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Junior circuit at Talladega: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Dale Earnhardt Jr. lead field

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NASCAR'S Monster Energy Cup Series turned into the Junior circuit on Saturday.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. grabbed the pole for Sunday's GEICO 500 while Dale Earnhardt Jr. will join Stenhouse on the front row at Talladega. 

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Stenhouse posted a top speed of 191.547 mph during Saturday's qualifying. 

Brad Keselowski, Matt Kenseth and Trevor Bayne round out the top five for Sunday's race. 

Sticking with the Junior theme, Martin Truex Jr. will start 13th. 

Aric Almirola, who won Saturday's XFinity Series Sparks Energy 300, qualified 22nd for Sunday's race.

Here is the starting lineup for Sunday's GEICO 500 at Talladega. 

1. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 
3. Brad Keselowski
4. Matt Kenseth
5. Trevor Bayne
6. Kevin Harvick
7. Daniel Suarez
8. Chase Elliott
9. Paul Menard
10. Kyle Busch
11. Denny Hamlin
12. Joey Logano
13. Martin Truex Jr. 
14. Erik Jones
15. Kurt Busch
16. Ryan Blaney 
17. Clint Bowyer
18. Austin Dillon
19. Kasey Kahne
20. Ryan Newman
21. Kyle Larson
22. Aric Almirola
23. Jamie McMurray 
24. Michael McDowell
25. Landon Cassill
26. Matt DiBenedetto
27. AJ Allmendinger
28. Ty Dillon
29. David Ragan 
30. Jimmie Johnson
31. Danica Patrick 
32. Brendan Gaughan 
33. Reed Sorenson
34. Chris Buescher
35. Elliott Sadler
36. Corey LaJoie
37. Gray Gaulding
38. Cole Whitt
39. Joey Gase
40. Jeffrey Earnhardt
41. D. J. Kennington

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