The 2024 NASCAR Cup Collection season has been full of shut finishes all 12 months lengthy and Sunday’s Yellawood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway supplied one other traditional second.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was battling Brad Keselowski, William Byron and Kyle Larson for the lead on the ultimate time beyond regulation lap. Because the pack made its means onto the frontstretch, Byron appeared to present Stenhouse the push he wanted to get out into first place.
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Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (47) battles Brad Keselowski (6) on the ultimate time beyond regulation lap of the YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. (Vasha Hunt-Imagn Photographs)
Byron tried to make it three-wide because the drivers neared the start-finish line, however he was slightly too late. Stenhouse crossed the road in first place with Keselowski and Byron behind him.
“This group has put numerous laborious work in. Clearly, we haven’t received because the 500 in 2023,” Stenhouse mentioned afterward, per NBC Sports activities. “It’s been an up-and-down season. It was numerous laborious work simply looking for slightly little bit of velocity, however we knew this was a observe one ours to come back get. So, for all of our Southern Mississippi folks, recognize you all coming.
“This implies quite a bit, profitable right here.”
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. celebrates a win in Victory Lane after the YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. (Vasha Hunt-Imagn Photographs)
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Stenhouse received by 0.006 seconds, in line with NASCAR. Keselowski completed in second place and Byron was in third. Kyle Larson and Erik Jones rounded out the highest 5.
Christopher Bell, Justin Haley, Austin Dillon, Bubba Wallace and Denny Hamlin accomplished the highest 10. Chris Buescher received Stage 1 and Austin Cindric received Stage 2.
Byron and Larson ending within the prime 5 helped their playoff standing. Byron was in first place coming into the race and Larson was third. Byron locked in his Spherical of 8 spot.
Bell’s sixth-place end additionally elevated his probability at making the minimize earlier than the sphere narrows right down to eight drivers.
Austin Dillon (3) is proven earlier than the YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. (Vasha Hunt-Imagn Photographs)
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Cindric, Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano had been all concerned in wrecks. Daniel Suarez additionally had automotive troubles and completed in twenty sixth whereas Chase Briscoe completed in thirtieth.
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