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NASCAR qualifying start time: What time is qualifying for GEICO 500

We go over how you can watch the qualifying event for the NASCAR GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

By Teddy Ricketson
Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series NOCO 400 at Martinsville Speedway on April 16, 2023 in Martinsville, Virginia. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

NASCAR’s Cup Series will be in Lincoln, Alabama for its next race. The Talladega Superspeedway will host the 2023 GEICO 500 on Sunday, April 23. The day prior, qualifying will be held. It is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. ET and will air on FS1.

This race will use a unique qualifying format, given that the track is a 2.66-mile superspeedway. All drivers will complete a single-car, single-lap qualifier. The 10 fastest drivers will advance to the final round. These drivers will run a new single-car, single-lap qualifier to set the first five rows of the starting lineup. The fastest driver from the final round will earn pole position for Sunday’s race.

Joey Logano has the best odds of winning the 2023 GEICO 500 at DraftKings Sportsbook. He won the race in 2018 and is installed at +1000 to win yet again. Logano is followed by Ryan Blaney (+1100), Denny Hamlin (+1200), Chase Elliott (+1200), William Byron (+1400) and Ross Chastain (+1400).

2023 GEICO 500 starting lineup

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

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