If simply two extra drivers had spent a single lap out in entrance of the sector, Sunday’s 500-mile NASCAR Cup race at Talladega would have matched the file for various race leaders in a single race. That is the primary time for the reason that period of the tandem draft NASCAR has seen these sorts of numbers.
The 2010 Aaron’s 499 at Talladega holds the file with 29 completely different race leaders, adopted by the 2008 AMP Vitality 500 at Talladega at 28, and this previous weekend’s Yellawood 500 at Talladega now sits third total with 27.
77 lead modifications on Sunday additionally locations it fourth all-time on that listing, which is probably the most for any race thus far throughout the Subsequent Gen period. The earlier file for this automotive was 72, which got here within the spring race at Talladega final yr.
Sunday’s 193-lap race (5 laps past the scheduled distance as a consequence of extra time) included 40 starters, and of the drivers who really accomplished each lap, solely six of them didn’t take a prove entrance. The best ending drivers from that group of non-leaders have been Cole Custer in fifth, Carson Hocevar in sixth, and Christopher Bell in eighth.
Joey Logano led probably the most laps at 35, adopted by Josh Berry at 27, and Kyle Busch at 26. None of these drivers managed to complete inside the highest 15, however race winner Chase Briscoe led 16 laps en path to capturing the checkered flag.
Pole-sitter Michael McDowell led simply 5 laps in complete.
Beneath is a full listing of lap leaders from Sunday’s action-packed NASCAR Cup race, and extra particulars on the 13 drivers who failed to hitch the lap leaders membership on Sunday.
Full listing of lap leaders for 2025 Yellawood 500 at Talladega
Drivers who didn’t led a single lap and ending place: Custer (fifth), Hocevar (sixth), Bell (eighth), Shane van Gisbergen (eleventh), Casey Mears (18th), Austin Hill (twenty second), Austin Dillon (twenty seventh), BJ McLeod (twenty eighth), Alex Bowman (twenty ninth), Erik Jones (thirty fifth), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (thirty eighth), Justin Haley (thirty ninth), Chase Elliott (fortieth).
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