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Qualifying is scheduled to START at approx 12:10 pm/et on Saturday, October 19, 2013

THIS IS UNOFFICIAL but usually correct or darn close

  • May 2013 Pole Sitter: none, canceled due to rain

  • October 2012 Pole Sitter: #5-Kasey Kahne, 191.455mph, finished 12th

  • Track/Event Qualifying Record (no restrictor plate): Bill Elliott, April 1987, 212.809mph

  • Track/Event Qualifying Record (Restrictor Plate): Bill Elliott, May 1990, 199.388 (15/16th inch plate)

  • Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 52 years, 9 months, 14 days, 10/22/2011

  • Youngest Pole Winner: Jimmie Johnson, 26 years, 7 months, 4 days, 4/21/2002

  • Fastest Final Practice Speed: #48-Johnson, 195.936 mph, scheduled to qualify 25 out of 44 drivers


  • Qualifying rained out at Talladega: Rain Saturday morning at Talladega Superspeedway caused qualifying to be canceled for the Camping World RV Sales 500 Sprint Cup Series race. The lineup was set by the rule book (based on practice times from Friday's first session). #43-Almirola will start first followed by #31-Burton, #9-Ambrose, #56-Truex, Jr., #99-Edwards, #16-Biffle, #34-Ragan, #88-Earnhardt, Jr., #1-McMurray, and #13-Mears. #12-Sam Hornish, Jr. was the only DNQ because his team had the fewest number of race attempts this year.(10-19-2013)

  • Starting positions for the 2013 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers at Talladega:
    [listed by current driver points position]
    1) #20-Matt Kenseth, 12th
    2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 11th
    3) #29-Kevin Harvick, 33rd
    4) #24-Jeff Gordon, 19th
    5) #18-Kyle Busch, 27th
    6) #16-Greg Biffle, 6th
    7) #78-Kurt Busch, 30th
    8) #15-Clint Bowyer, 20th
    9) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 8th
    10) #99-Carl Edwards, 5th
    11) #22-Joey Logano, 18th
    12) #39-Ryan Newman, 17th
    13) #5-Kasey Kahne, 28th
    (10-19-2013)

  • Coverage of Qualifying for the Camping World RV Sales 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega SuperSpeedway is scheduled for Saturday, October 19, 2013 at 12:10pm/et.
    Television: FoxSports2 at 12:00pm/et
    Radio: Motor Racing Network at motorracingnetwork.com.
    Scheduled Qualifying TV Re-Air: none

  • Pole Progression: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
    #?-?, 1st out to qualify, ?mph, starting

  • Final practice for the Camping World RV Sales 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway is underway, after 50 of 60 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest and notes:
    #48-Johnson 195.936
    #35-Wise 195.892
    #11-Hamlin 195.333
    #5-Kahne 195.297
    #47-Labonte 195.269
    slowest: #40-Raines 187.551 & #33-Cassill 186.619. 29 drivers were on track.
    notes: Several teams chose to not run during the session
    Qualifying will be Saturday at 12:10pm/et and shown on Fox Sports 2.
    See fastest speeds, laps run on the Practice 2 Speeds page (pdf).(10-18-2013)

  • First Friday practice for the Camping World RV Sales 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway is over after 45 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest and notes:
    #43-Almirola 202.000
    #31-Burton 201.987
    #9-Ambrose 201.876
    #56-Truex, Jr. 201.855
    #99-Edwards 201.604
    slowest: #87-Nemechek 186.278 & #33-Cassill 184.494.
    notes: There will be a second (and final) practice session this afternoon, Qualifying will be Saturday at 12:10pm/et and shown on Fox Sports 2.
    The top 11 drivers had a lap speed faster than 200mph.
    See fastest speeds, laps run on the Practice 1 Speeds page (pdf).(10-18-2013)

  • Race info at: Race Info Page

  • Event Entry List

  • Qualifying Rules

  • Past Champions Provisional

  • All Time Sprint Cup Pole Winners


Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Camping World RV Sales 500
Talladega SuperSpeedway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics

Starting
Position
Car# Driver Sponsor
Manu
First
Practice
Speed(mph)
Owner
Points
Rank
Race
Attempts
1 43 Aric Almirola Charter Ford 202.000 19 31
2 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevy 201.987 21 31
3 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 201.876 20 31
4 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 201.855 16 31
5 99 Carl Edwards Subway Ford 201.604 10 31
6 16 Greg Biffle Scotch Blue Ford 201.341 6 31
7 34 David Ragan Safecar.gov Ford 201.168 28 31
8 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Mountain Dew / XBox One Chevy 201.092 9 31
9 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevy 201.071 15 31
10 13 Casey Mears GEICO Ford 200.911 26 31
11 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC2) Lowe's Chevy 200.100 2 31
12 20 Matt Kenseth (PC4) Home Depot Let's Do This Toyota 199.492 1 31
13 2 Brad Keselowski (PC1) Miller Lite Ford 199.475 14 31
14 35 Josh Wise(i) A&W All American Food Ford 199.417 39 31
15 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 199.342 25 31
16 14 Austin Dillon(i) Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1 Chevy 199.338 17 31
17 39 Ryan Newman WIX Filters Chevy 199.189 12 31
18 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 199.164 11 31
19 24 Jeff Gordon (PC5) Axalta Chevy 199.085 4 31
20 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 199.031 8 31
21 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # Nationwide Insurance Ford 198.850 23 31
22 55 Michael Waltrip Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 198.784 24 31
23 10 Danica Patrick # GoDaddy Breast Cancer Awareness Chevy 198.512 29 31
24 38 David Gilliland Long John Silver's Ford 198.331 31 31
25 83 David Reutimann Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota 198.286 35 31
26 21 Trevor Bayne (i) Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 198.220 41 9
27 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Halloween Toyota 197.733 5 31
28 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevy 197.623 13 31
29 47 Bobby Labonte (PC6) Scott Products Toyota 197.598 27 31
30 78 Kurt Busch (PC3) Furniture Row / Wonder Bread Chevy 197.529 7 31
31 30 Cole Whitt(i) Black Clover Toyota 197.508 33 31
32 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevy 197.216 22 31
33 29 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's Chevy 196.879 3 31
34 27 Paul Menard Menards / Duracell Chevy 196.061 18 31
35 51 Justin Allgaier(i) Brandt Chevy 191.092 30 31
36 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 189.133 43 28
37 36 J.J. Yeley Golden Corral Chevy 188.790 36 31
38 93 Travis Kvapil Dr Pepper Toyota 188.489 34 31
39 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy 188.089 32 31
40 32 Terry Labonte (PC7) C&J Energy Services Ford 187.412 38 31
41 40 Tony Raines(i) Hillman Racing Chevy 186.947 42 11
42 87 Joe Nemechek (i) NEMCO - JRR Toyota 186.278 40 31
43 33 Landon Cassill(i) ERC Acquired TMone Chevy 184.494 37 31
DNQ 12 Sam Hornish Jr.(i) SKF Ford 199.172 48 1

GREEN = is a Chase driver.

PC1 = is the first past champ eligible, PC2 is the 2nd...and so on if more

# Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate

(i) = driver not running for 2013 Sprint Cup Series Championship Drivers Points

Starting Lineup (pdf)


Qualifying Order
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Camping World RV Sales 500
Talladega SuperSpeedway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics

Sched
Qual
Pos
Car# Driver Sponsor/
Manu
First
Practice
Speed
Practice
Speed
Rank
Owners
Points
Rank
Owners
Race
Attempts
1 51 Justin Allgaier(i) Brandt Chevy 191.092 36 30 31
2 93 Travis Kvapil Dr Pepper Toyota 188.489 39 34 31
3 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 189.133 37 43 28
4 14 Austin Dillon(i) Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1 Chevy 199.338 16 17 31
5 12 Sam Hornish Jr.(i) SKF Ford 199.172 18 48 1
6 10 Danica Patrick # GoDaddy Breast Cancer Awareness Chevy 198.512 24 29 31
7 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevy 201.987 2 21 31
8 33 Landon Cassill(i) ERC Acquired TMone Chevy 184.494 44 37 31
9 38 David Gilliland Long John Silver's Ford 198.331 25 31 31
10 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevy 197.216 33 22 31
11 24 Jeff Gordon (PC5) Axalta Chevy 199.085 20 4 31
12 29 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's Chevy 196.879 34 3 31
13 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # Nationwide Insurance Ford 198.850 22 23 31
14 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 201.876 3 20 31
15 30 Cole Whitt(i) Black Clover Toyota 197.508 32 33 31
16 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy 188.089 40 32 31
17 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Mountain Dew / XBox One Chevy 201.092 8 9 31
18 83 David Reutimann Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota 198.286 26 35 31
19 21 Trevor Bayne (i) Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 198.220 27 41 9
20 47 Bobby Labonte (PC6) Scott Products Toyota 197.598 30 27 31
21 99 Carl Edwards Subway Ford 201.604 5 10 31
22 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Halloween Toyota 197.733 28 5 31
23 40 Tony Raines(i) Hillman Racing Chevy 186.947 42 42 11
24 39 Ryan Newman WIX Filters Chevy 199.189 17 12 31
25 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC2) Lowe's Chevy 200.100 11 2 31
26 13 Casey Mears GEICO Ford 200.911 10 26 31
27 55 Michael Waltrip Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 198.784 23 24 31
28 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevy 197.623 29 13 31
29 34 David Ragan Safecar.gov Ford 201.168 7 28 31
30 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevy 201.071 9 15 31
31 35 Josh Wise(i) A&W All American Food Ford 199.417 14 39 31
32 2 Brad Keselowski (PC1) Miller Lite Ford 199.475 13 14 31
33 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 199.164 19 11 31
34 78 Kurt Busch (PC3) Furniture Row / Wonder Bread Chevy 197.529 31 7 31
35 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 199.342 15 25 31
36 32 Terry Labonte (PC7) C&J Energy Services Ford 187.412 41 38 31
37 16 Greg Biffle Scotch Blue Ford 201.341 6 6 31
38 36 J.J. Yeley Golden Corral Chevy 188.790 38 36 31
39 27 Paul Menard Menards / Duracell Chevy 196.061 35 18 31
40 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 201.855 4 16 31
41 43 Aric Almirola Charter Ford 202.000 1 19 31
42 87 Joe Nemechek (i) NEMCO - JRR Toyota 186.278 43 40 31
43 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 199.031 21 8 31
44 20 Matt Kenseth (PC4) Home Depot Let's Do This Toyota 199.492 12 1 31

MAROON = has a Past Champions Provisional Available.

RED = needs to get in the race on speed and has no provisional available

PC1 = is the first past champ eligible, PC2 is the 2nd...and so on if more

# Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate

(i) = driver not running for 2013 Sprint Cup Series Championship Drivers Points

Qualifying Order (pdf)


  • NOTE: not doing semi-live qualifying anymore. With NASCAR.com and FoxSports having real time qualifying and hits for my qualifying pages way down due to the availability of the real-time qualifying found elsewhere, not worth the time.
    Will still post my unique qualifying results here, to help explain how drivers make the race.
    For real time qualifying, check out:
    NASCAR.com
    FoxSports

  • Qualifying order is by a random draw. Someone from the team draws a bingo like ball just before the first practice of the event.

  • NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying rules for 2013: (except Daytona 500)
    1) Starting positions 1 through 36 determined by the fastest qualifying speeds in descending order with the fast qualifier being first.
    2) Starting positions 37 through 42 will be provisional starting positions that were not among the fastest 36 from qualifying. Provisional starting positions will be assigned to the highest ranked NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship car owners who are present at the Event and have entered the Event by the entry deadline and will be assigned in descending order until the six (6) provisional spots are filled.
    3) If positions 37 - 42 are not filled by eligible car owners, the remaining positions will be assigned to car owners based on qualifying results.
    NOTE: Once provisional starting positions have been assigned, the cars will be placed in the starting lineup by their qualifying speed in descending order with the fastest qualifying speed starting thirty-seventh.
    4) If after starting positions 1 through 42 are assigned and there remains a car owner whose driver is the current or a former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion who participated as a driver in the previous NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season and who was entered in the Event for that owner in that car prior to the entry deadline, a 43rd provisional starting position, the "Champion's Provisional", will be assigned to that car owner. The most recent NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion driver not previously qualifying for positions 1 through 42 will be assigned the position. 5) If the 43rd provisional starting position is not filled by an eligible NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, it will be assigned to the next highest ranked car owner based on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship car owner points.
    6) If any starting positions remain unfilled, they will be assigned according to current calendar year NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship car owner point standings.
    7) If any starting positions remain unfilled, they will be assigned to the car owners who have made the greatest number of qualifying attempts during the current season.
    8) If any starting positions remain unfilled, they will be assigned to cars in order (1,2,3&etc.) in which their numbers were selected in the qualifying draw.
    NOTE: Until the completion of three races of the current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, the final previous season NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship car owner point standings will be used for determining the starting positions for the highest ranked car owners as described above.

  • Practice held but Qualifying canceled: If the first practice is run, but qualifying is unable to take place and is canceled, the procedure for how teams are chosen to fill the field:
    1) Top 36 in owners points.
    2) Past Series Champions not in the top 36 of owners points.
    3) Race attempts, ties broken by owners points rank.
    The starting order is then set by 1st practice speed.
    If two or more teams have no attempts, the team highest in qualifying draw gets in the race.
    Provisionals are not used and not charged to past series champions.

    Practice AND qualifying are cancelled [rain, etc], the following procedure is used:
    1) For the first three races of the current season the top 36 teams in the previous season owner points would make the race [team doesn't have to had run all the races in that season]. After the first three races of the current season, the top 36 teams in the current season owners points, would make the race.
    2) Then any winning driver or team owner from 2012 or 2013, as well as any past champions, make the field.
    3) Then, for the first three races of the current season, any of the top 36 teams in owner points for this year would make the field.
    4) Then it goes to qualifying attempts this year, with ties broken by owner points.

  • More info on Past Champions Provisional and rules and limits on my 2013 Past Champions Provisional Page

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