Starting from 19th place Trackhouse Racing Car 1 Ross Chastain Moose Fraternity Chevrolet won the 53rd Annual GEICO 500, his 2nd win in 125 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 6th Top 10 finish in 2022. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 7 races at Talladega Superspeedway. 2nd Place Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Off Road Chevrolet, started from 14th place posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 18 races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 5th Top 10 finish in 2022. 3rd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota, started from 12th place posted his 9th Top 10 finish in 34 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
4th Place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 5th place followed by 5th place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 2nd place. 6th Place Car 43 Erik Jones U.S. Air Force Chevrolet, started from 16th place followed by 7th place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 28th place. 8th Place Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford, started from 21st place followed by 9th place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from 27th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 4 Kevin Harvick GEARWRENCH Ford. in 10th place, started from 24th place. Austin Cindric (21st) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 6 Cautions for 28 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 58 for #16, 17, 41 Crash in Turn 4/Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 83 for #44 Stalled Turn 4. 3rd Caution on lap 87 for #78 Spin Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 91 for #22, 2, 99, 42, 21, 18, 38, 41, 47 Big Crash in Turn 1. 5th Caution on lap 107 for #51 Spin Turn 1. 6th Caution on lap 122 for Stage 2 Conclusion.
The race had 41 Lead Changes among 16 drivers; C. Bell 1; D. Suarez 2-3; C. Bell 4-9; D. Suarez 10-35; C. Custer 36; J. Logano 37; K. Larson 38-50; B. Wallace 51; K. Larson 52; B. Wallace 53; K. Larson 54; B. Wallace 55-60; B. McLeod 61; K. Larson 62-64; E. Jones 65; K. Larson 66; E. Jones 67; K. Larson 68-69; E. Jones 70-73; B. Wallace 74; E. Jones 75-82; B. McLeod 83; W. Byron 84-121; *. Yeley(i) 122; E. Jones 123-124; K. Busch 125; E. Jones 126; K. Busch 127-128; R. Blaney 129-151; B. Wallace 152; E. Jones 153-154; B. Wallace 155-159; C. LaJoie 160; K. Busch 161; D. Hamlin 162-170; K. Larson 171-176; E. Jones 177; K. Larson 178-181; E. Jones 182-183; K. Larson 184; E. Jones 185-187; R. Chastain 188.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 23, 5, 20, 24, 19, 9, 45, 43, 48, 47
Stage 2 Top 10: 24, 9, 5, 19, 48, 18, 10, 43, 1, 45
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 10
Race Results for the 53rd Annual GEICO 500 – Sunday, April 24, 2022
Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, AL – 2.66 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 188 Laps – 500.08 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 19. Car 1 Ross Chastain Moose Fraternity Chevrolet 188 Running 2. 14. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Off Road Chevrolet 188 Running 3. 12. Car 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 188 Running 4. 5. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 188 Running 5. 2. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 188 Running 6. 16. Car 43 Erik Jones U.S. Air Force Chevrolet 188 Running 7. 28. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 188 Running 8. 21. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 188 Running 9. 27. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 188 Running 10. 24. Car 4 Kevin Harvick GEARWRENCH Ford 188 Running 11. 22. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Wurth Ford 188 Running 12. 11. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 188 Running 13. 23. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield/IHOP Ford 188 Running 14. 33. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Raze Energy Chevrolet 188 Running 15. 8. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 188 Running 16. 6. Car 45 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Toyota 188 Running 17. 9. Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota 188 Running 18. 7. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx All in for Small Business Toyota 188 Running 19. 39. Car 77 Landon Cassill(i) Fox Nation Chevrolet 188 Running 20. 31. Car 62 * Noah Gragson(i) Wendy?s $5 Biggie Bag/Beard Oil Chevrolet 188 Running 21. 18. Car 2 Austin Cindric # Menards/Sylvania Ford 188 Running 22. 1. Car 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Toyota 187 Running 23. 15. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Castrol Carbon Neutral Ford 187 Running 24. 36. Car 15 David Ragan Envision Ford 186 Running 25. 38. Car 55 * JJ Yeley(i) Hex.com Ford 185 Running 26. 37. Car 78 BJ McLeod Motorsport Games Ford 172 Running 27. 32. Car 38 Todd Gilliland # First Phase Credit Card Ford 121 Accident 28. 34. Car 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT Ford 105 DVP 29. 29. Car 41 Cole Custer Feeding America/Wow Wow Ford 98 Engine 30. 26. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/SunnyD Chevrolet 95 Accident 31. 4. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet 92 DVP 32. 13. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil/Autotrader Ford 89 Accident 33. 20. Car 42 Ty Dillon Black Rifle Coffee Company Chevrolet 89 Accident 34. 25. Car 21 Harrison Burton # Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 89 Accident 35. 35. Car 44 * Greg Biffle Morehouse College Chevrolet 79 Fuel Pump 36. 3. Car 16 Daniel Hemric(i) Majestic Steel Chevrolet 56 Accident 37. 17. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 56 Accident 38. 30. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 56 Accident 39. 10. Car 8 Tyler Reddick BetMGM Chevrolet 31 Accident
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. 62 (unapproved adjustments), 77 (3 inspection failures means the 77 wil have to perform a pass-through after taking the green flag). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 21 Mins, 52 Secs. Average Speed: 148.637 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.105 Seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 28 laps. Lead Changes: 41 among 16 drivers. Busch Light Pole Award to be awarded to the fastest qualifier eligible to participate.: Christopher Bell, #20 Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Austin Cindric, #2.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 1, 2022 – Dover Motor Speedway
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