NSCS Pole Report: Jeff Gordon earns 71st career pole

Jeff Gordon won the pole for Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Talladega with a lap of 49.97 seconds at 191.623 mph. This is Gordon’s 71^st pole in the series, which places him on third on the all-time series pole list, tied with David Pearson. Also, this is Gordon’s third pole at Talladega. AJ Allmendinger, Marcos Ambrose, Aric Almirola, and Kasey Kahne round out the top five.

Here’s the starting lineup:

1. Jeff Gordon

2. AJ Allmendinger

3. Marcos Ambrose

4. Aric Almirola

5. Kasey Kahne

6. Greg Biffle

7. Carl Edwards

8. Tony Stewart

9. Michael Waltrip

10. Matt Kenseth

11. Trevor Bayne

12. Juan Pablo Montoya

13. Brad Keselowski

14. Ryan Newman

15. Martin Truex Jr.

16. Josh Wise

17. Paul Menard

18.Dale Earnhardt Jr.

19. Jimmie Johnson

20. Kevin Harvick

21. Kyle Busch

22. Denny Hamlin

23. Jamie McMurray

24. Clint Bowyer

25. Casey Mears

26. David Gilliland

27. David Stremme

28. Terry Labonte

29. Jeff Burton

30. Joey Logano

31. Regan Smith

32. David Ragan

33. Kurt Busch

34. David Reutimann

35. Michael McDowell

36. Bill Elliott

37. Joe Nemechek

38. Dave Blaney

39. Robert Richardson Jr.

40. Landon Cassill

41. Travis Kvapil

42. Bobby Labonte

43. Tony Raines

Who did not make it:

J.J. Yeley

Television schedule:

Aaron’s 499 at Talladega- 12 p.m. ET Sunday on FOX