an action-packed NOCO 400, the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series arrived at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. GEICO 500 will be live on FOX and MRN at 3:00 pm ET.

The 10th race of the 2023 NASCAR season will be contested on a 2.66-mile-long superspeedway. 38 drivers will compete over 188 laps in the race to secure a chance at driving down Victory Lane.

Motorsport journalist Bob Pockrass shared the starting line-up for GEICO 500 on his official Twitter account.

In Saturday's (April 22) qualifying race, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin won his first pole of the season after posting a lap of 52.979 seconds and a speed of 180.751 mph. It was his first career superspeedway pole and 37th overall of his NASCAR Cup Series career.

Stewart-Haas Racing driver Aric Almirola will share the front row with Hamlin after turning a lap of 180.642 mph.

They will be followed by Rookie driver Ty Gibbs (R), Chase Briscoe, and Ryan Blaney in the top five. Christopher Bell, Martin Truex Jr., Joey Logano, Kyle Larson, and Chris Buescher completed the top 10. Ross Chastain, the defending champion of the event, qualified 23rd to defend his crown.

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2023 NASCAR GEICO 500 starting line-up

Here are the starting positions of the 38 NASCAR Cup Series drivers at Talladega Superspeedway:

1. #11 - Denny Hamlin
2. #10 - Aric Almirola
3. #54 - Ty Gibbs (R)
4. #14 - Chase Briscoe
5. #12 - Ryan Blaney
6. #20 - Christopher Bell
7. #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
8. #22 - Joey Logano
9. #5 - Kyle Larson
10. #17 - Chris Buescher
11. #4 - Kevin Harvick
12. #23 - Bubba Wallace
13. #45 - Tyler Reddick
14. #3 - Austin Dillon
15. #2 - Austin Cindric
16. #41 - Ryan Preece
17. #8 - Kyle Busch
18. #24 - William Byron
19. #16 - A. J. Allmendinger
20. #6 - Brad Keselowski
21. #34 - Michael McDowell
22. #99 - Daniel Suárez
23. #1 - Ross Chastain
24. #43 - Erik Jones
25. #21 - Harrison Burton
26. #31 - Justin Haley
27. #48 - Alex Bowman
28. #36 - Todd Gilliland
29. #9 - Chase Elliott
30. #42 - Noah Gragson (R)
31. #62 - Austin Hill (i)
32. #77 - Ty Dillon
33. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
34. #7 - Corey LaJoie
35. #38 - Zane Smith (i)
36. #15 - Riley Herbst (i)
37. #78 - B. J. McLeod
38. #51 - J. J. Yeley (i)

Catch all NASCAR teams and drivers at the Talladega Superspeedway for GEICO 500 live on Sunday.