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The NASCAR Cup Series is headed to Talladega for the Geico 500 race that is scheduled for Sunday, April 24th at 3:00 p.m. ET from Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama and can be seen on FOX.
Qualifying for the event will be held Saturday, April 23rd at 11:00 a.m. ET, which will air on FS1. All vehicles will go one lap around the track in the first round of qualifying with the top 10 transferring to the final round where vehicles will go another lap.
Ryan Blaney is the current favorite to win the race at +1000 odds according to DraftKings Sportsbook. Kyle Busch is coming off a victory in a dirt race at Bristol Motor Speedway and is getting +1600 odds to win his second consecutive race. Brad Keselowski was the winner of last year’s Geico 500 and is listed with +1400 odds.
Here is a look the starting lineup for the 2022 Geico 500.
2022 GEICO 500 starting lineup
| Position | Driver | Car # | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Driver | Car # | Time |
| 1 | Christopher Bell | 20 | 53.152 |
| 2 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 19 | 53.228 |
| 3 | Kurt Busch | 45 | 53.27 |
| 4 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 53.31 |
| 5 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | 53.345 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 53.348 |
| 7 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 53.44 |
| 8 | William Byron | 24 | 53.483 |
| 9 | Daniel Hemric | 16 | 53.493 |
| 10 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | 53.513 |
| 11 | Justin Haley | 31 | 53.514 |
| 12 | Kyle Busch | 18 | 53.515 |
| 13 | Joey Logano | 22 | 53.572 |
| 14 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 53.602 |
| 15 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 53.626 |
| 16 | Erik Jones | 43 | 53.628 |
| 17 | Chase Briscoe | 14 | 53.635 |
| 18 | Austin Cindric | 2 | 53.653 |
| 19 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 53.657 |
| 20 | Ty Dillon | 42 | 53.689 |
| 21 | Michael McDowell | 34 | 53.708 |
| 22 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | 53.743 |
| 23 | Aric Almirola | 10 | 53.744 |
| 24 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 53.751 |
| 25 | Harrison Burton | 21 | 53.764 |
| 26 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 47 | 53.802 |
| 27 | Alex Bowman | 48 | 53.813 |
| 28 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 53.94 |
| 29 | Cole Custer | 41 | 53.943 |
| 30 | Chris Buescher | 17 | 53.964 |
| 31 | Noah Gragson | 62 | 53.989 |
| 32 | Todd Gilliland | 38 | 54.178 |
| 33 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | 54.205 |
| 34 | Cody Ware | 51 | 54.677 |
| 35 | Greg Biffle | 44 | 54.791 |
| 36 | David Ragan | 15 | 55.118 |
| 37 | B.J. McLeod | 78 | 55.129 |
| 38 | J.J. Yeley | 55 | 55.662 |
| 39 | Landon Cassill | 77 | DNQ - failed inspection |