NASCAR at Talladega 2015 Results: Winner, Standings, Highlights and Reaction

Dale Earnhardt Jr. locked up a place in the season-ending Chase on Sunday, winning the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. 

For Earnhardt, it broke a streak he'll be glad to see ended, per NASCAR Stats on Twitter:

Afterward, Earnhardt was emotional during his post-race interview on the Fox broadcast.

"It's just real emotional. I haven't won here in a long time," he said. "It was my daddy's birthday a few days ago. It was really emotional. Everything's just really good for me right now in my personal life, my racing, the team I'm with right now. I'm just overcome a bit right now."

More than a few folks were happy to see Earnhardt get the win, including his teammate Jimmie Johnson, per Marty Smith of ESPN:

Earnhardt made his move later in the race, including this impressive maneuver with 48 laps remaining, per Fox Sports: NASCAR:

Down the stretch, however, it was unclear if Earnhardt's car was going to cooperate, per Smith:

"

Junior concerned about the motor. VERY hot. Trash on grill.

— Marty Smith (@MartySmithESPN) May 3, 2015"

Earnhardt was able to coax it to a victory, however. 

Here are the top 25 finishers:

Position	Racer
1	Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2	Jimmie Johnson
3	Paul Menard
4	Ryan Blaney
5	Martin Truex Jr.
6	Sam Hornish Jr.
7	Ryan Newman
8	Kevin Harvick
9	Denny Hamlin
10	Josh Wise
11	Jamie McMurray
12	Kurt Busch
13	Cole Whitt
14	J.J. Yeley
15	Aric Almirola
16	Alex Bowman
17	AJ Allmendinger
18	Matt DiBenedetto
19	Tony Stewart
20	David Gilliland
21	Danica Patrick
22	Brad Keselowski
23	Justin Allgaier
24	Chris Buescher
25	Matt Kenseth

And here are the updated Chase standings:

Place	Name	Team	Points
1	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	394
2	Martin Truex Jr.	Furniture Row Racing	354
3	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	342
4	Joey Logano	Penske Racing	335
5	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Hendrick Motorsports	319
6	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	306
7	Jamie McMurray	Chip Ganassi Racing	297
8	Matt Kenseth	Joe Gibbs Racing	292
9	Kasey Kahne	Hendrick Motorsports	286
10	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	281
11	Paul Menard	Richard Childress Racing	280
12	Aric Almirola	Richard Petty Motorsports	279
13	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	277
14	Ryan Newman	Richard Childress Racing	271
15	Kurt Busch	Stewart-Haas Racing	255
16	Danica Patrick	Stewart-Haas Racing	252
17	Clint Bowyer	Michael Waltrip Racing	249
18	Carl Edwards	Joe Gibbs Racing	240
19	AJ Allmendinger	JTG Daugherty Racing	229
20	David Ragan	Front Row Motorsports	224
21	Casey Mears	Germain Racing	217
22	Greg Biffle	Roush Fenway Racing	210
23	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Roush Fenway Racing	207
24	Kyle Larson	Chip Ganassi Racing	207
25	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	203

It was a tougher day for other racers, however. Jeff Gordon led for 47 laps, but a poor pit stop killed his chances of winning the race, and he finished 31st. Meanwhile, several racers were involved in a major crash when Trevor Bayne lost control of the No. 6 Ford and started a wreck that also involved Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Larson, David Ragan, Danica Patrick and Kasey Kahne. 

Only Bayne and Larson were unable to return to the race when it resumed, however. 

The Sprint Cup will head to Kansas Speedway for the SpongeBob Squarepants 400 next weekend, with more drivers trying to earn their way into the Chase or inch a bit closer.

But Sunday belonged to Earnhardt.