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NASCAR Talladega 2014: Start time, TV schedule and lineup for Aaron’s 499

Richard Childress Racing cars dominated qualifying on Saturday. Will that carry over to Sunday?

Patrick Smith

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series continues on Sunday afternoon in Talladega with the Aaron’s 499. Brian Scott captured the pole in qualifying on Saturday in the first time group qualifying was used at a restrictor-plate track. Richard Childress Racing-affiliated drivers took the top six spots in qualifying with Paul Menard, A.J. Allmendinger, Casey Mears, Austin Dillon and Ryan Newman following Scott.

However, don’t count out any of the smaller teams from capturing victory on Sunday. As SB Nation’s Jordan Bianchi writes, Talladega is a great leveler when it comes to individual performance, clearing the way for any participant to win. Victory all but assures a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

Last year, Front Row Motorsports’ David Ragan pulled off a surprising win at Talladega.

Fox will begin its coverage of the race at 12:30 p.m. ET with the green flag set approximately for 1:20 p.m. ET. Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds will be in the booth calling the race. The pit reporters are Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum and Krista Voda. If you can’t be in front of a TV, Motor Racing Network will have the call on the radio.

Here is the starting lineup for the Aaron’s 499:

Rank Driver Make Speed
1 Brian Scott Chevrolet 198.290
2 Paul Menard Chevrolet 197.888
3 A.J. Allmendinger Chevrolet 197.704
4 Casey Mears Chevrolet 197.370
5 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 197.362
6 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 197.297
7 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 194.995
8 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 194.393
9 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 193.619
10 Carl Edwards Ford 193.615
11 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 193.486
12 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 188.958
13 Brad Keselowski Ford 194.963
14 Michael McDowell Ford 194.959
15 Aric Almirola Ford 194.911
16 Joey Logano Ford 194.880
17 Michael Annett Chevrolet 194.098
18 Brian Vickers Toyota 194.035
19 Kyle Busch Toyota 193.541
20 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 193.478
21 Matt Kenseth Toyota 193.458
22 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 190.890
23 Trevor Bayne Ford 190.575
24 Ryan Truex Toyota 197.913
25 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Ford 197.908
26 Marcos Ambrose Ford 197.835
27 Clint Bowyer Toyota 197.806
28 Michael Waltrip Toyota 197.806
29 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 197.770
30 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Chevrolet 197.765
31 Cole Whitt Toyota 197.721
32 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 197.443
33 Alex Bowman Toyota 197.403
34 Denny Hamlin Toyota 197.378
35 Greg Biffle Ford 197.244
36 Josh Wise Ford 197.029
37 Terry Labonte Ford 196.746
38 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 196.230
39 David Ragan Ford 195.732
40 David Gilliland Ford 194.880
41 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 194.389
42 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet No time
43 Martin Truex, Jr. Chevrolet No time
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