Within the fifty fifth NASCAR Cup Sequence qualifying session of his profession, Zane Smith earned his first profession pole place on Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway.
Smith’s lap of 182.174 miles per hour was sufficient to barely edge two-time Cup Sequence champion Kyle Busch for the pole within the second spherical of qualifying.
“I want I may take loads of the credit score for it, however in truth, only a actually quick Ford,” Smith instructed Prime Video’s Larry McReynolds. “Polesitter within the Cup Sequence, that is superior.”
Busch will be a part of Smith on the entrance row, with Joey Logano, Ryan Preece and Austin Dillon rounding out the top-five. Chris Buescher, Austin Cindric, Josh Berry, Ryan Blaney and Ty Gibbs accomplished the top-10.
Different notable qualifiers embrace Christopher Bell in eleventh, Denny Hamlin in thirteenth, Bubba Wallace in twentieth, Kyle Larson in twenty fifth and Chase Elliott in thirtieth.
Defending spring Talladega winner Tyler Reddick will begin twenty sixth on Sunday, with Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who received at Talladega in October 2024, beginning thirty fifth. J.J. Yeley will convey up the rear of the beginning grid in thirty ninth.
The Jack Hyperlink’s 500 at Talladega will go inexperienced shortly after 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, with protection on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Pre-race protection will begin at 2 p.m. ET on each FOX and MRN.
