Race Fast Facts
Talladega Superspeedway
50th Annual GEICO 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sunday, 4/28/2019 @ 05:08 PM Central
Race Winner: Chase Elliott
Age: 23
Team : No. 9 - Mountain Dew/Little Caesar's Chevrolet
Owner: Rick Hendrick
Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
Chase Elliott won the 50th Annual GEICO 500, his fourth victory in 123 Monster Energy Cup Series
races.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2019.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in seven races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Alex Bowman (second) posted his second top-10 finish in eight races at Talladega Superspeedway. It
is his first top-10 finish in 2019. The runner-up finish is a career best for Bowman. His previous best
was third at Pocono Raceway (July 29, 2018).
Ryan Preece (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Talladega Superspeedway. This was a
career best finish for Preece. His previous best was eighth, in this year's Daytona 500.
Ryan Preece (third) was the highest finishing rookie.
Daniel Hemric finished fourth, his first career top-10 finish in 12 races. His previous career best was
18th at ISM Raceway (March 10, 2019).
Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 15 points over Joey Logano.
There were 39 lead changes, the most at Talladega since May 4, 2014 (48).