Loop Data Box Score

The post-race loop data for the 2019 GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway includes in-depth driver stats, average speeds, and key performance metrics from the NASCAR CUP Series race.

GEICO 500

Sunday, April 28th, 2019

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 14 Ford
  • 7 Toyota
  • 19 Chevrolet

  • Talladega Superspeedway
  • 50th Annual GEICO 500
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Austin Dillon
  • Age: 29
  • Team : No. 3 - Dow Chevrolet
  • Owner: Richard Childress
  • Crew Chief: Danny Stockman, Jr
  • Austin Dillon won the Pole Award for the 50th Annual GEICO 500 with a lap of 49.734 seconds, 192.544 mph.
  • This is his fifth pole in 203 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
  • This is his second pole and sixth top-10 start in 2019.
  • This is his first pole in 12 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • Aric Almirola (second) posted his sixth top-10 start of 2019 and his fifth in 19 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • Clint Bowyer (third) posted his 10th top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his sixth in ten races this season.
  • Daniel Hemric (fifth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: Under Caution Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 5 Minutes 59 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 161.331
  • Cautions: 6 for 21 laps
  • Lead Changes: 37
  • Green Flag Passes: 10,650 (63.8 passes per green flag lap)

  • Talladega Superspeedway
  • 50th Annual GEICO 500
  • Race Winner: Chase Elliott
  • Age: 23
  • Team: No. 9 - Mountain Dew / Little Ceasers Chevrolet
  • Owner: Rick Hendrick
  • Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
  • Chase Elliott won the 50th Annual GEICO 500 his fourth victory in 123 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2019.
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in seven races at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • Alex Bowman (second) posted his second top-10 finish in eight races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2019. The runner-up finish is a career best for Bowman. His previous best was third at Pocono Raceway (July 29 2018).
  • Ryan Preece (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Talladega Superspeedway. This was a career best finish for Preece. His previous best was eighth in this year's Daytona 500.
  • Ryan Preece (third) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Daniel Hemric finished fifth his first career top-10 finish in 12 races. His previous career best was 18th at ISM Raceway (March 10 2019).
  • Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 15 points over Joey Logano.
  • There were 39 lead changes the most at Talladega since May 4 2014 (48).
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GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway : Loop Data Box Score results
DRIVER ST MID CLO FIN HI LOW ARP PL DIF GFP GFxP PD QPS % QPS FST % T15 LED % LED LAPS DR TOT PTS
Chase Elliott 11 1 9 1 1 32 9.9 10 320 300 20 196 61.25 5 70.7 44 23.4 188 105.90 57
Alex Bowman 9 2 11 2 1 22 9.4 7 325 311 14 216 66.46 2 71.8 8 4.3 188 98.90 53
Ryan Preece 30 24 10 3 2 36 20.9 27 397 360 37 101 25.44 5 18.1 0 0.0 188 74.70 34
Joey Logano 8 21 1 4 1 26 7.6 4 310 327 -17 265 85.48 4 91.0 37 19.7 188 105.60 35
Daniel Hemric 5 13 18 5 4 30 15.4 0 342 321 21 193 56.43 5 52.1 0 0.0 188 85.50 35
Kurt Busch 14 14 7 6 1 27 12.0 8 385 376 9 240 62.34 9 71.8 0 0.0 188 90.30 36
Ryan Newman 24 15 20 7 5 35 19.1 17 338 298 40 85 25.15 13 25.0 0 0.0 188 83.70 35
Brendan Gaughan 29 23 26 8 1 36 22.9 21 199 182 17 19 9.55 7 11.7 5 2.7 188 67.70 0
Aric Almirola 2 5 4 9 1 31 7.9 -7 400 434 -34 330 82.50 2 90.4 27 14.4 188 111.00 28
Kyle Busch 22 11 5 10 1 31 9.6 12 457 439 18 310 67.83 9 84.6 4 2.1 188 96.40 30
Corey Lajoie 36 20 21 11 6 36 22.3 25 214 200 14 19 8.88 4 8.5 0 0.0 188 78.60 26
Daniel Suarez 16 22 3 12 1 27 16.5 4 440 432 8 228 51.82 7 37.8 0 0.0 188 74.20 31
Brad Keselowski 4 3 24 13 1 27 10.0 -9 285 320 -35 217 76.14 3 75.5 10 5.3 188 96.30 24
Austin Dillon 1 6 13 14 1 31 13.2 -13 347 356 -9 236 68.01 5 59.6 0 0.0 188 84.00 37
Ryan Blaney 7 12 8 15 1 30 9.4 -8 480 483 -3 393 81.88 7 87.2 4 2.1 188 89.70 29
Paul Menard 17 9 15 16 2 33 16.2 1 500 503 -3 242 48.40 5 46.3 0 0.0 188 73.50 21
Ty Dillon 13 10 19 17 1 26 15.4 -4 352 359 -7 135 38.35 3 43.6 7 3.7 188 80.90 30
Reed Sorenson 37 29 22 18 7 40 28.0 19 104 100 4 2 1.92 3 1.6 0 0.0 188 54.50 19
Erik Jones 27 16 23 19 1 27 13.1 8 424 420 4 259 61.08 5 62.8 4 2.1 188 80.10 18
Martin Truex Jr 20 7 14 20 1 25 10.0 0 452 444 8 306 67.70 5 76.1 11 5.9 188 102.40 17
William Byron 25 4 17 21 1 26 11.6 4 345 342 3 198 57.39 3 73.4 0 0.0 188 81.50 28
Jeffrey Earnhardt 33 28 25 22 5 35 25.9 11 199 201 -2 52 26.13 4 5.3 0 0.0 187 54.30 0
David Ragan 15 19 28 23 1 28 15.6 -8 359 366 -7 192 53.48 7 44.7 0 0.0 187 82.60 14
Kyle Larson 10 8 16 24 1 26 12.1 -14 333 350 -17 200 60.06 1 66.5 1 0.5 187 76.20 17
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 6 17 2 25 1 22 8.1 -19 417 421 -4 343 82.25 4 93.6 16 8.6 187 87.30 15
Ross Chastain 34 26 27 26 1 40 27.4 8 76 88 -12 5 6.58 3 6.9 9 4.8 187 50.30 0
Parker Kligerman 35 30 30 27 3 40 29.5 8 63 70 -7 1 1.59 3 0.5 0 0.0 186 47.20 0
Cody Ware 40 32 31 28 4 40 31.1 12 52 53 -1 0 0.00 2 0.5 0 0.0 184 38.70 9
Clint Bowyer 3 33 32 29 3 36 31.6 -26 54 68 -14 20 37.04 2 5.3 0 0.0 182 44.20 8
Chris Buescher 31 25 12 30 1 32 18.7 1 379 387 -8 214 56.46 2 38.8 0 0.0 181 71.40 7
Matt DiBenedetto 26 18 6 31 1 27 15.7 -5 484 502 -18 219 45.25 10 44.2 1 0.6 181 79.50 7
Justin Haley 38 27 29 32 2 38 21.6 6 300 303 -3 84 28.00 8 17.6 0 0.0 180 68.50 0
Jimmie Johnson 21 34 33 33 6 36 33.2 -12 62 95 -33 2 3.23 5 1.1 0 0.0 178 39.60 4
Landon Cassill 32 36 34 34 13 36 33.6 -2 50 78 -28 1 2.00 0 1.1 0 0.0 154 38.30 0
Stanton Barrett 39 31 35 35 15 40 32.6 4 61 73 -12 1 1.64 1 0.0 0 0.0 132 32.30 2
Denny Hamlin 23 35 36 36 4 37 33.8 -13 81 56 25 21 25.93 3 1.6 0 0.0 80 34.10 1
Matt Tifft 18 37 37 37 1 34 35.7 -19 77 71 6 45 58.44 0 3.7 0 0.0 11 29.30 1
Kevin Harvick 19 38 38 38 16 38 37.6 -19 68 64 4 0 0.00 2 0.0 0 0.0 11 30.70 1
Bubba Wallace 28 39 39 39 3 39 37.5 -11 70 58 12 33 47.14 0 4.3 0 0.0 10 27.30 1
Michael McDowell 12 40 40 40 4 18 38.4 -28 49 48 1 39 79.59 0 4.8 0 0.0 10 25.20 1