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Michael McDowell will start from the pole at Talladega Superspeedway after earning his second Cup Series pole Saturday morning. McDowell was the final driver to take time in single-car qualifying a…
Michael McDowell earned his second Cup Series pole and will start from the pole position at Talladega Superspeedway. McDowell clocked the fastest time of 182.022mph during single-car qualifying, securing the top spot on the leaderboard. This is McDowell’s third consecutive front-row start at superspeedway-style races in his No. 34 Ford Mustang Dark Horse. His teammates, Austin Cindric and Todd Gilliland, qualified second and third respectively. Kyle Busch, the defending race winner, qualified fourth, while Austin Dillon rounded out the top five in qualifying. Ford has five drivers in the top 10, with the manufacturer still seeking their first win of the season. Numerous notable drivers, such as Martin Truex Jr., Joey Logano, and Chase Elliott, also qualified within the top ten for Sunday’s race at Talladega.
