Starting from 32nd Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Health/Palmolive Chevrolet won the YellaWood 500, his 4th win in 431 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 6th Top 10 finish in 2024. This is his 2nd win & 11th Top 10 finish in 23 races at Talladega Superspeedway. 2nd Place Car 6 Brad Keselowski BuildSubmarines.com Ford, started from 13th place posted his 16th Top 10 finish in 32 races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 13th Top 10 finish in 2024. 3rd Place Car 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet, started from 16th place posted his 6th Top 10 finish in 14 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 06: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #47 Kroger Health/Palmolive Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 06, 2024 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 12th place followed by 5th place Car 43 Erik Jones Dollar Tree Toyota, started from 30th place. 6th Place Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT Toyota, started from 21st place followed by 7th place Car 7 Justin Haley Gainbridge Chevrolet, started from 35th place. 8th Place Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet, started from 7th place followed by 9th place Car 23 Bubba Wallace U.S. Air Force Toyota, started from 26th place. Lastly in Top 10 was Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx One Rate Toyota, in 10th place, started from 8th place. Carson Hocevar (14th) was the highest finishing rookie. William Byron (P) leads the point standings by 17 points over Christopher Bell (P).
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 06: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #47 Kroger Health/Palmolive Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag ahead of Brad Keselowski, driver of the #6 BuildSubmarines.com Ford, and William Byron, driver of the #24 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet, to win the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 06, 2024 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
The race had 4 Cautions for 24 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 13 for #78, 99 Crash on the backstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 62 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 122 for #12, 1, 22, 16, 11, 51 Crash on frontstretch / Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 185 for #45, 48, 34, 17, 9, 13, 2, 21, 22, 42, 14, 23, 10, 99, 51, 4, 38, 62, 71, 19, 16, 20, 43, 47, 41, 31, 77 incident backstretch [Red Flag 00:08:42].
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 06: Michael McDowell, driver of the #34 Love’s Travel Stops Ford, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 06, 2024 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
The race had 66 Lead Changes among 24 drivers; M. McDowell 1-13; *. McLeod(i) 14; B. Keselowski 15; M. McDowell 16-38; J. Haley 39; R. Chastain 40-41; A. Bowman (P) 42; R. Chastain 43-47; D. Hemric 48; R. Chastain 49-51; K. Larson (P) 52; R. Chastain 53-57; R. Stenhouse Jr. 58-59; C. Buescher 60-62; B. Keselowski 63; W. Byron (P) 64; C. Buescher 65-66; T. Reddick (P) 67; C. Buescher 68-73; C. LaJoie 74-78; M. McDowell 79-82; R. Blaney (P) 83-87; S. Van Gisbergen(i) 88-90; R. Chastain 91; S. Van Gisbergen(i) 92; R. Blaney (P) 93; S. Van Gisbergen(i) 94-95; R. Chastain 96; S. Van Gisbergen(i) 97-99; J. Haley 100-102; A. Cindric (P) 103-116; C. Elliott (P) 117; A. Cindric (P) 118-122; T. Reddick (P) 123; K. Busch 124-129; B. Wallace 130; K. Busch 131; B. Wallace 132-133; C. Buescher 134; *. Allmendinger(i) 135; C. Ware 136; J. Logano (P) 137-141; *. Allmendinger(i) 142; J. Logano (P) 143-145; *. Allmendinger(i) 146-150; J. Logano (P) 151; A. Cindric (P) 152; J. Logano (P) 153-157; *. Allmendinger(i) 158; J. Logano (P) 159; A. Cindric (P) 160; J. Logano (P) 161; A. Cindric (P) 162; *. Allmendinger(i) 163; J. Logano (P) 164-166; A. Cindric (P) 167-168; A. Dillon 169; T. Gilliland 170-171; M. McDowell 172-173; A. Cindric (P) 174-175; R. Stenhouse Jr. 176-177; A. Cindric (P) 178; R. Stenhouse Jr. 179; A. Cindric (P) 180; R. Stenhouse Jr. 181-182; A. Cindric (P) 183; R. Stenhouse Jr. 184-195.
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 06: Alex Bowman, driver of the #48 Ally Chevrolet, Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, Ross Chastain, driver of the #1 Busch Light Camo Chevrolet, and Daniel Hemric, driver of the #31 Cirkul Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 06, 2024 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 17, 47, 24, 5, 20, 45, 1, 14, 2, 12
Stage 2 Top 10: 2, 9, 8, 16, 24, 48, 23, 12, 5, 1
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 31
Race Results for the YellaWood 500 – Sunday, October 6, 2024
Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, AL – 2.66 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 195 Laps – 518.7 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 10/6/2024 @ 07:58 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 32. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Health/Palmolive Chevrolet 195 Running
2. 13. Car 6 Brad Keselowski BuildSubmarines.com Ford 195 Running
3. 16. Car 24 William Byron (P) RaptorTough.com Chevrolet 195 Running
4. 12. Car 5 Kyle Larson (P) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 195 Running
5. 30. Car 43 Erik Jones Dollar Tree Toyota 195 Running
6. 21. Car 20 Christopher Bell (P) DEWALT Toyota 195 Running
7. 35. Car 7 Justin Haley Gainbridge Chevrolet 195 Running
8. 7. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 195 Running
9. 26. Car 23 Bubba Wallace U.S. Air Force Toyota 195 Running
10. 8. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx One Rate Toyota 195 Running
11. 24. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 195 Running
12. 34. Car 15 Cody Ware Arby’s Ford 195 Running
13. 15. Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota 195 Running
14. 37. Car 77 Carson Hocevar # Delaware Life Chevrolet 195 Running
15. 17. Car 16 Shane Van Gisbergen(i) WeatherTech Chevrolet 195 Running
16. 23. Car 48 Alex Bowman (P) Ally Chevrolet 195 Running
17. 20. Car 17 Chris Buescher Nexletol Ford 195 Running
18. 28. Car 51 Corey LaJoie Mighty Fire Breaker Ford 195 Running
19. 4. Car 8 Kyle Busch Lucas Oil Chevrolet 195 Running
20. 14. Car 45 Tyler Reddick (P) Nasty Beast Toyota 195 Running
21. 39. Car 71 Zane Smith # Focused Health Chevrolet 195 Running
22. 38. Car 78 * BJ McLeod(i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 195 Running
23. 3. Car 38 Todd Gilliland Georgia Peanuts Commission Ford 194 Running
24. 33. Car 62 * Anthony Alfredo(i) Fortify Building Solutions Chevrolet 194 Running
25. 22. Car 10 Noah Gragson Beef A Roo Ford 194 Running
26. 31. Car 99 Daniel Suarez (P) Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet 194 Running
27. 40. Car 44 * JJ Yeley(i) Epoxy Depot Chevrolet 193 Running
28. 25. Car 13 * AJ Allmendinger(i) Strive Chevrolet 193 Running
29. 11. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet 190 Running
30. 36. Car 14 Chase Briscoe (P) Rush Truck Centers Ford 189 Running
31. 29. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek GearWrench Toyota 188 Running
32. 2. Car 2 Austin Cindric (P) Discount Tire Ford 183 Accident
33. 6. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 183 Accident
34. 9. Car 21 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Ford 183 Accident
35. 18. Car 41 Ryan Preece Wonder Bread Ford 183 Accident
36. 19. Car 4 Josh Berry # SunnyD Ford 183 Accident
37. 1. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 183 Accident
38. 10. Car 31 Daniel Hemric Cirkul Chevrolet 183 Accident
39. 5. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Menards/Pennzoil Ford 124 Accident 40. 27. Car 1 Ross Chastain Busch Light Camo Chevrolet 120 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start the following car(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: Nos. 20, 99 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 26 Mins, 25 Secs. Average Speed: 150.773 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.006 Seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 24 laps. Lead Changes: 66 among 24 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: October 13, 2024 – Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
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