Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne will lead the field to the green flag in Sunday’s Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Gordon’s super-fast qualifying effort saw him finish a stout .3 of a second faster than Kahne.
HMS has all four of its drivers in the top five starting spots, with Dale Earnhardt Jr. starting fourth and Jimmie Johnson fifth.
Chevrolet placed six drivers in the first 10 positions, Toyota has three and Ford has just one.
Here’s the row-by-row starting lineup:
Row 1: Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne
Row 2: Ryan Blaney, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Row 3: Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart
Row 4: Paul Menard, Matt Kenseth
Row 5: David Ragan, Clint Bowyer
Row 6: Casey Mears, Sam Hornish Jr.
Row 7: Kyle Larson, Austin Dillon
Row 8: Brad Keselowski, Brian Scott
Row 9: Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman
Row 10: Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle
Row 11: Joey Logano, Carl Edwards
Row 12: Michael Waltrip: Kevin Harvick
Row 13: Danica Patrick, Trevor Bayne
Row 14: Jamie McMurray, Aric Almirola
Row 15: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Landon Cassill
Row 16: AJ Allmendinger, Bobby Labonte
Row 17: Brendan Gaughan, Josh Wise
Row 18: Justin Allgaier, Martin Truex Jr.
Row 19: Alex Bowman, Chris Buescher
Row 20: David Gilliland, Michael Annett
Row 21: Cole Whitt, JJ Yeley
Row 22: Matt DiBenedetto
Did Not Qualify: Michael McDowell, Jeb Burton
Manufacturer – Starting Lineup -- DNQs
Chevrolet – 22 – 0
Ford – 13 – 1
Toyota – 8 – 1
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