The 2026 NASCAR season continues at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend, and the action kicks off with qualifying in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series today, Friday, April 24.
NASCAR has confirmed that single-car qualifying will be in place at the 2.66-mile track in Alabama, with 38 entries set to get one chance to earn their starting spot for Saturday's race and try to claim pole.
NOTE: If you're looking for Saturday's race start times, we have all of that information here!
Richard Childress Racing has been the team to beat at Talladega in recent seasons when it comes to qualifying, with Austin Hill having won the pole in 2025, and Jesse Love having done the same in 2024.
Hill also took pole at Daytona International Speedway earlier this season, once again highlighting the team's pace on superspeedways.
With that said, let's get into all of the timing and TV information you need ahead of the action.
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What time is NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series qualifying today?
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series qualifying from Talladega Superspeedway takes place on Friday, April 24, at 5:30 p.m. ET.
This is the first O’Reilly Series action of the weekend, with no practice at this weekend’s event.
Here are the start times converted to your local time zones.
| City (Time Zone) | Qualifying Start Time |
|---|---|
| Charlotte, NC (ET) | 5:30 p.m. |
| New York, NY (ET) | 5:30 p.m. |
| Columbia, SC (ET) | 5:30 p.m. |
| Charleston, WV (ET) | 5:30 p.m. |
| Augusta, ME (ET) | 5:30 p.m. |
| Chicago, IL (CT) | 4:30 p.m. |
| Pierre, SD (CT) | 4:30 p.m. |
| Nashville, TN (CT) | 4:30 p.m. |
| Des Moines, IA (CT) | 4:30 p.m. |
| Montgomery, AL (CT) | 4:30 p.m. |
| Denver, CO (MT) | 3:30 p.m. |
| Salt Lake City, UT (MT) | 3:30 p.m. |
| Albuquerque, NM (MT) | 3:30 p.m. |
| El Paso, TX (MT) | 3:30 p.m. |
| Los Angeles, CA (PT) | 2:30 p.m. |
| Las Vegas, NV (PT) | 2:30 p.m. |
| Seattle, WA (PT) | 2:30 p.m. |
| Portland, OR (PT) | 2:30 p.m. |
| San Francisco, CA (PT) | 2:30 p.m. |
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What TV channel is the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series on today?
Friday's O'Reilly Auto Parts Series qualifying action from Talladega Superspeedway will not be broadcast live on TV. Instead, you can tune into the action for free on the CW App.
You can download the CW App on your handheld device from the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and Amazon App Store.
You can also download the app on your TV via the following:
- Roku
- Amazon Fire TV
- VIZIO Smart TV
- LG TV
- Chromecast
- Android TV
- Apple TV
- Samsung Smart TV
Unfortunately, there is no radio coverage of today's qualifying session.
Live stream options
The best streaming option to watch O'Reilly Auto Parts Series qualifying today is via the CW App.
The CW App is showing all qualifying and practice sessions from the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series in 2026 exclusively, for free.
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Talladega qualifying order
| Qualifying Order | Driver | Car No. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Emerling | 38 |
| 2 | JJ Yeley | 5 |
| 3 | Natalie Decker | 35 |
| 4 | Austin Green | 87 |
| 5 | Mason Maggio | 91 |
| 6 | Dawson Cram | 274 |
| 7 | Joey Gase | 55 |
| 8 | Parker Retzlaff | 99 |
| 9 | Anthony Alfredo | 96 |
| 10 | Carson Kvapil | 1 |
| 11 | Josh Bilicki | 07 |
| 12 | Harrison Burton | 24 |
| 13 | Kyle Sieg | 28 |
| 14 | Austin Hill | 21 |
| 15 | David Starr | 42 |
| 16 | Ryan Ellis | 02 |
| 17 | Blaine Perkins | 31 |
| 18 | Josh Williams | 92 |
| 19 | Lavar Scott | 45 |
| 20 | Tyler Ankrum | 32 |
| 21 | Brennan Poole | 44 |
| 22 | Jeremy Clements | 51 |
| 23 | William Sawalich | 18 |
| 24 | Patrick Staropoli | 48 |
| 25 | Jeb Burton | 27 |
| 26 | Dean Thompson | 26 |
| 27 | Sammy Smith | 8 |
| 28 | Garrett Smithley | 0 |
| 29 | Ryan Sieg | 39 |
| 30 | Sam Mayer | 41 |
| 31 | Corey Day | 17 |
| 32 | Brandon Jones | 20 |
| 33 | Brent Crews | 19 |
| 34 | Rajah Caruth | 88 |
| 35 | Taylor Gray | 54 |
| 36 | Jesse Love | 2 |
| 37 | Justin Allgaier | 7 |
| 38 | Sheldon Creed | 00 |
Is there Xfinity Series qualifying today?
Yes and no. No, there is no Xfinity Series qualifying today. However, that is because NASCAR's second division has been renamed the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series for 2026.
O'Reilly Auto Parts signed a multi-year title sponsorship with NASCAR that was announced in August 2025.
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