Race Results : Talladega Superspeedway
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- Talladega Superspeedway
- 50th Annual GEICO 500
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Austin Dillon
- Age: 29
- Team : No. 3 - Dow Chevrolet
- Owner: Richard Childress
- Crew Chief: Danny Stockman, Jr
- Austin Dillon won the Pole Award for the 50th Annual GEICO 500 with a lap of 49.734 seconds, 192.544 mph.
- This is his fifth pole in 203 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
- This is his second pole and sixth top-10 start in 2019.
- This is his first pole in 12 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
- Aric Almirola (second) posted his sixth top-10 start of 2019 and his fifth in 19 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
- Clint Bowyer (third) posted his 10th top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his sixth in ten races this season.
- Daniel Hemric (fifth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 188
- Margin of Victory: Under Caution Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 5 Minutes 59 Seconds
- Average Speed: 161.331
- Cautions: 6 for 21 laps
- Lead Changes: 37
- Green Flag Passes: 10,650 (63.8 passes per green flag lap)
- Talladega Superspeedway
- 50th Annual GEICO 500
- Race Winner: Chase Elliott
- Age: 23
- Team: No. 9 - Mountain Dew / Little Ceasers Chevrolet
- Owner: Rick Hendrick
- Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
- Chase Elliott won the 50th Annual GEICO 500 his fourth victory in 123 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
- This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2019.
- This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in seven races at Talladega Superspeedway.
- Alex Bowman (second) posted his second top-10 finish in eight races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2019. The runner-up finish is a career best for Bowman. His previous best was third at Pocono Raceway (July 29 2018).
- Ryan Preece (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Talladega Superspeedway. This was a career best finish for Preece. His previous best was eighth in this year's Daytona 500.
- Ryan Preece (third) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Daniel Hemric finished fifth his first career top-10 finish in 12 races. His previous career best was 18th at ISM Raceway (March 10 2019).
- Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 15 points over Joey Logano.
- There were 39 lead changes the most at Talladega since May 4 2014 (48).
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 63 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 188 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 1 | Running |
| 2 | 9 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 53 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Running |
| 3 | 30 | 47 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 35 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 9 | Running |
| 5 | 5 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 35 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Running |
| 6 | 14 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 36 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Running |
| 7 | 24 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 35 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 29 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 22 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 30 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | Running |
| 11 | 36 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 16 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Ford | 31 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 1 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 37 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | Running |
| 15 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 29 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Running |
| 16 | 17 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 13 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 31 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 188 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 37 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 27 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 20 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 25 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 28 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | Running |
| 22 | 33 | 81 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 23 | 15 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 24 | 10 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Accident |
| 25 | 6 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 0 | Accident |
| 26 | 34 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 35 | 96 | Parker Kligerman | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 40 | 51 | Cody Ware | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 31 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 31 | 26 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | Accident |
| 32 | 38 | 77 | Justin Haley | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 33 | 21 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 32 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 39 | 52 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Suspension |
| 36 | 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 37 | 18 | 36 | Matt Tifft | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 38 | 19 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 39 | 28 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 40 | 12 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Newman | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Denny Hamlin | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Kyle Busch | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Martin Truex Jr | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Erik Jones | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Reed Sorenson | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Cody Ware | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Brendan Gaughan | Pre-Race to the Rear Driver change | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Denny Hamlin | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 10 | 16 | Yellow |
| Bubba Wallace | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 10 | 0 | Yellow |
| Ryan Newman | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 11 | 16 | Yellow |
| Kevin Harvick | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 11 | 0 | Yellow |
| Clint Bowyer | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 11 | 16 | Yellow |
| Matt Tifft | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 12 | 0 | Yellow |
| Paul Menard | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 12 | 16 | Yellow |
| Chris Buescher | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 12 | 16 | Yellow |
| Ryan Preece | Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires | Tail End | 13 | 16 | Yellow |
| Kyle Busch | Speed-Exiting pits | Tail End | 13 | 16 | Yellow |
| Ryan Blaney | Speed-Exiting pits | Tail End | 13 | 16 | Yellow |
| Jeffrey Earnhardt | Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires | Tail End | 13 | 16 | Yellow |
| Chase Elliott | Speed-Exiting pits | Tail End | 13 | 16 | Yellow |
| Clint Bowyer | Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires | Pass Thru | 24 | 30 | Green |
| Jeffrey Earnhardt | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 53 | 60 | Yellow |
| David Ragan | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 54 | 60 | Yellow |
| Kyle Larson | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 55 | 60 | Yellow |
| Erik Jones | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 55 | 60 | Yellow |
| Kurt Busch | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 55 | 60 | Yellow |
| Daniel Suarez | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 55 | 60 | Yellow |
| Kyle Busch | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 55 | 60 | Yellow |
| Daniel Hemric | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 55 | 60 | Yellow |
| Corey Lajoie | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 55 | 60 | Yellow |
| Corey Lajoie | Speed-Entering pits | Tail End | 55 | 60 | Yellow |
| Clint Bowyer | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 55 | 60 | Yellow |
| Ross Chastain | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 56 | 60 | Yellow |
| Brendan Gaughan | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 56 | 60 | Yellow |
| Martin Truex Jr | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 56 | 60 | Yellow |
| Martin Truex Jr | Safety violation | Tail End | 56 | 60 | Yellow |
| Parker Kligerman | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 56 | 60 | Yellow |
| Jimmie Johnson | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 56 | 60 | Yellow |
| Reed Sorenson | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 57 | 60 | Yellow |
| Cody Ware | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 57 | 60 | Yellow |
| Denny Hamlin | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 57 | 60 | Yellow |
| Parker Kligerman | Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box | 1 Lap | 90 | 92 | Green |
| Cody Ware | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 111 | 116 | Yellow |
| Corey Lajoie | Speed-Entering pits | Tail End | 112 | 116 | Yellow |
| Jimmie Johnson | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 113 | 116 | Yellow |
| Corey Lajoie | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 114 | 116 | Yellow |
| Martin Truex Jr | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 182 | 184 | Yellow |