NASCAR 2019 Race 10: Talladega Geico 500 race thread

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Schedule:

Friday, April 26
12:05 p.m. ET Xfinity Final Practice NASCAR.com
1:35 p.m. ET Cup Series First Practice NASCAR.com
2:35 p.m. ET Xfinity Series Final Practice NASCAR.com
4:35 p.m. ET Cup Series Final Practice FS1/fuboTV

Saturday, April 27
10:10 a.m. ET Xfinity Series qualifying FS1/fuboTV
1 p.m. ET Xfinity Series MoneyLion 300 FS1/fuboTV
4:40 p.m. ET Cup Series qualifying Fox/fuboTV

Sunday, April 28
2 p.m. ET Geico 500 Fox/fuboTV

Distance 500.08 miles (804.80 km)
Laps 188
Stage 1: Lap 55
Stage 2: Lap 110
Race: Lap 188+


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Construction began on what was then known as the Alabama International Motor Speedway on May 23, 1968
The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was held on Sept. 14, 1969 - won by Richard Brickhouse
The name changed to Talladega Superspeedway in 1989formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway

Track Specs:
Superspeedway: 2.66-mile trioval 48 feet wide (12-foot apron)
Turns: Banking: 33 degrees Length: 3,750 feet Radius: 1,100 feet
Trioval: Banking: 18 degrees
Frontstretch: Chute length: 2,150 feet (from turn to middle of trioval);
Total length: 4,300 feet Banking: Minimal for drainage only
Backstretch: Length: 4,000 feet Banking: Minimal for drainage only
Seats: 78,000 [was 78,000 was 109,000, 143,231} with 30 suites

Pit Stalls:
Length: 30 feet
Width: 17 feet


Track Records & Stats

April 2018 Race Winner: Joey Logano, 152.489mph, started 9th
October 2018 Race Winner: Aric Almirola, 153.707mph, started 4th
Track Race Record: Mark Martin, May 1997, 188.354mph
Slowest Race Record: Jeff Gordon, April 25, 2004, 129.396mph
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Jeff Gordon, April 2000, started 36th
Oldest Race Winner: Harry Gant, 52 years, 3 months, 26 days, 5/6/1991
Youngest Race Winner: Bobby Hillin Jr., 22 years, 1 months, 22 days, 7/27/1986

April 2018 Pole Winner: Kevin Harvick, 194.448 mph, finished 4th
October 2018 Pole Winner: Kurt Busch, 195.804 mph, finished 14th
Track Qualifying Record (no restrictor plate): Bill Elliott, April 1987, 212.809mph
Track Qualifying Record (Restrictor Plate): Bill Elliott, May 1990, 199.388 (15/16th inch plate)
Track Qualifying Record (Restrictor Plate): Kyle Busch, May 2014, 200.574 (1st round qualifying)
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 52 years, 9 months, 14 days, 10/22/2011
Youngest Pole Winner: Chase Elliott, 20 years, 5 months, and 2 days, 4/30/2016

Most Wins: 10 - Dale Earnhardt
Most Wins - Active Driver: 6 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Most Poles - All Time: 8 - Bill Elliott
Most Poles - Active Driver: 8 drivers with 1 pole

Most Top 5s - All Time: 23 - Dale Earnhardt
Most Top 5s - Active Driver : 12 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Most Top 10s - All Time: 27 - Dale Earnhardt
Most Top 10s - Active Driver: 17 - Kurt Busch

Most Lead Changes: 88 - 4/25/2010 & 4/27/2011
Fewest Lead Changes: 13 - 5/6/1973
Most Leaders: 29 - 4/25/2010
Fewest Leaders: 4 - 5/6/1973
Most Laps Led: Pete Hamilton, August 1970, 153 laps
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: Jeff Gordon, 10/7/2007 and Brad Keselowski, 4/26/2009; 1 lap led

Most Cautions: 11, 4/25/2004
Most Caution Laps: 62, 5/7/1972
Fewest Cautions: 0 - three times, most recent 10/6/2002
Fewest Caution Laps: 0 - three times, most recent 10/6/2002

Most on the Lead Lap: 34 - 10/23/2016
Fewest on the Lead Lap: 1 - two times, most recent 7/27/1986
Most Running at the Finish: 40 - 4/22/2001
Fewest Running at the Finish: 14 - 7/27/1986

Race statistics (April 2018)

Lead changes: 16 among different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 6 for 29
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 16 minutes and 46 seconds
Average speed: 152.489 miles per hour (245.407 km/h)
 
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Justin Haley to make Cup debut at Talladega
By
Team Release NASCAR.com April 23, 2019 at 10:34 AM

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Justin Haley will make his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut for Spire Motorsports in Sunday’s GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

Haley, a three-time NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series winner, will pilot the No. 77 Fraternal Order of Eagles (F.O.E.) Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at the famed 2.66-mile Alabama track.
 
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4me2c said:
Justin Haley to make Cup debut at Talladega
By
Team Release NASCAR.com April 23, 2019 at 10:34 AM

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Justin Haley will make his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut for Spire Motorsports in Sunday’s GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

Haley, a three-time NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series winner, will pilot the No. 77 Fraternal Order of Eagles (F.O.E.) Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at the famed 2.66-mile Alabama track.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr's nephew, Jefferey Earnhardt will make his Cup series debut as well.
Oddly enough thou, Jefferey has not won a Xfinity race in his entire 7 years racing in the series.
He only made 2 top 10 finishes which both came this year.
Has never been in the top 5


Qualifying is about to get underway
 
#9
GEICO 500 starting lineup

Here is the starting lineup for Sunday's race:
Starting Driver Number
No. 1 Austin Dillon 3
No. 2 Aric Almirola 10
No. 3 Clint Bowyer 14
No. 4 Brad Keselowski 2
No. 5 Daniel Hemric 8
No. 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 17
No. 7 Ryan Blaney 12
No. 8 Joey Logano 22
No. 9 Alex Bowman 88
No. 10 Kyle Larson 42
No. 11 Chase Elliott 9
No. 12 Michael McDowell 34
No. 13 Ty Dillon 13
No. 14 Kurt Busch 1
No. 15 David Ragan 38
No. 16 Daniel Suarez 41
No. 17 Paul Menard 21
No. 18 Matt Tifft 36
No. 19 Kevin Harvick 4
No. 20 Martin Truex Jr. 19
No. 21 Jimmie Johnson 48
No. 22 Kyle Busch 18
No. 23 Denny Hamlin 11
No. 24 Ryan Newman 6
No. 25 William Byron 24
No. 26 Matt DiBenedetto 95
No. 27 Erik Jones 20
No. 28 Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. 43
No. 29 Tyler Reddick 62
No. 30 Ryan Preece 47
No. 31 Chris Buescher 37
No. 32 Landon Cassill 00
No. 33 Jeffrey Earnhardt 81
No. 34 Ross Chastain 15
No. 35 Parker Kligerman 96
No. 36 Corey Lajoie 32
No. 37 Reed Sorenson 27
No. 38 Justin Haley 77
No. 39 Stanton Barrett 52
No. 40 Cody Ware 51
 
#13
Green flag projected 2:19p ET

WEATHER: Pretty ideal. The Weather Channel is calling for cloudy skies with highs in the upper 70s and a very slim chance of rain.

Remember... no restrictor plates! Higher horsepower, despite the spacers, but an aero package to try to hold down speed.
 
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Brad Keselowski*..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Joey Logano.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Kevin Harvick...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Kyle Busch
 
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