Starting from 17th place Car 8 Kyle Busch McLaren Custom Grills Chevrolet won the GEICO 500, his 62nd win in 652 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 5th Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 2nd win & 10th Top 10 finish in 36 races at Talladega Superspeedway. 2nd Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Wurth Ford, started from 5th place posted his 7th Top 10 finish in 18 races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 5th Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford, started from 10th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 16 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
4th Place Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors YOG Ford, started from 4th place followed by 5th place Car 6 Brad Keselowski Castrol Edge Ford, started from 20th place. 6th Place Car 43 Erik Jones U.S. AIR FORCE Chevrolet, started from 24th place followed by 7th place Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet, started from 18th place. 8th Place Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota, started from 6th place followed by 9th place Car 99 Daniel Suarez Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet, started from 22nd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 36 Todd Gilliland gener8tor Skills Ford, in 10th place, started from 28th place. Ty Gibbs (31st) was the highest finishing rookie. Christopher Bell leads the point standings by 11 points over Ross Chastain.
The race had 8 Caution Flags for 34 laps: 1st Caution on lap 3 for #34 Crash in Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 44 for #14 Stopped on PIt Road. 3rd Caution on lap 62 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 122 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 143 for #3, 21, 38, 42 and 62 Crash in Turn 3. 6th Caution on lap 185 for #7, 15, 21, 22, 24, 47 and 99 Crash in Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 191 for #1, 4, 5, 10, 41, 42 and 54 Crash in Turn 2. 8th Caution on lap 196 for #2, 6, 16, 19 and 23 Crash in Turn 2 [None]).
The race had 57 Lead Changes among 21 drivers; A. Almirola 1-6; C. Briscoe 7; B. Wallace 8-30; D. Suarez 31-34; K. Busch 35; R. Chastain 36-38; R. Preece 39-40; E. Jones 41-43; C. Elliott 44-47; A. Bowman 48-52; C. Elliott 53-55; A. Bowman 56; C. Elliott 57; A. Bowman 58-59; C. Elliott 60-62; B. McLeod 63; D. Hamlin 64-70; K. Harvick 71-76; J. Logano 77; M. Truex Jr. 78-82; J. Logano 83; M. Truex Jr. 84; J. Logano 85; M. Truex Jr. 86-97; B. Wallace 98-99; K. Harvick 100-104; B. Keselowski 105-106; C. Elliott 107; M. Truex Jr. 108; C. Elliott 109; B. Wallace 110-114; C. Elliott 115-119; A. Almirola 120-122; W. Byron 123; A. Almirola 124-125; B. Wallace 126; H. Burton 127-130; R. Blaney 131; H. Burton 132-137; R. Blaney 138-140; H. Burton 141; R. Blaney 142-143; D. Suarez 144; R. Blaney 145-146; B. Wallace 147-149; R. Blaney 150-154; T. Gibbs # 155-156; R. Blaney 157-168; T. Gibbs # 169; R. Blaney 170-179; T. Gibbs # 180; R. Blaney 181-188; N. Gragson # 189; R. Blaney 190-193; K. Busch 194; B. Wallace 195; K. Busch 196.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 9, 48, 1, 24, 5, 2, 42, 22, 41, 99
Stage 2 Top 10: 10, 9, 4, 23, 21, 19, 41, 11, 47, 42
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 10
Race Results for the GEICO 500 – Sunday, April 23, 2023
Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, AL – 2.66 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 196 Laps – 521.36 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 17. Car 8 Kyle Busch McLaren Custom Grills Chevrolet 196 Running 2. 5. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Wurth Ford 196 Running 3. 10. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 196 Running 4. 4. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors YOG Ford 196 Running 5. 20. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Castrol Edge Ford 196 Running 6. 24. Car 43 Erik Jones U.S. AIR FORCE Chevrolet 196 Running 7. 18. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 196 Running 8. 6. Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 196 Running 9. 22. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet 196 Running 10. 28. Car 36 Todd Gilliland gener8tor Skills Ford 196 Running 11. 38. Car 51 JJ Yeley(i) Jacob Companies/Biohaven Ford 196 Running 12. 29. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 196 Running 13. 13. Car 45 Tyler Reddick MoneyLion Toyota 196 Running 14. 27. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 196 Running 15. 1. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Direct Toyota 196 Running 16. 33. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Cheez-It Chevrolet 196 Running 17. 32. Car 77 Ty Dillon NationsGuard Chevrolet 196 Running 18. 26. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 196 Running 19. 37. Car 78 BJ McLeod B’laster Chevrolet 196 Running 20. 2. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 196 Running 21. 11. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford 196 Running 22. 23. Car 1 Ross Chastain Moose Fraternity Chevrolet 196 Running 23. 31. Car 62 Austin Hill(i) Realtree Chevrolet 196 Running 24. 34. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Celsius Chevrolet 196 Running 25. 36. Car 15 Riley Herbst(i) Monster Energy/Mechanix Wear Ford 196 Running 26. 15. Car 2 Austin Cindric Menards/Duracell Ford 196 Running 27. 7. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 196 Running 28. 12. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota 195 Accident 29. 19. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Farmsmart Chevrolet 195 Accident 30. 8. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Penzoil/Autotrader Ford 195 Running 31. 3. Car 54 Ty Gibbs # Monster Energy Toyota 194 Fuel 32. 30. Car 42 Noah Gragson # Wendy’s Beef is in the Bag Chevrolet 189 Accident 33. 9. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 189 Accident 34. 16. Car 41 Ryan Preece Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford 189 Accident 35. 21. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 189 Running 36. 25. Car 21 Harrison Burton Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 183 Accident 37. 35. Car 38 Zane Smith(i) Wellcare Ford 141 Accident 38. 14. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 141 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #2, 16 and 36 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 33 Mins, 25 Secs. Average Speed: 146.575 MPH.Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Caution Flags: 8 for 34 laps. Lead Changes: 57 among 21 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 30, 2023 – Dover Motor Speedway
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