April 20, 2024

Harrison Burton and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang Dark Horse are set to start 16th in Sunday’s GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

Burton earned that spot with a lap at 179.963 miles per hour during qualifying Saturday morning. There was no pre-race practice, per NASCAR rules for superspeedway events.

Sunday’s 500-mile, 188-lap is scheduled to get the green flag just after 2 p.m. Central Time (3 p.m. Eastern Time) with TV coverage on FOX.

Stage breaks are planned for Laps 60 and 120.