NASCAR 2017 Race 10: Talladega Geico 500 Schedule, Starting Order and Picks

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At a Glance

What: GEICO 500

Where: Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66-mile super speedway track in Talladega, Alabama

When: Sunday, May 7

Green flag: 2:19 p.m. ET

TV/Radio: FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Forecast: Sunny skies with a high around 75 degrees. North winds at 5 mph.

National anthem: 313th United States Army Band

Grand Marshal: Frank Pickering, Assistant VP of Southeast Claims for GEICO

Race distance: 188 laps, 500 miles

Pit road speed: 70 mph

Caution car speed: 55 mph
Stage lengths: Stage 1 ends on Lap 55. Stage 2 ends on Lap 110. Final stage is scheduled to end on Lap 188

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Starting Order: Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. edges Dale Earnhardt, Jr. for the pole.

1. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Brad Keselowski
4. Matt Kenseth
5. Trevor Bayne
6. Kevin Harvick
7. Daniel Suarez
8. Chase Elliott
9. Paul Menard
10. Kyle Busch
11. Denny Hamlin
12. Joey Logano
13. Martin Truex Jr.
14. Erik Jones
15. Kurt Busch
16. Ryan Blaney
17. Clint Bowyer
18. Austin Dillon
19. Kasey Kahne
20. Ryan Newman
21. Kyle Larson
22. Aric Almirola
23. Jamie McMurray
24. Michael McDowell
25. Landon Cassill
26. Matt DiBenedetto
27. AJ Allmendinger
28. Ty Dillon
29. David Ragan
30. Jimmie Johnson
31. Danica Patrick
32. Brendan Gaughan
33. Reed Sorenson
34. Chris Buescher
35. Elliott Sadler
36. Corey LaJoie
37. Gray Gaulding
38. Cole Whitt
39. Joey Gase
40. Jeffrey Earnhardt

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My picks:

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. for the win.
Brad Keselowski
Kevin Harvick.

I think Stenhouse will win the first stage. The Big One will happen at lap 127.

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Jr had the pole and with only one more driver to qualify.
That driver was Stenhouse who took the pole from Jr :eek:


Jr should do good
Harvick too

I going to take Harvick to win

[Orziz]

Would be cool to see Jr do well-
I'm going with Bad Brad
Jr
Harvick

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30 to go at Telladega baby !

Kyle B out front with Hamlin and Bad Brad strong out front most of the day too.
Harvick and the others are there and ready to pounce too !
It gonna be a great finish :)

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And the Big One. AJ on his roof. Red Flag.

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Wow... Danica got a big whack on the inside wall.

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Real good driving by Jr. there

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I was just gonna say Danica with big damage, then I saw Jr go right thru the mess unscathed !!!

Wow

lol, Elliot was taking the high line, the top of the wall line :eek:

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and Jr just misses another one ... lol ... wow !

Stenhouse was just putting on the speed too and went from 5th to 3rd... he would have passed both the 48 and the 18 too if that caution never came out with 3 to go.
Stenhouse was flying right there at the end.

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Tricky Ricky !!!!

nice finishing laps... wow !!

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Congrats to Ricky Stenhouse, Jr, for breaking his maiden... first win. Keselowski and Hamlin get the other stages.

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Saturday Night race at Kansas...

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Saturday Night race at Kansas...

cool, Saturday Night Racing :)



I am not normally a Ricky fan, but I think I became a bit of a fan today :)
He did great !!

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Kind of a funny story... Stenhouse Sr. almost got arrested trying to get to Victory Lane. Danica didn't have a problem... Ricky Jr is a lucky guy.

from USA Today:


“His son wins the race, (so) he goes down, he tries to find a way to get across the track. He tried to climb the fence – found out he couldn’t. He begins running down outside of the perimeter road of turn No. 3 outside the venue.

“He wants to go through the tunnel (under the track) and get in here. Our guys saw it. Naturally, they stopped him, asked him who he was (and) said, ‘Would you get in the car?’ They placed him in the car, talked to him. They said, ‘Who are you?’

“He said, ‘I’m Ricky Stenhouse’s father.’

‘Hold on one second, sir. Let me call the director of security.’ (They) called our security guy, and our security guy said, ‘Take him to Victory Lane.'”

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Kind of a funny story... Stenhouse Sr. almost got arrested trying to get to Victory Lane. Danica didn't have a problem... Ricky Jr is a lucky guy.

from USA Today:

lmao... good story :)