April 28, 2018
- Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the GEICO 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway have been made.
Pole winner #4-Harvick chose pit stall 1, the first stall available [as do most pole sitters].
Outside pole winner #41-Busch. took pit stall 37, with an opening in front of it.
#78-Truex, Jr., who starts 3rd, took the 2nd stall.
The final pit stall was taken by #20-Jones, who starts 6th.
To see where the drivers/teams pit stall is, see the pit selection chart on Jayski.com’s Pit Stall Selection chart.(4-28-2018) - Saturday Talladega Notebook: Can Austin Dillon pull off an encore at Talladega? NASCAR shrinks restrictor-plate openings after Jamie McMurray’s crash; Did ARCA race produce the closest stock car finish ever?[More](4-28-2018)
- Kevin Harvick edges teammate Kurt Busch for Talladega pole: Kevin Harvick hadn’t won a pole at a restrictor-plate track since 2005. Kurt Busch had never topped qualifying for a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at a superspeedway. But those two Stewart-Haas Racing Ford drivers were the class of the field during time trials on Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway, where Harvick outdueled Busch to secure his first Busch Pole Award of the season.[More](4-28-2018)
- Kevin Harvick won the Busch pole for the GEICO 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway with speed of 194.448mph for his 1st pole of 2018, 2nd at Talladega and 22nd of his career. Harvick has won 5 times from the 21 previous poles.
#41-Busch will start 2nd followed by #78-Truex, Jr., #11-Hamlin, #9-Elliott, #20-Jones, #17-Stenhouse, Jr., #14-Bowyer, #22-Logano, #2-Keselowski, #88-Bowman, and #38-Ragan.
#4-Harvick was also quickest in the first round with a speed of 194.275mph.
Driver(s) who will miss the race: none as 40 were entered for 40 spots
See round-by-round qualifying results on the Qualifying results page (pdf) and the complete starting lineup on the Starting Lineup page (pdf).(4-28-2018) - Talladega Superspeedway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Kevin Harvick won the Busch Pole Award Pole Award for the 49th Annual GEICO 500 with a lap of 49.247 seconds, 194.448 mph.
This is his 22nd pole in 620 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and ninth top-10 start in 2018.
This is his second pole in 35 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Kurt Busch (second) posted his seventh top-10 start of 2018 and his 11th in 35 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his seventh top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his seventh in ten races this season.
Darrell Wallace Jr. (15th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Statistics)(4-28-2018) - First Round of Qualifying for the GEICO 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway is over.
#4-Harvick 194.275
#41-Busch 193.921
#78-Truex, Jr. 192.707
#20-Jones 192.618
#9-Elliott 192.591
the rest of the top 12: 11 22 2 17 1 88 38
not advancing to the final round: 21 19 43 48 24 31 18 34 6 42 12 3 37 95 1 47 13 62 96 92 32 00 15 72 23 55 51 10
Qualifying at Talladega is two rounds of single car qualifying.
Drivers who will miss the race: none, 40 entered
(4-28-2018) - Sad News – James Hylton: Former NASCAR driver James Hylton, the 1966 Rookie of the Year, was killed in a traffic accident Saturday, authorities said. He was 83. Hylton and his son, 61-year-old James Hylton Jr., died at the scene of the crash, which happened on Interstate 85 in Carnesville a little after 6 a.m., according to the Georgia State Patrol. Both were from Inman, South Carolina.[More](4-28-2018)
- Zynga Poker increases sponsorship with Go Fas Racing: Go Fas Racing and Zynga, a leading social game developer, are proud to announce that Zynga Poker will be the primary sponsor for the No.32 Ford and Matt DiBenedetto for seven more races in the Monster Energy NASCAR 2018 season. The partnership will kick-off over All-Star Weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 19th with Zynga Poker proudly emblazoned on the No.32. Other races include Pocono (1), Daytona, Watkins Glen, Bristol, Las Vegas, and the season finale at Homestead.[More](4-28-2018)
- Qualifying Order for the GEICO 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway is posted.
The first driver to be lined up on pit road will be #15-Chastain.
The final driver lined up on pit road will be #1-McMurray.
The order is set by Friday practice speeds.
For the qualifying order, see the Qualifying Order page (pdf).(4-28-2018) - Sadler claims second consecutive Xfinity Dash 4 Cash bonus: For the second consecutive week veteran Elliott Sadler claimed the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ $100,000 Dash 4 Cash incentive check – and this time, the veteran joked he’d spend the big money on his kids and . … celebrating his birthday on Monday.[More](4-28-2018)
- Sad News – Jim Foster: Jim Foster, the fourth president of Daytona International Speedway, died Friday after a decade-long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 91.[More](4-28-2018)
- Ebullient Spencer Gallagher claims first NASCAR Xfinity victory at Talladega: Taking advantage of an overtime restart and a fuel shortage that hampered some of the race’s strongest cars, Spencer Gallagher grabbed the lead on the final lap and held on to win Saturday’s Sparks Energy 300 at Talladega Superspeedway. In claiming the first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of his career, Gallagher crossed the finish line .152 seconds ahead of runner-up Brandon Jones. Justin Allgaier recovered to finish third after running out of fuel under the Lap 105 caution that set up the overtime.[More](4-28-2018)
- Spencer Gallagher wins Talladega Superspeedway XFINITY race:#23-Spencer Gallagher won the Spark Energy 300 at Talladega Superspeedway for his first career victory. He lead only the final lap, passing #9-Tyler Reddick just after the white flag flew.
#19-Brandon Jones finished second, followed by #7-Justin Allgaier, #18-Noah Gragson, #1-Elliott Sadler, #39-Ryan Sieg, #42-John Hunter Nemechek, #9-Tyler Reddick, #00-Cole Custer, and #0-Garrett Smithley.
Elliott Sadler won the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash. The four Dash 4 Cash drivers at Dover will be #23-Spencer Gallagher, #19-Brandon Jones, #7-Justin Allgaier, and #1-Elliott Sadler.
There were 5 cautions for 29 laps and 12 lead changes among 11 leaders.
The average speed was 133.258mph.
Complete results are on the Talladega race results page (pdf). (4-28-2018) - Race stage winners:
Stage 1 – lap 25 – Winner, #21-Daniel Hemric
Stage 2 – lap 50 – Winner, #1-Elliott Sadler
Stage 3 – lap 113 – Race winner, #23-Spencer Gallagher - Talladega XFINITY Race Fast Facts:
Spencer Gallagher won the 27th Annual Sparks Energy 300, his first victory in 49 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2018.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in two races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Brandon Jones (second) posted his first top-10 finish in three races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his fifth top-10 finish in 2018.
Justin Allgaier (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in eight races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Tyler Reddick (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 40 points over Tyler Reddick #.
(NASCAR Integrated Marketing)(4-28-2018) - XFINITY Driver standings following Talladega Superspeedway:
1) #1-Elliott Sadler 356
2) #9-Tyler Reddick, 316, -40
3) #7-Justin Allgaier, 309, -47
4) #20-Christopher Bell, 307, -49
5) #00-Cole Custer,299, -57
6) #21-Daniel Hemric, 297, -59
7) #23-Spencer Gallagher, 277, -79
8) #19-Brandon Jones, 269, -87
9) #11-Ryan Truex, 251, -105
10) #2-Matt Tifft, 235, -121
11) #16-Ryan Reed, 234, -122
12) #4-Ross Chastain, 185, -171
See complete owner and driver standings on the driver standings(pdf) and owner standings page (pdf).(4-28-2018) - Free Pass – Who got a lap back on each caution: (and their finish)
Caution 1: #74-Harmon, 33rd
Caution 2: #51-Clements, 35th
Caution 3: #55-Cobb, 29th
Caution 4: #45-Bilicki, 28th
Caution 5: #93-Green, 13th
(4-28-2018) - Daniel Hemric on XFINITY pole at Talladega: #21-Daniel Hemric won the Busch pole for the Spark Energy 300 at Talladega Superspeedway with a speed of 189.402mph. #1-Elliott Sadler qualified second but will have to start at the rear of the field after an engine change. The rest of the top 12: #23-Spencer Gallagher, #42-John Hunter Nemechek, #5-Micahel Annett, #7-Justin Allgaier, #3-Shane Lee, #9-Tyler Reddick, #11-Ryan Truex, #2-Matt Tifft, #22-Austin Cindric, and #00-Cole Custer.
Did Not Qualify: #89-Morgan Shepherd.
The starting lineup is posted on the Talladega starting lineup page (pdf).(4-28-2018)
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