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2015 GEICO 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post         Lap-by-Lap Driver Chart 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

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 4 88   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Nationwide Insurance   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 188 311665 running 67 48 2 5 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 188 256121 running 50 43 3 7 27   Paul Menard Quaker State / Menards   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 188 190060 running 0 41 4 3 21   Ryan Blaney Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center   (Wood Brothers) Ford 188 148385 running 0 0 5 36 78   Martin Truex Jr Furniture Row / Denver Mattress   (Barney Visser) Chevrolet 188 159600 running 0 39 6 12 9   Sam Hornish, Jr. Medallion Bank   (Richard Petty Motorsports) Ford 188 156715 running 0 38 7 18 31   Ryan Newman Caterpillar   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 188 151670 running 0 37 8 24 4   Kevin Harvick Outback Steakhouse   (Stewart Haas Racing) Chevrolet 188 168570 running 1 37 9 17 11   Denny Hamlin FedEx Express   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 188 127645 running 5 36 10 34 98   Josh Wise Royal Teak Collection   (Mike Curb) Ford 188 111070 running 1 35 11 27 1   Jamie McMurray McDonald's   (Chip Ganassi) Chevrolet 188 138701 running 0 33 12 19 41   Kurt Busch Haas Automation   (Stewart Haas Racing) Chevrolet 188 127435 running 1 33 13 41 35   Cole Whitt Speed Stick Gear   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 188 125618 running 2 32 14 42 23   J.J. Yeley Dr. Pepper   (BK Racing) Toyota 188 121993 running 0 0 15 28 43   Aric Almirola Fresh from Florida   (Richard Petty Motorsports) Ford 188 142146 running 0 29 16 37 7   Alex Bowman Golden Corral   (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.) Chevrolet 188 117918 running 0 28 17 31 47   A.J. Allmendinger Kroger / Hungry Jack / Martha White   (JTG-Daugherty Racing) Chevrolet 188 128518 running 0 27 18 43 83   Matt DiBenedetto Dustless Blasting   (BK Racing) Toyota 188 109157 running 0 26 19 6 14   Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats   (Stewart Haas Racing) Chevrolet 188 128724 running 6 26 20 39 38   David Gilliland Farm Rich   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 188 108710 running 1 25 21 25 10   Danica Patrick GoDaddy   (Stewart Haas Racing) Chevrolet 188 107435 running 0 23 22 15 2   Brad Keselowski Miller Lite / CareersForVeterans.org   (Roger Penske) Ford 188 143851 running 0 22 23 35 51   Justin Allgaier Brandt   (Harry Scott, Jr.) Chevrolet 188 106110 running 1 22 24 38 34   Chris Buescher CSX "Play It Safe"   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 188 94185 running 0 0 25 8 20   Matt Kenseth Dollar General   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 188 133721 running 0 19 26 29 17   Ricky Stenhouse Jr Fifth Third Bank   (Jack Roush) Ford 188 109085 running 1 19 27 32 32   Bobby Labonte C&J Energy Services   (Archie St. Hilaire) Ford 188 95435 running 1 18 28 11 13   Casey Mears GEICO   (Germain Racing) Chevrolet 188 102885 running 1 17 29 40 46   Michael Annett Bene-fit   (Harry Scott, Jr.) Chevrolet 188 91685 running 0 15 30 10 15   Clint Bowyer Peak Commercial & Industrial   (Michael Waltrip) Toyota 188 128643 running 0 14 31 1 24   Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger / AARP   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 188 145871 running 47 14 32 22 19   Carl Edwards Arris   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 188 97685 running 0 12 33 21 22   Joey Logano Shell / Pennzoil   (Roger Penske) Ford 186 138268 running 0 11 34 2 5   Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 158 109435 running 3 11 35 14 3   Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 157 127721 engine 0 9 36 23 55   Michael Waltrip Aaron's Dream Machine   (Michael Waltrip) Toyota 151 117874 running 0 8 37 20 16   Greg Biffle Ortho Bug-B-Gon   (Jack Roush) Ford 147 121469 running 0 7 38 9 18   David Ragan Pedigree   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 123 129515 running 0 6 39 30 40   Landon Cassill Hillman Smith Motorsports   (Joe Falk) Chevrolet 91 80465 crash 0 0 40 33 62   Brendan Gaughan Diathrive   (Jay Robinson) Chevrolet 90 76465 crash 0 0 41 26 6   Trevor Bayne AdvoCare   (Jack Roush) Ford 46 117040 crash 0 3 42 13 42   Kyle Larson Target   (Chip Ganassi) Chevrolet 46 96373 crash 0 2 43 16 33   Brian Scott Shore Lodge   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 18 64965 engine 0 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Michael McDowell 95 Thrivent Financial Leavine Family Racing Ford 45 Jeb Burton 26 Yelawolf "Love Story" / Maxim Fantasy Sports BK Racing Toyota Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 19 19     20 24 5   #55,33 accident turn 1 none 25 47 23     48 51 4   #83,42,17,51,16,18,40,22,6,5,10,7,62,43,4 accident backstretch none 52 55 4     56 58 3   debris backstretch #17 59 91 33     92 95 4   #62 accident turn 2 #22 96 115 20     116 118 3   debris turn 3 #23 119 158 40     159 162 4   #3 fluid on track #22 163 188 26       Percent of race run under caution: 12.2%             Average green flag run: 23.6 laps 'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com. Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jeff Gordon 1 3 3   Kasey Kahne 4 6 3   Tony Stewart 7 11 5   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 12 15 4   Jeff Gordon 16 19 4   Kevin Harvick 20 20 1   Justin Allgaier 21 21 1   Bobby Labonte 22 22 1   Jeff Gordon 23 48 26   Kurt Busch 49 49 1   Jimmie Johnson 50 91 42   David Gilliland 92 92 1   Josh Wise 93 93 1   Jeff Gordon 94 95 2   Jimmie Johnson 96 103 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 104 104 1   Denny Hamlin 105 106 2   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 107 110 4   Jeff Gordon 111 115 5   Casey Mears 116 116 1   Jeff Gordon 117 123 7   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 124 147 24   Tony Stewart 148 148 1   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 149 155 7   Denny Hamlin 156 158 3   Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 159 159 1   Cole Whitt 160 161 2   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 162 188 27 Today's top pit crews: Nbr # Stops Driver Laps Total Time Average Time 48 5   Jimmie Johnson 188 155.898Jimmie Johnson   31.180   41 6   Kurt Busch 188 194.430Kurt Busch   32.405   78 5   Martin Truex, Jr. 188 163.537Martin Truex, Jr.   32.707   2 6   Brad Keselowski 188 198.554Brad Keselowski   33.092   88 5   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 188 165.848Dale Earnhardt, Jr.   33.170   Click here for more. . . Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Kevin Harvick 394     2   Martin Truex Jr 354   -40   3   Jimmie Johnson 342   -52   4   Joey Logano 335   -59   5   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 319   -75   6   Brad Keselowski 305   -89   7   Jamie McMurray 297   -97   8   Matt Kenseth 292   -102   9   Kasey Kahne 286   -108   10   Denny Hamlin 281   -113   11   Paul Menard 280   -114   12   Aric Almirola 279   -115   13   Jeff Gordon 277   -117   14   Ryan Newman 271   -123   15   Kurt Busch 255   -139   16   Danica Patrick 253   -141   17   Clint Bowyer 249   -145   18   Carl Edwards 240   -154   19   A.J. Allmendinger 229   -165   20   David Ragan 224   -170   21   Casey Mears 217   -177   Playoff standings after this race: Rank Driver Wins Points 1   Kevin Harvick 2   394   2   Jimmie Johnson 2   342   3   Joey Logano 1   335   4   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 1   319   5   Brad Keselowski 1   305   6   Matt Kenseth 1   292   7   Denny Hamlin 1   281   8   Kurt Busch 1   255   9   Martin Truex Jr 0   354   10   Jamie McMurray 0   297   11   Kasey Kahne 0   286   12   Paul Menard 0   280   13   Aric Almirola 0   279   14   Jeff Gordon 0   277   15   Ryan Newman 0   271   16   Danica Patrick 0   253