2026 NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega Starting Lineup: Tyler Reddick on Pole & Full Grid — April 26

Tyler Reddick starts P1, with Kyle Larson alongside in P2 for the NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega at Talladega Superspeedway. The confirmed field contains 40 starters.

Pole position

Tyler Reddick

No. 45 · Toyota

Outside pole

Kyle Larson

No. 5 · Chevrolet

Field

40 starters

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Grid briefing

Tyler Reddick leads the NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega starting lineup

How the front row was set

Rain washed out Talladega Cup qualifying, so the rule-book metric placed Tyler Reddick first and Kyle Larson second. Casey Mears did not qualify when the 41 entries were reduced to a 40-car field.

What track position means at Talladega Superspeedway

Talladega's 2.66-mile tri-oval is a pure drafting problem where huge packs create rapid lead changes and multi-car risk.

NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega grid watch

Carson Hocevar won from P12, while Reddick's fourth P1 start of the season was metric-assigned rather than earned on speed.

Starting-order facts checked against NASCAR Talladega weather lineup. A post-qualifying inspection or unapproved adjustment can still send a car to the rear without changing its scored starting position.

Row-by-row grid

Full NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega starting lineup

Find a driver or car

Row	Start	Driver	Car	Manufacturer	Sponsor
1	1	Tyler Reddick	No. 45	Toyota	Mobil 1
1	2	Kyle Larson	No. 5	Chevrolet	Rockstar Energy
2	3	Denny Hamlin	No. 11	Toyota	Progressive
2	4	Bubba Wallace	No. 23	Toyota	Rockstar Energy
3	5	Chase Briscoe	No. 19	Toyota	Bass Pro Shops
3	6	Brad Keselowski	No. 6	Ford	Rockstar Energy
4	7	William Byron	No. 24	Chevrolet	Rockstar Energy
4	8	Chase Elliott	No. 9	Chevrolet	Rockstar Energy
5	9	Ty Gibbs	No. 54	Toyota	Rockstar Energy
5	10	Chris Buescher	No. 17	Ford	Rockstar Energy
6	11	Ryan Preece	No. 60	Ford	Rockstar Energy
6	12	Carson Hocevar	No. 77	Chevrolet	Zeigler Auto Group
7	13	Austin Cindric	No. 2	Ford	Rockstar Energy
7	14	Christopher Bell	No. 20	Toyota	Interstate Batteries
8	15	Ryan Blaney	No. 12	Ford	Duracell
8	16	Daniel Suarez	No. 7	Chevrolet	Rockstar Energy
9	17	Riley Herbst	No. 35	Toyota	Rockstar Energy
9	18	Austin Dillon	No. 3	Chevrolet	Rockstar Energy
10	19	Todd Gilliland	No. 34	Ford	Rockstar Energy
10	20	Alex Bowman	No. 48	Chevrolet	Rockstar Energy
11	21	Erik Jones	No. 43	Toyota	Rockstar Energy
11	22	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	No. 47	Chevrolet	Rockstar Energy
12	23	John Hunter Nemechek	No. 42	Toyota	Rockstar Energy
12	24	Ross Chastain	No. 1	Chevrolet	Rockstar Energy
13	25	Joey Logano	No. 22	Ford	Shell Pennzoil
13	26	Josh Berry	No. 21	Ford	Rockstar Energy
14	27	Cole Custer	No. 41	Chevrolet	Rockstar Energy
14	28	AJ Allmendinger	No. 16	Chevrolet	Rockstar Energy
15	29	Noah Gragson	No. 4	Ford	Rockstar Energy
15	30	Zane Smith	No. 38	Ford	Rockstar Energy
16	31	Michael McDowell	No. 71	Chevrolet	Rockstar Energy
16	32	Connor Zilisch	No. 88	Chevrolet	Rockstar Energy
17	33	Shane van Gisbergen	No. 97	Chevrolet	Red Bull
17	34	Kyle Busch	No. 8	Chevrolet	zone Jalapeno Lime
18	35	Ty Dillon	No. 10	Chevrolet	Rockstar Energy
18	36	Cody Ware	No. 51	Chevrolet	Rockstar Energy
19	37	Jesse Love	No. 33	Chevrolet	Rockstar Energy
19	38	Chad Finchum	No. 66	Ford	Rockstar Energy
20	39	Joey Gase	No. 44	Chevrolet	Rockstar Energy
20	40	Daniel Dye	No. 78	Chevrolet	Rockstar Energy

40 confirmed starters shown.

Grid to checkered flag

How the NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega winner started

Carson Hocevar won after starting P12

Carson Hocevar moved from P12 to the win, a net gain of 11 positions. The starting grid records where the car took the green; the race recap explains the decisive sequence that produced the finish.

Read the race recap and finishing order →

Quick answers

NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega starting lineup FAQ

Who is on pole for the NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega?

Tyler Reddick is the confirmed pole starter.

Who starts on the front row?

Tyler Reddick starts P1 and Kyle Larson starts P2.

How many cars are in the NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega starting lineup?

The confirmed field has 40 starters.

Can the starting lineup change after qualifying?

Yes. Inspection failures, backup cars and unapproved adjustments can send a driver to the rear. The official scored start position may remain unchanged even when the car drops behind the field for the green flag.

How to use this tool

Read the starting grid

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Use Start for the exact grid spot and Row to see which two cars share a row.
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Search a driver, car number or manufacturer to jump straight to that entry.
3
Open the race recap after the checkered flag to compare start versus finish.

Race fan notes:

An entry list is not a confirmed lineup.
A car sent to the rear can retain its original scored starting position.