Ricky Carmichael Starting 9th at Talladega

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Race is live on Speed at 5:00 today.
Pretty good start for first time ever on a superspeedway huh?
Eddie Mercer 5th also.

Starting Grid
1 32 James Buescher/Plano TX Mercedes Homes-Red Line Oil Toyota 51.493 185.967
2 1 Tom Hessert III/Cherry Hill NJ Boudreaux's Butt Paste-Maaco Auto Painting Ford 51.778 184.943
3 99 Ricky Stenhouse Jr./Olive Branch MS Aflac Ford 51.837 184.733
4 5 Bobby Gerhart/Lebanon PA Lucas Oil Chevrolet 51.856 184.665
5 51 Eddie Mercer/Lynn Haven FL Miccosukee Resorts Chevrolet 51.881 184.576
6 7 AJ Henriksen/Mooresville NC ECC Toyota 51.910 184.473
7 2 Scott Speed/Manteca CA Red Bull Toyota 51.930 184.402
8 01 Justin Marks/Rocklin CA Crocs-ConstructionBuddy.com Toyota 51.977 184.235
9 33 Ricky Carmichael/Tallahassee FL KHI Chevrolet 51.978 184.232
10 20 Justin Lofton/Westmorland CA Lofton Cattle Toyota 52.065 183.924
11 69 Steve Blackburn/Prestonsburg KY Harley Davidson Pikeville-Prestonsburg Dodge 52.091 183.832
12 37 Dexter Bean/Westby WI Glock Chevrolet 52.128 183.702
13 52 Bill Baird/Sarasota FL Saturn Welding Dodge 52.145 183.642
14 94 Max Dumarey/Gent Belgium BodyCoach.net Ford 52.149 183.628
15 46 Matt Carter/Denver NC Stine Seed-Piggly Wiggly-Nu South Lemonade Ford 52.181 183.515
16 09 John Wes Townley/Watkinsville GA Zaxby's Ford 52.232 183.336
17 88 Landon Cassill/Cedar Rapids IA Stanley Tools Chevrolet 52.256 183.252
18 12 Alli Owens/Daytona Beach FL ElectrifyingCareers.com-5th District IBEW Chevrolet 52.273 183.192
19 25 Brian Scott/Boise ID Albertsons-Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet 52.276 183.182
20 39 Mark Thompson/Cartersville GA Phoenix Air-BeavEx-Byus Ford 52.394 182.769
21 8 Marc Davis/Mooresville NC WHUR 96.3-Howard University Radio Toyota 52.403 182.738
22 14 Dominick Casola/Holmdel NJ A. Casola Farms Ford 52.415 182.696
23 15 Joey Logano/Middletown CT Interstate Batteries-Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet 52.447 182.584
24 3 Jeremy Clements/Spartanburg SC Boudreaux's Butt Paste-1 Stop Convenience Chevy 52.511 182.362
25 16 Justin Allgaier/Springfield IL Hoosier Tire Midwest-AG Tech Dodge 52.530 182.296
26 48 Ben Stancill/Ayden NC TRG Motorsports Chevrolet 52.549 182.230
27 18 Chrissy Wallace/St. Louis MO Germain Racing Toyota 52.648 181.887
28 60 Patrick Sheltra/Indiantown FL Quality Turf-Casite Chevrolet 52.694 181.728
29 71 Tim George Jr./Petaluma CA TRG Motorsports Chevrolet 52.733 181.594
30 29 Larry Hollenbeck/Kalamazoo MI Wyndham Hotels & Resorts-SWAT Fitness Chevrolet 52.848 181.199
31 72 John Jackson/Ellenton FL FixATire-James Carter Attorney Chevrolet 52.919 180.956
32 4 Tayler Malsam/Seattle WA Dodge Development Dodge 53.027 180.587
33 44 Frank Kimmel/Clarksville IN Kimmel Racing-Ford Drive One Ford Provisional
34 22 Ken Butler III/Lilburn GA Aaron's Lucky Dog Dream Machine Toyota Provisional
35 11 Bryan Silas/Stuart FL Nortrax-PBG Ford Provisional
36 90 Gabi DiCarlo/Phoenix AZ Great Clips Toyota Provisional
37 45 Michael Phelps/Suwanee GA Bowen Family Homes Dodge Provisional
38 23 Donny Kelley/Humble TX Porter Glass-Royal Purple Lubricants Chevrolet Provisional
39 34 Darrell Basham/Henryville IN Darrell Basham Racing Chevrolet Provisional
40 84 Norm Benning/Pittsburgh PA Shodeen Chevrolet Provisional
41 24 Mike Harmon/Birmingport AL Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Provisional
42 06 Tim Mitchell/Fayetteville TN Star Wheels Skate Center Ford Provisional
43 30 Terry Jones/Amherstburg ON Jones Group Racing Dodge Provisional

[Cara]

WOW! When one of those tires blow, it looks like a grenade went off in the car.

[Gary J]

Yes they had serious tire issues. Did you see Tony Stewart helping Stenhouse's car?