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NASCAR Xfinity Series race number 9 of 33
Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
113 laps* on a 2.660 mile paved track (300.580 miles)

Time of race: 2:19:45 Average speed: 132.477 mph Pole speed: 181.168 mph	Cautions: 7 for 29 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 20
Green flag passes: 5,852 (67.3 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series results / 2016 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	9	1	Elliott Sadler	OneMain Financial (JR Motorsports)	Chevrolet	116	running	1	44
2	18	7	Justin Allgaier	Breyers / Winn-Dixie (JR Motorsports)	Chevrolet	116	running	0	39
3	11	48	Brennan Poole	DC Solar (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	116	running	5	39
4	34	51	Jeremy Clements	Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet / BRT Extrusions (Jeremy Clements)	Chevrolet	116	running	7	38
5	6	62	Brendan Gaughan	South Point Hotel & Casino (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	116	running	1	37
6	3	2	Austin Dillon	Rheem (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	116	running	7	0
7	2	19	Daniel Suarez	Arris (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	116	running	2	35
8	1	18	Matt Tifft	NOS Energy Drink (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	116	running	21	0
9	14	88	Chase Elliott	Armour Vienna Sausage / Feed Our Vets (JR Motorsports)	Chevrolet	116	running	7	0
10	17	98	Aric Almirola	Fresh from Florida (Fred Biagi)	Ford	116	running	0	0
11	20	42	Justin Marks	Katerra (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	116	running	0	30
12	35	0	Garrett Smithley	Instalco (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	116	running	0	29
13	15	6	Bubba Wallace	Kleen Perfomance Products (Jack Roush)	Ford	116	running	0	28
14	19	14	Benny Gordon	VSI Racing (Mark Smith)	Toyota	116	running	0	27
15	26	01	Ryan Preece	G&K Services (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	116	running	0	26
16	29	4	Ross Chastain	Flex Seal (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	116	running	0	25
17	12	43	Jeb Burton	J. Streicher & Co. (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	116	running	0	24
18	16	33	Brandon Jones	Okuma (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	116	running	36	25
19	5	3	Ty Dillon	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	116	running	0	22
20	38	39	Ryan Sieg	Sparks Energy (Rod Sieg)	Chevrolet	116	running	0	21
21	4	20	Erik Jones	ThinkGeek / GameStop (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	116	running	0	20
22	10	44	J.J. Yeley	Zachry (Mark Smith)	Toyota	116	running	0	19
23	21	24	Brandon McReynolds	Monster Truck Sittin' Heavy / Redneck Riviera (James Whitener)	Toyota	116	running	0	18
24	13	11	Blake Koch	Leaf Filter Gutter Protection (Matthew Kaulig)	Chevrolet	116	running	1	18
25	40	15	Travis Kvapil	Keen Portable Buildings (Rick Ware)	Ford	116	running	0	0
26	24	05	John Wes Townley	JIVE Communications (Tony Townley)	Chevrolet	116	running	0	0
27	8	22	Joey Logano	Discount Tire (Roger Penske)	Ford	115	running	19	0
28	25	90	Mario Gosselin	BuckedUp Apparel / David Johnson's Auto (Mario Gosselin)	Chevrolet	115	running	0	13
29	28	07	Ray Black, Jr.	ScubaLife / CDA.edu (Bobby Dotter)	Chevrolet	115	running	0	12
30	31	40	Carl Long	Phoenix Air (Carl Long)	Dodge	115	running	0	11
31	7	16	Ryan Reed	Lilly Diabetes / ADA Drive to Stop Diabetes (Jack Roush)	Ford	113	running	8	11
32	32	13	John Jackson	Icard Merrill Attorneys / FLWaterfront.com (Carl Long)	Toyota	112	running	0	9
33	33	85	Bobby Gerhart	Lucas Oil (Billy Gerhart)	Chevrolet	111	running	0	8
34	22	28	Dakoda Armstrong	Winfield (James Whitener)	Toyota	82	electrical	0	7
35	36	97	Ryan Ellis	Vroom! Brands (Victor Obaika)	Chevrolet	81	engine	0	6
36	39	78	B.J. McLeod	Triple R Containers (B.J. McLeod)	Ford	39	engine	0	5
37	30	25	Chris Cockrum	Advanced Communications Group (Rick Ware)	Chevrolet	30	crash	0	4
38	37	52	Joey Gase	Sparks Energy / Donate Life Alabama (Jimmy Means)	Chevrolet	30	crash	0	3
39	23	89	Morgan Shepherd	Racing With Jesus / Courtney Construction (Morgan Shepherd)	Chevrolet	27	rear gear	1	3
40	27	10	Jeff Green	TriStar Motorsports (Mark Smith)	Toyota	2	suspension	0	1

* Race extended to 116 laps due to overtime.

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Bobby Gerhart	85	missed drivers meeting
Chase Elliott	88	missed driver intros

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
41	Josh Reaume	93	RSS Racing	Rod Sieg	Chevrolet
42	Derrike Cope	70	Buddy's Home Furnishings / Ice-Aid	Derrike Cope	Chevrolet
43	Mike Harmon	74	National Multiple Sclerosis Society	Mike Harmon	Dodge

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	21	21
	22	25	4	competition	#62
	26	31	6
	32	36	5	#25,52 accident backstretch	#98
	37	40	4
	41	47	7	#78 fluid on track	#15
	48	84	37
	85	89	5	#16,20 accident frontstretch	#15
	90	104	15
	105	108	4	debris frontstretch	#14
	109	110	2
	111	114	4	#43,20 accident frontstretch	#05
	115	115	1
	116	116	1	#1,11,22 accident frontstretch	none
Percent of race run under caution: 25.9% Average green flag run: 12.3 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Daniel Suarez	1	2	2
Matt Tifft	3	21	19
Blake Koch	22	22	1
Morgan Shepherd	23	23	1
Matt Tifft	24	25	2
Austin Dillon	26	27	2
Ryan Reed	28	35	8
Joey Logano	36	39	4
Brandon Jones	40	75	36
Jeremy Clements	76	82	7
Joey Logano	83	86	4
Austin Dillon	87	89	3
Chase Elliott	90	91	2
Brandan Gaughan	92	92	1
Chase Elliott	93	97	5
Austin Dillon	98	99	2
Joey Logano	100	103	4
Brennan Poole	104	106	3
Joey Logano	109	115	7
Elliott Sadler	116	116	1

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Elliott Sadler	314
1	Daniel Suarez	314	0
3	Ty Dillon	282	-32
4	Justin Allgaier	280	-34
5	Brendan Gaughan	279	-35
6	Brandon Jones	274	-40
7	Erik Jones	264	-50
8	Brennan Poole	251	-63
9	Bubba Wallace	229	-85
10	Ryan Reed	221	-93
11	Jeb Burton	202	-112
12	Ryan Sieg	198	-116
13	Jeremy Clements	186	-128
14	Blake Koch	184	-130
15	Ross Chastain	183	-131
16	Dakoda Armstrong	168	-146
17	Ryan Preece	159	-155
18	Garrett Smithley	142	-172
19	J.J. Yeley	131	-183
20	Ray Black, Jr.	121	-193
21	David Starr	112	-202