| 2015 GEICO 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 10 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $6,183,287 | Race Date: | May 3, 2015 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .158 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 8Min 8Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 27 Among / 15 Drivers | Average Speed: | 159.487 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 23 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. D. Earnhardt, Jr. | Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Greg Ives | Crew Chief: | Alan Gustafson | |||||
| Laps Led: | 67 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 194.793 MPH | |||||
| Official 2015 GEICO 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Nationwide Insurance | Running |  | 48 | 188 | 67 |
| 2 | 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 43 | 188 | 50 |
| 3 | 7 | 27 | Paul Menard | Quaker State / Menards | Running | | 41 | 188 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 21 | Ryan Blaney (I) | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Running |  | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 5 | 36 | 78 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Furniture Row / Denver Mattress | Running | | 39 | 188 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 9 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Medallion Bank | Running | | 38 | 188 | 0 |
| 7 | 18 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Caterpillar | Running | | 37 | 188 | 0 |
| 8 | 24 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Outback Steakhouse | Running | | 37 | 188 | 1 |
| 9 | 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express | Running |  | 36 | 188 | 5 |
| 10 | 34 | 98 | Josh Wise | Phoenix Construction | Running | | 35 | 188 | 1 |
| 11 | 27 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's | Running | | 33 | 188 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Haas Automation | Running | | 33 | 188 | 1 |
| 13 | 41 | 35 | Cole Whitt | Speed Stick | Running | | 32 | 188 | 2 |
| 14 | 42 | 23 | J.J. Yeley (I) | Dr. Pepper | Running | | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Fresh from Florida | Running | | 29 | 188 | 0 |
| 16 | 37 | 7 | Alex Bowman | Golden Corral | Running | | 28 | 188 | 0 |
| 17 | 31 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Kroger / Hungry Jack | Running | | 27 | 188 | 0 |
| 18 | 43 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto (R) | Dustless Blasting | Running | | 26 | 188 | 0 |
| 19 | 6 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Running | | 26 | 188 | 6 |
| 20 | 39 | 38 | David Gilliland | Farm Rich | Running | | 25 | 188 | 1 |
| 21 | 25 | 10 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy | Running | | 23 | 188 | 0 |
| 22 | 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Running | | 22 | 188 | 0 |
| 23 | 35 | 51 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt | Running | | 22 | 188 | 1 |
| 24 | 38 | 34 | Chris Buescher (I) | CSX / Play It Safe | Running | | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 25 | 8 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Dollar General | Running | | 19 | 188 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Fifth Third Bank | Running | | 19 | 188 | 1 |
| 27 | 32 | 32 | Bobby Labonte | C&J Energy Services | Running | | 18 | 188 | 1 |
| 28 | 11 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Running | | 17 | 188 | 1 |
| 29 | 40 | 46 | Michael Annett | Bene-fit | Running | | 15 | 188 | 0 |
| 30 | 10 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Peak Commercial & Industrial | Running | | 14 | 188 | 0 |
| 31 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive To End Hunger / AARP | Running | | 14 | 188 | 47 |
| 32 | 22 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Arris | Running | | 12 | 188 | 0 |
| 33 | 21 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 11 | 186 | 0 |
| 34 | 2 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance | Running | | 11 | 158 | 3 |
| 35 | 14 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops | Engine | | 9 | 157 | 0 |
| 36 | 23 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Aaron's Dream Machine | Running | | 8 | 151 | 0 |
| 37 | 20 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ortho | Running | | 7 | 147 | 0 |
| 38 | 9 | 18 | David Ragan | Pedigree | Running | | 6 | 123 | 0 |
| 39 | 30 | 40 | Landon Cassill | Joe Falk | Accident | | 0 | 91 | 0 |
| 40 | 33 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Dia Thrive | Accident | | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 41 | 26 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | AdvoCare | Accident | | 3 | 46 | 0 |
| 42 | 13 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Target | Accident | | 2 | 46 | 0 |
| 43 | 16 | 33 | Brian Scott | Shore Lodge | Engine | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
