Motor car race
The 2018 GEICO 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 29, 2018, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama . Contested over 188 laps on the 2.66 mile (4.28 km) superspeedway, it was the 10th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report
Background
Talladega Superspeedway , the track where the race will be heldTalladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama . It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation , a business controlled by the France family . Talladega is most known for its steep banking. The track currently hosts NASCAR's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series , Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series . Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway , which is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km).
Entry list
Practice
First practice
Ty Dillon was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 47.182 seconds and a speed of 202.959 mph (326.631 km/h).[ 11]
Final practice
Jamie McMurray was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 46.947 seconds and a speed of 203.975 mph (328.266 km/h).[ 12] Ty Dillon and Ryan Newman were also involved. “When I realized I was going to flip, I actually shut my eyes because I don't really want to see what's getting ready to happen,” McMurray said. “And then it just kept, it seemed like forever. I opened my eyes a couple times and I couldn't, I'm like I don't know if I'm going up or down or where it's going to hit next. So I was just thankful when it finally ... a couple of times I thought it was going to stop and it just kind of kept going.” McMurray's accident led to NASCAR reducing the restrictor plates from 7/8th to 55/64th of an inch.[ 13]
Qualifying
Kevin Harvick scored the pole position.Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.247 and a speed of 194.448 mph (312.934 km/h).[ 14]
Qualifying results
Race
Joey Logano won the race.
Stage Results
Stage 1
Laps: 55
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
10
2
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
9
3
78
Martin Truex Jr.
Furniture Row Racing
Toyota
8
4
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
7
5
21
Paul Menard
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
6
6
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
5
7
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
4
8
17
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
3
9
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
2
10
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Official stage one results
Stage 2
Laps: 55
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
21
Paul Menard
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
10
2
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
9
3
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
8
4
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
7
5
17
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
6
6
38
David Ragan
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
5
7
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
8
41
Kurt Busch
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
3
9
24
William Byron (R)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage 3
Laps: 78
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
9
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
188
58
2
2
41
Kurt Busch
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
188
38
3
5
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
188
34
4
1
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
188
42
5
7
17
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
188
41
6
12
38
David Ragan
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
188
36
7
40
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
188
30
8
11
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
188
29
9
18
31
Ryan Newman
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
188
28
10
14
19
Daniel Suárez
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
188
27
11
25
37
Chris Buescher
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
188
26
12
16
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
188
30
13
19
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
188
32
14
4
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
188
28
15
29
13
Ty Dillon
Germain Racing
Chevrolet
188
22
16
15
43
Darrell Wallace Jr. (R)
Richard Petty Motorsports
Chevrolet
188
21
17
26
95
Kasey Kahne
Leavine Family Racing
Chevrolet
188
20
18
23
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
188
31
19
33
32
Matt DiBenedetto
Go Fas Racing
Ford
188
18
20
31
96
D. J. Kennington
Gaunt Brothers Racing
Toyota
188
17
21
36
72
Cole Whitt
TriStar Motorsports
Chevrolet
188
16
22
30
62
Brendan Gaughan
Beard Motorsports
Chevrolet
188
15
23
32
92
Timothy Peters (i)
RBR Enterprises
Ford
187
0
24
37
23
Gray Gaulding
BK Racing
Toyota
187
13
25
35
15
Ross Chastain (i)
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
186
0
26
3
78
Martin Truex Jr.
Furniture Row Racing
Toyota
184
19
27
34
00
Joey Gase (i)
StarCom Racing
Chevrolet
178
0
28
27
1
Jamie McMurray
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
174
9
29
17
24
William Byron (R)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
165
10
30
13
21
Paul Menard
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
165
23
31
8
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
165
6
32
20
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
165
5
33
10
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
165
14
34
28
47
A. J. Allmendinger
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
165
3
35
24
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
165
2
36
39
51
Timmy Hill (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
151
0
37
38
55
Reed Sorenson
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
79
1
38
21
6
Trevor Bayne
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
71
1
39
6
20
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
71
1
40
22
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
71
1
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 16 among different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 6 for 29
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 16 minutes and 46 seconds
Average speed: 152.489 miles per hour (245.407 km/h)
Television
Fox Sports covered their 18th race at the Talladega Superspeedway . Mike Joy , six-time Talladega winner – and all-time restrictor plate race wins record holder – Jeff Gordon and four-time Talladega winner Darrell Waltrip called the race in the booth for the race. Jamie Little , Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the action on pit road for the television side.
Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Dave Moody called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch. Kyle Rickey called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 4 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Alex Hayden, Winston Kelley, Kim Coon, and Steve Post worked pit road for the radio side.
MRN Radio
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Backstretch: Mike Bagley Turns 3 & 4: Kyle RickeyAlex Hayden
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings
References
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