Racing: Talladega results
Published 2:21 am Monday, October 15, 2018
Sunday’s race
At Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega, Ala.
Lap length: 2.55 miles
(Starting position in parentheses)
1. (4) Aric Almirola, Ford, 193.
2. (2) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 193.
3. (12) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 193.
4. (10) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 193.
5. (20) Joey Logano, Ford, 193.
6. (23) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 193.
7. (6) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 193.
8. (15) Erik Jones, Toyota, 193.
9. (30) Paul Menard, Ford, 193.
10. (25) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 193.
11. (34) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 193.
12. (28) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 193.
13. (24) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 193.
14. (1) Kurt Busch, Ford, 193.
15. (29) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 193.
16. (13) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 193.
17. (21) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 193.
18. (37) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 193.
19. (17) Darrell Wallace Jr., Chevrolet, 193.
20. (8) William Byron, Chevrolet, 193.
21. (26) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 193.
22. (38) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 193.
23. (11) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 193.
24. (36) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 193.
25. (22) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 193.
26. (9) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 193.
27. (18) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 193.
28. (3) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 193.
29. (19) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 193.
30. (27) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 192.
31. (5) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 192.
32. (40) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 191.
33. (7) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 191.
34. (33) DJ Kennington, Chevrolet, 190.
35. (31) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 186.
36. (32) JJ Yeley, Ford, Accident, 185.
37. (35) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Toyota, 185.
38. (39) Cody Ware, Chevrolet, 185.
39. (16) David Ragan, Ford, 173.
40. (14) Michael McDowell, Ford, 155.
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 153.707 mph.
Time of Race: 3 housrs, 20 minutes, 24 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.105 seconds.
Caution Flags: 8 for 32 laps.
Lead Changes: 15 among 11 drivers.
Lap Leaders: Kurt Busch 1-11; A. Allmendinger 12; Kurt Busch 13-56; M. DiBenedetto 57; R. Blaney 58-63; R. Chastain 64; K. Harvick 65-68; Kyle Busch 69; K. Harvick 70-111; B. Keselowski 112-121; W. Byron 122-126; B. Keselowski 127-137; M. DiBenedetto 138; B. Gaughan 139; Kurt Busch 140-192; A. Almirola 193;.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Kurt Busch 3 times for 108 laps; K. Harvick 2 times for 46 laps; B. Keselowski 2 times for 21 laps; R. Blaney 1 time for 6 laps; W. Byron 1 time for 5 laps; M. DiBenedetto 2 times for 2 laps; R. Chastain 1 time for 1 lap; Kyle Busch 1 time for 1 lap; A. Almirola 1 time for 1 lap; A. Allmendinger 1 time for 1 lap; B. Gaughan 1 time for 1 lap.