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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 10 of 36
Sunday, May 3, 2015 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 3:08:08
Average speed: 159.487 mph
Pole speed: 194.793 mph
Cautions: 6 for 23 laps
Margin of victory: .158 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 27
Green flag passes: 13,318 (80.7 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2015 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet49.160   194.793   14
2   Kasey Kahne5Chevrolet49.441   193.685   19
3   Ryan Blaney21Ford49.460   193.611   59
4   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.88Chevrolet49.463   193.599   7
5   Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet49.507   193.427   11
6   Tony Stewart14Chevrolet49.509   193.419   19
7   Paul Menard27Chevrolet49.511   193.412   39
8   Matt Kenseth20Toyota49.525   193.357   11
9   David Ragan18Toyota49.615   193.006   19
10   Clint Bowyer15Toyota49.666   192.808   17
11   Casey Mears13Chevrolet49.693   192.703   59
12   Sam Hornish, Jr.9Ford49.786   192.343   99
13   Kyle Larson42Chevrolet49.670   192.792   24
14   Austin Dillon3Chevrolet49.671   192.789   59
15   Brad Keselowski2Ford49.674   192.777   11
16   Brian Scott33Chevrolet49.677   192.765   39
17   Denny Hamlin11Toyota49.684   192.738   11
18   Ryan Newman31Chevrolet49.690   192.715   29
19   Kurt Busch41Chevrolet49.699   192.680   11
20   Greg Biffle16Ford49.701   192.672   24
21   Joey Logano22Ford49.714   192.622   11
22   Carl Edwards19Toyota49.723   192.587   14
23   Michael Waltrip55Toyota49.828   192.181   59
24   Kevin Harvick4Chevrolet49.862   192.050   11
25   Danica Patrick10Chevrolet49.918   191.835   59
26   Trevor Bayne6Ford49.946   191.727   74
27   Jamie McMurray1Chevrolet49.972   191.627   19
28   Aric Almirola43Ford49.975   191.616   59
29   Ricky Stenhouse Jr17Ford49.984   191.581   29
30   Landon Cassill40Chevrolet50.006   191.497   39
31   A.J. Allmendinger47Chevrolet50.070   191.252   74
32   Bobby Labonte32Ford50.090   191.176   39
33   Brendan Gaughan62Chevrolet50.132   191.016   39
34   Josh Wise98Ford50.200   190.757   39
35   Justin Allgaier51Chevrolet50.205   190.738   99
36   Martin Truex Jr78Chevrolet50.211   190.715   17
37   Alex Bowman7Chevrolet50.235   190.624   39OP
38   Chris Buescher34Ford50.292   190.408   39OP
39   David Gilliland38Ford50.327   190.276   39OP
40   Michael Annett46Chevrolet50.361   190.147   39OP
41   Cole Whitt35Ford50.466   189.752   39OP
42   J.J. Yeley23Toyota50.602   189.242   39OP
43   Matt DiBenedetto83Toyota50.707   188.850   39OP
44   Michael McDowell95Ford50.548   189.444   39
45   Jeb Burton26Toyota50.672   188.980   39

OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Michael McDowell (#95), Jeb Burton (#26)