Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race – GEICO 500
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega, Alabama
Sunday, April 29, 2018

1. (9) Joey Logano, Ford, 188.
2. (2) Kurt Busch, Ford, 188.
3. (5) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 188.
4. (1) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 188.
5. (7) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 188.

6. (12) David Ragan, Ford, 188.
7. (40) Aric Almirola, Ford, 188.
8. (11) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 188.
9. (18) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 188.
10. (14) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 188.
11. (25) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 188.
12. (16) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 188.
13. (19) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 188.
14. (4) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 188.
15. (29) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 188.
16. (15) Darrell Wallace Jr. #, Chevrolet, 188.
17. (26) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 188.
18. (23) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 188.
19. (33) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 188.
20. (31) * DJ Kennington, Toyota, 188.
21. (36) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 188.
22. (30) * Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 188.
23. (32) * Timothy Peters(i), Ford, 187.
24. (37) Gray Gaulding, Toyota, 187.
25. (35) Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, 186.
26. (3) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, Accident, 184.
27. (34) Joey Gase(i), Chevrolet, Engine, 178.
28. (27) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 174.
29. (17) William Byron #, Chevrolet, Accident, 165.
30. (13) Paul Menard, Ford, Accident, 165.
31. (8) Clint Bowyer, Ford, Accident, 165.
32. (20) Michael McDowell, Ford, Accident, 165.
33. (10) Brad Keselowski, Ford, Accident, 165.
34. (28) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, Accident, 165.
35. (24) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, Accident, 165.
36. (39) Timmy Hill(i), Ford, Engine, 151.
37. (38) * Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, Suspension, 79.
38. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, Accident, 71.
39. (6) Erik Jones, Toyota, Accident, 71.
40. (22) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, Accident, 71.

Average Speed of Race Winner: 152.489 mph.
Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 16 Mins, 46 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.127 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 6 for 29 laps.
Lead Changes: 25 among 16 drivers.
Lap Leaders: K. Harvick 1-12; A. Bowman 13-38; D. Wallace Jr. # 39-43; B. Keselowski 44-57; A. Allmendinger 58; B. Keselowski 59-61; W. Byron # 62-63; B. Keselowski 64-66; W. Byron # 67; C. Buescher 68; M. DiBenedetto 69-74; J. Logano 75-96; D. Hamlin 97-104; P. Menard 105-112; B. Gaughan 113; W. Byron # 114-124; Kurt Busch 125-129; A. Allmendinger 130; R. Stenhouse Jr. 131-134; D. Hamlin 135-137; J. Logano 138-140; B. Keselowski 141; J. Logano 142-144; D. Suarez 145; K. Kahne 146; J. Logano 147-188.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): J. Logano 4 times for 70 laps; A. Bowman 1 time for 26 laps; B. Keselowski 4 times for 21 laps; W. Byron # 3 times for 14 laps; K. Harvick 1 time for 12 laps; D. Hamlin 2 times for 11 laps; P. Menard 1 time for 8 laps; M. DiBenedetto 1 time for 6 laps; Kurt Busch 1 time for 5 laps; D. Wallace Jr. # 1 time for 5 laps; R. Stenhouse Jr. 1 time for 4 laps; A. Allmendinger 2 times for 2 laps; B. Gaughan 1 time for 1 lap; K. Kahne 1 time for 1 lap; D. Suarez 1 time for 1 lap; C. Buescher 1 time for 1 lap.
Stage #1 Top Ten: 2,22,78,18,21,11,12,17,4,48
Stage #2 Top Ten: 21,22,12,4,17,38,48,41,24,18

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