Below are some potential notable starts being made by drivers this weekend. Notable meaning they will be tied with a driver in number of starts made in that specific series, or the number of starts being made is a significant number that they are reaching in their specific race this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. Rankings reflect the all-time starts list for that series.
(The featured image is the driver I find having the most notable start this weekend)
*This will be updated after qualifying for each race if a driver does not make the race.
Xfinity Series Starts
Brandon Jones: 245th start ties Carl Edwards, ranks 45th
Jeffrey Earnhardt: 153rd start ties Austin Dillon, ranks 100th
Garrett Smithley: 150th start!
Brett Moffitt: 93rd start ties Jimmie Johnson, ranks 171st
Ryan Truex: 88th start ties Bubba Wallace, ranks 183rd
Josh Bilicki: 82nd start ties Chase Elliott, ranks 198th
Anthony Alfredo: 61st start ties Danica Patrick, ranks 237th
Austin Hill: 57th start ties Ernie Irvan, ranks 246th
Cup Series Starts
Kevin Harvick: 800th start, ranks 10th
Martin Truex Jr.: 631st start ties Dale Earnhardt Jr., ranks 29th
Joey Logano: 517th start ties Morgan Shepherd, ranks 43rd
Brad Keselowski: 495th start ties Wendell Scott, ranks 47th
Austin Dillon: 346th start ties Reed Sorenson, ranks 81st
Erik Jones: 229th start ties Herb Thomas, ranks 126th
Ryan Preece: 125th start!
Harrison Burton: 47th start ties Daniel Hemric, ranks 322nd
Todd Gilliland: 46th start ties Ron Hornaday Jr., ranks 332nd
Ty Gibbs: 25th start!
