Brad Keselowski Stays in The Chase Wining The NASCAR Sprint Cup 46th Annual GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway

Starting from 5th place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Redd’s Wicked Apple Ale Ford won the 46th Annual GEICO 500, his 16th win in 193 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his 6th win & 17th Top 10 finish in 2014 & 3rd win & 7th Top 10 finish in 12 races at Talladega Superspeedway. 2nd Place Car 20 Matt Kenseth Home Depot Toyota started from 13th place posted his 10th Top 10 finish in 30 races at Talladega Superspeedway & is his 19th Top 10 finish in 2014. 3rd Place Car 15 Clint Bowyer PinkLemonade5HrEnergybenefittingLBBC Toyota started from 33rd place posted his 10th Top 10 finish in 18 races at Talladega Superspeedway.

4th Place Car 40 Landon Cassill Carsforsale.com Chevrolet started from 29th place followed by 5th place Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet started from 11th place. 6th Place Car 33 Travis Kvapil Little Joe’s Autos Chevrolet started from 7th place followed by 7th place Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet started from 18th place. 8th Place Car 9 Marcos Ambrose Black & Decker Ford started from 26th place followed by 9th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet started from 39th place.
Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet in 10th place, started from 19th place,

The race had 6 Cautions for 25 Laps & 1 big one: 1st Caution on lap 61 for Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, Car 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevrolet, Car 2 Brad Keselowski Redd’s Wicked Apple Ale Ford, Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet, Car 95 Michael McDowell Jordan Truck Sales Ford, Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Halloween Toyota crash on the Frontstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 104 Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Halloween Toyota, Car 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford, Car 83 JJ Yeley Burger King/Dr Pepper Toyota, Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Scott Products Chevrolet, Car 32 Terry Labonte C&J Energy Services Ford, Car 23 Alex Bowman Dustless Blasting Toyota, Car 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, Car 15 Clint Bowyer PinkLemonade5HrEnergybenefittingLBBC Toyota, Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet, Car 55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota a Big crash on the Backstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 132 for Debris on the Frontstretch, 4th Caution on lap 176 for Car 42 Kyle Larson Energizer Chevrolet Spins Turns 1 and 2, 5th Caution on lap 185 for Debris on the Frontstretch, 6th Caution on lap 189 for Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet, Car 27 Paul Menard Moen/Menards Chevrolet, Car 38 David Gilliland Long John Silver’s Ford, Car 7 Michael Annett Golden Corral Chevrolet, Car 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford crash on the Backstretch.

The race also had lots of action up front with 38 Lead Changes among 19 drivers: 0; J. Johnson 1; R. Blaney(i) 2-14; J. Johnson 15-25; B. Keselowski 26-28; J. Johnson 29-38; D. Hamlin 39; T. Stewart 40-44; K. Kahne 45; G. Biffle 46; J. McMurray 47-49; B. Keselowski 50; K. Kahne 51-61; D. Ragan 62; M. Kenseth 63; J. Johnson 64-74; D. Earnhardt Jr. 75-103; D. Gilliland 104-105; J. Gordon 106; R. Blaney(i) 107-108; L. Cassill(i) 109; D. Earnhardt Jr. 110-111; K. Harvick 112-113; J. Johnson 114-132; C. Whitt # 133; J. Johnson 134-137; B. Keselowski 138; J. Johnson 139-162; M. Truex Jr. 163; J. Johnson 164-166; D. Patrick 167-173; D. Ragan 174; J. Gordon 175-176; R. Newman 177-181; J. Johnson 182; R. Newman 183-186; B. Keselowski 187-192; R. Newman 193; B. Keselowski 194; Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): J. Johnson 9 times for 84 laps; D. Earnhardt Jr. 2 times for 31 laps; R. Blaney(i) 2 times for 15 laps; B. Keselowski 5 times for 12 laps; K. Kahne 2 times for 12 laps; R. Newman 3 times for 10 laps; D. Patrick 1 time for 7 laps; T. Stewart 1 time for 5 laps; J. Gordon 2 times for 3 laps; J. McMurray 1 time for 3 laps; D. Ragan 2 times for 2 laps; D. Gilliland 1 time for 2 laps; K. Harvick 1 time for 2 laps; L. Cassill(i) 1 time for 1 lap; M. Truex Jr. 1 time for 1 lap; C. Whitt # 1 time for 1 lap; M. Kenseth 1 time for 1 lap; G. Biffle 1 time for 1 lap; D. Hamlin 1 time for 1 lap.

Car 2 Brad Keselowski Redd’s Wicked Apple Ale Ford pulled out all the stops for the must-win race at Talladega Superspeedway, to stay in the chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. Having a damaged car Brad Keselowski was able to fight through to the front to take the lead on the 1st attempt on a green-white-checkered-flag & take the win on the 2nd on a green-white-checkered-flag finish.

Contender Round winners: Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet & Car 2 Brad Keselowski Redd’s Wicked Apple Ale Ford.
Contender Round Top 5 with out a win: Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet, Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx One Rate/Deliverminator Toyota, Car 20 Matt Kenseth Home Depot Toyota, Car 99 Carl Edwards Subway Ford & Car 24 Jeff Gordon Axalta Chevrolet are all reset with 4000 points for the Eliminator Round.

The surprise of the Contender Round is the 4 drivers that did not make it to the next round: Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Halloween Toyota, Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet, Car 5 Kasey Kahne Farmer’s Insurance Chevrolet & Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet.

Nascar’s plan was to make the Championship eciting to the end which I believe they have done.

Top 16 Driver Points: (1) J. Logano 3,121;(2) K. Harvick 3,117;(3) R. Newman 3,117;(4) D. Hamlin 3,100;(5) M. Kenseth 3,099;(6) C. Edwards 3,099;(7) J. Gordon 3,093;(8) K. Kahne 3,090;(9) Kyle Busch 3,086;(10) B. Keselowski 3,085;(11) J. Johnson 3,053;(12) D. Earnhardt Jr. 3,045;(13) A. Allmendinger 2,163;(14) G. Biffle 2,147;(15) Kurt Busch 2,146;(16) A. Almirola 2,101.

Austin Dillon (13th) was the highest finishing rookie.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 32
Unofficial Race Results for the 46Th Annual Geico 500 – Sunday, October 19, 2014
Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, AL – 2.66 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 194 Laps – 516.04 Miles – Purse: $5,450,725

Finishing Position Starting Position Car # Driver Team Laps Status
1. 5. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Redd’s Wicked Apple Ale Ford 194 Running
2. 13. Car 20 Matt Kenseth Home Depot Toyota 194 Running
3. 33. Car 15 Clint Bowyer PinkLemonade5HrEnergybenefittingLBBC Toyota 194 Running
4. 29. Car 40 Landon Cassill Carsforsale.com Chevrolet 194 Running
5. 11. Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet 194 Running
6. 7. Car 33 Travis Kvapil Little Joe’s Autos Chevrolet 194 Running
7. 18. Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet 194 Running
8. 26. Car 9 Marcos Ambrose Black & Decker Ford 194 Running
9. 39. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet 194 Running
10. 19. Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 194 Running
11. 40. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 194 Running
12. 8. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Farmer’s Insurance Chevrolet 194 Running
13. 30. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet 194 Running
14. 36. Car 36 Reed Sorenson Zing Zang Chevrolet 194 Running
15. 22. Car 26 Cole Whitt Bad Boy Mowers Toyota 194 Running
16. 34. Car 66 Michael Waltrip MyAFibStory.com Toyota 194 Running
17. 42. Car 42 Kyle Larson Energizer Chevrolet 194 Running
18. 38. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx One Rate/Deliverminator Toyota 194 Running
19. 27. Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Breast Cancer Awareness Chevrolet 194 Running
20. 1. Car 55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 194 Running
21. 15. Car 99 Carl Edwards Subway Ford 194 Running
22. 4. Car 12 Ryan Blaney SKF Ford 194 Running
23. 3. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Scott Products Chevrolet 194 Running
24. 2. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 194 Running
25. 24. Car 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 194 Running
26. 43. Car 24 Jeff Gordon Axalta Chevrolet 194 Running
27. 12. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevrolet 194 Running
28. 35. Car 98 Josh Wise Dogecoin/Reddit.com Ford 194 Running
29. 21. Car 38 David Gilliland Long John Silver’s Ford 194 Running
30. 25. Car 34 David Ragan Dockside Logistics Ford 194 Running
31. 28. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet 194 Running
32. 16. Car 21 Trevor Bayne Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 194 Running
33. 9. Car 32 Terry Labonte C&J Energy Services Ford 193 Running
34. 37. Car 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 190 Accident
35. 31. Car 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevrolet 189 Running
36. 20. Car 27 Paul Menard Moen/Menards Chevrolet 188 Accident
37. 10. Car 7 Michael Annett Golden Corral Chevrolet 187 Accident
38. 23. Car 49 Mike Wallace Royal Teak Collection Toyota 186 Running
39. 17. Car 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 166 Running
40. 41. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Halloween Toyota 145 Running
41. 6. Car 95 Michael McDowell Jordan Truck Sales Ford 127 Accident
42. 32. Car 83 JJ Yeley Burger King/Dr Pepper Toyota 102 Accident
43. 14. Car 23 Alex Bowman Dustless Blasting Toyota 102 Accident

Race Comments: Brad Keselowski won the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, his 16th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: No. 20 (engine change); Nos. 2, 32 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (3) 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 51 Justin Allgaier #, 29 Joe Nemechek(i). Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 13 Mins, 09 Secs. Average Speed: 160.302 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.141 Seconds Caution Flags:
3M Lap Leader: Jimmie Johnson, #48 84 Laps American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Austin Dillon, #3 Coors Light Pole Award: Brian Vickers, #55 196.129 mph Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Roush-Yates Engines, #2 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Matt Kenseth, #20 Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race: Ryan Newman, #31 0.264 seconds Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap : Marcos Ambrose, #9 Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Austin Dillon, #3

Next Race: Oct. 26, 2014 – Martinsville Speedway

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