Geico 500 race results at Talladega
Brad Keselowski won the Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway and a spot in the third round of NASCAR's playoffs. He joins teammate Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin and Matt Kenseth among the remaining eight drivers with a shot at the championship.
Eliminated were Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kasey Kahne, along with Kyle Busch.
We take a look at how all 43 cars finished Sunday's race at Talladega.
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At Talladega Superspeedway; Talladega, Ala.
(2.66-mile oval)
Starting position in parentheses; all drivers listed as running at end of race unless indicated
1. (5) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 194 laps
2. (13) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 194
3. (33) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 194
4. (29) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 194
5. (11) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 194
6. (7) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 194
7. (18) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 194
8. (26) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 194
9. (39) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 194
10. (19) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 194
11. (40) Joey Logano, Ford, 194
12. (8) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 194
13. (30) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 194
14. (36) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 194
15. (22) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 194
16. (34) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 194
17. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 194
18. (38) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 194
19. (27) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 194
20. (1) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 194
21. (15) Carl Edwards, Ford, 194
22. (4) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 194
23. (3) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 194
24. (2) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 194
25. (24) Greg Biffle, Ford, 194
26. (43) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 194
27. (12) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 194
28. (35) Josh Wise, Ford, 194
29. (21) David Gilliland, Ford, 194
30. (25) David Ragan, Ford, 194
31. (28) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 194
32. (16) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 194
33. (9) Terry Labonte, Ford, 193
34. (37) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet 190, accident
35. (31) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 189
36. (20) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 188, accident
37. (10) Michael Annett, Chevrolet 187, accident
38. (23) Mike Wallace, Toyota, 186
39. (17) Aric Almirola, Ford, 166
40. (41) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 145
41. (6) Michael McDowell, Ford, 127, accident
42. (32) JJ Yeley, Toyota, 102, accident
43. (14) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 102, accident
Average Speed of Race Winner: 160.302 mph.
Time of Race: 3 hours, 13 minutes, 9 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 0.141 seconds.
Caution Flags: 6 for 25 laps.
Lead Changes: 38 among 19 drivers.
Lap Leaders: J.Johnson 1; R.Blaney 2-14; J.Johnson 15-25; B.Keselowski 26-28; J.Johnson 29-38; D.Hamlin 39; T.Stewart 40-44; K.Kahne 45; G.Biffle 46; J.McMurray 47-49; B.Keselowski 50; K.Kahne 51-61; D.Ragan 62; M.Kenseth 63; J.Johnson 64-74; D.Earnhardt Jr. 75-103; D.Gilliland 104-105; J.Gordon 106; R.Blaney 107-108; L.Cassill 109; D.Earnhardt Jr. 110-111; K.Harvick 112-113; J.Johnson 114-132; C.Whitt 133; J.Johnson 134-137; B.Keselowski 138; J.Johnson 139-162; M.Truex Jr. 163; J.Johnson 164-166; D.Patrick 167-173; D.Ragan 174; J.Gordon 175-176; R.Newman 177-181; J.Johnson 182; R.Newman 183-186; B.Keselowski 187-192; R.Newman 193; B.Keselowski 194.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): J.Johnson, 9 times for 84 laps; D.Earnhardt Jr., 2 times for 31 laps; R.Blaney, 2 times for 15 laps; B.Keselowski, 5 times for 12 laps; K.Kahne, 2 times for 12 laps; R.Newman, 3 times for 10 laps; D.Patrick, 1 time for 7 laps; T.Stewart, 1 time for 5 laps; J.Gordon, 2 times for 3 laps; J.McMurray, 1 time for 3 laps; K.Harvick, 1 time for 2 laps; D.Gilliland, 1 time for 2 laps; D.Ragan, 2 times for 2 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 1 lap; L.Cassill, 1 time for 1 lap; C.Whitt, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Hamlin, 1 time for 1 lap; G.Biffle, 1 time for 1 lap; M.Truex Jr., 1 time for 1 lap.
Wins: B.Keselowski, 6; J.Logano, 5; J.Gordon, 4; D.Earnhardt Jr., 3; K.Harvick, 3; J.Johnson, 3; C.Edwards, 2; A.Allmendinger, 1; A.Almirola, 1; Ku.Busch, 1; Ky.Busch, 1; D.Hamlin, 1; K.Kahne, 1.
Top 16 in Points: 1. J.Logano, 4,000; 2. K.Harvick, 4,000; 3. R.Newman, 4,000; 4. D.Hamlin, 4,000; 5. M.Kenseth, 4,000; 6. C.Edwards, 4,000; 7. J.Gordon, 4,000; 8. B.Keselowski, 4,000; 9. Ky.Busch, 2,197; 10. J.Johnson, 2,174; 11. K.Kahne, 2,169; 12. A.Allmendinger, 2,163; 13. D.Earnhardt Jr., 2,149; 14. G.Biffle, 2,147; 15. Ku.Busch, 2,146; 16. A.Almirola, 2,101.