for the Good Sam Club 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway is posted. 47 cars/drivers are listed. Go-or-go homers are now mixed in with the top-35 drivers, slowest by fastest in first practice.
The first of the drivers scheduled to go out is #97-Conway, slowest in first practice.
The final driver scheduled to go out is #16-Biffle, who was fastest in first practice.
Of note, three drivers didn t practice in the first seassion on Friday: #77-T.J. Bell, #66-Michael McDowell and #21-Trevor Bayne.
The first qualifying order had the three cars going 1,2,3 but later NASCAR changed that and put the cars 45th (#77), 46th (#66) and 47th (#21).
An earlier qualifying spot would had been better as it will be cooler.
Qualifying order is set by the first practice session, with slowest driver going out by speed and the fastest going out last. The non-top 35 drivers are now mixed in with the top-35 in owners points, slowest to fastest.
See the full qualifying order on the Talladega Qualifying Page.(10-21-2011)
