2016 Hellmann's 500

February 2025 NAS Hellmann's 500 2016 Sprint Cup Series schedule http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site October 16, 2016 January 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160207123034/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf February 7, 2016 deadhttp://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/talladega-superspeedway.html Talladega Superspeedway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com October 16, 2016http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7208&StatType=Entry+List Entry List Motor Racing Network October 17, 2016 MRN.com October 17, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161018215003/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7208&StatType=Entry+List October 18, 2016 deadFirst Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/10/Hellmanns-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network October 21, 2016 October 21, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161022090336/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/10/Hellmanns-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx October 22, 2016 deadFinal Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/10/Hellmanns-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network October 21, 2016 October 21, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161022090350/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/10/Hellmanns-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx October 22, 2016 deadQualifying Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/10/Hellmanns-500-Qualifying-Results.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network October 22, 2016 October 22, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161023201112/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/10/Hellmanns-500-Qualifying-Results.aspx October 23, 2016 deadHellmann's 500 Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=7208&YearID=45&StatType=Race+Results MRN.com Motor Racing Network October 23, 2016 October 23, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161024091456/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=7208&YearID=45&StatType=Race+Results October 24, 2016 deadPoints standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/32tss2016racereport.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site October 24, 2016 October 24, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161025173042/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/32tss2016racereport.pdf October 25, 2016 deadManufacturer standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/32tss2016racereport.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site October 24, 2016 October 24, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161025173042/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/32tss2016racereport.pdf October 25, 2016 dead 2016 10 23 2016 32 36 2016 Hellmann's 500 logo.jpg Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama 2.66 4.281 192 510.72 821.924 188 500.08 804.801 159.905 mph km/h Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing 49.508 Brad Keselowski Team Penske 90 22 Joey Logano Team Penske NBCSN Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. MRN Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4) The 2016 Hellmann's 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on October 23, 2016, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Contested over 192 laps on the 2.66 mi km off on superspeedway, it was the 32nd race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, sixth race of the Chase and final race of the Round of 12. The race was won by Team Penske's Joey Logano in a green–white–checkered finish, advancing to the Round of 8 as a result. Entry list No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord7Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet10Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota13Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet14Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet15Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord23David RaganBK RacingToyota24Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Bobby LabonteGo FAS RacingFord34Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord35David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord38Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord41Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord44Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord46Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet55Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsToyota78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota83Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)BK RacingToyota88Alex Bowman (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet93Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota95Michael McDowellCircle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet99Ryan Reed (i)Roush Fenway RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice First practice Greg Biffle was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 48.133 and a speed of 198.949 mph km/h on.Spencer Lee Biffle leads opening Cup practice at Talladega http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/biffle-leads-opening-cup-practice-at-talladega-841224/?tp=20&s=1 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network October 21, 2016 Talladega, Alabama October 21, 2016 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 48.133 198.949 2 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48.284 198.327 3 34 Chris Buescher (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 48.300 198.261Official first practice results Final practice Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 48.761 and a speed of 196.386 mph km/h on.Spencer Lee Final Talladega practice ends with Jimmie Johnson on top http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/final-talladega-practice-ends-with-jimmie-johnson-on-top-841275/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network October 21, 2016 Talladega, Alabama October 21, 2016 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.761 196.386 2 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.773 196.338 3 24 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.774 196.334Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole position. Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.508 and a speed of 193.423 mph km/h on.Fryer Jenna Truex wins pole after bolts confiscated at Talladega http://racing.ap.org/article/truex-wins-pole-after-bolts-confiscated-talladega October 22, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports October 22, 2016 Talladega, Alabama https://web.archive.org/web/20161023135102/http://racing.ap.org/article/truex-wins-pole-after-bolts-confiscated-talladega October 23, 2016 dead He said afterwards that winning the pole was "definitely cool. You come here, and you don't really have a whole lot to say as a driver when it comes to qualifying, so obviously proud of the team and proud of everybody in Denver (Colorado) and proud of everybody at the race track for their efforts. Built a brand new car to come here, and it's awesome to be the fastest guy in town. Excited about that, and obviously everybody at TRD (Toyota Racing Development) who builds the engines has done a great job too – it takes a lot to get a restrictor plate pole, so excited for all those guys and really neat to lead Toyota to their 1,000th start (in NASCAR’s top three series combined). Hopefully, we'll be able to get the victory when the day is over."Spencer Reid Truex tames Talladega for Coors Light Pole Award http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/10/22/nascar-sprint-cup-series-hellmanns-500-coors-light-pole-qualifying-talladega-superspeedway.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Wire Service October 23, 2016 Talladega, Alabama October 22, 2016 Qualifying results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer R1 Best time in Round 1 R2 Best time in Round 2178 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 49.650 49.50822 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 49.668 49.523320 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.680 49.568424 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.736 49.574516 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 49.731 49.585617 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 49.789 49.623741 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 49.786 49.682811 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.813 49.71793 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.824 49.8291027 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.809 49.843116 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 49.824 49.8651255 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Toyota 49.324 50.855 1319 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.841 1418 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.865 1521 Ryan Blaney (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 49.865 1622 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 49.872 1748 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.952 1899 Ryan Reed (i) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 49.953 1988 Alex Bowman (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.972 2031 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.014 2114 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 50.146 224 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 50.197 231 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 50.296 2442 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 50.357 2544 Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 50.393 2643 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 50.399 275 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50.429 2813 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 50.465 297 Regan Smith Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 50.483 3010 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 50.495 3138 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.503 3247 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 50.529 3334 Chris Buescher (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.602 3495 Michael McDowell Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 50.727 3593 Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing Toyota 50.823 3615 Clint Bowyer HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 50.913 3746 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 50.938 3832 Bobby Labonte Go FAS Racing Ford 51.108 3983 Jeffrey Earnhardt (R) BK Racing Toyota 51.273 4023 David Ragan BK Racing Toyota 51.385 Did not qualify 4135 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.912 Official qualifying results Race First half Under clear blue Alabama skies, Martin Truex Jr. led the field to the green flag at 2:22 p.m. Brad Keselowski got a run on him going down the backstretch to lead the first lap. He led the first 12 before Truex got alongside him in turn 1 to take the lead on lap 13, only to give it back to him a lap later. Keselowski spent much of the run blocking all three lanes while controlling the lead. Doing so allowed Chase Elliott to move under him in turn 3 and take the lead on lap 26. Keselowski regained it briefly on lap 28 before Elliott powered by on the top in turn 1 to take the lead back on lap 29. Keselowski drove under him in the tri-oval to retake the lead on lap 32. A wave of cars hit pit road to start the first round of green flag stops on lap 37. Keselowski joined the next wave the following lap and handed the lead to Denny Hamlin. He pitted on lap 39 and handed the lead to Matt Kenseth. He pitted on lap 40 and handed the lead to Kyle Busch. After he pitted the following lap, the lead cycled back to Keselowski. A. J. Allmendinger and Hamlin were assessed pass through penalties for speeding, and Joey Logano was assessed a stop and go penalty for removing equipment (pit jack) from his pit box. “Nice to know we have the world record for the fastest jack,” joked Logano afterwards.Hummer Steve Logano passes Talladega test, Elliott ousted from championship chase http://www.myajc.com/news/sports/motor-sports/logano-passes-talladega-test-elliott-ousted-from-c/nswkR/ October 25, 2016 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Cox Enterprises October 23, 2016 Talladega, Alabama Truex brought out the first caution of the race on lap 41 after his engine blew up in turn 2.Edwards Mark Talladega: Truex's blown engine puts him out of the Chase http://www.annistonstar.com/sports/racing/talladega-truex-s-blown-engine-puts-him-out-of-the/article_980c38b2-995d-11e6-8d4f-9309b298d7ac.html October 25, 2016 The Anniston Star Consolidated Publishing Company October 23, 2016 Talladega, Alabama He said afterwards that the car "developed a vibration and started to lose a little bit of power. Originally I thought it could have been a tire because it was shaking worse and worse and worse until it was time to pit. I slowed down to hit pit road and felt the vibration still there and knew it was the engine."White Tucker Chase hopes for Keselowski and Truex go up in smoke http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=116508 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties October 25, 2016 Talladega, Alabama October 24, 2016 He added that it stung "to go out like that. We could have raced all day, gotten in a big wreck and still not made it ... but it sure would have been nice to at least find out, at least play the whole game, so to speak, and see what happened. To barely make it to the first pit stop stinks.”James Brant James: Martin Truex Jr.'s stellar season goes up in smoke https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/columnist/brant-james/2016/10/23/martin-truex-jr-talladega-chase-sprint-cup-eliminated/92650950/ October 25, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company October 23, 2016 Talladega, Alabama He went on to finish 40th.Beard Brock CUP: Martin Truex Jr., first Talladega polesitter to finish last since 2001, eliminated from Chase with engine failure http://brock.lastcar.info/2016/10/cup-martin-truex-jr-first-talladega.html brock.lastcar.info LASTCAR.info October 25, 2016 October 23, 2016 The race restarted on lap 47. Keselowski led most of the run as he did the first by blocking all three lanes from advancing past him. Attempting to block Elliott's advance, Keselowski found himself without drafting help and Elliott took the lead on lap 62. Greg Biffle got a run on him going into turn 1 to take the lead the following lap. Elliott dropped to the bottom going into turn 1 and retook the lead on lap 76. Cars started pitting under green on lap 79. Elliott pitted the following lap and handed the lead to Hamlin. He pitted on lap 81 and handed the lead to Carl Edwards. He pitted on lap 82 and handed the lead to Michael Annett. When Annett pitted on lap 88, the lead cycled back to Keselowski. Second half thumb|Joey Logano won the race. After the round of stops, Keselowski led from lap 89 to 109. Ryan Blaney took the lead for a circuit on lap 110 and Hamlin moved back to the front on lap 111. A three-car wreck on the frontstretch involving Biffle, Jeffrey Earnhardt and Casey Mears brought out the second caution with 74 laps to go. The race restarted with 68 to go. Keselowski moved back to the lead with 66 to go and held it until a piece of debris found itself lodged on the grille of his car with less than 50 laps remaining. With 44 to go, he let Blaney slid in front of him and assume the lead so that he could use the pocket of air to clean the trash off his grille (a common practice in NASCAR races, particularly at Daytona and Talladega). The plan worked and the debris flew off his grille, but his engine went up in smoke on the backstretch and brought out the third caution with 42 to go.Scott David Martin Truex, Brad Keselowski see NASCAR title hopes end at Talladega Superspeedway https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article110028457.html October 25, 2016 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company October 23, 2016 Talladega, Alabama He said afterwards that he's "not an engine guy, but the car was really strong and we definitely kept finding debris. I thought I got it cooled off and only got it slightly over, but I don't know. ... That's racing. We just had a tremendous race going, but it wasn't meant to be."Pockrass Bob Four drivers eliminated from Chase for Sprint Cup at Talladega http://www.espn.com/auto/story/_/id/17869458/four-more-drivers-eliminated-chase-talladega-superspeedway ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures October 25, 2016 Talladega, Alabama October 23, 2016 After a round of pit stops, Logano assumed the race lead. The race restarted with 39 to go and the caution flew for the fourth time for a corner panel laying on the backstretch before the field had completed the lap. The race restarted with 35 to go. There were a few challenges to Logano for the lead, but nobody could get the lead from him. A three-car incident in turn 3 involving Trevor Bayne, Kasey Kahne and Jamie McMurray brought out the fifth caution with five to go.Wray Chreyl Joey Logano wins Hellmann's 500 at Talladega as NASCAR's Chase whittles down to eight http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/10/joey_logano_wins_hellmanns_500.html October 25, 2016 The Birmingham News Advance Publications October 23, 2016 Talladega, Alabama The race restarted with three to go. As the field was coming to the line to get two laps to go, Alex Bowman spinning through the tri-oval brought out the sixth caution and forced overtime.Engle Greg The NASCAR Hellmann’s 500 at Talladega as it happened http://cupscene.com/the-nascar-hellmanns-500-at-talladega-as-it-happened/ CupScene.com Cup Scene October 25, 2016 October 23, 2016 Overtime Past the scheduled distance of 188 laps, the race restarted on lap 190 with two laps to go. Logano drove on to score the victory.Fryer Jenna Logano wins Talladega to advance in NASCAR's playoffs http://racing.ap.org/article/logano-wins-talladega-advance-nascars-playoffs October 23, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports October 23, 2016 Talladega, Alabama https://web.archive.org/web/20161026004625/http://racing.ap.org/article/logano-wins-talladega-advance-nascars-playoffs October 26, 2016 dead Post-race Driver comments Logano said in victory lane that Talladega is "never a layup...It's always close. You never get a big lead. (Crew chief) Todd (Gordon) made some good adjustments during the race and found some speed in the car, so that was pretty neat to see some of that. We got that track position and just hung onto it. I was able to stay on the bottom and try to run the bottom and keep everyone in line, and that worked out really well."Spencer Reid Logano lands victory in Talladega overtime http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/10/23/who-won-sprint-cup-race-at-talladega-joey-logano.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Wire Service October 25, 2016 Talladega, Alabama October 23, 2016 Brian Scott, who earned a career-best runner-up finish, said that "a good finish always helps. It helps with the team. It helps with the guys at the shop, the morale. Just trying to get any bit of a bright spot in this year has been difficult. I think that this is by far the brightest spot that we’ve had in a really challenging 2016 for Richard Petty Motorsports. I don't know, I guess the results and what this does for us going forward is yet to be determined. But just proud. I mean, the guys have worked hard all year. They've deserved a lot better finishes than we’ve given them. Just proud to deliver a good, solid top five, to do my job behind the wheel to give us a shot at the win, just have a good day for Richard Petty Motorsports."Knight Chris Brian Scott earns career-best Sprint Cup finish at Talladega Superspeedway http://www.catchfence.com/251445/brian-scott-earns-career-best-sprint-cup-finish-talladega-superspeedway Catchfence.com Catchfence October 25, 2016 Talladega, Alabama October 23, 2016 Hamlin, by a margin of six one-thousandths of a second (.006), beat Kurt Busch for third and advanced onto the Round of 8 over Austin Dillon via a tiebreaker.Diaz George Joey Logano wins at Talladega, advances in Chase http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nascar/os-nascar-talladega-george-diaz-1024-nascars-sprint-cup-stop-at-the-super-spee-20161023-column.html October 25, 2016 Orlando Sentinel tronc October 23, 2016 Talladega, Alabama He said after the race that his team "needed some things to fall our way if we didn't win the race. Today things fell our way...But for me I really truly believe this is the first great fortune that we had in a Chase in my 11-year career. Things just happened well for us. We went out there and we did our jobs.”Espinoza Christian Final eight Chasers determined after wild Talladega race https://ninertimes.com/2016/10/final-eight-chasers-determined-after-wild-talladega-race/ October 25, 2016 Niner Times UNC Charlotte October 23, 2016 Talladega, Alabama October 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161026000422/https://ninertimes.com/2016/10/final-eight-chasers-determined-after-wild-talladega-race/ dead Busch said his race "was really fun. Every time I would make a mistake and get shuffled to the middle it seemed like the crew guys would bring back a solid pit stop to put us in position and to be in control,” Busch said. “It feels good when we have that plus alongside our name in points. I was trying to ease it for Tony Gibson (crew chief) and all these guys that work so hard. There was some rooting and gouging at the end and I got some damage. I don’t even know where we finished, but all I was shooting for was top 15.”White Tucker Logano moves on with victory at Talladega http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=116474 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties October 25, 2016 Talladega, Alabama October 23, 2016 After the race, it appeared that Kevin Harvick came up to his car and punched him as a result of a misunderstanding.Gluck Jeff Did Kevin Harvick punch Kurt Busch on pit road at Talladega? https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/10/23/kevin-harvick-kurt-busch-punch-talladega-pit-road/92654408/ October 25, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company October 23, 2016 Talladega, Alabama Busch told NBCSN that Harvick "has a misunderstanding of the call at the end of the race. He'll understand it and I'm sure he'll clear it up in his interview. For us, we're great teammates, we're doing good together and we have to work together to beat all these other teams out there. And he knows that."Cain Holly Harvick, Kurt Busch have post-race skirmish at Talladega http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/10/23/sprint-cup-talladega-superspeedway-kevin-harvick-kurt-busch-altercation.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 25, 2016 Talladega, Alabama October 23, 2016 Dillon, who missed moving onto the Round of 8 on a tiebreaker with Hamlin despite finishing ninth, said he "just couldn't get another spot. We got a couple there at the end, on the last little straight, but (Aric Almirola) was the car we needed and didn't work out. I knew we needed to be in the top 10 because Denny was up front. I was just trying to get as many spots as I could. I was forcing myself in places that probably really weren't there but made it work. Needed a little bit more speed today and little bit more help if we could. But we tried.”Crandall Kelly Austin Dillon ‘needed a little bit more speed’ in the fight for the final Chase spot http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/10/23/austin-dillon-needed-a-little-bit-more-speed-in-fight-for-final-chase-spot/ NASCARTalk.com NBC Sports October 25, 2016 Talladega, Alabama October 23, 2016 Race results Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Pts Points 1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 192 44 2 44 Brian Scott (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 192 39 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 192 39 4 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 192 37 5 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 192 37 6 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 192 35 7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 192 34 8 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 192 33 9 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 192 33 10 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daughtery Racing Chevrolet 192 31 11 21 Ryan Blaney (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 192 31 12 24 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 192 30 13 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 192 29 14 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 192 28 15 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 192 27 16 95 Michael McDowell Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 192 25 17 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 192 24 18 15 Clint Bowyer HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 192 23 19 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 192 22 20 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 192 21 21 38 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 192 20 22 34 Chris Buescher Front Row Motorsports Ford 192 19 23 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 192 18 24 23 David Ragan BK Racing Toyota 192 17 25 7 Regan Smith Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 192 16 26 99 Ryan Reed (i) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 192 0 27 93 Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing Toyota 192 14 28 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 192 14 29 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 192 13 30 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 192 12 31 32 Bobby Labonte Go FAS Racing Ford 192 10 32 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 192 10 33 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 192 9 34 83 Jeffrey Earnhardt (R) BK Racing Toyota 192 7 35 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 191 6 36 88 Alex Bowman (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 191 0 37 55 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Toyota 179 4 38 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 144 5 39 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 113 2 40 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 41 2Official race results Race summary Lead changes: 31 among 14 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 6 for 25 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 11 minutes and 38 seconds Average speed: 159.905 mph km/h Media Television NBCSN covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth, with Dale Earnhardt Jr. joining the trio as a guest analyst. Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit road. NBCSNBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor commentator: Jeff BurtonColor commentator: Steve LetarteGuest analyst: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dave BurnsMike MassaroMarty SniderKelli Stavast Radio MRN covered the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. MRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyBackstretch: Mike BagleyTurns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey Alex HaydenWinston KelleySteve Post Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 7 1 Joey Logano 4,000 10px 1 2 Jimmie Johnson 4,000 (–0) 10px 4 3 Kevin Harvick 4,000 (–0) 10px 2 4 Matt Kenseth 4,000 (–0) 10px 1 5 Carl Edwards 4,000 (–0) 10px 4 6 Denny Hamlin 4,000 (–0) 10px 2 7 Kurt Busch 4,000 (–0) 10px 5 8 Kyle Busch 4,000 (–0) 10px 3 9 Martin Truex Jr. 2,191 (–1,809) 10px 1 10 Brad Keselowski 2,168 (–1,832) 10px 2 11 Austin Dillon 2,163 (–1,837) 10px 12 Chase Elliott 2,156 (–1,844) 10px 1 13 Kyle Larson 2,155 (–1,845) 10px 1 14 Tony Stewart 2,141 (–1,859) 10px 1 15 Jamie McMurray 2,110 (–1,890) 10px 1 16 Chris Buescher 2,109 (–1,891)Official driver's standings Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Toyota 1,320 10px 2 Chevrolet 1,292 (–28) 10px 3 Ford 1,227 (–93)Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. 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