NASCAR Qualifying Results: Pole SNATCHED from Kyle Busch as Ford dominate at Talladega

NASCAR Cup Series qualifying ahead of the Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega is complete, and it’s Zane Smith who will start Sunday’s race from pole position.

With NASCAR returning to superspeedway action, Smith set the fastest lap time of 52.656 seconds around the 2.66-mile tri-oval, with the Front Row Motorsports star taking his first-ever pole position in the Cup Series in doing so.

Smith was the last driver to set a lap at Talladega, with his time cruelly denying Kyle Busch his first pole position since Dover last year, which came almost a year ago to the day.

Still, it was an excellent session for Busch in the No. 8 Chevrolet, who will start Sunday’s race in second spot, particularly considering the dominance of the Ford cars.

Indeed, seven of the top 10 starters in Sunday’s race will be Ford-powered vehicles, with Busch, Austin Dillon (5th), and Ty Gibbs (10th) the only exceptions.

With that said, let's take a look at the full finishing order from qualifying and how the full starting lineup looks for Sunday's race.

NASCAR Cup Series: Who is on pole at Talladega?

After qualifying on Saturday morning, here is the starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, with times from the second round of qualifying included.

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