The NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series heads to the Talladega Motor Speedway.
Brad Keselowski, with five wins in the superspeedway, is the early favorite.
Also take a look at our GEICO 500 Driver Matchups, where we compare motorists .
How To See What: GEICO 500
Where: Talladega Motor Speedway at Lincoln, AL
When: Sunday, April 28th at 2:00 PM EST
How: Fox (TV) | Motor Racing Network (Web radio)
What’s At Stake?
Superspeedways provide the best opportunity for an upset. Drivers who do not figure among the favorites see this race as their best shot at landing a place in the playoffs.
Recent adjustments to the bump-draft rules have reached the race marginally less unpredictable in recent years. Last fall’s race become a fuel-saving finish – an almost unthinkable situation in the previous due to the large number of warnings over the span of the event.
This doesn’t indicate that Talladega has dropped its unpredictability factor. Things could turn around.
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Brad Keselowski’s first ever Cup series triumph came at the trail back in 2009 following among the most memorable finishes in NASCAR history. The 2012 winner went on to add three more victories at the trail, moving to fourth position one of the all-time winners at Talladega. Maybe the very best superspeedway expert in the field, Keselowski is a master of this draft technique, which always provides him an advantage, especially during the closing stages of the race.
Teammate Joey Logano is a close second. Logano has three wins over the last four decades at the track, which means that Penske Racing has won all but two races at Talladega during this interval. His triumph in the GEICO 500 last year ultimately qualified the #22 for the playoffs on the way into the 2018 championship. Given Ford’s current dominance in the monitor, it could very well come down to a duel between Keselowski and Logano.
Denny Hamlin only has one win at Talladega to his title, but this does not signify that the Joe Gibbs Racing driver is not a strong competitor. The reigning Daytona 500 winner has two top five and five top 10 finishes . His record in the Great American Race also needs to be taken into consideration, as the two superspeedways discuss some similar traits. Hamlin has an impressive six top five finishes (including two wins) within the last eight Daytona 500, making him among the favorites for Talladega.
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