NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Talladega, Ala.: Geico 500 at a glance
Distance: 188 laps, or 500 miles.
Where: Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, a 2.66-mile, paved oval.
When: 1 p.m. Sunday.
TV: Fox.
Radio: Motor Racing Network.
Last year’s winner: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Also this week: Sparks Energy 300, Xfinity Series, Talladega Superspeedway, 3 p.m., Saturday, Fox.
Worth mentioning: Earnhardt’s victory at Talladega last spring was one of his three triumphs in 2015.
David Scott’s Power 16
▪ Carl Edwards (1 last week): Another race, another back flip.
▪ Kyle Busch (2): Wasn’t too happy with his teammate (Edwards) at Richmond, Va.
▪ Kevin Harvick (3): Continues to be his usual, steady self.
▪ Jimmie Johnson (6): Joined by Edwards, Kyle Busch on the two-time winner list.
▪ Joey Logano (5): Still hasn’t won, but has six top-10s.
▪ Dale Earnhardt Jr. (4): 13th at Richmond was a disappointment after winning Xfinity race.
▪ Kurt Busch (9): Led 55 laps at Richmond before fading to 10th.
▪ Denny Hamlin (11): Sixth-place finish at track just a few miles from where he grew up.
▪ Brad Keselowski (10): Has finished outside top 10 three consecutive races.
▪ Chase Elliott (8): Had some of that top-five momentum slowed at Richmond (12th).
Martin Truex Jr. (15); 12. Kasey Kahne (NR); 13. Austin Dillon (12); 14. Ryan Newman (13); 15. Jamie McMurray (16); 16. Matt Kenseth (NR).
Points standings
Sprint Cup
1. Carl Edwards | 331 |
2. Kevin Harvick | 324 |
3. Jimmie Johnson | 310 |
4. Kyle Busch | 302 |
5. Joey Logano | 299 |
6. Kurt Busch | 279 |
7. Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 278 |
8. Denny Hamlin | 258 |
9. Brad Keselowski | 255 |
10. Martin Truex Jr. | 246 |
11. Chase Elliott | 234 |
12. Austin Dillon | 234 |
13. Jamie McMurray | 224 |
14. Kasey Kahne | 222 |
15. Matt Kenseth | 212 |
16. Ryan Newman | 205 |
17. AJ Allmendinger | 204 |
18. Trevor Bayne | 196 |
19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 193 |
20. Ryan Blaney | 187 |
21. Paul Menard | 186 |
22. Kyle Larson | 184 |
23. Greg Biffle | 167 |
24. Aric Almirola | 165 |
25. Danica Patrick | 148 |
26. Casey Mears | 141 |
27. Landon Cassill | 140 |
28. Brian Scott | 131 |
29. Clint Bowyer | 126 |
30. Matt DiBenedetto | 123 |
31. Regan Smith | 118 |
32. David Ragan | 116 |
33. Michael McDowell | 100 |
34. Chris Buescher | 97 |
35. Michael Annett | 87 |
36. Brian Vickers | 86 |
37. Cole Whitt | 62 |
38. Jeffrey Earnhardt | 36 |
39. Josh Wise | 34 |
40. Tony Stewart | 22 |
41. Michael Waltrip | 12 |
42. Bobby Labonte | 11 |
43. Reed Sorenson | 11 |
44. Robert Richardson Jr. | 3 |
Xfinity
1. Daniel Suarez | 279 |
2. Elliott Sadler | 270 |
3. Ty Dillon | 260 |
4. Brandon Jones | 249 |
5. Erik Jones | 244 |
6. Brendan Gaughan | 242 |
7. Justin Allgaier | 241 |
8. Brennan Poole | 212 |
9. Ryan Reed | 210 |
10. Darrell Wallace Jr. | 201 |
11. Jeb Burton | 178 |
12. Ryan Sieg | 177 |
13. Blake Koch | 166 |
14. Dakoda Armstrong | 161 |
15. Ross Chastain | 158 |
16. Jeremy Clements | 148 |
17. Ryan Preece | 133 |
18. Garrett Smithley | 113 |
19. J.J. Yeley | 112 |
20. David Starr | 112 |
Truck
1. John Hunter Nemechek | 83 |
2. Parker Kligerman | 80 |
3. Timothy Peters | 77 |
4. Tyler Young | 67 |
5. Cameron Hayley | 66 |
6. Ryan Truex | 66 |
7. Daniel Hemric | 65 |
8. Brandon Brown | 62 |
9. Spencer Gallagher | 62 |
10. Ben Rhodes | 61 |
11. Matt Crafton | 55 |
12. William Byron | 51 |
13. Ben Kennedy | 50 |
14. Rico Abreu | 49 |
15. Austin Wayne Self | 49 |
16. Tyler Reddick | 48 |
17. John Wes Townley | 45 |
18. Johnny Sauter | 42 |
19. Grant Enfinger | 42 |
20. Timmy Hill | 41 |
This story was originally published April 28, 2016 at 9:59 PM with the headline "NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Talladega, Ala.: Geico 500 at a glance."