That was what you expect when the NASCAR Cup Series comes to Talladega Superspeedway.
High speeds, heavy traffic, big crashes and lots of jostling for what’s always a close finish. The Jack Link’s 500 brought that on April 26.
In the end, it produced Carson Hocevar as the winner.
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He survived the carnage at NASCAR’s longest oval track (2.66 miles) for his first career victory, leading 19 laps and beating everyone to the checkered flag.
Chris Buescher and Alex Bowman followed Hocevar to the line to place second and third, respectively.
Let’s check out the finishing order.
NASCAR standings: Results of Cup Series race at Talladega
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: NASCAR results for Talladega race, full finishing order
Reporting by Chris Vinel, Daytona Beach News-Journal / The Daytona Beach News-Journal
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