Qualifying Rained Out, Edwards Will Start On `Dega Pole

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying has been cancelled this afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway, due to a steady rain that has soaked the speedway since yesterday evening.

This is the fourth time in 88 races that time trials have been canceled at Talladega, including three of the last eight races. The field for Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 will now be set by practice speeds, as outlined in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rulebook. Carl Edwards will start first, with Martin Truex, Jr., alongside. Just one driver failed to make the field, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Elliott Sadler .

Unofficial Starting Lineup:

ST Car Driver

1 99 Carl Edwards

2 56 Martin Truex Jr.

3 9 Marcos Ambrose
4 22 Joey Logano
5 39 Ryan Newman
6 20 Matt Kenseth
7 11 Denny Hamlin
8 48 Jimmie Johnson
9 24 Jeff Gordon
10 5 Kasey Kahne
11 2 Brad Keselowski
12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
13 18 Kyle Busch
14 55 Michael Waltrip
15 21 Trevor Bayne
16 27 Paul Menard
17 16 Greg Biffle
18 43 Aric Almirola
19 34 David Ragan
20 15 Clint Bowyer
21 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #
22 13 Casey Mears
23 10 Danica Patrick #
24 29 Kevin Harvick
25 14 Tony Stewart
26 35 Josh Wise
27 30 David Stremme
28 1 Jamie McMurray
29 31 Jeff Burton
30 42 Juan Pablo Montoya
31 38 David Gilliland
32 93 Travis Kvapil
33 78 Kurt Busch
34 51 Regan Smith
35 83 David Reutimann
36 95 Scott Speed
37 32 Terry Labonte
38 98 Michael McDowell
39 47 Bobby Labonte
40 7 Dave Blaney
41 87 Joe Nemechek
42 33 Landon Cassill
43 36 JJ Yeley