NASCAR Cup Series race
Motor car race
The 2024 GEICO 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 21, 2024, 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 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Tyler Reddick won the race. Brad Keselowski finished 2nd, and Noah Gragson finished 3rd. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Alex Bowman rounded out the top five, and Anthony Alfredo , William Byron , Todd Gilliland , Daniel Hemric , and Harrison Burton rounded out the top ten.
Report
Background
Talladega Superspeedway , the track where the race was held.Talladega 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 Cup Series , Xfinity Series and Craftsman 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 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km).
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying
Michael McDowell scored the pole for the race with a time of 52.609 and a speed of 182.022 mph (292.936 km/h).[ 8]
Kyle Larson was on the pit-road to put down a qualifying lap but Nascar officials saw something with his car and pulled him to the garage. He was not allowed to qualify as the team made an unapproved adjustment to the roof rails as they pushed the car to the grid.
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Coming to the checkers, Michael McDowell put a bad block on Brad Keselowski in the tri-oval, triggering a massive wreck behind the leaders, with one car flipping and finishing the race on its side. Tyler Reddick would steal the win from Keselowski and take 23XI Racing to victory lane for the first time in 2024, and the 2nd time at Talladega .
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 60
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
10
2
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
9
3
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
7
5
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
6
6
21
Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
5
7
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
4
8
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
3
9
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
2
10
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 60
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
10
2
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
9
3
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
7
5
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
6
6
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
5
7
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
4
8
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
3
9
41
Ryan Preece
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
2
10
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three
Laps: 68
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
18
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
188
47
2
22
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
188
38
3
36
10
Noah Gragson
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
188
34
4
33
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
188
33
5
12
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
188
33
6
24
62
Anthony Alfredo (i)
Beard Motorsports
Chevrolet
188
0
7
13
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
188
38
8
3
38
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
188
29
9
19
31
Daniel Hemric
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
188
28
10
16
21
Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
188
32
11
6
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
188
26
12
26
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
188
25
13
32
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
188
30
14
11
41
Ryan Preece
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
188
25
15
9
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
188
34
16
29
4
Josh Berry (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
188
21
17
35
77
Carson Hocevar (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
188
20
18
31
7
Corey LaJoie
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
188
19
19
7
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
188
28
20
21
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
188
24
21
38
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
188
24
22
15
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
188
16
23
2
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
188
33
24
34
15
Cody Ware
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
188
13
25
8
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
188
16
26
25
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
188
11
27
4
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
188
16
28
17
16
Shane van Gisbergen (i)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
188
0
29
30
71
Zane Smith (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
188
8
30
5
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
188
14
31
1
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
187
6
32
37
78
B. J. McLeod (i)
Live Fast Motorsports
Chevrolet
187
0
33
20
42
John Hunter Nemechek
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
184
4
34
27
51
Justin Haley
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
184
3
35
28
43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
154
2
36
14
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
154
1
37
23
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
154
1
38
10
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
132
5
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 73 among 23 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 4 for 21 laps
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 13 minutes and 29 seconds
Average speed: 155.977 miles per hour (251.021 km/h)
Television
Fox Sports covered their 24th race at the Talladega Superspeedway . Mike Joy , Clint Bowyer and 2010 spring Talladega winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little , Regan Smith and Josh Sims handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, & former championship winning crew chief Todd Gordon 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 and Jason Toy called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 4 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Steve Post, Kim Coon, Paul Small and Chris Wilner worked pit road for the radio side for MRN.
MRN Radio
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Todd Gordon Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Backstretch: Mike Bagley Turns 3 & 4: Jason ToySteve Post
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.. – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs .
References
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