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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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Practice 1
Practice-Qualifying
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 7 202.611 47.263 0.358 8 20 48.343 49.199 0 0 0 0 194.737 2 11
2 Brad Keselowski Ford 33 195.297 49.033 2.128 3 16 49.592 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
14 Clint Bowyer Ford 24 200.431 47.777 0.872 13 18 49.515 50.363 0 0 0 0 190.590 4 13
38 David Ragan Ford 36 190.245 50.335 3.430 12 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 10 201.949 47.418 0.513 8 34 48.089 48.189 49.194 0 0 0 198.723 7 16
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 17 201.706 47.475 0.570 5 37 47.696 47.927 48.070 49.395 0 0 199.809 2 11
22 Joey Logano Ford 25 199.442 48.014 1.109 12 26 48.255 48.780 49.280 49.366 51.886 0 196.342 11 20
4 Kevin Harvick Ford 21 200.650 47.725 0.820 17 30 48.253 48.551 48.812 49.356 49.711 0 197.266 12 21
1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 15 201.736 47.468 0.563 5 31 47.743 48.007 48.819 0 0 0 199.484 2 11
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 5 204.079 46.923 0.018 5 35 47.368 47.808 47.964 0 0 0 200.338 3 12
19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 3 204.114 46.915 0.010 5 22 47.316 48.677 0 0 0 0 197.249 1 10
34 Michael McDowell Ford 30 197.122 48.579 1.674 13 19 48.771 49.166 0 0 0 0 194.792 8 17
21 Paul Menard Ford 8 202.328 47.329 0.424 15 16 48.190 49.272 49.783 0 0 0 194.571 6 15
27 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 38 189.324 50.580 3.675 8 13 58.887 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
6 Ryan Newman Ford 1 204.157 46.905 0.000 5 24 47.284 48.535 0 0 0 0 197.795 1 10
52 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 35 193.905 49.385 2.480 9 11 51.193 52.533 0 0 0 0 182.541 2 11
62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 23 200.490 47.763 0.858 8 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
00 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 29 197.163 48.569 1.664 10 18 49.071 52.758 0 0 0 0 184.174 8 17
3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 18 201.655 47.487 0.582 5 25 47.695 47.926 48.027 49.365 0 0 199.815 2 11
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 2 204.127 46.912 0.007 5 25 47.303 47.667 0 0 0 0 200.913 2 11
42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 16 201.732 47.469 0.564 5 38 47.693 47.924 48.026 49.364 0 0 199.822 2 11
96 Parker Kligerman Toyota 34 194.836 49.149 2.244 7 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 11 201.774 47.459 0.554 5 33 47.695 47.912 48.016 49.353 0 0 199.873 2 11
12 Ryan Blaney Ford 32 195.492 48.984 2.079 7 15 49.604 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 19 201.587 47.503 0.598 15 22 48.522 51.475 51.214 0 0 0 187.371 6 15
9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 13 201.757 47.463 0.558 5 29 47.697 47.925 48.069 49.395 0 0 199.818 2 11
95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 9 202.243 47.349 0.444 3 27 49.136 49.231 0 0 0 0 194.527 8 17
37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 27 197.696 48.438 1.533 4 21 48.520 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
20 Erik Jones Toyota 6 204.062 46.927 0.022 5 30 47.371 47.762 48.018 0 0 0 200.520 3 12
81 Jeffrey Earnhardt Toyota 31 196.185 48.811 1.906 15 24 48.982 49.651 0 0 0 0 192.928 13 22
47 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 26 197.782 48.417 1.512 4 24 48.521 50.373 0 0 0 0 190.710 10 19
41 Daniel Suarez Ford 20 200.860 47.675 0.770 13 25 48.297 49.203 51.011 55.685 0 0 194.772 9 18
51 Cody Ware Chevrolet 39 181.584 52.736 5.831 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
15 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 28 197.297 48.536 1.631 10 16 49.456 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 22 200.561 47.746 0.841 18 23 48.517 51.170 51.093 51.654 0 0 189.298 11 20
8 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 14 201.753 47.464 0.559 5 24 47.698 47.904 48.008 49.348 0 0 199.908 2 11
24 William Byron Chevrolet 12 201.766 47.461 0.556 5 29 47.693 47.918 48.021 49.801 0 0 199.847 2 11
36 Matt Tifft Ford 4 204.092 46.920 0.015 5 12 47.293 48.364 0 0 0 0 198.447 1 10
77 Justin Haley Chevrolet 37 189.402 50.559 3.654 13 13 53.317 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0