Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway

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GEICO 500
Sunday, April 25, 2021
Talladega Superspeedway
Time: 2:00pm/et
TV: FOX - Radio: MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR​

Race Length: 188 laps (500.08 mi / 804.8 km)

Race Stages: 60-60-68

Track Information: Talladega Superspeedway is a 2.66 mile (4.28 kilometer) tri-oval located in Lincoln, AL USA.

Cars to the rear: none reported.

Tire: Goodyear Eagle Superspeedway Radials


Set limits:
Cup: 7 sets for the race


Tire Codes:
Left-side — D-4886;
Right-side — D-4952


Tire Circumference:
Left-side — 2,236 mm (88.03 in.);
Right-side — 2,251 mm (88.62 in.)


Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front — 26 psi; Left Rear – 26 psi;
Right Front — 50 psi; Right Rear — 48 psi

 

[Malo83]

Let's see if FORD can hang on to their dominance at Talladega.

Ford Looks to Continue Hot Streak at Talladega with 10th Win in Last Dozen Races; Mustang Mach-E All-Electric SUV to Serve as Pace Vehicle for GEICO 500 - Speedway Digest - Home for NASCAR News

NASCAR drivers taking the wheel behind a Ford have something to lean on going into Sunday’s (April 25) GEICO 500 NASCAR Cup Series race (1 p.m. CDT, FOX, MRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). If a Ford Mustang can make its way to Victory Lane, it will give the manufacturer its 10th victory in...

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Cars to the rear: #51-Ware (multiple inspection failures), #78-McLeod (unapproved adjustments)

 

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One minute to the command.

 

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Command given

 

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Green flag!!

 

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Updated: Cars to the rear: #11-Hamlin (unapproved adjustments), #Truex, Jr. (unapproved adjustments), #20-Bell (unapproved adjustments), #23-Wallace (unapproved adjustments), #51-Ware (multiple inspection failures), #78-McLeod (unapproved adjustments), #96-Burton (unapproved adjustments)

 

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5 car to the pits, water temp reported at 315

 

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5 car is out, lost the engine. The team left a metal transportation plate in front of the radiator.

 

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Lap 26, Competition Caution. Top 10: 18, 11, 22, 20, 19, 34, 23, 4, 9, 17. The 52 is the free pass.

 

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96 car leaves pitlane dragging a gas dumpcan. The 42 car gets a free pitstop to replace the transponder.

 

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19 to the rear, too fast exiting.

 

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37 crew member over the wall too soon. The 37 and 96 will restart at the rear.

 

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Caution lap 39. Top 10: 11, 2, 18, 12, 24, 22, 17, 42, 4, 20.

 

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The 28 of Gase spun in turn 4.

 

[RoadDukie]

Can't wait to see how many cars they can turn into smoldering piles of metal today. Plate tracks have become an exercise in futility.

... Its interesting seeing all the different strategies employed to avoid the wrecks. However, they are all thrown out with 4 to go...

 

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Caution lap 59. the 22 car went airborne and flipped, reports he is ok. The 22 was turned byt he 11. 37 car has damage. This is the end of stage 1.37 of LaJoie should be the free pass.

1. DiBenedetto
2. Blaney
3. Elliott
4. Hamlin
5. Byron
6. Buescher
7. Bowman
8. Bell
9. Harvick
10. McDowell

 

[bdcardinal]

Can't wait to see how many cars they can turn into smoldering piles of metal today. Plate tracks have become an exercise in futility.

... Its interesting seeing all the different strategies employed to avoid the wrecks. However, they are all thrown out with 4 to go...

Looks like you posted about a minute before it all came undone.

 

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Video of Bubba Wallace's onbaord from the wreck.

 

[bdcardinal]

99 and 42 too fast on pitlane, both owe a drive thru.