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Results

The 2019 GEICO 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.

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).
Chase Elliott waves the checkered flag
Talladega, Alabama - April 28, 2019 : Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Mountain Dew/Little Caesar's Chevrolet, waves the checkered flag afrer winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 28, 2019 in Talladega, Alabama.
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Practice-Qualifying
GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
9 2 10 Aric Almirola Ford 28 28 0 0 188 27 3 0 0 Running
13 4 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 24 24 0 0 188 10 2 0 0 Running
29 3 14 Clint Bowyer Ford 8 8 0 0 182 0 0 0 0 Running
23 15 38 David Ragan Ford 14 14 0 0 187 0 0 0 0 Accident
36 23 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 1 1 0 0 80 0 0 0 0 Accident
33 21 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 4 4 0 0 178 0 0 0 0 Running
4 8 22 Joey Logano Ford 35 33 0 0 188 37 9 0 9 Running
38 19 4 Kevin Harvick Ford 1 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 Accident
6 14 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 36 31 0 0 188 0 0 0 6 Running
10 22 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 30 27 0 0 188 4 3 9 10 Running
20 20 19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 17 17 0 0 188 11 2 0 0 Running
40 12 34 Michael McDowell Ford 1 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 Accident
16 17 21 Paul Menard Ford 21 21 0 0 188 0 0 0 0 Running
18 37 27 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 19 19 0 0 188 0 0 0 0 Running
7 24 6 Ryan Newman Ford 35 30 0 0 188 0 0 6 0 Running
35 39 52 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 2 2 0 0 132 0 0 0 0 Suspension
8 29 62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 188 5 3 0 0 Running
34 32 00 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 Running
14 1 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 37 23 0 0 188 0 0 3 5 Running
25 6 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 15 12 0 0 187 16 3 8 0 Accident
24 10 42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 17 13 0 0 187 1 1 0 7 Accident
27 35 96 Parker Kligerman Toyota 0 0 0 0 186 0 0 0 0 Running
2 9 88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 53 35 0 0 188 7 1 2 2 Running
15 7 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 29 22 0 0 188 4 3 0 4 Running
11 36 32 Corey Lajoie Ford 26 26 0 0 188 0 0 0 0 Running
17 13 13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 31 20 0 1 188 7 1 1 0 Running
1 11 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 63 40 0 6 188 45 4 4 1 Running
31 26 95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 7 6 0 0 181 1 1 10 0 Accident
30 31 37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 7 7 0 0 181 0 0 0 0 Accident
19 27 20 Erik Jones Toyota 18 18 0 0 188 4 1 0 0 Running
22 33 81 Jeffrey Earnhardt Toyota 0 0 0 0 187 0 0 0 0 Accident
3 30 47 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 34 34 0 0 188 0 0 0 0 Running
12 16 41 Daniel Suarez Ford 31 25 0 0 188 0 0 5 0 Running
28 40 51 Cody Ware Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 184 0 0 0 0 Running
26 34 15 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 187 9 1 0 0 Running
39 28 43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 Accident
5 5 8 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 35 32 0 0 188 0 0 0 8 Running
21 25 24 William Byron Chevrolet 28 16 0 0 188 0 0 7 3 Running
37 18 36 Matt Tifft Ford 1 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 Accident
32 38 77 Justin Haley Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 180 0 0 0 0 Accident

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Ryan Newman Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Denny Hamlin Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Ricky Stenhouse Jr Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Kyle Busch Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Martin Truex Jr Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Erik Jones Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Reed Sorenson Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Cody Ware Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Brendan Gaughan Pre-Race to the Rear Driver change Tail End 0 0 White
Denny Hamlin Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 10 16 Yellow
Bubba Wallace Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 10 0 Yellow
Ryan Newman Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 11 16 Yellow
Kevin Harvick Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 11 0 Yellow
Clint Bowyer Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 11 16 Yellow
Matt Tifft Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 12 0 Yellow
Paul Menard Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 12 16 Yellow
Chris Buescher Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 12 16 Yellow
Ryan Preece Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires Tail End 13 16 Yellow
Kyle Busch Speed-Exiting pits Tail End 13 16 Yellow
Ryan Blaney Speed-Exiting pits Tail End 13 16 Yellow
Jeffrey Earnhardt Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires Tail End 13 16 Yellow
Chase Elliott Speed-Exiting pits Tail End 13 16 Yellow
Clint Bowyer Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires Pass Thru 24 30 Green
Jeffrey Earnhardt Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 53 60 Yellow
David Ragan Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 54 60 Yellow
Kyle Larson Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 55 60 Yellow
Erik Jones Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 55 60 Yellow
Kurt Busch Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 55 60 Yellow
Daniel Suarez Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 55 60 Yellow
Kyle Busch Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 55 60 Yellow
Daniel Hemric Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 55 60 Yellow
Corey Lajoie Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 55 60 Yellow
Corey Lajoie Speed-Entering pits Tail End 55 60 Yellow
Clint Bowyer Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 55 60 Yellow
Ross Chastain Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 56 60 Yellow
Brendan Gaughan Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 56 60 Yellow
Martin Truex Jr Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 56 60 Yellow
Martin Truex Jr Safety violation Tail End 56 60 Yellow
Parker Kligerman Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 56 60 Yellow
Jimmie Johnson Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 56 60 Yellow
Reed Sorenson Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 57 60 Yellow
Cody Ware Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 57 60 Yellow
Denny Hamlin Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 57 60 Yellow
Parker Kligerman Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box 1 Lap 90 92 Green
Cody Ware Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 111 116 Yellow
Corey Lajoie Speed-Entering pits Tail End 112 116 Yellow
Jimmie Johnson Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 113 116 Yellow
Corey Lajoie Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 114 116 Yellow
Martin Truex Jr Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 182 184 Yellow