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Six Nascar Chevy Teams Starting In Top 10 At Talladega Spring 2022 Race

While they did not post speeds fast enough to secure the front row, a total of six Nascar Chevy teams will start in the top 10 for the spring Talladega race on Sunday, April 24th.

Two Toyota TRD Camry teammates will start on the front row, as Christopher Bell, driver of the No. 20 Camry, barely outclassed Martin Truex Jr. in the No. 19 Camry for the pole position in the final round of qualifying. Bell’s No. 20 Camry laid down a 52.927 second lap with a top speed of 180.920 mph while Truex in the No. 19 Camry got around the 2.66-mile superspeedway in just 53.008 seconds, reaching a peak of 180.652 mph.

Daniel Hemric, driver of the No. 16 Chevy Camaro ZL1, will start third, having posted a time of 53.221. Starting fourth will be the No. 99 Nascar Chevy of Daniel Suarez, and fifth will be defending Cup Series champion Kyle Larson behind the wheel of the No. 5 Camaro. The six and seventh starting positions went to the Toyota duo of Kurt Busch in the No. 45 Camry and Denny Hamlin in the No. 11 Camry, respectively.

William Byron will start eighth in the No. 24 Nascar Chevy, followed by Bubba Wallace in the No. 23 Camry. Wallace won a rain-shorted race at Talladega Superspeedway the last time the Cup Series visited the track. Finally, starting in tenth place will be Tyler Reddick behind the wheel of the No. 8 Camaro.

Interestingly, most of the Cup Series field failed pre-qualifying inspection at least once ahead of Saturday’s session. Word around the garage area has it that high ambient temperatures impacted the composite bodies of the Next Gen race cars, prompting teams to attempt to shade them with umbrellas before second inspection.

However, only one car was penalized for failing pre-qualifying inspection multiple times. The No. 77 Nascar Chevy driven by Landon Cassill was not allowed to qualify and will serve a pass-through penalty once the green flag drops at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

For those wondering, the teams at Chevy’s cross-town rival at Ford performed rather poorly, as the best-performing Nascar Mustang during qualifying will start in the 13th.

Nascar Cup Series Qualifying Results, Talladega Superspeedway, April 23, 2022
Pos Car Number Driver Team Time Speed Car
1 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Toyota 52.927 180.928 Toyota TRD Camry
2 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 53.008 180.652 Toyota TRD Camry
3 16 Daniel Hemric(i) Majestic Steel Chevrolet 53.221 179.929 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
4 99 Daniel Suarez Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet 53.234 179.885 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
5 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 53.254 179.817 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
6 45 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Toyota 53.255 179.814 Toyota TRD Camry
7 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx All in for Small Business Toyota 53.308 179.635 Toyota TRD Camry
8 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 53.316 179.608 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
9 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald's Toyota 53.336 179.541 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
10 8 Tyler Reddick BetMGM Chevrolet 53.399 179.329 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
11 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 53.514 178.944 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
12 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 53.515 178.94 Toyota TRD Camry
13 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil/Autotrader Ford 53.572 178.75 Ford Mustang
14 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Off Road Chevrolet 53.602 178.65 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
15 6 Brad Keselowski Castrol Carbon Neutral Ford 53.626 178.57 Ford Mustang
16 43 Erik Jones U.S. Air Force Chevrolet 53.628 178.563 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
17 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 53.635 178.54 Ford Mustang
18 2 Austin Cindric # Menards/Sylvania Ford 53.653 178.48 Ford Mustang
19 1 Ross Chastain Moose Fraternity Chevrolet 53.657 178.467 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
20 42 Ty Dillon Black Rifle Coffee Company Chevrolet 53.689 178.361 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
21 34 Michael McDowell Love's Travel Stops Ford 53.708 178.297 Ford Mustang
22 12 Ryan Blaney Wurth Ford 53.743 178.181 Ford Mustang
23 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield/IHOP Ford 53.744 178.178 Ford Mustang
24 4 Kevin Harvick GEARWRENCH Ford 53.751 178.155 Ford Mustang
25 21 Harrison Burton # Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 53.764 178.112 Ford Mustang
26 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/SunnyD Chevrolet 53.802 177.986 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
27 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 53.813 177.95 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
28 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 53.94 177.531 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
29 41 Cole Custer Feeding America/Wow Wow Ford 53.943 177.521 Ford Mustang
30 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 53.964 177.452 Ford Mustang
31 62 Noah Gragson(i) Wendy’s $5 Biggie Bag/Beard Oil Chevrolet 53.989 177.369 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
32 38 Todd Gilliland # First Phase Credit Card Ford 54.178 176.751 Ford Mustang
33 7 Corey LaJoie Raze Energy Chevrolet 54.205 176.663 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
34 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT Ford 54.677 175.138 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
35 44 Greg Biffle Morehouse College Chevrolet 54.791 174.773 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
36 15 David Ragan Envision Ford 55.118 173.736 Ford Mustang
37 78 BJ McLeod Motorsport Games Ford 55.129 173.702 Ford Mustang
38 55 JJ Yeley(i) Hex.com Ford 55.662 172.038 Ford Mustang
39 77 Landon Cassill(i) Fox Nation Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
  • # – Rookie
  • i – Points ineligible
  • * – Part-time driver

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Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.

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  1. Five not six?

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    1. Try to Think Chevy wins again. Even if Bubba wishes he had a Chevy.

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  2. 2 tenths quicker? WWN…. Alive and well

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