Credit: 352401Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images TALLADEGA, AL – OCTOBER 15: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, celebrates after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 15, 2017 in Talladega, Alabama.
Starting from 6th place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford won the 49th Annual Alabama 500, his 24th win in 300 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 3rd win & 18th Top 10 finish in 2017. This is his 5th win & 11th Top 10 finish in 18 races at Talladega Superspeedway. 2nd Place Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet, started from 27th place posted his 12th Top 10 finish in 32 races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 12th Top 10 finish in 2017. 3rd Place Car 6 Trevor Bayne Liberty National Ford, started from 10th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 14 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Credit: 352403Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images TALLADEGA, AL – OCTOBER 15: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 15, 2017 in Talladega, Alabama.
4th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 3rd place followed by 5th place Car 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford, started from 26th place. 6th Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota, started from 15th place followed by 7th place Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Mountain Dew Chevrolet, started from pole. 8th Place Car 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet, started from 11th place. 9th Place Car 83 Gray Gaulding Dustless Blasting Toyota, started from 39th place was the highest finishing rookie. Lastly in the Top 10 Car 38 David Ragan Juice Batteries Ford, in 10th place, started from 33rd place. Martin Truex Jr. (P) leads the point standings by 19 points over Brad Keselowski (P).
Credit: 352396Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images TALLADEGA, AL – OCTOBER 15: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Mountain Dew Chevrolet, and Chase Elliott, driver of the #24 NAPA Chevrolet, lead the field at the star of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 15, 2017 in Talladega, Alabama.
The race had 11 Cautions for 47 Laps & 3 Red Flags: 1st Caution on lap 27 for 1, 15, 18, 33 and 77 Crash on Frontstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 52 for 27 Crash in Turn 3. 3rd Caution on lap 57 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 82 for Debris on the Backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 112 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 153 for 6, 19, 41 and 88 Crash in Turn 3. 7th Caution on lap 157 for 14, 43, 47, 72, 83 and 95 Big Crash in Turn 1. 8th Caution on lap 166 for 23, 55 and 83 Big Crash in Turn 2. 9th Caution on lap 173 for 3, 4, 10, 13, 17, 18, 20, 32, 34, 38, 41, 48, 75, 78, 88 and 95 Big Crash in Turn 3 [Red Flag: Lap 173). 10th Caution on lap 179 for 4, 6, 21, 22 and 75 Big Crash in Turn 3 [Red Flag: Lap 179, 5:45]. 11th Caution on lap 184 for 5, 19, 24, 37, 42 and 88 Big Crash in Turn 3. [Red Flag: Lap 184, 17:14].
Credit: 352395Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images TALLADEGA, AL – OCTOBER 15: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Mountain Dew Chevrolet, and Chase Elliott, driver of the #24 NAPA Chevrolet, lead the field at the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 15, 2017 in Talladega, Alabama.
The race had 30 Lead Changes among 16 drivers: Lap Leaders: D. Earnhardt Jr. 0; J. Logano 1-13; D. Earnhardt Jr. 14-20; C. Elliott (P) 21-25; M. Kenseth (P) 26-29; A. Allmendinger 30; J. Logano 31-54; B. Keselowski (P) 55-57; K. Kahne 58-61; M. Kenseth (P) 62-63; D. Hamlin (P) 64-66; M. Kenseth (P) 67; K. Kahne 68; B. Gaughan(i) 69-70; M. DiBenedetto 71-82; R. Stenhouse Jr. (P) 83-88; K. Busch 89-91; R. Blaney (P) 92-111; R. Newman 112; B. Gaughan(i) 113-116; D. Hamlin (P) 117; R. Blaney (P) 118-124; C. Elliott (P) 125-144; K. Busch (P) 145-148; J. Logano 149-170; D. Suarez # 171-176; C. Elliott (P) 177; D. Suarez # 178-182; B. Keselowski (P) 183-185; R. Newman 186-187; B. Keselowski (P) 188;. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): J. Logano 3 times for 59 laps; R. Blaney (P) 2 times for 27 laps; C. Elliott (P) 3 times for 26 laps; M. DiBenedetto 1 time for 12 laps; D. Suarez # 2 times for 11 laps; B. Keselowski (P) 3 times for 7 laps; M. Kenseth (P) 3 times for 7 laps; D. Earnhardt Jr. 1 time for 7 laps; B. Gaughan(i) 2 times for 6 laps; R. Stenhouse Jr. (P) 1 time for 6 laps; K. Kahne 2 times for 5 laps; K. Busch (P) 1 time for 4 laps; D. Hamlin (P) 2 times for 4 laps; R. Newman 2 times for 3 laps; K. Busch 1 time for 3 laps; A. Allmendinger 1 time for 1 lap.
Credit: 352394Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images TALLADEGA, AL – OCTOBER 15: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Mountain Dew Chevrolet, and Chase Elliott, driver of the #24 NAPA Chevrolet, lead the field at the star of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 15, 2017 in Talladega, Alabama.
Stages:
Stage #1 Top Ten: 2,22,21,17,48,14,95,41,6,5
Stage #2 Top Ten: 21,2,14,24,41,3,48,4,18,11
Credit: 352397Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images TALLADEGA, AL – OCTOBER 15: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 15, 2017 in Talladega, Alabama.
Brad Keselowski won the race with a last lap pass & a Margin of Victory: 0.210 Seconds. Only 14 cars out of 40 were still running at the end of the race.
Credit: 352392Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images TALLADEGA, AL – OCTOBER 15: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Mountain Dew Chevrolet, waves to the crowd on his driver introduction lap prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 15, 2017 in Talladega, Alabama.
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 31
Unofficial Race Results for the 49Th Annual Alabama 500 – Sunday, October 15, 2017
Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, AL – 2.66 Mile Paved Total Race Length – 188 Laps – 500.08 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 6. Car 2 Brad Keselowski (P) Miller Lite Ford 188 Running
2. 27. Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet 188 Running
3. 10. Car 6 Trevor Bayne Liberty National Ford 188 Running
4. 3. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 188 Running
5. 26. Car 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 188 Running
6. 15. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx Ground Toyota 188 Running
7. 1. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Mountain Dew Chevrolet 188 Running
8. 11. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 188 Running
9. 39. Car 83 * Gray Gaulding # Dustless Blasting Toyota 188 Running
10. 33. Car 38 David Ragan Juice Batteries Ford 188 Running
11. 25. Car 13 Ty Dillon # GEICO Chevrolet 188 Running
12. 20. Car 27 Paul Menard Knauf/Menards Chevrolet 188 Running
13. 12. Car 42 Kyle Larson (P) First Data Chevrolet 187 Running
14. 19. Car 20 Matt Kenseth (P) DEWALT FLEXVOLT Toyota 187 Running
15. 14. Car 19 Daniel Suarez # Camping World Toyota 184 Accident
16. 2. Car 24 Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Chevrolet 182 Accident
17. 28. Car 37 Chris Buescher Bush’s Chili Beans Chevrolet 182 Accident
18. 9. Car 21 Ryan Blaney (P) Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 177 Accident
19. 35. Car 75 * Brendan Gaughan(i) Beard Oil Distributing Chevrolet 177 Accident
20. 22. Car 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Busch Light Outdoors Ford 176 Accident
21. 13. Car 10 Danica Patrick Aspen Dental Ford 175 Accident
22. 24. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickList Chevrolet 172 Accident
23. 21. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Toyota 171 Accident
24. 8. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson (P) Lowe’s Chevrolet 171 Parked
25. 4. Car 41 Kurt Busch Monster Energy/Haas Automation Ford 171 Accident
26. 5. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (P) SunnyD Ford 171 Accident
27. 16. Car 18 Kyle Busch (P) M&M’s Caramel Toyota 171 Accident
28. 30. Car 34 Landon Cassill Love’s Travel Stops/CSX Play It Safe Ford 171 Accident
29. 18. Car 3 Austin Dillon American Ethanol Chevrolet 171 Accident
30. 29. Car 95 Michael McDowell K-Love Radio Chevrolet 171 Accident
31. 32. Car 32 Matt DiBenedetto Can-Am/Kappa Ford 171 Parked
32. 37. Car 23 Joey Gase(i) Dr Pepper Toyota 164 Accident
33. 40. Car 55 * DJ Kennington Dirt and Rock Toyota 164 Accident
34. 38. Car 72 Cole Whitt RTIC Chevrolet 155 Accident
35. 7. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Haas Automation Ford 155 Accident
36. 23. Car 77 Erik Jones # 5-hour ENERGY Extra Strength Toyota 26 Accident
37. 17. Car 1 Jamie McMurray (P) Cessna Chevrolet 25 Accident
38. 34. Car 33 Jeffrey Earnhardt Hulu Chevrolet 25 Accident
39. 36. Car 15 Mark Thompson(i) Phoenix Air Chevrolet 25 Accident
40. 31. Car 7 * Justin Marks(i) Golden Corral/Katerra Chevrolet 16 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: No. 4, 41, 15 and 55 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: N/A.
Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 47 Mins, 52 Secs. Average Speed: 131.677 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.210 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 11 for 47 laps. Lead Changes: 30 among 16 drivers.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Gray Gaulding, #83. Coors Light Pole Award : Dale Earnhardt Jr, #88 190.544 mph. Ingersoll Rand Power Move: Ryan Newman, #31 26 positions. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Roush-Yates Engines, #22. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race : Aric Almirola, #43. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Kasey Kahne, #5 crew chief Darian Grubb, 0.110 seconds.
Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Cole Whitt, #72. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Gray Gaulding, #83.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Oct. 22, 2017 – Kansas Speedway
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