
NASCAR at Talladega 2016: Live Results and Analysis from the Geico 500
Brad Keselowski captured the checkered flag in a wild and wreck-filled Geico 500 on Sunday afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway for his second trip to Victory Lane this season.
Keselowski led 46-of-188 laps and was one of the few cars to survive largely unscathed on a day that featured several huge, scary wrecks on a track known for producing "The Big One."
The whole race took on the feel of a demolition derby.
Kurt Busch set off the biggest one when he got into Jimmie Johnson coming up the track on lap 160 and set in motion a chain of events that officially collected 21 cars per NASCAR's official count.
But, even with 21 cars involved, it wasn't even the scariest wreck of the afternoon.
Chris Busecher's car got airborne on Lap 95 and flipped several times before coming to rest on the track.
He walked out of the car under his own power and was released from the infield care center.
Danica Patrick and Matt Kenseth were also involved in dangerous wreck on Lap 181.
Patrick was bumped hard from behind by Michael McDowell and spun out, getting air underneath Kenseth's car and launching him into the air. Both Patrick and Kenseth's cars hit the wall hard, the 20 upside down, before coming to a stop.
Both were able to get out of their cars and were later treated and released at the care center.
A last-lap wreck collected Kevin Harvick and A.J. Allmendinger, among others, causing a caution that froze the field and gave the win to Keselowski, who was going to cross the start-finish line at the front of the pack regardless.
Kyle Busch finished second.
Austin Dillon, Chase Elliott and Jamie McMurray rounded out the top five.

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