Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will start on the pole at the Geico 500 on Sunday afternoon.
It appeared that Dale Earnhardt Jr.–in just his second race since announcing his impending retirement–was going to capture the No. 1 starting spot at one of his most successful tracks, but on the last lap of the day, Stenhouse became the first driver of the day to break a 50-second lap, earning the second pole of his career.
Here’s a complete look at the starting lineup and qualifying results for Talladega:
2017 Geico 500 Starting Lineup
1. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Brad Keselowski
4. Matt Kenseth
5. Trevor Bayne
6. Kevin Harvick
7. Daniel Suarez
8. Chase Elliott
9. Paul Menard
10. Kyle Busch
11. Denny Hamlin
12. Joey Logano
13. Martin Truex Jr.
14. Erik Jones
15. Kurt Busch
16. Ryan Blaney
17. Clint Bowyer
18. Austin Dillon
19. Kasey Kahne
20. Ryan Newman
21. Kyle Larson
22. Aric Almirola
23. Jamie McMurray
24. Michael McDowell
25. Landon Cassill
26. Matt DiBenedetto
27. AJ Allmendinger
28. Ty Dillon
29. David Ragan
30. Jimmie Johnson
31. Danica Patrick
32. Brendan Gaughan
33. Reed Sorenson
34. Chris Buescher
35. Elliott Sadler
36. Corey LaJoie
37. Gray Gaulding
38. Cole Whitt
39. Joey Gase
40. Jeffrey Earnhardt
2017 Geico 500 Qualifying
Round 2
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: 49.993
Dale Earnhardt Jr.: 50.194
Brad Keselowski: 50.287
Matt Kenseth: 50.353
Trevor Bayne: 50.359
Kevin Harvick: 50.394
Daniel Suarez: 50.397
Chase Elliott: 50.421
Paul Menard: 50.495
Kyle Busch: 50.511
Denny Hamlin: 50.541
Joey Logano: 50.646
Round 1
Top 12 advanced to second and final round
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: 50.180
Dale Earnhardt Jr.: 50.294
Brad Keselowski: 50.338
Chase Elliott: 50.348
Trevor Bayne: 50.424
Matt Kenseth: 50.425
Daniel Suarez: 50.448
Kyle Busch: 50.483
Paul Menard: 50.545
Joey Logano: 50.546
Kevin Harvick: 50.552
Denny Hamlin: 50.562
Martin Truex Jr.: 50.573
Erik Jones: 50.583
Kurt Busch: 50.590
Ryan Blaney: 50.598
Clint Bowyer: 50.657
Austin Dillon: 50.657
Kasey Kahne: 50.661
Ryan Newman: 50.677
Kyle Larson: 50.815
Aric Almirola: 50.843
Jamie McMurray: 50.877
Michael McDowell: 50.963
Landon Cassill: 50.968
Matt DiBenedetto: 50.992
AJ Allmendinger: 50.997
Ty Dillon: 51.095
David Ragan: 51.098
Jimmie Johnson: 51.110
Danica Patrick: 51.210
Brendan Gaughan: 51.441
Reed Sorenson: 51.451
Chris Buescher: 51.471
Elliott Sadler: 51.513
Corey LaJoie: 51.722
Gray Gaulding: 51.995
D.J. Kennington: 52.074
Cole Whitt: 52.098
Joey Gase: 52.227
Jeffrey Earnhardt: 52.414
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Geico 500 Qualifying Results & Starting Lineup for Talladega 2017