NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series at Talladega: October 2026 Lineup

LINCOLN, Ala. -- Jesse Love earned his fifth NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series pole in the last six races at Talladega Superspeedway.

Love earned the ninth straight pole for Richard Childress Racing at the 2.66-mile track. Austin Hill earned three of those poles and Jeffrey Earnhardt earned the pole to start the streak back in April of 2022. Hill starts fifth for Saturday's race.

Jake Finch will share the front row with Love. Behind Love and Finch, Sam Mayer, Carson Kvapil, Hill, Rajah Caruth, Anthony Alfredo, Brent Crews, William Sawalich and Corey Day round out the top-10 starters.

Chase drivers Sammy Smith, Sheldon Creed, Justin Allgaier, Brandon Jones, Taylor Gray and Parker Retzlaff will start 11th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 17th and 26th, respectively.

Lavar Scott, Carson Ware and Patrick Emerling failed to qualify for The Progress Group 250, set to go green just after 3:30 p.m. ET on The CW, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90 and Motor Racing Network affiliates.