Credit: 358211(Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) TALLADEGA, AL – OCTOBER 14: Aric Almirola, driver of the #10 Smithfield Bacon for Life Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 14, 2018 in Talladega, Alabama.
Starting from 4th place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Bacon for Life Ford won the 50th Annual 1000Bulbs.com 500, his 2nd win in 275 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 13th Top 10 finish in 2018. This is his 1st win & 6th Top 10 finish in 18 races at Talladega Superspeedway. The 4 Stewart-Haas Racing teams broke away from the pack most of race. 2nd Place Car 14
Clint Bowyer Cummins/Rush Truck Centers Ford, started from 2nd place posted his 13th Top 10 finish in 26 races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 15th Top 10 finish in 2018. 3rd Place Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. SunnyD Ford, started from 12th place posted his 7th Top 10 finish in 11 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Credit: 358209(Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images) TALLADEGA, AL – OCTOBER 14: Aric Almirola, driver of the #10 Smithfield Bacon for Life Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 14, 2018 in Talladega, Alabama.
4th Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota, started from 10th place followed by 5th place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 20th place. 6th Place Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickList Chevrolet, started from 23rd place followed by 7th place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet, started from 6th place. 8th Place Car 20 Erik Jones Craftsman Toyota,
started from 15th place followed by 9th place Car 21 Paul Menard Menards/Dutch Boy Ford, started from 30th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 95 Regan Smith Procore Chevrolet in 10th place, started from 25th place. Top Canadian Car 7 DJ Kennington(i) Wilride Transport Ltd Chevrolet in 34th place. Darrell Wallace Jr. (19th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kevin Harvick (P) leads the
point standings by 17 points overKyle Busch (P).
Credit: 358206(Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images) TALLADEGA, AL – OCTOBER 14: Kurt Busch, driver of the #41 Monster Energy/Haas Automation Ford, leads the field at the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 14, 2018 in Talladega, Alabama.
The race had 8 Cautions for 32 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 12 for #96 Spin Frontstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 57 for End of Stage 1. 3rd Caution on lap 63 for #48 Crash on the Frontstretch. 4th Caution on lap 105 for #42 Crash on the Backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 112 for End of Stage 2. 6th Caution on lap 137 for #1 Crash on the Frontstretch. 7th Caution on lap 161 for Debris on Frontstretch.
8th Caution on lap 187 for #24, 88, 23, 20, 9 Crash in Turn 4.
Credit: 358203(Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) TALLADEGA, AL – OCTOBER 14: Kurt Busch, driver of the #41 Monster Energy/Haas Automation Ford, leads the field at the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 14, 2018 in Talladega, Alabama.
The race had 15 Lead Changes among 11 drivers: Kurt Busch (P) 1-11; A. Allmendinger 12; Kurt Busch (P) 13-56; M. DiBenedetto 57; R. Blaney (P) 58-63; R. Chastain(i) 64; K. Harvick (P) 65-68; Kyle Busch (P) 69; K. Harvick (P) 70-111; B. Keselowski (P) 112-121; W. Byron # 122-126; B. Keselowski (P) 127-137; M. DiBenedetto 138; B. Gaughan(i) 139; Kurt Busch (P) 140-192; A. Almirola (P) 193.
Credit: 358204(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) TALLADEGA, AL – OCTOBER 14: Kurt Busch, driver of the #41 Monster Energy/Haas Automation Ford, and Clint Bowyer, driver of the #14 Cummins/Rush Truck Centers Ford, lead the field to the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 14, 2018 in Talladega, Alabama.
Stages:
Stage 1: 41,14,4,10,22,12,9,11,88,13
Stage 2: 4,14,41,10,11,12,18,3,22,2
Credit: 358205(Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) TALLADEGA, AL – OCTOBER 14: Kurt Busch, driver of the #41 Monster Energy/Haas Automation Ford, and Clint Bowyer, driver of the #14 Cummins/Rush Truck Centers Ford, lead the field to the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 14, 2018 in Talladega, Alabama.
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 31
Unofficial Race Results for the 50Th Annual 1000Bulbs.Com 500 – Sunday, October 14, 2018
Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, AL – 2.66 Mile Paved Total Race Length – 193 Laps – 513.38 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 4. Car 10 Aric Almirola (P) Smithfield Bacon for Life Ford 193 Running
2. 2. Car 14 Clint Bowyer (P) Cummins/Rush Truck Centers Ford 193 Running
3. 12. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. SunnyD Ford 193 Running
4. 10. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 193 Running
5. 20. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 193 Running
6. 23. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickList Chevrolet 193 Running
7. 6. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet 193 Running
8. 15. Car 20 Erik Jones Craftsman Toyota 193 Running
9. 30. Car 21 Paul Menard Menards/Dutch Boy Ford 193 Running
10. 25. Car 95 Regan Smith Procore Chevrolet 193 Running
11. 34. Car 42 Kyle Larson (P) Credit One Bank Chevrolet 193 Running
12. 28. Car 62 * Brendan Gaughan(i) Beard Oil Distributing/South Point Hotel & Casino 193 Running
13. 24. Car 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Rehydrate Ford 193 Running
14. 1. Car 41 Kurt Busch (P) Monster Energy/Haas Automation Ford 193 Running
15. 29. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 193 Running
16. 13. Car 19 Daniel Suarez Stanley Toyota 193 Running
17. 21. Car 3 Austin Dillon American Ethanol e15 Chevrolet 193 Running
18. 37. Car 00 Joey Gase(i) PFK Foundation Chevrolet 193 Running
19. 17. Car 43 Darrell Wallace Jr. # Medallion Bank/Petty’s Garage Chevrolet 193 Running
20. 8. Car 24 William Byron # Hertz Chevrolet 193 Running
21. 26. Car 37 Chris Buescher Bush’s Chili Beans Chevrolet 193 Running
22. 38. Car 99 * Landon Cassill(i) StarCom Fiber Chevrolet 193 Running
23. 11. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota 193 Running
24. 36. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Xchange of America/Solomon Plumbing Chevrolet 193 Running
25. 22. Car 31 Ryan Newman Liberty National Chevrolet 193 Running
26. 9. Car 18 Kyle Busch (P) M&M’s Toyota 193 Running
27. 18. Car 2 Brad Keselowski (P) Miller Lite Ford 193 Running
28. 3. Car 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Jimmy John’s Ford 193 Running
29. 19. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (P) REV Ford 193 Running
30. 27. Car 32 Matt DiBenedetto Dude Wipes Ford 192 Running
31. 5. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Nightvision Lamps Chevrolet 192 Running
32. 40. Car 72 Corey LaJoie Winn Dixie Chevrolet 191 Running
33. 7. Car 88 Alex Bowman (P) Nationwide Chevrolet 191 Running
34. 33. Car 7 * DJ Kennington(i) Wilride Transport Ltd Chevrolet 190 Running – Canadian
35. 31. Car 1 Jamie McMurray Winter Park Construction/Arctic Cat Chevrolet 186 Running
36. 32. Car 23 JJ Yeley(i) Steakhouse Elite Ford 185 Accident
37. 35. Car 96 * Jeffrey Earnhardt Xtreme Concepts/iK9 Toyota 185 Running
38. 39. Car 51 Cody Ware Jacob Companies Chevrolet 185 Running
39. 16. Car 38 David Ragan 1000Bulbs.com Ford 173 Running
40. 14. Car 34 Michael McDowell Speedco/Rotella Ford 155 Running
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 00, 42 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (1) 97 David Starr(i). Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 20 Mins, 24 Secs. Average Speed: 153.707 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.105 Seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 32 laps. Lead Changes: 15 among 11 drivers.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Ricky Stenhouse Jr, #17. Busch Pole Award: Kurt Busch, #41 195.804 mph. Fastest Lap: Jamie McMurray, #1. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Roush-Yates Engines, #14, Moog Go the Extra Mile: AJ Allmendinger, #47 crew chief Trent Owens, 0.133 seconds. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Bubba Wallace, #43.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Oct. 21, 2018 – Kansas Speedway
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