NASCAR Xfinity Series teammates were scheduled to fill out the opening two rows for Saturday’s United Rentals 250 at Talladega Speedway.
Up front, Richard Childress Racing machines possessed the front row with Jesse Love, who turned a hot lap of 181.129 mph to capture the pole position during the qualifying session. The rookie edged runner-up teammate Austin Hill by 0.104 seconds.
In the second row, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Chandler Smith was scheduled to start P3 and Sheldon Creed fourth.
Love entered the Round of 8 event ranked No. 7 in the playoff standings, two points ahead of No. 8 Riley Herbst and four above No. 9 Justin Allgaier.
For Love, he earned his fifth start on the inside of the front row this season.
It's Saturday at TALLADEGA 🤙 pic.twitter.com/4kBNogBjfn
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) October 5, 2024
NASCAR Officials Levy Fines on 2 Teams
NASCAR Xfinity Series officials handed out fines to two teams following last Saturday’s race at Kansas Speedway.
JR Motorsports crew chief Adam Wall and Kaulig Racing crew chief Kevin Walter $5,000 each after a single lug nut was found to be unsecured on the respective No. 9 Chevrolet and No. 97 Chevrolet machines.
Brandon Jones, the driver of the No. 9 machine, earned a P6 during the Kansas Lottery 300 and Shane van Gisbergen, the No. 97 pilot, placed P8. Aric Almirola won the event.
He gets the win 🏁@Aric_Almirola wins the #KansasLottery300! pic.twitter.com/BlePeV7bxB
— Kansas Speedway (@kansasspeedway) September 28, 2024
Starting Lineup for NASCAR Xfinity Series’ United Rentals 250
Here is a look at the lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series’ United Rentals 250 at Talladega Superspeedway:
Starting Position, Driver, Car No., Team
- 1, Jesse Love, 2, Richard Childress Racing
- 2, Austin Hill, 21, Richard Childress Racing
- 3, Chandler Smith, 81, Joe Gibbs Racing
- 4, Sheldon Creed, 18, Joe Gibbs Racing
- 5, AJ Allmendinger, 16, Kaulig Racing
- 6, Parker Kligerman, 48, Big Machine Racing
- 7, Riley Herbst, 98, Stewart-Haas Racing
- 8, Shane van Gisbergen, 97, Kaulig Racing
- 9, Aric Almirola, 20, Joe Gibbs Racing
- 10, Cole Custer, 00, Stewart-Haas Racing
- 11, Taylor Gray, 19, Joe Gibbs Racing
- 12, Sam Mayer, 1, JR Motorsports
- 13, Anthony Alfredo, 5, Our Motorsports
- 14, Justin Allgaier, 7, JR Motorsports
- 15, Ryan Sieg, 39, RSS Racing
- 16, Jeb Burton, 27, Jordan Anderson Racing
- 17, Josh Williams, 11, Kaulig Racing
- 18, Carson Kvapil, 88, JR Motorsports
- 19, Leland Honeyman, 42, Young’s Motorsports
- 20, Brandon Jones, 9, JR Motorsports
- 21, CJ McLaughlin, 07, SS GreenLight Racing
- 22, Dean Thompson, 26, Sam Hunt Racing
- 23, David Starr, 14, SS GreenLight Racing
- 24, Parker Retzlaff, 31, Jordan Anderson Racing
- 25, Nick Leitz, 92, DGM Racing
- 26, Jordan Anderson, 32, Jordan Anderson Racing
- 27, Sammy Smith, 8, JR Motorsports
- 28, Jeremy Clements, 51, Jeremy Clements Racing
- 29, Joey Gase, 35, Joey Gase Motorsports
- 30, Brennan Poole, 44, Alpha Prime Racing
- 31, Blaine Perkins, 29, RSS Racing
- 32, Ryan Ellis, 32, Alpha Prime Racing
- 33, Matt DiBenedetto, 38, RSS Racing
- 34, Kyle Sieg, 28, RSS Racing
- 35, Kyle Weatherman, 91, DGM Racing
- 36, Dylan Lupton, 15, AM Racing
- 37, Carson Ware, 53, Joey Gase Motorsports
- 38, Caesar Bacarella, 45, Alpha Prime Racing
Who can name this NASCAR legend. He is a 2-time Sportsman (now Xfinity series champion) with 34 wins in that series to his name. He's also still living today at age 86. Can u name him? pic.twitter.com/iJozZXyssa
— Bumblebee48 🐝 (@KellieBlundell) October 4, 2024
