2016 GEICO 500

February 2025 NAS GEICO 500 2016 Sprint Cup Series schedule http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site April 25, 2016 January 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160207123034/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf February 7, 2016 deadTalladega Superspeedway http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/talladega-superspeedway.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group, LLC. April 25, 2016 January 3, 2013Entry List http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7197&StatType=Entry+List MRN.com Motor Racing Network April 25, 2016 April 25, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160429032539/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7197&StatType=Entry+List April 29, 2016 deadFirst Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/04/GEICO-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network April 29, 2016 April 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160503081137/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/04/GEICO-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx May 3, 2016 deadFinal Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/04/GEICO-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network April 29, 2016 April 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160503053452/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/04/GEICO-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx May 3, 2016 deadQualifying Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/04/GEICO-500-Qualifying-Results.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network April 30, 2016 April 30, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160504170835/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/04/GEICO-500-Qualifying-Results.aspx May 4, 2016 deadStarting Lineup http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7197&StatType=Starting+Lineup MRN.com Motor Racing Network April 30, 2016 April 30, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160503050110/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7197&StatType=Starting+Lineup May 3, 2016 deadGEICO 500 Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?RaceID=7197&SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45 MRN.com Motor Racing Network April 3, 2017 April 3, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170404130349/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?RaceID=7197&SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45 April 4, 2017 deadPoints standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/10tss2016racereport.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site April 3, 2017 April 3, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20161105064920/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/10tss2016racereport.pdf November 5, 2016 deadManufacturer standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/10tss2016racereport.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site April 3, 2017 April 3, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20161105064920/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/10tss2016racereport.pdf November 5, 2016 dead 2016 05 01 2016 10 36 Talladega Superspeedway 2024.svg Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama 2.66 4.28 188 500.08 804.64 140.046 mph km/h on Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports 49.704 Brad Keselowski Team Penske 46 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Fox Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip 3.8 (Overnight)Paulsen NASCAR Talladega Overnights Tie Last Year’s Multi-Year Low http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2016/05/nascar-ratings-fox-talladega-ties-lowest-overnight-1998/ May 24, 2016 Sports Media Watch May 1, 20164.0 (Final)Paulsen NASCAR Talladega Ratings Tie 19-Year Low, But Viewership Up http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2016/05/nascar-ratings-talladega-tied-lowest-1997-viewership-increases-fox/ May 24, 2016 Sports Media Watch May 5, 20166.7 million viewers MRN Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4) The 2016 GEICO 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race scheduled that was held on May 1, 2016, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Contested over 188 laps on the 2.66 mile (4.28 km) superspeedway, it was the 10th race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Brad Keselowski won the race. Kyle Busch finished second. Austin Dillon, Jamie McMurray and Chase Elliott rounded out the top-five, The race had 37 lead changes among different drivers and ten cautions for 41 laps. Report Background thumb|left|Talladega Superspeedway, the track where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway is a 2.660 mi km on tri-oval superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Entering the race, Carl Edwards leads the points with 331, while Kevin Harvick is 7 points back, Jimmie Johnson is 21 points back, Kyle Busch is 29 points back, and Joey Logano is 32 points back. Entry list The entry list for the GEICO 500 was released on Monday, April 25 at 10:42 a.m. Eastern time. Forty-one cars are entered for the race. 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 RacingChevrolet30Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet31Ryan 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 MotorsportsChevrolet55Michael WaltripPremium MotorsportsToyota78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota83Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet95Michael McDowellCircle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet98Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsToyotaOfficial entry list Practice First practice Jamie McMurray was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 47.943 and a speed of 199.737 mph km/h on.Spencer Lee McMurray tops drafting practice at Talladega http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/mcmurray-tops-drafting-practice-at-talladega-732081/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. April 29, 2016 Talladega, Alabama April 29, 2016 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed mph 1 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 47.943 199.737 2 24 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 47.945 199.729 3 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 48.022 199.409Official first practice results Final practice Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 48.785 and a speed of 196.290 mph km/h on.White Tucker Logano fastest in final practice at Talladega http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=109409 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties April 29, 2016 Talladega, Alabama April 29, 2016 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed mph 1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 48.785 196.290 2 21 Ryan Blaney (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 48.798 196.238 3 24 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.811 196.185Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|Chase Elliott scored the pole position. Chase Elliott scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.704 and a speed of 192.661 mph km/h on.Fryer Jenna Chase Elliott wins pole at Talladega 30 years after his dad http://racing.ap.org/article/chase-elliott-wins-pole-talladega-30-years-after-his-dad-0 April 30, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports April 30, 2016 Talladega, Alabama https://web.archive.org/web/20160501110940/http://racing.ap.org/article/chase-elliott-wins-pole-talladega-30-years-after-his-dad-0 May 1, 2016 dead He said afterwards that like he "said in Daytona, this is all team guys. This had nothing to do with me and they have brought a fast car back. This is our same car that we ran at Daytona. Unfortunately I didn’t bring it home in one piece (at Daytona), they had to fix it, but they did a great job doing that and hopefully we can just try to be smart, try to cut down on some of the dumb mistakes I made in February and try to give ourselves a shot and be there at the end.”James Brant Chase Elliott wins pole for GEICO 500 at Talladega https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/04/30/talladega-geico-500-qualifying-chase-elliott-wins-pole/83753200/ April 30, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company April 30, 2016 Talladega, Alabama Austin Dillon, who qualified second, talked about how the No. 24 team "has won all the poles the last two years at speedways it seems like. To be that close to him and we know we can get a little better here and there, but that is just the big pick up. I think we qualified 24th here the last race. Huge pick up for us and we are excited for the race.”White Tucker Elliott on the pole at Talladega http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=109466 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties April 30, 2016 Talladega, Alabama April 30, 2016 Dale Earnhardt Jr., who qualified third, said he "picked up a little bit. I was just talking with Kasey (Kahne) about our lines and what we did different. We think we saw a little bit out there that makes a difference. We were able to pick up a little bit. It’s hard to move forward in the second round at speedways. Usually what you’ve got in the first round is what you’ve got in the second round, but we jumped a couple of guys and got a better starting spot.”Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Elliott Takes Talladega Pole http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/04/Chase-Elliott-Takes-GEICO-500-Pole-at-Talladega.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network April 30, 2016 April 30, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160504203246/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/04/Chase-Elliott-Takes-GEICO-500-Pole-at-Talladega.aspx May 4, 2016 dead Qualifying results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer R1 Best time in Round 1 R2 Best time in Round 2124Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.76649.70423Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.66949.765388Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.85349.799420Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota49.82449.828548Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.91849.845617Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord49.77549.85272Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord49.83149.873811Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota49.97949.887919Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota49.98449.9221027Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.90749.924115Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.80249.9301278Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota49.97349.984 136Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord49.988 1414Tony Stewart Stewart Haas RacingChevrolet 50.000 1531Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50.058 1616Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord50.086 1718Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50.093 1841Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet50.126 1921Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord50.157 2013Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet50.196 2144Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord50.207 2222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord50.299 2343Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord50.331 2442Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet50.356 257Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet50.371 2632Bobby LabonteGo FAS RacingFord50.409 2734Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord50.420 2847A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet50.421 294Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet50.453 301Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet50.472 3195Michael McDowellCircle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet50.528 3238Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord50.541 3355Michael WaltripPremium MotorsportsToyota50.583 3415Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet50.660 3583Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota50.664 3698Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsToyota50.677 3710Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet50.679 3846Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet50.807 3935David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord50.810 4023David RaganBK RacingToyota51.035Did not qualify 4130Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet51.573Official qualifying results Race First half Start Under overcast Alabama skies, Chase Elliott led the field to the green flag at 1:04 p.m. By the end of the first lap, most of the field was racing three-wide. Matt Kenseth used the bottom line coming to the line to take the lead on lap 15. By lap 24, he settled on the bottom with teammate Denny Hamlin in tow. Elliott used the middle line to pass Kenseth on the backstretch and retake the lead on lap 29. A number of cars began pitting on lap 36. Elliott hit pit road on lap 38 and handed the lead to Michael Waltrip. He pitted the next lap and the lead cycled back Kyle Busch. Brian Scott and Landon Cassill were tagged for their crews being over the wall too soon and Trevor Bayne and Casey Mears were tagged for speeding and all were forced to serve pass-through penalties. Second quarter The first caution of the race flew on lap 49 for a three-car wreck on the backstretch. Exiting turn 2, Dale Earnhardt Jr. got loose, turned up the track and slammed the wall. This also collected Kasey Kahne and Matt DiBenedetto. Earnhardt said afterwards that the car's "splitter was on the ground real bad the whole first run and we took some rounds out of the back and that really made the car too loose off the corner. Same thing we did at Daytona. We’ve just go to look at our adjustments a little bit different.”Wackerlin Jeff Tough Day in Talladega for Earnhardt http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/05/Tough-Day-in-Talladega-for-Dale-Earnhardt-Jr.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network May 1, 2016 May 1, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160504001008/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/05/Tough-Day-in-Talladega-for-Dale-Earnhardt-Jr.aspx May 4, 2016 dead Waltrip opted not to pit and assumed the lead. Under the caution, Tony Stewart pulled onto pit road to get out and allow Ty Dillon to take over.White Tucker Dillon gives Stewart a top-10 http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=109531 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties May 1, 2016 Talladega, Alabama May 1, 2016 Stewart said afterwards that the whole situation "sucks, to be honest. I know why we got to do it, but it sucks. It still sucks that you have to do it, but if I hadn’t broke my back at the end of January, we wouldn’t be in this situation. Good news is this is the last time we have to do it, and I am back in next week.”Crandall Kelly Stewart Reluctantly Turns Car Over to Dillon http://www.popularspeed.com/stewart-reluctantly-turns-car-over-to-dillon/ PopularSpeed.com POPULAR SPEED May 1, 2016 Talladega, Alabama May 1, 2016 The race restarted on lap 58. Kenseth used the outside line to retake the lead the next lap. The second caution of the race flew the same lap for a three-car wreck in turn 3. Going down the backstretch, Waltrip was shoved onto the apron. He came back up and side-swiped Mears. Aric Almirola was also caught in the wreck. The race restarted on lap 63. Brad Keselowski used the outside line to take the lead on lap 73. From lap 83 to lap 90, Keselowski and Hamlin swapped the lead back and forth multiple times. Eventually, Keselowski jumped ahead and started blocking the advances of the three lines of cars. As the field closed in on the halfway point of the race, rain began being reported. The third caution of the race flew on lap 97 for a multi-car wreck on the backstretch. During that wreck, Chris Buescher flipped multiple times, causing the car to land back on all fours. Michael Annett, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, and Austin Dillon were also involved.Bearden Aaron NASCAR Brings Perfect Talladega Storm Without A Drop of Rain http://frontstretch.com/2016/05/01/nascar-perfect-talladega-storm-rain/ Frontstretch.com Frontstretch May 1, 2016 Talladega, Alabama May 1, 2016 Buescher said afterwards that the wreck "was so quick I never had any time to react. We got clipped in the right rear and as soon as it turned it went up on its lid. I thought we were clear of the wreck. I saw it happening in front of us and checked up and the next thing I knew I was upside down. I am pretty sick and tired of speedway racing at this point. It has been a rough year for that. We felt we were decent this race. We were holding our own and waiting but here we are. It is unfortunate. I really hate it for the guys.”Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Wild Ride for Buescher http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/05/Wild-Ride-for-Chris-Buescher-in-Talladega.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network May 1, 2016 May 1, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160505154555/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/05/Wild-Ride-for-Chris-Buescher-in-Talladega.aspx May 5, 2016 dead Second half Halfway The race restarted on lap 103. Kevin Harvick took over the lead on lap 101. Elliott took the lead on lap 104. Harvick took back the lead on lap 108. Trevor Bayne took the race lead on lap 110. The fourth caution of the race flew with 79 laps to go for a multi-car wreck in turn 1, involving Earnhardt Jr. and Carl Edwards after he suffered a right-front tire blowout and slammed the wall collecting Earnhardt.Utter Jim Edwards' winning streak ends as Earnhardt's steering wheel comes off http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/edwards-winning-streak-ends-as-earnhardt-s-steering-wheel-comes-off-732770/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. May 1, 2016 Talladega, Alabama May 1, 2016 Edwards said afterwards that something on his car "just let go there and you hate to collect anybody, so definitely sorry to the 88 guys for getting their car involved in that. We had something torn up there, drove down into turn one, and I just felt the right front fall down and that was it. You’re kind of just along for the ride.”Hembree Mike No Sunday fun day for Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Talladega https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/05/01/dale-earnhardt-jr-geico-500-talladega-two-wrecks/83797120/ May 1, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company May 1, 2016 Talladega, Alabama Earnhardt would go on to finish 40th.Beard Brock CUP: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. gives #88 first Talladega last-place finish since 1980 http://brock.lastcar.info/2016/05/cup-dale-earnhardt-jr-gives-88-first.html brock.lastcar.info LASTCAR.info May 1, 2016 May 1, 2016 The race restarted with 73 laps to go. Harvick beat Bayne to the line to take the lead with 72 laps to go. Bayne worked his way back to the lead on the bottom with 70 laps to go. Harvick retook it with 69 to go. Bayne took back the lead with 65 laps to go. The fifth caution of the race flew with 62 laps to go for a single-car spin in turn 4 involving Kahne. The race restarted with 55 laps to go. Kyle Larson used the middle line to take the lead with 51 laps to go. Bayne retook it with 49 laps to go. Larson pulled ahead of Bayne the next lap. Kenseth pulled ahead to the lead with 43 laps to go. The sixth caution of the race flew with 35 laps to go after David Ragan blew an engine in turn 2. Fourth quarter thumb|Brad Keselowski won the race. The race restarted with 33 laps to go. Bayne retook the lead with 32 laps to go. Keselowski retook the lead with 31 laps to go. The seventh caution of the race flew with 26 laps to go for a multi-car wreck in turn 1 that collected 21 cars.Edwards Mark Talladega: The Biggest One swallows more than half the field http://www.annistonstar.com/sports/talladega-the-biggest-one-swallows-more-than-half-the-field/article_01d3c4e6-0fe7-11e6-b3ab-cfdde710521d.html May 1, 2016 The Anniston Star Consolidated Publishing Company May 1, 2016 Talladega, Alabama The race restarted with 22 laps to go. Logano took the lead with 20 to go. Debris in turn 2 brought out the eighth caution of the race with 19 laps to go. The race restarted with 17 laps to go. Keselowski retook the lead with 16 laps to go. The ninth caution of the race flew with eight laps to go for a multi-car wreck on the backstretch that collected 12 cars.Pockrass Bob Danica Patrick shaken after wreck; Matt Kenseth has words for Logano https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/15441909/danica-patrick-matt-kenseth-ok-hard-wreck-talladega-superspeedway ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures May 1, 2016 Talladega, Alabama May 1, 2016 Danica Patrick, who slammed the wall head-on at a high speed, said she "would say that's probably the most scared (I've been), trying to hop out of a car with the fire on the inside. I haven't had fire on the inside before. I've seen it on the outside. Honestly, I was thinking about my hair. I've got a lot of hair and I don't want to lose it. I've had a couple of practice rounds now of getting out of the car as quickly as possible, but that was the worst one so far. At Daytona a couple of years ago on the front straight without a SAFER barrier was probably one of the hardest impacts, but this one was probably worse."Zenor John Banged-up, but intact Patrick runs into trouble at Talladega http://racing.ap.org/article/banged-intact-patrick-runs-trouble-talladega May 1, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports May 1, 2016 Talladega, Alabama https://web.archive.org/web/20160503124842/http://racing.ap.org/article/banged-intact-patrick-runs-trouble-talladega May 3, 2016 dead Kenseth, whose car blew over and slid down the backstretch, said that Logano "ran me off the race track and that got me way behind so I thought we were done with that, but maybe we aren't. So he ran me off the track and honestly I was just going straight here and just got ran into and then I was just hanging on."Jensen Tom Matt Kenseth is mad at Joey Logano again after Talladega incident http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/matt-kenseth-mad-at-joey-logano-again-talladega-superspeedway-sprint-cup-series-geico-500-050116 Foxsports.com Fox Sports Digital Media May 1, 2016 Talladega, Alabama May 1, 2016 The race restarted with four laps to go and Keselowski scored the victory as the field wrecked behind him in the tri-oval. Involving Kevin Harvick who nearly flipped, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., A. J. Allmendinger, and Martin Truex and Cole Whitt.Fryer Jenna Brad Keselowski wins crazy crash-fest at Talladega http://racing.ap.org/article/brad-keselowski-wins-crazy-crash-fest-talladega May 1, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports May 1, 2016 Talladega, Alabama https://web.archive.org/web/20160503120942/http://racing.ap.org/article/brad-keselowski-wins-crazy-crash-fest-talladega May 3, 2016 dead Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 12Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord18845 218Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota18840 33Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet18838 41Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet18837 524Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18837 614Ty DillonStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet18835 715Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet18834 841Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet18833 921Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord18832 106Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord18832 1138Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord18830 1255Michael WaltripPremium MotorsportsToyota18830 1378Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota18828 1447A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet18828 154Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet18827 1617Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord18825 1735David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord18824 1898Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsToyota18824 1932Bobby LabonteGo FAS RacingFord18823 2016Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord18821 2195Michael McDowellCircle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet18820 2248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18219 2320Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota18019 2410Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet18018 2522Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord18017 2627Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet18015 2743Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord18015 2831Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet17814 2942Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet17313 3044Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord17211 3111Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota17011 327Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet1689 3313Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet1668 3423David RaganBK RacingToyota1518 3519Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1096 3683Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota985 3734Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord954 3846Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet943 395Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet822 4088Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet631Official race results Race summary Lead changes: 37 among different drivers Cautions/Laps: 10 for 41 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 34 minutes and 15 seconds Average speed: 140.046 mph km/h Media Television Fox Sports covered their 16th race at the Talladega Superspeedway. Mike Joy, six-time Talladega winner – and all-time restrictor plate race winner – Jeff Gordon and four-time Talladega winner Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Chris Neville, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the action on pit road for the television side. Fox TelevisionBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Jeff GordonColor commentator: Darrell Waltrip Jamie LittleChris NevilleVince WelchMatt Yocum Radio MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Dave Moody called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch. Kyle Rickey called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 4 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Alex Hayden, Winston Kelley and Steve Post worked pit road for the radio side. MRN RadioBooth 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 1 1 Kevin Harvick 351 10px 2 2 Kyle Busch 342 (–9) 10px 2 3 Carl Edwards 337 (–14) 10px 1 4 Jimmie Johnson 329 (–22) 10px 5 Joey Logano 316 (–35) 10px 6 Kurt Busch 312 (–39) 10px 2 7 Brad Keselowski 300 (–51) 10px 1 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 279 (–72) 10px 1 9 Martin Truex Jr. 274 (–77) 10px 2 10 Austin Dillon 272 (–79) 10px 11 Chase Elliott (R) 271 (–80) 10px 4 12 Denny Hamlin 269 (–82) 10px 13 Jamie McMurray 261 (–90) 10px 3 14 A. J. Allmendinger 232 (–119) 10px 15 Matt Kenseth 231 (–120) 10px 2 16 Trevor Bayne 228 (–123)Official driver's standings Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Toyota 420 10px 2 Chevrolet 404 (–16) 10px 3 Ford 368 (–52)Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.. – Driver has clinched a Chase position. References 30em Sprint Cup Series 2016 2016 Toyota Owners 400 2016 Go Bowling 400 GEICO 500 GEICO 500 Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway GEICO 500