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2023 GEICO 500


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NASCAR Cup Series race number 10 of 36
Sunday, April 23, 2023 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps* on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 3:33:25
Average speed: 146.575 mph
Pole speed: 180.751 mph
Cautions: 8 for 34 laps
Margin of victory: under caution
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 57
Green flag passes: 15,033 (92.8 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2023 NASCAR Cup Series results   /   2023 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsStatusLedPtsPPts
1178   Kyle Busch McLaren Custom Grills   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet196running3405
2 512   Ryan Blaney Wurth   (Roger Penske)Ford196running47350
31017   Chris Buescher Fastenal   (Jack Roush)Ford196running0340
4 414   Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors YOG   (Stewart Haas Racing)Ford196running1330
5206   Brad Keselowski Castrol Edge   (Jack Roush)Ford196running2320
62443   Erik Jones U.S. Air Force   (Legacy Motor Club)Chevrolet196running3310
71824   William Byron Liberty University   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet196running1370
8 620   Christopher Bell Rheem   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota196running0290
92299   Daniel Suarez Tootsies Orchid Lounge   (Trackhouse Racing)Chevrolet196running5290
102836   Todd Gilliland gener8tor Skills   (Bob Jenkins)Ford196running0270
113851   J.J. Yeley Jacob Companies   (Rick Ware)Ford196running000
12299   Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet196running18441
132748   Alex Bowman Ally   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet196running8330
143277   Ty Dillon Nations Guard   (Spire Motorsports)Chevrolet196running0230
153347   Ricky Stenhouse Jr Kroger/Cheez-It   (JTG-Daugherty Racing)Chevrolet196running0240
161345   Tyler Reddick MoneyLion   (23XI Racing)Toyota196running0210
17 111   Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Direct   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota196running7230
183778   B.J. McLeod B'laster   (B.J. McLeod)Chevrolet196running1190
192631   Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection   (Matthew Kaulig)Chevrolet196running0180
203615   Riley Herbst Monster Energy/Mechanix Wear   (Rick Ware)Ford196running000
21114   Kevin Harvick Mobil 1   (Stewart Haas Racing)Ford196running11240
22 210   Aric Almirola Smithfield   (Stewart Haas Racing)Ford196running11251
23231   Ross Chastain Moose Fraternity   (Trackhouse Racing)Chevrolet196running3220
243162   Austin Hill Realtree   (Beard Motorsports)Chevrolet196running000
25347   Corey LaJoie Celsius   (Spire Motorsports)Chevrolet196running0120
26152   Austin Cindric Menards Duracell   (Roger Penske)Ford196running0160
27 719   Martin Truex Jr Bass Pro Shops   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota196running19150
281223   Bubba Wallace Columbia Sportswear Company   (23XI Racing)Toyota195crash35160
291916   A.J. Allmendinger Farmsmart   (Matthew Kaulig)Chevrolet195crash080
30 822   Joey Logano Shell PennzoilAutotrader   (Roger Penske)Ford195running3100
31 354   Ty Gibbs Monster Energy   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota194fuel460
323042   Noah Gragson Wendy’s Beef is in the Bag   (Legacy Motor Club)Chevrolet189crash1100
33 95   Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet189crash0100
341641   Ryan Preece Hunt Brothers Pizza   (Stewart Haas Racing)Ford189crash290
352134   Michael McDowell Love's Travel Stops   (Bob Jenkins)Ford189running020
362521   Harrison Burton Motorcraft/Quick Lane   (Wood Brothers)Ford183crash1170
373538   Zane Smith Wellcare   (Bob Jenkins)Ford141crash000
38143   Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet141crash010
* Race extended to 196 laps due to overtime.

Top 10 in Stage 1: #9, 48, 1, 24, 5, 2, 42, 22, 41, 99
Top 10 in Stage 2: #10, 9, 4, 23, 21, 19, 41, 11, 47, 42

To the back:
NameNbrReason
Austin Cindric2unapproved adjustments
A.J. Allmendinger16unapproved adjustments
Todd Gilliland36unapproved adjustments

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
ReasonFree
Pass
122  
364   #34 accident turn 4none
74337  
44474   #14 stopped on track#45
486114  
62676   end of stage 1#14
6812154  
1221265   end of stage 2#22
12714216  
1431475   #3,21,38,42,62 accident turn 3#14
14818437  
1851895   #7,15,21,22,24,47,99 accident turn 2#78
1901901  
1911944   #1,4,5,10,41,42,54 accident turn 2#62
1951951  
1961961   #2,6,16,19,23 accident turn 2none
  Percent of race run under caution: 17.3%             Average green flag run: 20.3 laps

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

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Aric Almirola166
  Chase Briscoe771
  Bubba Wallace83023
  Daniel Suarez31344
  Kyle Busch35351
  Ross Chastain36383
  Ryan Preece39402
  Erik Jones41433
  Chase Elliott44474
  Alex Bowman48525
  Chase Elliott53553
  Alex Bowman56561
  Chase Elliott57571
  Alex Bowman58592
  Chase Elliott60623
  B.J. McLeod63631
  Denny Hamlin64707
  Kevin Harvick71766
  Joey Logano77771
  Martin Truex Jr78825
  Joey Logano83831
  Martin Truex Jr84841
  Joey Logano85851
  Martin Truex Jr869712
  Bubba Wallace98992
  Kevin Harvick1001045
  Brad Keselowski1051062
  Chase Elliott1071071
  Martin Truex Jr1081081
  Chase Elliott1091091
  Bubba Wallace1101145
  Chase Elliott1151195
  Aric Almirola1201223
  William Byron1231231
  Aric Almirola1241252
  Bubba Wallace1261261
  Harrison Burton1271304
  Ryan Blaney1311311
  Harrison Burton1321376
  Ryan Blaney1381403
  Harrison Burton1411411
  Ryan Blaney1421432
  Daniel Suarez1441441
  Ryan Blaney1451462
  Bubba Wallace1471493
  Ryan Blaney1501545
  Ty Gibbs1551562
  Ryan Blaney15716812
  Ty Gibbs1691691
  Ryan Blaney17017910
  Ty Gibbs1801801
  Ryan Blaney1811888
  Noah Gragson1891891
  Ryan Blaney1901934
  Kyle Busch1941941
  Bubba Wallace1951951
  Kyle Busch1961961

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Christopher Bell 331    
2   Ross Chastain 319   -12  
3   Kevin Harvick 311   -20  
4   Kyle Larson 295   -36  
5   Kyle Busch 290   -41  
6   Tyler Reddick 286   -45  
7   Martin Truex Jr 281   -50  
8   Ryan Blaney 276   -55  
9   Denny Hamlin 271   -60  
10   Alex Bowman 270   -61  
11   Joey Logano 268   -63  
12   Brad Keselowski 267   -64  
13   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 247   -84  
14   William Byron 244   -87  
15   Chase Briscoe 243   -88  
16   Chris Buescher 240   -91  
17   Daniel Suarez 229   -102  
18   Austin Cindric 213   -118  
19   Michael McDowell 202   -129  
20   Ty Gibbs 199   -132  
21   Bubba Wallace 191   -140  
Playoff standings after this race:
RankDriverWinsPoints
1   Christopher Bell 1   331  
2   Ross Chastain 0   319  
3   Kevin Harvick 0   311  
4   Kyle Larson 2   295  
5   Kyle Busch 2   290  
6   Tyler Reddick 1   286  
7   Martin Truex Jr 0   281  
8   Ryan Blaney 0   276  
9   Denny Hamlin 0   270  
9   Alex Bowman 0   270  
11   Joey Logano 1   268  
12   Brad Keselowski 0   267  
13   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 1   247  
14   William Byron 2   245  
15   Chase Briscoe 0   243  
16   Chris Buescher 0   240