Austin Hill, driver of the No. 21 NASCAR Chevy in the Xfinity Series, won’t have far to go to find the front of the pack at Talladega Superspeedway for the Xfinity Series race – he’ll take the green flag from the pole position on April 22nd, 2023.
Hill, an accomplished superspeedway racer, wheeled the No. 21 Camaro around the 2.66-mile oval in 52.483 seconds at 182.459 mph.
“It’s definitely nice starting on the pole,” Hill said. “Makes my job a lot easier. Compared to Daytona, where I had to start dead last… hopefully we don’t have any issues before we get going tomorrow. We had just a fast Chevrolet… really, really fast today. Just had to do my job.”
The No. 2 Camaro of Sheldon Creed will start beside him in second place, having posted a time of 52.722 seconds at 181.632 mph. The No. 20 Toyota Supra of John Hunter Nemechek will start third with a time of 52.843 seconds at 181.216 mph, followed by the No. 31 NASCAR Chevy of Partker Retzlaff in fourth, while the No. 5 Camaro of Jade Buford will start fifth.
The green flag is scheduled to drop on Saturday, April 22nd at 4 p.m. ET.
| Pos | Car Number | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Austin Hill | Bennett/Realtree Chevrolet | 52.483 | 182.459 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 2 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Whelen Chevrolet | 52.722 | 181.632 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 3 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Mobil 1 Toyota | 52.843 | 181.216 | Toyota Supra |
| 4 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff # | FUNKAWAY Chevrolet | 52.877 | 181.1 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 5 | 5 | Jade Buford | Double Spiked Coolers Chevrolet | 52.902 | 181.014 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 6 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | RTIC Chevrolet | 52.922 | 180.946 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 7 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Fight Hunger Spark Change Chevrolet | 52.95 | 180.85 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 8 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Solid Rock Carriers Chevrolet | 52.954 | 180.836 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 9 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Fission by Cirkul Chevrolet | 52.999 | 180.683 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 10 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Technical Solutions Ford | 53.167 | 180.112 | Ford Mustang |
| 11 | 16 | Chandler Smith # | Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet | 53.057 | 180.485 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 12 | 18 | Sammy Smith # | Pilot Flying J Toyota | 53.076 | 180.421 | Toyota Supra |
| 13 | 19 | Ryan Truex | Toyota Genuine Parts Toyota | 53.088 | 180.38 | Toyota Supra |
| 14 | 10 | Derek Kraus | Leaf Home Water Solutions Chevrolet | 53.141 | 180.2 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 15 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Monster Energy Ford | 53.185 | 180.051 | Ford Mustang |
| 16 | 1 | Sam Mayer | First Bank of Alabama Chevrolet | 53.216 | 179.946 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 17 | 6 | Brennan Poole | Macc Door Chevrolet | 53.217 | 179.942 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 18 | 00 | Cole Custer | Haas Automation Ford | 53.226 | 179.912 | Ford Mustang |
| 19 | 44 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | SouthPoint Bank/ForeverLawn Chevrolet | 53.286 | 179.709 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 20 | 8 | Josh Berry | Tire Pros Love The Drive Chevrolet | 53.307 | 179.639 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 21 | 9 | Brandon Jones | Menards/Turtle Wax Chevrolet | 53.315 | 179.612 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 22 | 66 | Dexter Stacey | ReCap Recovery Drink Chevrolet | 53.375 | 179.41 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 23 | 92 | Josh Williams | Alloy Employer/Coolray Chevrolet | 53.4 | 179.326 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 24 | 24 | Parker Chase | Ontivity Toyota | 53.401 | 179.322 | Toyota Supra |
| 25 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | Getcoverseal.com Ford | 53.403 | 179.316 | Ford Mustang |
| 26 | 8 | Gray Gaulding | Panini NFT Chevrolet | 53.433 | 179.215 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 27 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | TA Services Ford | 53.436 | 179.205 | Ford Mustang |
| 28 | 43 | Caesar Bacarella | Clear Cryptos Chevrolet | 53.452 | 179.151 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 29 | 4 | Garrett Smithley | Trophy Tractor Chevrolet | 53.489 | 179.027 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 30 | 26 | Kaz Grala | CRUSH Strawberry Lemonade Toyota | 53.581 | 178.72 | Toyota Supra |
| 31 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | CMRoofing.com Ford | 53.592 | 178.683 | Ford Mustang |
| 32 | 53 | CJ McLaughlin | SciAps Ford | 53.609 | 178.627 | Ford Mustang |
| 33 | 35 | Joey Gase | LOPA Ford | 53.613 | 178.613 | Ford Mustang |
| 34 | 2 | Blaine Perkins # | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Chevrolet | Owner Points | 178.553 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 35 | 91 | Josh Bilicki | Insurance King Chevrolet | Owner Points | 178.234 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 36 | 45 | Ryan Ellis | Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers Chevrolet | Owner Points | 177.996 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 37 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | One Stop/All South Electric Chevrolet | Owner Points | 177.94 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 38 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet | Owner Points | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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