May 1, 2016
- Keselowski wins at Talladega: #2-Brad Keselowski won the GEICO 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway for his 2nd win of the season, 4th win at Talladega and 19th career win. Keselowski led 46 of the 188 laps, the most of anyone.
#18-Busch finished 2nd followed by #3-Dillon, #1-McMurray, pole sitter #24-Elliott, #14-Ty Dillon (who replaced Tony Stewart on lap 52), #15-Bowyer, #41-Busch, #21-Blaney, and #6-Bayne.
The “Big One” happened with 28 laps to go. #41-Busch got into the back #48-Johnson, getting him loose and sending him into #27-Menard. Johnson and Menard slid sideways blocking the track and collecting a total of 17 cars. Drivers suffering some damage included: #48-Johnson, #78-Truex, Jr., #95-McDowell, #47-Allmendinger, #31-Newman, #27-Menard, #42-Larson, #1-McMurray, #11-Hamlin, #3-Dillon, #7-Smith, #44-Scott, #21-Blaney, #17-Stenhouse, Jr., #35-Gilliland, #10-Patrick, and #16-Biffle.
An earlier incident saw #34-Buescher flip his car 3 times, but walk away unharmed. He finished 37th.
Late in the race, #95-McDowell got into the back of #10-Patrick and sent her into #20-Kenseth. Kenseth’s car became airborne and landed on the inside SAFER barrier, sliding along it, but came to rest on its wheels. Kenseth finished 23rd.
A wreck at the end of the race, as the leaders were coming to the finish line, forced the race to end under caution.
There were 37 lead changes among 17 drivers and 10 cautions for 41 yellow flag laps.
The average speed was 140.046mph.
See unofficial race results, awards, laps led, cautions and more [NOTE: money/winnings are no longer reported] at:
Unofficial Race Results page (pdf)
Lap Summary Report (pdf)
Penalty Report (pdf)
Pit Stop Times (pdf)
See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the Official Talladega Race & Points Report (pdf).(5-1-2016) - Race Fast Facts – Talladega Superspeedway:
Brad Keselowski won the 47th Annual GEICO 500 , his 19th victory in 243 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his second victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2016.
This is his fourth victory and ninth top-10 finish in 15 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Kyle Busch (second) posted his sixth top-10 finish in 22 races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2016.
Austin Dillon (third) posted his first top-10 finish in six races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Chase Elliott (fifth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 9 points over Kyle Busch.
(NASCAR Integrated Sports Marketing)(5-1-2016) - 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Points (not CHASE) Standings:
[after Talladega, race 10 of 36]
1) #4-Harvick [1 win], 351
2) #18-Busch, [2 wins], 342, -9
3) #19-Edwards [2 wins], 337, -14
4) #48-Johnson [2 wins], 329, -22
5) #22-Logano, 316, -35
6) #41-Busch, 312, -39
7) #2-Keselowski [2 wins], 300, -51
8) #88-Earnhardt Jr., 279, -72
9) #78-Truex Jr., 274, -77
10) #3-Dillon, 272, -79
See the Unofficial Drivers Points Standings page (pdf) and
Unofficial Owners Points Standings page (pdf) See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the Official Talladega Race & Points Report (pdf). - 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup CHASE Standings:
[after Talladega, race 10 of 36, 16 drivers for the Chase]
Set by most wins, then by points standing
1) #18-Busch [2 wins], 2nd in driver points
2) #19-Edwards [2 wins], 3rd
3) #48-Johnson [2 wins], 4th
4) #2-Keselowski [2 wins], 7th
5) #4-Harvick [1 win], 1st
6) #11-Hamlin [1 win], 12th
no wins, in by drivers points standings
7) #22-Logano, 316
8) #41-Busch, 312
9) #88-Earnhardt Jr., 279
10) #78-Truex, Jr., 274
11) #3-Dillon, 272
12) #24-Elliott, 271
13) #1-McMurray, 261
14) #47-Allmendinger, 232
15) #20-Kenseth, 231
16) #6-Bayne, 228
(5-1-2016) - Snapchat covering Talladega with live story: NASCAR fans posting to Snapchat from Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday will have a chance to share their race-day experiences with Snapchat users across the world. For the second time this season, the fast-growing social media platform will cover a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with a “Live Story” – a curated stream of video and photo Snaps shared with Snapchat’s more than 200 million daily users. Once posted, the Live Story from Talladega will be available to view on Snapchat for 24 hours. In February, NASCAR announced a partnership with Snapchat doubling the number of race events covered by Live Stories this season. During the 2016 Daytona 500, Snapchat’s first NASCAR Live Story provided users a unique look at the Great American Race, from behind-the-scenes in the garage to the fans cheering from the grandstands.(NASCAR Wire Service)(5-1-2016)
- Dover removes three pit stalls: NASCAR drivers will find longer pit stalls when they compete at Dover International Speedway in two weeks. With NASCAR reducing the size of its Sprint Cup field from 43 to 40 cars, the track removed three stalls and increased the length of its stalls from 32 feet to 34 feet. The track was known for having some of the tightest stalls on the circuit.(ESPN.com)(5-1-2016)
- Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing announces return of CAMP95: Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing announced the return of CAMP95, a unique summer camp designed to provide high school students with an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the different types of careers in NASCAR. The camp, which launched in 2015, will be expanded into a two-day program and provide an in-depth view of jobs in the racing industry with more hands-on activities and speakers. CAMP95 was designed by CSLFR to help students become more knowledgeable about racing-related careers, thereby helping to foster the connection between NASCAR and the next generation. The team hopes the guidance and advice students receive at the two-day program will help them as they reach a time in their lives where they are expected to starting making career decisions. Throughout the camp, students will have the opportunity to explore careers based in the areas of competition, sponsorship, public relations, engineering and more. Members of the race team, including drivers Michael McDowell and Ty Dillon, along with key figures from the NASCAR community will be on-hand to speak with the campers about their career paths in racing and how they got started. After attending CAMP95, campers will be invited to enter an essay contest explaining what they learned from the program for a chance to win an opportunity to shadow the team at an upcoming Sprint Cup race of their choice. Thrivent Financial, a primary sponsor of the #95 Chevrolet SS, will sponsor the winner and chaperone’s travel to the race. The 2016 session of CAMP95 will be held on Tuesday, June 28 and Wednesday, June 29 at the team’s race shop in Concord, N.C. Students interested in attending can fill out an application.(Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing)(5-1-2015)
- Talladega Race Notes & Facts:
� There have been 93 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Talladega Superspeedway, one NSCS event in 1969 and two races per year since 1970.
� Richard Childress Racing and Hendrick Motorsports are tied for the most wins at Talladega in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with 12 each.
� Nine different manufacturers have won in the NSCS at Talladega; led by Chevrolet with 40 victories; followed by Ford with 22 and Toyota with three.
� There have been nine NSCS races resulting with a green-white-checkered finish at Talladega Superspeedway. The scheduled number of laps is 188, below is a chart showing the number of additional laps during NASCAR � Only two of the 93 races at Talladega Superspeedway have been shortened due to weather conditions: spring of 1987 and fall of 1996.
� Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Talladega Superspeedway was the (04/17/2011) race won by Jimmie Johnson with a MOV of 0.002 second – the MOV is tied with the 2003 Darlington race as the closest finishes in the NSCS using electronic scoring.
(NASCAR) - Richmond XFINITY TV Ratings: NASCAR Xfinity Series racing from Richmond scored 1.2 million viewers on Fox Sports 1 last Saturday afternoon, up 10% from last year (1.1M). After declines for the first four races of the season, viewership has now increased for three of the past four Xfinity Series telecasts.(Sports Media Watch)(5-1-2016)
- Darlington to offer Southern food options: Darlington Raceway and its food and beverage provider, Americrown Service Corp., are partnering for the second consecutive year to offer fans signature southern food items from the 1975-1984 era as part of the track’s award winning throwback celebration. All the items will be sold at or below five dollars. The food items featured will be Brasington Bites, a Darlington Dog and Southern 500 Egg Roll. The track will also bring back the pimento cheese sandwich, which was popular with fans during the 2015 Bojangles’ Southern 500 race weekend.
Pimento Cheese Sandwich – $3.00 – Made with scratch-made Palmetto-style pimento cheese spread served on fresh white bread
Brasington Bites – $4.00 – Ground beef, diced onion, smoked gouda and Yancey’s Fancy buffalo cheddar cheese rolled, breaded and deep fried
Southern 500 Egg Roll – $4.00 – Smoked pulled pork, blend of cheddar and Monterrey Jack cheeses, black eyed peas and collard greens wrapped in a tortilla and deep fried to a golden brown
Darlington Dog – $5.00 – All beef hot dog topped with BBQ chili, bread & butter pickle relish, Darlington white slaw, bacon bits and fried onions
All will be featured in concession stands across the track property for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 event weekend, scheduled for Sept. 2-4, 2016.(Darlington Raceway)(5-1-2016)
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