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Posted by Wayne G. Barber

Keselowski wins at Talladega: #2-Brad Keselowski won the GEICO 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway for his 2nd win of the season, 4

th win at Talladega and 19th career win. Keselowski led 46 of the 188 laps, the most of anyone.
#18-Busch finished 2nd followed by #3-Dillon, #1-McMurray, pole sitter #24-Elliott, #14-Ty Dillon (who replaced Tony Stewart on lap 52), #15-Bowyer, #41-Busch, #21-Blaney, and #6-Bayne.
The "Big One" happened with 28 laps to go. #41-Busch got into the back #48-Johnson, getting him loose and sending him into #27-Menard. Johnson and Menard slid sideways blocking the track and collecting a total of 17 cars. Drivers suffering some damage included: #48-Johnson, #78-Truex, Jr., #95-McDowell, #47-Allmendinger, #31-Newman, #27-Menard, #42-Larson, #1-McMurray, #11-Hamlin, #3-Dillon, #7-Smith, #44-Scott, #21-Blaney, #17-Stenhouse, Jr., #35-Gilliland, #10-Patrick, and #16-Biffle.
An earlier incident saw #34-Buescher flip his car 3 times, but walk away unharmed. He finished 37th.
Late in the race, #95-McDowell got into the back of #10-Patrick and sent her into #20-Kenseth. Kenseth's car became airborne and landed on the inside SAFER barrier, sliding along it, but came to rest on its wheels. Kenseth finished 23rd.
A wreck at the end of the race, as the leaders were coming to the finish line, forced the race to end under caution.
There were 37 lead changes among 17 drivers and 10 cautions for 41 yellow flag laps.
The average speed was 140.046mph.
Brad Keselowski won the 47th Annual GEICO 500 , his 19th victory in 243 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his second victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2016.
This is his fourth victory and ninth top-10 finish in 15 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Kyle Busch (second) posted his sixth top-10 finish in 22 races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2016.
Austin Dillon (third) posted his first top-10 finish in six races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Chase Elliott (fifth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 9 points over Kyle Busch.
2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup CHASE Standings: [after Talladega, race 10 of 36, 16 drivers for the Chase]
Set by most wins, then by points standing
1) #18-Busch [2 wins], 2nd in driver points
2) #19-Edwards [2 wins], 3rd
3) #48-Johnson [2 wins], 4th
4) #2-Keselowski [2 wins], 7th
5) #4-Harvick [1 win], 1st
6) #11-Hamlin [1 win], 12th
no wins, in by drivers points standings
7) #22-Logano, 316
8) #41-Busch, 312
9) #88-Earnhardt Jr., 279
10) #78-Truex, Jr., 274
11) #3-Dillon, 272
12) #24-Elliott, 271
13) #1-McMurray, 261
14) #47-Allmendinger, 232
15) #20-Kenseth, 231
16) #6-Bayne, 228  Source: (NASCAR Integrated Sports Marketing)(5-1-2016)