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The 2019 GEICO 500 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Talladega Superspeedway.

GEICO 500

Sunday, April 28th, 2019

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

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  • 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 Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND LAP LAPS 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 30- 10-LAP FRM TO
10 Aric Almirola Ford 17 200.347 47.797 0.548 13 24 48.162 48.333 0 0 0 0 198.130 12 21
2 Brad Keselowski Ford 21 200.238 47.823 0.574 15 28 48.155 48.306 48.575 0 0 0 198.241 14 23
14 Clint Bowyer Ford 20 200.238 47.823 0.574 16 28 48.152 48.409 49.162 0 0 0 197.831 15 24
38 David Ragan Ford 2 202.654 47.253 0.004 3 23 47.956 48.299 0 0 0 0 198.291 3 12
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 33 187.820 50.985 3.736 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 10 201.219 47.590 0.341 8 23 48.139 48.368 48.538 50.142 0 0 198.012 3 12
22 Joey Logano Ford 18 200.339 47.799 0.550 22 35 48.297 48.430 48.632 0 0 0 197.741 21 30
4 Kevin Harvick Ford 11 201.151 47.606 0.357 8 40 48.290 48.434 50.571 0 0 0 197.727 27 36
1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 1 202.671 47.249 0.000 3 30 47.951 48.362 48.573 0 0 0 198.034 3 12
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 8 202.068 47.390 0.141 11 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 23 199.085 48.100 0.851 11 14 48.982 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
34 Michael McDowell Ford 4 202.641 47.256 0.007 3 31 47.995 48.320 48.498 49.092 0 0 198.206 3 12
21 Paul Menard Ford 19 200.259 47.818 0.569 15 25 48.276 48.314 0 0 0 0 198.215 14 23
6 Ryan Newman Ford 7 202.495 47.290 0.041 21 24 49.450 53.292 0 0 0 0 182.157 14 23
52 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 30 192.502 49.745 2.496 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 34 187.570 51.053 3.804 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 26 197.346 48.524 1.275 2 18 48.893 52.700 0 0 0 0 185.026 5 14
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 12 200.675 47.719 0.470 16 20 48.074 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 25 198.693 48.195 0.946 6 28 48.367 48.531 0 0 0 0 197.328 5 14
96 Parker Kligerman Toyota 36 186.047 51.471 4.222 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 22 199.916 47.900 0.651 4 29 48.181 48.408 48.545 0 0 0 197.844 3 12
12 Ryan Blaney Ford 14 200.473 47.767 0.518 14 27 48.236 48.349 48.533 0 0 0 198.066 13 22
32 Corey Lajoie Ford 31 190.772 50.196 2.947 8 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 9 201.481 47.528 0.279 8 23 48.308 48.488 48.593 0 0 0 197.521 2 11
9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 5 202.624 47.260 0.011 31 37 47.997 48.259 48.476 49.022 0 0 198.451 3 12
95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 35 187.291 51.129 3.880 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 28 195.864 48.891 1.642 7 10 50.070 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
20 Erik Jones Toyota 3 202.654 47.253 0.004 16 18 49.845 56.820 0 0 0 0 174.738 9 18
81 Jeffrey Earnhardt Toyota 32 189.268 50.595 3.346 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
47 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 13 200.629 47.730 0.481 3 18 49.139 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
41 Daniel Suarez Ford 16 200.360 47.794 0.545 12 23 48.153 48.351 0 0 0 0 198.066 11 20
15 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 37 183.959 52.055 4.806 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 27 197.232 48.552 1.303 13 16 48.848 49.244 49.401 0 0 0 194.481 6 15
8 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 24 199.036 48.112 0.863 5 13 48.866 49.991 0 0 0 0 191.894 1 10
24 William Byron Chevrolet 6 202.615 47.262 0.013 25 30 48.213 48.394 48.583 48.688 0 0 197.900 3 12
36 Matt Tifft Ford 15 200.465 47.769 0.520 4 23 48.380 48.496 48.665 0 0 0 197.479 4 13
77 Justin Haley Chevrolet 29 193.929 49.379 2.130 5 6 51.638 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0