2020 GEICO 500 (Coolfastjack)

The 2020 GEICO 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 26, 2019, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Contested over 188 laps on the 2.66 mile (4.28 km) superspeedway, it was the 10th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.
== Report ==
=== Background ===
Talladega Superspeedway, the track where the race will be held
Talladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking. The track currently hosts NASCAR's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Gander Outdoors Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km).
==== Entry list ====
No.	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer
00 	Landon Cassill (i) 	StarCom Racing 	Chevrolet
1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet
2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	Ford
3 	Austin Dillon 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet
4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford
6 	Ryan Newman 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford
8 	Tyler Reddick (R) 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet
9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
10 	Aric Almirola 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford
11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
12 	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	Ford
13 	Ty Dillon 	Germain Racing 	Chevrolet
14 	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford
15 	Ross Chastain 	Premium Motorsports 	Chevrolet
17 	Chris Buescher 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford
18 	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
19 	Martin Truex Jr. 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
20 	Erik Jones 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
21 	Matt DiBenedetto 	Wood Brothers Racing 	Ford
22 	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford
24 	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
27 	Reed Sorenson 	Premium Motorsports 	Chevrolet
32 	Corey LaJoie 	Go Fas Racing 	Ford
34 	Michael McDowell 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford
36 	John Hunter Nemechek (R)	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford
37 	Ricky Stenhouse Jr 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	Chevrolet
38 	Cole Custer (R) 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford
41 	Daniel Suárez 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford
42 	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet
43 	Darrell Wallace Jr. 	Richard Petty Motorsports	Chevrolet
47 	Ryan Preece 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	Chevrolet
48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
51 	Garrett Smithley (R) 	Petty Ware Racing 	Ford
52 	Cody Ware 	Rick Ware Racing 	Chevrolet
62 	Brendan Gaughan 	Beard Motorsports 	Chevrolet
66 	Joey Gase 	MBM Motorsports 	Toyota
77 	Justin Haley 	Spire Motorsports 	Chevrolet
88 	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
95 	Christopher Bell (R) 	Leavine Family Racing 	Toyota
96 	Parker Kligerman 	Gaunt Brothers Racing 	Toyota
== Qualifying ==
Chase Elliott started from pole position.
== Race ==
=== Stage Results ===
Stage One Laps: 55
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Points
1 	10	Aric Almirola 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	10
2 	88	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	9
3 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	8
4 	9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	7
5 	22	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford 	6
6 	6 	Ryan Newman 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford 	5
7 	48	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	4
8 	17	Chris Buescher 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford 	3
9 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	2
10 	95	Christopher Bell	Leavine Family Racing	Toyota 	1
Stage Two Laps: 55
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Points
1 	9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	10
2 	88	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	9
3 	8 	Tyler Reddick 	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet 	8
4 	12	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	Ford 	7
5 	3 	Austin Dillon 	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet 	6
6 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	Ford 	5
7 	48	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	4
8 	21	Matt DiBenedetto	Wood Brothers 	Ford 	3
9 	22	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford 	2
10 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	1
=== Final Stage Results ===
Stage Three Laps: 78
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Laps	Points
1 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	188 	46
2 	88	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	188 	54
3 	9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports 	188 	53
4 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	188 	37
5 	21	Matt DiBenedetto 	Wood Brothers 	188 	37
6 	41	Daniel Suarez 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	188 	31
7 	22	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	188 	39
8 	95	Christopher Bell 	Leavine Family Racing 	188 	30
9 	12	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	188 	35
10 	3 	Austin Dillon 	Richard Childress Racing 	188 	35
11 	6 	Ryan Newman 	Roush Fenway Racing 	188 	33
12 	32	Corey LaJoie 	Go Fas Racing 	188 	27
13 	43	Darrell Wallace Jr 	Richard Petty Motorsports	188 	25
14 	10	Aric Almirola 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	188 	34
15 	17	Chris Buescher 	Roush Fenway Racing 	188 	27
16 	34	Michael McDowell 	Front Row Motorsports 	188 	22
17 	11	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	188 	22
18 	13	Ty Dillon 	Germain Racing 	188 	20
19 	36	John Hunter Nemechek	Front Row Motorsports 	188 	19
20 	00	Landon Cassill 	StarCom Racing 	188 	0
21 	38	Cole Custer 	Front Row Motorsports 	188 	17
22 	47	Ryan Preece 	JTG Daughtery Racing 	188 	16
23 	15	Ross Chastain 	Premium Motorsports 	188 	0
24 	37	Ricky Stenhouse Jr 	JTG Daughtery Racing 	187 	14
25 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	187 	21
26 	8 	Tyler Reddick 	Richard Childress Racing 	187 	19
27 	77	Justin Haley 	Spire Motorsports 	186 	0
28 	14	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	186 	9
29 	27	Reed Sorenson 	Premium Motorsports 	185 	0
30 	51	Garrett Smithley 	Rick Ware Racing 	185 	7
31 	66	Joey Gase 	MBM Motorsports 	183 	0
32 	48	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	181 	14
33 	19	Martin Truex Jr 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	181 	4
34 	20	Erik Jones 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	181 	3
35 	96	Parker Kligerman 	Gaunt Brothers 	177 	0
36 	52	Cody Ware 	Rick Ware Racing 	176 	0
37 	24	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports 	48 	2
38 	62	Brendan Gaughan 	Beard Motorsports 	48 	0
39 	1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	48 	2
40 	42	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	48 	1
=== Cautions ===
#1:Debris (Lap 36-40)
#2:The Big One (10 Cars) (Lap 49-54) (Red Flag)
#3:Stage 1 Completion (Lap 56-59)
#4:Martin Truex Jr Spins (Lap 102-106)
#5:Stage 2 Completion (Lap 111-114)
#6:Parker Kligerman Blows an Engine (Lap 176-179)
#7:The Big One #2 (8 Cars) (Lap 181-186)
#8:The Big One #3 (8 Cars) (Lap 188)
=== Lap Leaders ===
36 among 16 different drivers
Driver 	Laps Led
Chase Elliott 	1-9
Joey Logano 	10-11
Kyle Busch 	12-19
Kurt Busch 	20-24
William Byron 	25-29
Chris Buescher 	30-54
Aric Almirola 	55-59
Chase Elliott 	60-75
Ryan Newman 	76-78
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	79
Jimmie Johnson 	80-82
Ryan Blaney 	83-88
Brad Keselowski 	89-90
Alex Bowman 	91-93
Matt DiBenedetto 	94-97
Chase Elliott 	98-103
Joey Logano 	104-105
Denny Hamlin 	106-107
Chase Elliott 	108-126
Brad Keselowski 	127
Kyle Busch 	128-129
Ryan Blaney 	130-141
Chase Elliott 	142-145
Brad Keselowski 	146
Kevin Harvick 	147
Chase Elliott 	148-153
Denny Hamlin 	154-158
Corey LaJoie 	159
Austin Dillon 	160
Alex Bowman 	161-165
Chris Buescher 	166-171
Chase Elliott 	172-173
Kyle Busch 	174-180
Chase Elliott 	181-186
Matt DiBenedetto 	187
Brad Keselowski 	188
=== Points Standings ===
Driver 	Points
Kyle Busch 	404
Joey Logano 	402
Brad Keselowski 	380
Kevin Harvick 	361
Chase Elliott 	342
Denny Hamlin 	333
Martin Truex Jr 	311
Kyle Larson 	310
Ryan Blaney 	308
Alex Bowman 	283
Kurt Busch 	272
Clint Bowyer 	271
Jimmie Johnson 	268
Ryan Newman 	265
Aric Almirola 	263
Matt DiBenedetto	255
Chris Buescher 	254
Daniel Suarez 	246
Erik Jones 	245
William Byron 	227
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