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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 10 of 36
Sunday, May 1, 2016 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 3:34:15
Average speed: 140.046 mph
Pole speed: 192.661 mph
Cautions: 10 for 41 laps
Margin of victory: under caution
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 37
Green flag passes: 18,058 (122.8 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2016 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsStatusLedPts
1 72   Brad Keselowski Miller Lite   (Roger Penske)Ford188running4645
21718   Kyle Busch Skittles / Captain America: Civil War   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota188running1240
3 23   Austin Dillon Dow Energy & Water / Intellifresh   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet188running038
4301   Jamie McMurray McDonald's   (Chip Ganassi)Chevrolet188running037
5 124   Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet188running2737
61414   Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats   (Stewart Haas Racing)Chevrolet188running035
73415   Clint Bowyer AccuDoc Solutions   (Harry Scott, Jr.)Chevrolet188running034
81841   Kurt Busch Monster Energy   (Stewart Haas Racing)Chevrolet188running033
91921   Ryan Blaney Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center   (Wood Brothers)Ford188running032
10136   Trevor Bayne AdvoCare   (Jack Roush)Ford188running2232
113238   Landon Cassill FR8 Auctions   (Bob Jenkins)Ford188running030
123355   Michael Waltrip Peak Antifreeze & Coolant   (Jay Robinson)Toyota188running230
131278   Martin Truex Jr Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats   (Barney Visser)Toyota188running028
142847   A.J. Allmendinger Kroger / Hungry Jack / Crisco   (JTG-Daugherty Racing)Chevrolet188running128
15294   Kevin Harvick Busch Fishing Trophy Can   (Stewart Haas Racing)Chevrolet188running927
16 617   Ricky Stenhouse Jr Fifth Third Bank   (Jack Roush)Ford188running025
173935   David Gilliland Shaw's Southern Belle Frozen Foods   (Bob Jenkins)Ford188running024
183698   Cole Whitt RTIC Coolers   (Jay Robinson)Toyota188running124
192632   Bobby Labonte Rimrock Devlin Development   (Archie St. Hilaire)Ford188running223
201616   Greg Biffle Ford EcoBoost   (Jack Roush)Ford188running021
213195   Michael McDowell Thrivent Financial   (Leavine Family Racing)Chevrolet188running020
22 548   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet182running019
23 420   Matt Kenseth Dollar General   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota180crash3919
243710   Danica Patrick Aspen Dental Turbocharged Tooth Fairy   (Stewart Haas Racing)Chevrolet180crash318
252222   Joey Logano Shell / Pennzoil   (Roger Penske)Ford180crash617
261027   Paul Menard Moen / Menards   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet180crash015
272343   Aric Almirola Fresh From Florida   (Richard Petty Motorsports)Ford180crash115
281531   Ryan Newman Caterpillar   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet178running114
292442   Kyle Larson Target / Cottonelle   (Chip Ganassi)Chevrolet173running913
302144   Brian Scott Twisted Tea   (Richard Petty Motorsports)Ford172running011
31 811   Denny Hamlin FedEx Express   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota170running511
32257   Regan Smith Golden Corral   (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)Chevrolet168running09
332013   Casey Mears GEICO   (Germain Racing)Chevrolet166running08
344023   David Ragan Schluter Systems   (BK Racing)Toyota151engine28
35 919   Carl Edwards Arris   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota109crash06
363583   Matt DiBenedetto Dustless Blasting   (BK Racing)Toyota98engine05
372734   Chris Buescher Love's Travel Stops / CSX "Play it Safe"   (Bob Jenkins)Ford95crash04
383846   Michael Annett Pilot / Flying J   (Harry Scott, Jr.)Chevrolet94crash03
39115   Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet82crash02
40 388   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Nationwide Insurance   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet63crash01

To the back:
NameNbrReason
Tony Stewart14driver change
Ryan Newman31unapproved adjustments

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
41Josh Wise30The Motorsports GroupCurtis KeyChevrolet
DCTy Dillon14Bass Pro ShopsStewart Haas RacingChevrolet

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
ReasonFree
Pass
15050  
51577   #88,83,5 accident backstretch#14
58592  
60623   #13,43,55 accident turn 3#10
639634  
971026   #34,35,48,46,19,1,3 accident backstretch#38
1031108  
1111155   #88,19 accident turn 1#3
11612813  
1291335   #5 accident turn 4#13
13415219  
1531553   #23 fluid on track#13
1561616  
1621665   #78,3,47,1,95,7,42,48,27,31,44,35,10,41,18,38,43,21,16,11,17 accident turn 1#13
1671693  
1701712   debris turn 2#21
17218110  
1821854   #20,10,43,22,95,15,16,27,21,4,38,32 accident backstretch#48
1861872  
1881881   #47,4,17,98,78,32,38 accident frontstretchnone
  Percent of race run under caution: 21.8%             Average green flag run: 14.7 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Chase Elliott11313
  Matt Kenseth142815
  Chase Elliott293810
  Michael Waltrip39391
  Kyle Busch405112
  Aric Almirola52521
  A.J. Allmendinger53531
  David Ragan54552
  Michael Waltrip56561
  Matt Kenseth577115
  Brad Keselowski728211
  Denny Hamlin83831
  Brad Keselowski84841
  Denny Hamlin85884
  Brad Keselowski89968
  Danica Patrick97993
  Kevin Harvick1001023
  Chase Elliott1031064
  Kevin Harvick1071082
  Trevor Bayne1091157
  Kevin Harvick1161172
  Trevor Bayne1181181
  Kevin Harvick1191202
  Trevor Bayne1211288
  Bobby Labonte1291291
  Ryan Newman1301301
  Cole Whitt1311311
  Trevor Bayne1321354
  Kyle Larson1361372
  Trevor Bayne1381381
  Kyle Larson1391457
  Matt Kenseth1461527
  Bobby Labonte1531531
  Matt Kenseth1541552
  Trevor Bayne1561561
  Brad Keselowski1571659
  Joey Logano1661716
  Brad Keselowski17218817

Today's top pit crews:
Nbr# StopsDriverLapsTotal TimeAverage Time
185   Kyle Busch188157.566Kyle Busch   31.513  
66   Trevor Bayne188189.086Trevor Bayne   31.514  
25   Brad Keselowski188162.829Brad Keselowski   32.566  
415   Kurt Busch188164.952Kurt Busch   32.990  
246   Chase Elliott188201.603Chase Elliott   33.601  
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Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Kevin Harvick 351    
2   Kyle Busch 342   -9  
3   Carl Edwards 337   -14  
4   Jimmie Johnson 329   -22  
5   Joey Logano 316   -35  
6   Kurt Busch 312   -39  
7   Brad Keselowski 300   -51  
8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 279   -72  
9   Martin Truex Jr 274   -77  
10   Austin Dillon 272   -79  
11   Chase Elliott 271   -80  
12   Denny Hamlin 269   -82  
13   Jamie McMurray 261   -90  
14   A.J. Allmendinger 232   -119  
15   Matt Kenseth 231   -120  
16   Trevor Bayne 228   -123  
17   Kasey Kahne 224   -127  
18   Ryan Blaney 219   -132  
18   Ryan Newman 219   -132  
20   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 218   -133  
21   Paul Menard 201   -150  
Playoff standings after this race:
RankDriverWinsPoints
1   Kyle Busch 2   342  
2   Carl Edwards 2   337  
3   Jimmie Johnson 2   329  
4   Brad Keselowski 2   300  
5   Kevin Harvick 1   351  
6   Denny Hamlin 1   269  
7   Joey Logano 0   316  
8   Kurt Busch 0   312  
9   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 0   279  
10   Martin Truex Jr 0   274  
11   Austin Dillon 0   272  
12   Chase Elliott 0   271  
13   Jamie McMurray 0   261  
14   A.J. Allmendinger 0   232  
15   Matt Kenseth 0   231  
16   Trevor Bayne 0   228