Starting from 10th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Pennzoil Ford won the YellaWood 500, his 9th win in 301 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 14th Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 3rd win & 8th Top 10 finish in 19 races at Talladega Superspeedway. 2nd Place Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet, starting from 8th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 12 races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 17th Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin Mavis Tires & Brakes Toyota, starting from 12th place posted his 16th Top 10 finish in 36 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
4th Place Car 7 Corey LaJoie Gainbridge Chevrolet, starting from 36th place followed by 5th place Car 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford, starting from 7th place. 6th Place Car 31 Justin Haley Morris-Shea Bridge Co. Inc. Chevrolet, starting from 30th place followed by 7th place Car 9 Chase Elliott LLumar Chevrolet, starting from 23rd place. 8th Place Car 41 Ryan Preece Wonder Bread Ford, starting from 19th place followed by 9th place Car 36 Riley Herbst Beast Unleashed White Haze Ford, starting from 6th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 99 Daniel Suarez Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet, in 10th place, starting from 28th place. Ty Gibbs (34th) was the highest finishing rookie. William Byron (P) leads the point standings by 28 points over Denny Hamlin (P). Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Camo Ford 188 Running (Failed post Race Inspection).
The race had 4 Cautions for 19 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 61 for #1, 8, 20, 47 Crash in Turn 3 / Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 122 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 163 for #3, 6, 14, 16, 17, 21, 42, 54 Crash on the Frontstretch [Red Flag: 9:57]. 4th Caution on lap 172 for Debris On The Backstretch.
The race had 70 Lead Changes among 24 drivers; J. Logano 1-5; A. Almirola 6; J. Logano 7-18; W. Byron (P) 19; J. Logano 20-22; R. Preece 23-30; R. Stenhouse Jr. 31-38; T. Dillon 39-40; C. Bell (P) 41-42; A. Cindric 43-48; R. Stenhouse Jr. 49-50; A. Cindric 51; R. Stenhouse Jr. 52-53; A. Cindric 54-55; R. Stenhouse Jr. 56-57; A. Cindric 58-59; R. Blaney (P) 60-61; *. Herbst(i) 62; R. Blaney (P) 63-65; C. Elliott (P) 66-67; R. Blaney (P) 68; C. Elliott (P) 69-72; A. Bowman 73; A. Cindric 74; A. Bowman 75-76; A. Cindric 77-78; E. Jones 79; A. Bowman 80-81; A. Cindric 82; E. Jones 83-85; M. McDowell 86-87; *. Herbst(i) 88; M. McDowell 89; *. Herbst(i) 90-91; M. McDowell 92; *. Herbst(i) 93-94; T. Reddick (P) 95; *. Herbst(i) 96-99; T. Reddick (P) 100; M. McDowell 101; D. Hamlin (P) 102-104; K. Busch (P) 105-106; A. Dillon 107; B. Keselowski (P) 108-110; J. Logano 111-115; W. Byron (P) 116-119; B. Keselowski (P) 120-121; J. Haley 122; J. Logano 123-132; K. Larson (P) 133; J. Logano 134-143; C. Buescher (P) 144-145; J. Logano 146-148; W. Byron (P) 149-153; B. Wallace (P) 154-156; W. Byron (P) 157-158; A. Almirola 159-160; K. Harvick 161-164; C. Buescher (P) 165; A. Almirola 166-168; A. Bowman 169; A. Almirola 170; A. Bowman 171-176; K. Harvick 177-178; A. Bowman 179; C. Elliott (P) 180; K. Harvick 181-182; C. Elliott (P) 183; K. Harvick 184-186; R. Blaney (P) 187-188.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 12, 24, 5, 9, 48, 2, 31, 22, 41, 7
Stage 2 Top 10: 6, 24, 22, 3, 9, 99, 5, 14, 77, 45
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NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 31
Race Results for the YellaWood 500 – Sunday, October 1, 2023
Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, AL – 2.66 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 188 Laps – 500.08 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 10. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Menards/Pennzoil Ford 188 Running 2. 8. Car 24 William Byron (P) Axalta Chevrolet 188 Running 3. 12. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Mavis Tires & Brakes Toyota 188 Running 4. 36. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Gainbridge Chevrolet 188 Running 5. 7. Car 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford 188 Running 6. 30. Car 31 Justin Haley Morris-Shea Bridge Co. Inc. Chevrolet 188 Running 7. 23. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) LLumar Chevrolet 188 Running 8. 19. Car 41 Ryan Preece Wonder Bread Ford 188 Running 9. 6. Car 36 * Riley Herbst(i) Beast Unleashed White Haze Ford 188 Running 10. 28. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet 188 Running 11. 34. Car 13 * Chandler Smith(i) Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet 188 Running 12. 17. Car 38 Todd Gilliland Georgia Peanuts Ford 188 Running 13. 3. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Old Spice Ford 188 Running 14. 15. Car 20 Christopher Bell (P) DEWALT Electrical Solutions Toyota 188 Running 15. 4. Car 5 Kyle Larson (P) Valvoline/HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 188 Running 16. 13. Car 45 Tyler Reddick (P) McDonald’s Toyota 188 Running 17. 1. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 188 Running 18. 16. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Bass Pro Shops Toyota 188 Running 19. 24. Car 17 Chris Buescher (P) BuildSubmarines.com Ford 188 Running 20. 31. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Action Industries Chevrolet 188 Running 21. 18. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 188 Running 22. 35. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Sara Lee Artesano Bakery Bread Chevrolet 188 Running 23. 9. Car 23 Bubba Wallace (P) Leidos Toyota 188 Running 24. 2. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 188 Running 25. 25. Car 8 Kyle Busch (P) X World Wallet Chevrolet 188 Running 26. 26. Car 43 Erik Jones Allegiant Chevrolet 188 Running 27. 33. Car 77 Ty Dillon Ferris Commercial Mowers Chevrolet 188 Running 28. 20. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 188 Running 29. 37. Car 78 BJ McLeod(i) Gunk Chevrolet 187 Running 30. 29. Car 15 Brennan Poole(i) Finance Pro Plus Ford 186 Running 31. 21. Car 21 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Ford 175 Suspension 32. 5. Car 6 Brad Keselowski (P) Solomon Plumbing Ford 161 Accident 33. 14. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 161 Accident 34. 22. Car 54 Ty Gibbs # Monster Energy Toyota 161 Accident 35. 38. Car 42 Carson Hocevar(i) Sunseeker Resorts Chevrolet 161 Accident 36. 27. Car 51 JJ Yeley(i) Biohaven/Jacob Co. Ford 83 Fuel Pump 37. 32. Car 1 Ross Chastain (P) Worldwide Express Chevrolet 59 Accident 38. 11. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Camo Ford 188 Running (Failed post Race Inspection)
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following car dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: No. 42 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 7 Mins, 25 Secs. Average Speed: 160.097 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.012 Seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 19 laps. Lead Changes: 70 among 24 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: October 8, 2023 – Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
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