The speeds during practice at talladega are generally taken with a grain of salt. The pole was his first at talladega since the 2005 geico 500. The geico 500 at talladega superspeedway will be the final race for sure hall of famer terry labonteo. Chase elliott celebrates in victory lane after winning the monster energy series geico 500 at talladega superspeedway. This weekends geico 500 should be no different, while there will be favorites, any of the cars still running in the closing laps could pull off the win. The talladega race is always fantastic but this was the first year we camped there and what a great experience.
Best photos from the geico 500 at talladega superspeedway. Theres nothing quite like racing at talladega superspeedway. In the first round, competitors will be assigned to one of two qualifying round. The geico 500 at talladega superspeedway features three former champions and dale earnhardt jr. Brad keselowski won the geico 500 at talladega superspeedway and a spot in the third round of nascars playoffs. Klenskin qualifying set on april 25 for talladegas geico 500. Find information about nascar races, tickets, camping and more.
During the practice sessions on friday, the fastest speeds were set by cars teaming up and running in the draft. Brian vickers won the pole while jimmie johnson earned the second starting position in saturdays chaotic and confusing qualifying session for the geico 500 at talladega. First time in a while i am genuinely excited for a cup race. This weekend will mark the 45th anniversary of the track built on a former wwii airfield deep in. This weeks power rankings is back to talladega superspeedway for a wild card race, the geico 500. Nascar race results at talladega oct 19, 2014 geico 500. Longest flip ive ever had kyle larson shares his thoughts after a. Nascar sprint cup series full race geico 500 at talladega. Those drivers eliminated include kasey kahne, dale earnhardt jr, jimmie johnson and kyle busch. Nascar submitted 2 years ago by nascarthreadbot nascarthreadbot please post all postrace responses and congratulatory remarks in this thread rather than creating a separate post to avoid a bulk of repeated information in the subreddit.
Brad keselowski won the geico 500 to score his 16 th career sprint cup victory, his seriesleading sixth of the season and his third at talladega. Hhpdavid tullis photo drivers battle two and three wide during sundays geico 500 at talladega superspeedway. Bass pro shopsmobil 1 driver finishes 34th after accident at talladega. He joins teammate joey logano, kevin harvick, ryan newman, carl edwards, jeff gordon, denny hamlin and matt kenseth among the remaining eight drivers with a shot at the championship. By david morgan, nascar editor while short tracks have been the order of the month of april, the calendar now turns to may and with it comes the biggest and baddest track on the monster energy nascar cup series circuit, the 2. Saturday, he topped both of the two qualifying rounds.
Its his 2nd career pole at dega, with the other coming back in the spring of 2009, finishing the race in 12th. Detailed driver notes and statistics to help set your fantasy racing lineup for sundays geico 500 at talladega superspeedway. Written by adrian beecher talladega, al kevin harvick captured his first pole of the season, dominating both rounds of geico 500 qualifying as he looks to capture his 4th win of the season. Watch the complete race from talladega on may 3, 2015. Picking up significant speed from the first round of knockout qualifying to the second, austin dillon won the pole for sundays geico 500. Get ready for the geico 500 from talladega, alabama. Keselowski also leads all drivers with 174 laps led in that span. There is a reason fans come from far and wide to witness racing at talladega and that unpredictability is a big part of it. Kenseths push put keselowski in victory lane, and, as a result, into the eliminator round of the chase for the nascar sprint cup. It will be his recordtying 61st start at talladega and 890th race overall. Welcome to my ice picks for sundays geico 500 at talladega superspeedway.
Racing at talladega has always been crazy from the time the track opened. Will an underdog strike again in a nascar plate race. One of the coolest things ever chase elliott celebrates in victory lane after winning the monster energy series geico 500 at talladega superspeedway. It was patricks 78th career sprint cup start and her fourth at talladega. Next week the series heads to martinsville with the points reset. The geico 500 is a nascar cup series stock car race held at the talladega superspeedway in lincoln, alabama. Points after geico 500 at talladega superspeedway nascar. Cheap tickets to all geico 500 events are available on cheaptickets. Cdt start at talladega superspeedway for the geico 500 will feature a two round qualifying format. Everyone in talladega is happy, so its all good, truex, jr, told tv reporters following the race. With each transaction 100% verified and the largest inventory of tickets on the web, seatgeek is the safe choice for tickets on the web. While there was not a big one to be had at talladega, there were some surprisingly deadly small ones in the geico 500. Championship hopes run high at the geico 500 gamingtoday.
Always stoked for when bell is racing but this is one of few time since carl left i woke up and first thought was its race day. Prior to that misfortune, stewart led five laps to bring his lapsled total at talladega to 322. After i came here the first time, i didnt know if id have the opportunity to come back the second time, much less 61 times, said labonte. Kyle larson shares his thoughts after a scary flip in the final lap of the geico 500 at talladega superspeedway. Missed the last lap due to my memory card being full. Several drivers who went into the chase were eliminated following the race at talladega super speedway. Heres what we learned from the geico 500 at talladega superspeedway. Harvick tops fr8auctions qualifying talladega superspeedway. Stewarthaas racing geico 500 race report state racing. Race 32 of 36 in the 2014 nascar sprint cup series. Cdt start at talladega superspeedway for the geico 500 will feature a tworound qualifying format. In the waning laps of the geico 500 at talladega superspeedway, kenseth was pushing brad keselowski across the startfinish line. Search all geico 500 events and get last minute tickets with a 150% moneyback guarantee.
Kevin harvick wins geico 500 pole at talladega the skyboat. Geico 500 monster energy nascar cup series race at talladega. Paul menard 21, william byron 24 and michael mcdowell 34 were among those collected in the big one during sundays geico 500 at talladega superspeedway. Find other geico 500 at talladega speedway dates and see why seatgeek is the trusted choice for tickets. Infield entry begins wednesday morning of race week, and campers are welcome to stay with us through monday morning following sundays race up to 5 nights. Power rankings for sundays geico 500 at talladega superspeedway. Results from the nascar sprint cup series geico 500, held oct.
Cdt start at talladega superspeedway for the geico 500 will feature a oneround qualifying format. Brian vickers wins the pole for the talladega race. The 1997 event stands as the fastest nascar race to date ever run with an average speed of 188. Kevin harvick qualifying onb talladega round 10 2018 monster energy nascar cup. At talladega superspeedway, practice is evaluated in a different manner than at almost any other track. It was holdyourbreath stuff for nearly all of its 188 laps, as nascars best jockeyed to be in the right. Check back often for race commentary and updates from the anniston star s joe medley. The 2014 geico 500 was a nascar sprint cup series stock car race that was held on october 19, 2014, at talladega superspeedway in lincoln, alabama. Watch the complete race from talladega on october 19, 2014 for more nascar news, check out. With a thplace finish in the geico 500 at talladega superspeedway, kyle busch saw his points lead in the nascar cup series cut to 30 markers over joey logano. The official site of talladega superspeedway, nascars biggest and baddest track. Your home for geico 500 at talladega speedway tickets. Nascar sprint cup series full race 2014 geico 500 at talladega.