Drivers hit the track early on Saturday to qualify for the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at the venerable Talladega Superspeedway
NASCAR Cup Series drivers hit the superspeedway on Saturday, with morning qualifying for Sunday’s GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on tap. The 2.66-mile tri-oval opened in 1969, with the first spring race run a year later in 1970. The track features steep banking from 32.4 to 33 degrees in the turns, 16.5 degrees in the tri-oval portion and 3 degrees on the back straightaway. The race covers 500.08 miles over 188 laps. Stages 1 and 2 last 60 laps each, with the final 68 laps forming the final stage. Brad Keselowski, whose last victory was in this race in 2021, shares the record of four spring wins with Jeff Gordon.
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Date: April 20, 2024
Time: 10:30 a.m. ET
TV: FOX Sports 1
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Chase Elliott threw his hat in the NASCAR Cup Series playoff ring last weekend with a win at Texas Motor Speedway, joining William Byron, Daniel Suárez, Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin as provisional qualifiers for the postseason. The victory bumped Elliott up to fourth in the driver standings.
Kyle Busch led for only three laps last year en route to an overtime victory at Talladega, grabbing the lead back after Bubba Wallace crashed on the final lap to win under caution ahead of 2023 NASCAR Cup champion Ryan Blaney.
Larson, the 2021 Cup champion, leads the driver standings by 17 points over 2017 winner Martin Truex Jr. Hamlin stands third, 28 points back, followed by Elliott (32 points), Byron (38 points), Ty Gibbs (55 points), Blaney (57 points, Tyler Reddick (66 points), Wallace (79 points and Bell (85 points) in the top 10.
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