NASCAR • MONSTER CUP
GEICO 500
At Talledega, Ala.
Lap length: 2.66 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
• 1. (1) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 191 laps.
• 2. (23) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 191.
• 3. (10) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 191.
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• 4. (22) Aric Almirola, Ford, 191.
• 5. (19) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 191.
• 6. (15) Kurt Busch, Ford, 191.
• 7. (3) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 191.
• 8. (30) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 191.
• 9. (9) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 191.
• 10. (29) David Ragan, Ford, 191.
• 11. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 191.
• 12. (21) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 191.
• 13. (28) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 191.
• 14. (17) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 191.
• 15. (34) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 191.
• 16. (38) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 191.
• 17. (35) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 191.
• 18. (26) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 191.
• 19. (7) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 191.
• 20. (37) Gray Gaulding, Toyota, 191.
• 21. (39) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 191.
• 22. (2) Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevrolet, 191.
• 23. (6) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 191.
• 24. (4) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 190.
• 25. (20) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, accident, 185.
• 26. (32) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 183.
• 27. (36) Corey LaJoie, Toyota, 183.
• 28. (40) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, engine, 174.
• 29. (25) Landon Cassill, Ford, transmission, 173.
• 30. (8) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, accident, 168.
• 31. (27) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, accident, 168.
• 32. (12) Joey Logano, Ford, accident, 168.
• 33. (14) Erik Jones, Toyota, accident, 168.
• 34. (24) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, accident, 168.
• 35. (13) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, accident, 168.
• 36. (18) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, accident, 168.
• 37. (5) Trevor Bayne, Ford, accident, 168.
• 38. (31) Danica Patrick, Ford, accident, 168.
• 39. (16) Ryan Blaney, Ford, accident, 160.
• 40. (33) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, accident, 72.
Race statistics
• Average speed of winner: 145.659 mph.
• Time of race: 3:29:16.
• Margin of victory: 0.095 seconds.
• Caution flags: 8 for 33 laps.
• Lead changes: 26 among 14 drivers.
• Lap leaders: R. Stenhouse 1-13; B. Keselowski 14-17; R. Newman 18; C. Bowyer 19-23; K. Harvick 24; C. Bowyer 25-27; Ky. Busch 28-33; B. Keselowski 34-57; T.Dillon 58-60; D. Hamlin 61-80; Ky. Busch 81-83; T. Bayne 84-88; R. Newman 89; C. Bowyer 90-91; D.Hamlin 92-112; P. Menard 113; M. Kenseth 114-117; D. Hamlin 118; B. Keselowski 119-121; D. Hamlin 122; K. Harvick 123-127; J.Johnson 128-130; K. Harvick 131-139; J. Logano 140-149; E. Sadler 150-151; Ky. Busch 152-190; R.Stenhouse 191
Series points leaders
• 1. K. Larson 428; 2. M. Truex 374; 3. B. Keselowski 367; 4. C. Elliott 353; 5. J. Logano 318; 6. J. McMurray 318; 7. K. Harvick 309; 8. J. Johnson 305; 9. C. Bowyer 289; 10. Ky. Busch 277; 11. D. Hamlin 267; 12. R. Stenhouse 250; 13. R. Blaney 240; 14. R. Newman 237; 15. Ku. Busch 227; 16. T. Bayne 223.
NHRA
SOUTHERN NATIONALS
At Commerce, Ga.
Top Fuel
• Final: Steve Torrence, 3.745 seconds, 320.81 mph def. Tony Schumacher, 4.061, 243.28.
• Final order: 1. Torrence. 2. Schumacher. 3. Doug Kalitta. 4. Leah Pritchett. 5. Antron Brown. 6. Bob Vandergriff. 7. Shawn Langdon. 8. Clay Millican. 9. Terry McMillen. 10. Troy Coughlin Jr.. 11. Pat Dakin. 12. Chris Karamesines. 13. Smax Smith. 14. Scott Palmer. 15. Terry Haddock. 16. Brittany Force.
Funny Car
• Final: Ron Capps, Dodge Charger, 3.991, 317.79 def. Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 3.978, 316.60.
• Final order: 1. Capps. 2. Wilkerson. 3. Robert Hight. 4. Matt Hagan. 5. John Force. 6. Jack Beckman. 7. Courtney Force. 8. Dave Richards. 9. Chad Head. 10. Jonnie Lindberg. 11. Tommy Johnson Jr.. 12. Del Worsham. 13. Jeff Diehl. 14. Jim Campbell. 15. Cruz Pedregon. 16. J.R. Todd.
Pro Stock
• Final: Bo Butner, Chevy Camaro, 6.569, 211.26 def. Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.593, 210.97.
• Final order: 1. Butner. 2. Enders. 3. Tanner Gray. 4. Jeg Coughlin. 5. Jason Line. 6. Chris McGaha. 7. Vincent Nobile. 8. Drew Skillman. 9. Greg Anderson. 10. Allen Johnson. 11. Alan Prusiensky. 12. John Gaydosh Jr. 13. Wally Stroupe. 14. Shane Tucker. 15. Mark Hogan. 16. Shane Gray.
Pro Stock Motorcycle
• Final: LE Tonglet, Suzuki, 6.843, 194.35 def. Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 34.292, 20.68.
• Final order: 1. Tonglet. 2. Savoie. 3. Eddie Krawiec. 4. Scotty Pollacheck. 5. Andrew Hines. 6. Chip Ellis. 7. Joey Gladstone. 8. Hector Arana Jr. 9. Matt Smith. 10. Cory Reed. 11. Angie Smith. 12. Karen Stoffer. 13. Angelle Sampey. 14. Hector Arana. 15. Mike Berry. 16. Steve Johnson.
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