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2026 Jack Link's 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post NASCAR Cup Series race number 10 of 36 Sunday, April 26, 2026 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL 188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles) Time of race: 3:23:25 Average speed: 147.504 mph Pole speed: no time trials Cautions: 6 for 30 laps Margin of victory: .114 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 52 Green flag passes: 9,557 (60.5 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2026 NASCAR Cup Series results   /   2026 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Tyler Reddick 45 Toyota     2   Kyle Larson 5 Chevrolet     3   Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota     4   Bubba Wallace 23 Toyota     5   Chase Briscoe 19 Toyota     6   Brad Keselowski 6 Ford     7   William Byron 24 Chevrolet     8   Chase Elliott 9 Chevrolet     9   Ty Gibbs 54 Toyota     10   Chris Buescher 17 Ford     11   Ryan Preece 60 Ford     12   Carson Hocevar 77 Chevrolet     13   Austin Cindric 2 Ford     14   Christopher Bell 20 Toyota     15   Ryan Blaney 12 Ford     16   Daniel Suarez 7 Chevrolet     17   Riley Herbst 35 Toyota     18   Austin Dillon 3 Chevrolet     19   Todd Gilliland 34 Ford     20   Alex Bowman 48 Chevrolet     21   Erik Jones 43 Toyota     22   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 47 Chevrolet     23   John H. Nemechek 42 Toyota     24   Ross Chastain 1 Chevrolet     25   Joey Logano 22 Ford     26   Josh Berry 21 Ford     27   Cole Custer 41 Chevrolet     28   A.J. Allmendinger 16 Chevrolet     29   Noah Gragson 4 Ford     30   Zane Smith 38 Ford     31   Michael McDowell 71 Chevrolet     32   Connor Zilisch 88 Chevrolet     33   Shane Van Gisbergen 97 Chevrolet     34   Kyle Busch 8 Chevrolet     35   Ty Dillon 10 Chevrolet     36   Cody Ware 51 Chevrolet     37   Jesse Love 33 Chevrolet     38   Chad Finchum 66 Ford     39   Joey Gase 44 Chevrolet     40   Daniel Dye 78 Chevrolet     41   Casey Mears 62 Chevrolet     OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Casey Mears (#62)