#45-Tyler Reddick won the GEICO 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. The win is his 1st win of the year, 1st at Talladega and 6th career win.
#6-Brad Keselowski finished 2nd followed by #10-Noah Gragson, #47-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., #48-Alex Bowman, #62-Anthony Alfredo, #24-William Byron, #38-Todd Gilliland, #31-Daniel Hemric, and #21-Harrison Burton.
Pole winner #34-Michael McDowell was leading off turn four on the final lap. #2-Brad Keselowski moved down the track to try to make a pass for the lead, McDowell moved down to block him and got hooked. He spun out, collecting several other cars. Reddick, who was leading at the white flag and had lead the 5 previous laps, took the lead and the win.
Stage 1 was won by #2-Austin Cindric. Stage 2 was won by #22-Joey Logano.
There were 72 lead changes among 23 drivers and 4 cautions for 21 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 155-977mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

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