To say Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway was a wild race is an understatement. Brad Keselowski scored his second victory of the season and the 19th of his career but he was one of the few drivers not involved in accidents. A total of 33 of the 40 starters were caught up in crashes that include two flipping cars and one that rode the frontstretch wall as the checkered flag fell. Here’s how it all went down Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway.
Under gray threatening skies and with a forecast for rain, Chase Elliott led the field to the green from his second career pole, Austin Dillon started outside in second, Dale Earnhardt Jr. just behind Elliott in third. By the end of the first lap, Elliott was leading, Dillon had dropped back and Earnhardt was second, followed by Jimmie Johnson.; Brad Keselowski was fourth, Carl Edwards fifth.
By lap 2 the front six were single file.
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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