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2018 GEICO 500

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race number 10 of 36
Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 3:16:46 Average speed: 152.489 mph Pole speed: 194.448 mph	Cautions: 6 for 29 laps Margin of victory: .127 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 25
Green flag passes: 6,932 (43.6 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup results / 2018 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Status	Led	Pts	PPts
1	9	22	Joey Logano	Shell / Pennzoil / Autotrader (Roger Penske)	Ford	188	running	70	58	5
2	2	41	Kurt Busch	Monster Energy / Haas Automation (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	188	running	5	38	0
3	5	9	Chase Elliott	NAPA Auto Parts (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	running	0	34	0
4	1	4	Kevin Harvick	Busch Beer Flannel (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	188	running	12	42	0
5	7	17	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	Fifth Third Bank (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	running	4	41	0
6	12	38	David Ragan	Bad Boy Mowers (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	188	running	0	36	0
7	40	10	Aric Almirola	Smithfield (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	188	running	0	30	0
8	11	88	Alex Bowman	Nationwide Insurance (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	running	26	29	0
9	18	31	Ryan Newman	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	running	0	28	0
10	14	19	Daniel Suarez	Arris / Ruckus (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	188	running	1	27	0
11	25	37	Chris Buescher	Degree / Louisiana Hot Sauce (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	188	running	1	26	0
12	16	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's for Pros (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	running	0	30	0
13	19	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's Flavor Vote (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	188	running	0	32	0
14	4	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	188	running	11	28	0
15	29	13	Ty Dillon	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Chevrolet	188	running	0	22	0
16	15	43	Bubba Wallace	Petty's Garage / Medallion Bank (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Chevrolet	188	running	5	21	0
17	26	95	Kasey Kahne	Procore Safety Qualified (Leavine Family Racing)	Chevrolet	188	running	1	20	0
18	23	12	Ryan Blaney	Menards / Richmond (Roger Penske)	Ford	188	running	0	31	0
19	33	32	Matt DiBenedetto	Can-Am / Wholey (Archie St. Hilaire)	Ford	188	running	6	18	0
20	31	96	D.J. Kennington	Gaunt Brothers	Toyota	188	running	0	17	0
21	36	72	Cole Whitt	1950 Clothing Company (Bryan Smith)	Chevrolet	188	running	0	16	0
22	30	62	Brendan Gaughan	Beard Oil Dist. / South Point Hotel & Casino (Beard Motorsports)	Chevrolet	188	running	1	15	0
23	32	92	Timothy Peters	Advance Auto Parts / BTS Tire & Wheel (Ricky Benton)	Ford	187	running	0	0	0
24	37	23	Gray Gaulding	Earthwater (BK Racing)	Toyota	187	running	0	13	0
25	35	15	Ross Chastain	Sobriety Nation (Jay Robinson)	Chevrolet	186	running	0	0	0
26	3	78	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / 5-hour Energy (Barney Visser)	Toyota	184	crash	0	19	0
27	34	00	Joey Gase	Sparks Energy (StarCom Racing)	Chevrolet	178	engine	0	0	0
28	27	1	Jamie McMurray	DC Solar (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	174	running	0	9	0
29	17	24	William Byron	Liberty University (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	165	crash	14	10	0
30	13	21	Paul Menard	Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center (Wood Brothers)	Ford	165	crash	8	23	1
31	8	14	Clint Bowyer	Haas Automation Demo Day (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	165	crash	0	6	0
32	20	34	Michael McDowell	Love's Travel Stops / Roller Bites (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	165	crash	0	5	0
33	10	2	Brad Keselowski	Snap-On Tools (Roger Penske)	Ford	165	crash	21	14	1
34	28	47	A.J. Allmendinger	Kroger ClickList / Velveeta / Nature Valley (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	165	crash	2	3	0
35	24	3	Austin Dillon	Dow Scooper Cat / Priventz (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	165	crash	0	2	0
36	39	51	Timmy Hill	Keen's Buildings / Race to Erase Opioids (Rick Ware)	Chevrolet	151	engine	0	0	0
37	38	55	Reed Sorenson	TCL (Jay Robinson)	Chevrolet	79	suspension	0	0	0
38	21	6	Trevor Bayne	AdvoCare (Jack Roush)	Ford	71	crash	0	1	0
39	6	20	Erik Jones	XYO Network (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	71	crash	0	1	0
40	22	42	Kyle Larson	Credit One Bank (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	71	crash	0	1	0

Top 10 in Stage 1: #2, 22, 78, 18, 21, 11, 12, 17, 4, 48
Top 10 in Stage 2: #21, 22, 12, 4, 17, 38, 48, 41, 24, 18

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Jamie McMurray	1	backup car
Chase Elliott	9	unapproved tire change
Aric Almirola	10	unapproved adjustments
Ty Dillon	13	backup car
Daniel Suarez	19	backup car
Ryan Newman	31	backup car

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	56	56
	57	61	5	end of stage 1	#38
	62	72	11
	73	78	6	#1,6,10,20,42,78 accident backstretch	#72
	79	111	33
	112	116	5	end of stage 2	#95
	117	129	13
	130	133	4	debris frontstretch	#14
	134	155	22
	156	159	4	fluid on track	#96
	160	166	7
	167	171	5	#2,3,11,12,14,18,21,24,34,43,47,48,62,95 accident turn 3	#11
	172	188	17
Percent of race run under caution: 15.4% Average green flag run: 22.7 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Kevin Harvick	1	12	12
Alex Bowman	13	38	26
Darrell Wallace, Jr.	39	43	5
Brad Keselowski	44	57	14
A.J. Allmendinger	58	58	1
Brad Keselowski	59	61	3
William Byron	62	63	2
Brad Keselowski	64	66	3
William Byron	67	67	1
Chris Buescher	68	68	1
Matt DiBenedetto	69	74	6
Joey Logano	75	96	22
Denny Hamlin	97	104	8
Paul Menard	105	112	8
Brendan Gaughan	113	113	1
William Byron	114	124	11
Kurt Busch	125	129	5
A.J. Allmendinger	130	130	1
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	131	134	4
Denny Hamlin	135	137	3
Joey Logano	138	140	3
Brad Keselowski	141	141	1
Joey Logano	142	144	3
Daniel Suarez	145	145	1
Kasey Kahne	146	146	1
Joey Logano	147	188	42

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Kyle Busch	447
2	Joey Logano	417	-30
3	Kevin Harvick	366	-81
4	Clint Bowyer	335	-112
5	Kurt Busch	320	-127
6	Brad Keselowski	317	-130
7	Denny Hamlin	314	-133
8	Ryan Blaney	313	-134
9	Martin Truex, Jr.	303	-144
10	Kyle Larson	280	-167
11	Aric Almirola	278	-169
12	Alex Bowman	238	-209
13	Erik Jones	234	-213
14	Jimmie Johnson	230	-217
15	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	217	-230
16	Ryan Newman	214	-233
17	Austin Dillon	210	-237
18	Chase Elliott	209	-238
19	Paul Menard	206	-241
20	William Byron	202	-245

Rank	Driver	Wins	Points
Playoff standings after this race:
1	Kyle Busch	3	447
2	Kevin Harvick	2	366
3	Joey Logano	1	417
4	Clint Bowyer	1	335
5	Martin Truex, Jr.	1	303
6	Austin Dillon	1	210
7	Kurt Busch	0	320
8	Brad Keselowski	0	317
9	Denny Hamlin	0	314
10	Ryan Blaney	0	313
11	Kyle Larson	0	280
12	Aric Almirola	0	278
13	Alex Bowman	0	238
14	Erik Jones	0	234
15	Jimmie Johnson	0	230
16	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	0	217