{"id":1598009,"date":"2024-10-05T17:20:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T21:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/?p=1598009"},"modified":"2024-10-05T17:20:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T21:20:52","slug":"nascar-cup-series-yellawood-500-qualifying-michael-mcdowells-pole-position-lineup-at-talladega-superspeedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/news\/nascar-cup-series-yellawood-500-qualifying-michael-mcdowells-pole-position-lineup-at-talladega-superspeedway\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500: Qualifying, Michael McDowell\u2019s Pole Position, Lineup At Talladega Superspeedway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Wonder what the pre-season sports betting odds would have been on\u00a0driver Michael McDowell earning six pole positions through 31 NASCAR Cup Series races this season?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">That would have been an interesting wager, considering he went 466 Cup starts without earning one pole.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For the sixth time this season, McDowell on Saturday earned the right to start on the inside of the front row for Sunday\u2019s YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway by turning a hot qualifying lap of 183.063 mph. McDowell has swept pole positions at Talladega and Atlanta Motor Speedway.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cIt\u2019s hard to come down and get the pole,\u201d McDowell told NBC Sports. \u201cWe came in here with a plan. I\u2019m really proud.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cWe\u2019ve been laser-focused.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The 17-year veteran edged runner-up Austin Cindric by 0.183 seconds. Todd Gilliland (182.258 mph) and Kyle Busch (181.863) are slated to fill out the second row.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sunday\u2019s race will be the second of three Round of 8 races. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Entering the YellaWood 500, Tyler Reddick, who won the sprint event at Talladega, begins four points behind Joey Logano and Chase Elliott on the cutoff line.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">At plus-34, William Byron, who will start P16, leads the playoff field, followed by reigning series champion Ryan Blaney (+28), who will begin P5.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FRONT ROW ON THE FRONT ROW!<\/p>\n<p>Repost to congratulate Michael McDowell for winning the pole at Talladega. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NASCAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NASCAR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pO0lnAZoXB\">pic.twitter.com\/pO0lnAZoXB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASCARonNBC\/status\/1842642032264613961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">2 Organizations Sue NASCAR Cup Series<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Two leading franchises on Wednesday filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR Cup Series and chairman Jim France.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Following nearly two years of negotiations, the National Association for Stock Scar Auto Racing and the 15 charter organizations, the Michael Jordan co-owned 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports filed suit, claiming unfair business practices.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The suit, filed in the Western District of North Carolina in Charlotte, N.C., alleges that NASCAR unfairly connects the teams to the series, including its suppliers and racing venues.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThe France family and NASCAR are monopolistic bullies,\u201d the teams said in the lawsuit, according to The Associated Press. \u201cAnd bullies will continue to impose their will to hurt others until their targets stand up and refuse to be victims. That moment has now arrived.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jordan told ESPN: \u201cThe way NASCAR is run today is unfair to teams, drivers, sponsors and fans.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">23XI Racing sues NASCAR; files antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR and its CEO Jim France.<br \/>Michael Jordan says in a statement: &quot;The way NASCAR is run today is unfair to teams, drivers, sponsors and fans.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GtXXrShsG9\">https:\/\/t.co\/GtXXrShsG9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marty Smith (@MartySmithESPN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MartySmithESPN\/status\/1841470367115665492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Starting Lineup for NASCAR Cup Series&#8217; YellaWood 500\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Here is a look at the lineup for Sunday\u2019s NASCAR Cup Series\u2019\u00a0YellaWood 500\u00a0at Talladega Superspeedway:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starting Position, Driver, Car No., Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">1,\u00a0Michael McDowell, 34, Front Row Motorsports<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">2, Austin Cindric, 2, Team Penske <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">3, Todd Gilliland, 38, Front Row Motorsports\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">4,\u00a0Kyle Busch, 8, Richard Childress Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">5,\u00a0Ryan Blaney, 12, Team Penske<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">6,\u00a0Joey Logano, 22, Team Penske<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">7,\u00a0Austin Dillon, 3, Richard Childress Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">8,\u00a0Denny Hamlin, 11, Joe Gibbs Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">9,\u00a0Harrison Burton, 21, Wood Brothers Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">10,\u00a0Daniel Hemric, 31, Kaulig Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">11,\u00a0Chase Elliott, 9, Hendrick Motorsports<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">12,\u00a0Kyle Larson, 5, Hendrick Motorsports<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">13,\u00a0Brad Keselowski, 6, RFK Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">14,\u00a0Tyler Reddick, 45, 23XI Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">15,\u00a0Ty Gibbs, 54, Joe Gibbs Racing <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">16,\u00a0William Byron, 24, Hendrick Motorsports<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">17,\u00a0Shane van Gisbergen, 16, Kaulig Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">18, Ryan Preece, 41, Stewart-Haas Racing\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">19,\u00a0Josh Berry, 4, Stewart-Haas Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">20,\u00a0Chris Buescher, 17, RFK Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">21,\u00a0Christopher Bell, 20, Joe Gibbs Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">22,\u00a0Noah Gragson, 10, Stewart-Haas Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">23,\u00a0Alex Bowman, 48, Hendrick Motorsports<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">24,\u00a0Martin Truex Jr., 19, Joe Gibbs Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">25,\u00a0AJ Allmendinger, 13, Kaulig Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">26,\u00a0Bubba Wallace, 23, 23XI Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">27,\u00a0Ross Chastain, 1, Trackhouse Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">28,\u00a0Corey LaJoie, 51, Rick Ware Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">29,\u00a0John Hunter Nemechek, 42, Legacy Motor Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">30,\u00a0Erik Jones, 43, Legacy Motor Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">31,\u00a0Daniel Suarez, 99, Trackhouse Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">32,\u00a0Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 47, JTG Daugherty Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">33,\u00a0Anthony Alfredo, 62, Beard Motorsports<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">34,\u00a0Cody Ware, 15, Rick Ware Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">35,\u00a0Justin Haley, 7, Spire Motorsports<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">36,\u00a0Chase Briscoe, 14, Stewart-Haas Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">37, Justin Haley, 7, Spire Motorsports<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">38, BJ McLeod, 78, Live Fast Motorsports<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">39, Zane Smith, 71, Spire Motorsports<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">40, JJ Yeley, 44, NY Racing Team<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Amanda and I would like to introduce you to Becks Hayden! Blessed with his presence on Sunday 9\/29! We\u2019re so excited for this Journey!\u263a\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZPHj5Aqjsy\">pic.twitter.com\/ZPHj5Aqjsy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bubba Wallace (@BubbaWallace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BubbaWallace\/status\/1841228513635967077?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wonder what the pre-season sports betting odds would have been on\u00a0driver Michael McDowell earning six pole positions through 31 NASCAR Cup Series races this season?\u00a0 That would have been an interesting wager, considering he went 466 Cup starts without earning one pole.\u00a0 For the sixth time this season, McDowell on Saturday earned the right to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":221,"featured_media":1598010,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[253795],"tags":[448141,448143,448142,448140,447814,4835,447927,447735,447882,448117,448091,448085],"class_list":["post-1598009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nascar","tag-23xi-racing","tag-federal-antitrust-lawsuit","tag-front-row-motorsports","tag-jim-france","tag-lineup","tag-michael-jordan","tag-michael-mcdowell","tag-nascar-cup-series","tag-pole-position","tag-round-of-8","tag-talladega-superspeedway","tag-yellawood-500"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v23.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NASCAR Releases Lineup For YellaWood 500 At Talladega<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"NASCAR Cup Series&#039; 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