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Pit Stops : Talladega Superspeedway

GEICO 500

Talladega Superspeedway , Lincoln, AL

Sunday, April 21st, 2024 Race 10 of 36 2024 Season
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Tyler Reddick takes checkered in wild Talladega finish for Michael Jordan’s first win while in attendance

Tyler Reddick prevailed in a typically-frantic Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway run to the checkered flag Sunday in the GEICO 500 NASCAR Cup Series race, narrowly avoiding a multi-car crash in the closing 400 yards – coming from third place out of Turn 4, to earn the win by a slight 0.208-second when race leader Michael McDowell crashed trying to block competitors approaching the finish line; McDowell’s move slowing the bottom line and allowing Reddick in the high lane to motor through to his first victory of the year and sixth of his career.

So pumped to claim this win, the 28-year old Californian climbed the grandstand fence, pumping his fist to the screaming, adoring crowd while one of his 23XI Racing team owners, NBA legend Michael Jordan celebrated on pit lane, taking Reddick’s young son Beau in his arms and grinning from ear-to-ear. This was the first time Jordan had been at track when his team won a race.

“Man, it’s incredible,’’ said Reddick, who led 13 laps on the afternoon. “Everyone on this 45 Toyota Camry worked really hard today. Didn’t really work out in that third stage for us, but we were able to fight and defend our track position.

“Was that crazy guys?’’ he yelled toward the cheering grandstands. “A lot of chaos. That’s Talladega for you.’’

“I just have to give a lot of credit to Ty Gibbs and Martin Truex, it was just us Toyotas left and they pushed me with everything they had. Without Martin and Ty and those pushes we don’t win this race.’’

The final few laps pitted a low line of Fords – the manufacturer trying to earn its first win of 2024 – and a high line led by the Toyotas. McDowell, the 2021 Daytona 500 winner anticipated a huge run from the cars behind, but conceded later that he was just a little late making the block.

The contact when he pulled down to Roush Fenway Keselowski driver Brad Keselowski sent McDowell’s car off track. Keselowski was still able to recover and finish second – his second straight runner-up finish this season. Afterward, McDowell apologized to Keselowski for essentially costing the former series champion a win with the move.

“We did a good job keeping those Mustang Dark Horses up front,’’ said McDowell, who led a race best 36 laps. “He [Keselowski] did everything right. He pushed me. I was able to get in front of him the first time but when I came back down I barely wasn’t clear. I’ll have to watch the replay. I hate it. I hate it we didn’t make it to the finish line. We had such a fast mustang today. … just came up short and took a lot of guys out and I apologize.’’

The race ending was in stark contrast to the early portion of the event. For the first time since NASCAR instituted “stage racing” in 2017 there were no caution periods through the opening two stages (other than the scheduled stage breaks).

McDowell won the pole position and as promised all weekend, was set to race strategically not forcing his No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford to the front all day but instead when it needed to be there. There was a lot of hope that Ford would secure its first win of the year Sunday and two of the Mustangs – driven by Austin Cindric (Stage 1) and Joey Logano (Stage 2) – swept the stage victories early in the race.

But as is so often the case, a late race restart – with 27 laps remaining – set the tone for the finish with McDowell leading the bottom line and Fords stacked up behind him. Reddick led the high line with Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr. behind him. McDowell and Reddick exchanged the lead 10 times in that final 27-lap stretch to the trophy – indicative of a day when there were 23 race leaders and 73 lead changes, including New Zealander Shane Van Gisbergen’s first NASCAR Cup Series laps out front on an oval (three laps).

It was an exhaustive and exhilarating afternoon depending on what side of the finishing order you came out on. All the drivers – including several collected in the multi-car race ending crash – confirmed they were okay.

“Well, [team co-owner] Denny [Hamlin] keeps saying I’m bad luck,’’ Jordan said, ”And today we proved him wrong.

“The whole team did a good job,’’ he continued. “I’m very happy to be here to see it. Everybody always tells me when we win we have a good celebration but this is the first time I’ve been here [for a win].

“As you know this is NBA playoffs right now and to me, this is like an NBA playoff game, I am so ecstatic for the fans who support the sport itself. You know we’ve been working hard trying to get ourselves to compete against all the top guys in this sport. And we’ve done a heckuva job just to be where we are and for us to win and win a big race like this it means so much to me and effort the team has put in.

“I’m all in. It replaces a lot of competitiveness I had in basketball, but this is even worse because I have no control. If I was playing basketball, I’d have total control, but I have no control and live vicariously through the drivers and crew chiefs. I’m very happy for 23 eleven – 110 percent.’’

Hamlin, who finished 37th after being collected in a crash, smiled upon hearing Jordan’s elation and Beau Reddicks’ cool celebration with the legend.

“Beau has no idea of the significance of that moment,” Hamlin said.

Stewart-Haas Racing’s Noah Gragson finished a career best third, followed by JTG Daugherty’s Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman.

Anthony Alfredo, who led four laps, finished a career best sixth place for Beard Motorsports. Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron was seventh, followed by Front Row Motorsports’ Todd Gilliland, Spire Motorsports’ Justin Haley and the Wood Brothers’ Harrison Burton.

Despite a 20th place finish Sunday, Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson leads the NASCAR Cup Series championship standings by 16 points over Truex, who was 11th Sunday.

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: 0.208 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 13 Minutes 29 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 155.977
  • Cautions: 4 for 21 laps
  • Lead Changes: 73
  • Green Flag Passes: 17,042 (102.0 passes per green flag lap)

  • Talladega Superspeedway
  • GEICO 500
  • Race Winner: Tyler Reddick
  • Age: 28
  • Team : No 45 - Jordan Brand Toyota
  • Owner: Michael Jordan
  • Crew Chief: Billy Scott
  • Tyler Reddick won the GEICO 500, his sixth victory in 156 Cup Series races
  • This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2024
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in nine races at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Brad Keselowski (second) posted his 15th top-10 finish in 31 races at Talladega Superspeedway It is his fifth top-10 finish in 2024
  • Noah Gragson (third) posted his first top-10 finish in four races at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Josh Berry (16th) was the highest finishing rookie
  • Kyle Larson leads the point standings by 15 points over Martin Truex Jr
Kyle Busch pits during qualifying and pit crew challenge
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina - May 16, 2024 : Kyle Busch, driver of the #8 Lenovo Chevrolet, pits during qualifying and pit crew challenge for the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
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Pit Stop Summary Report

Aggregate of each driver's pit stops during the race.

 
DRIVER
START
FINISH
STATUS
# STOPS
DRIVER / PIT CREW
FASTEST
SLOWEST
AVG TIME
RANK
DRIVER
AVG TIME
RANK
PIT CREW
AVG TIME
RANK

Daniel Suarez
25
27
Running
2
35.100
37.585
36.343
1
24.431
10
11.912
1
Kyle Busch
4
26
Running
2
36.756
37.090
36.923
2
24.061
3
12.863
3
Chase Elliott
9
15
Running
2
37.393
37.495
37.444
3
23.964
1
13.480
8
Joey Logano
7
19
Running
2
37.453
38.233
37.843
4
24.380
7
13.463
7
Brad Keselowski
22
2
Running
3
37.768
38.144
37.917
5
24.370
5
13.547
10
Harrison Burton
16
10
Running
3
37.232
38.605
38.090
6
24.932
20
13.157
4
Austin Dillon
5
30
Running
3
36.905
39.429
38.208
7
24.406
8
13.802
13
Ross Chastain
32
13
Running
2
37.690
39.007
38.349
8
24.185
4
14.164
16
Austin Cindric
2
23
Running
2
38.362
38.417
38.389
9
24.376
6
14.014
15
Tyler Reddick
18
1
Running
2
38.378
38.409
38.394
10
24.814
18
13.579
11
Alex Bowman
12
5
Running
2
37.485
39.431
38.458
11
24.712
17
13.746
12
William Byron
13
7
Running
2
38.296
39.532
38.914
12
24.416
9
14.498
18
Ryan Preece
11
14
Running
2
36.855
41.229
39.042
13
25.829
28
13.213
6
Shane van Gisbergen
17
28
Running
3
35.555
40.862
39.057
14
24.520
14
14.537
19
Michael McDowell
1
31
Accident
2
39.027
39.128
39.078
15
23.980
2
15.098
24
Chris Buescher
8
25
Running
2
39.317
39.344
39.331
16
24.516
13
14.815
22
Carson Hocevar
35
17
Running
3
37.385
41.304
39.368
17
25.431
26
13.936
14
Kyle Larson
38
21
Running
2
38.050
40.792
39.421
18
24.474
11
14.947
23
Erik Jones
28
35
Accident
2
38.739
40.138
39.438
19
24.691
16
14.748
20
John Hunter Nemechek
20
33
Running
1
39.639
39.639
39.639
20
27.293
36
12.346
2

Pit Stop Detailed Report

Each 2- and 4-wheel pit stop during the race.

DRIVER
LEADER LAP
DRIVER LAP
DRIVER TIME
CREW TIME
TOTAL
TYPE

Brad Keselowski
63
63
24.155
13.613
37.768
FOUR WHEEL CHANGE
Brad Keselowski
123
123
24.158
13.680
37.838
FOUR WHEEL CHANGE
Brad Keselowski
137
137
24.797
13.347
38.144
FOUR WHEEL CHANGE
Denny Hamlin
42
42
32.412
13.280
45.692
FOUR WHEEL CHANGE
Denny Hamlin
122
122
33.112
13.113
46.225
FOUR WHEEL CHANGE
Joey Logano
122
122
24.207
13.246
37.453
FOUR WHEEL CHANGE
Joey Logano
62
62
24.553
13.680
38.233
FOUR WHEEL CHANGE
Kyle Busch
62
62
24.144
12.612
36.756
FOUR WHEEL CHANGE
Kyle Busch
122
122
23.977
13.113
37.090
FOUR WHEEL CHANGE
Martin Truex Jr
135
135
24.666
11.518
36.184
FOUR WHEEL CHANGE
Martin Truex Jr
62
62
25.782
19.653
45.435
FOUR WHEEL CHANGE
Michael McDowell
62
62
23.979
15.048
39.027
FOUR WHEEL CHANGE
Michael McDowell
122
122
23.980
15.148
39.128
FOUR WHEEL CHANGE
Austin Dillon
158
158
24.059
12.846
36.905
FOUR WHEEL CHANGE
Austin Dillon
122
122
24.110
14.180
38.290
FOUR WHEEL CHANGE
Austin Dillon
62
62
25.048
14.381
39.429
FOUR WHEEL CHANGE
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
122
122
24.875
15.615
40.490
FOUR WHEEL CHANGE
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
62
62
25.998
16.383
42.381
FOUR WHEEL CHANGE
Kyle Larson
122
122
24.204
13.846
38.050
FOUR WHEEL CHANGE
Kyle Larson
64
63
24.743
16.049
40.792
FOUR WHEEL CHANGE