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.
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?


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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 |











