NASCAR CUP Series

Qualifying Results

The 2019 GEICO 500 NASCAR CUP Series qualifying results feature the drivers' lap times, positions, and who secured pole position at Talladega Superspeedway.

GEICO 500

Sunday, April 28th, 2019

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

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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).