Chris Buescher finished sixth in the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday.
The top 10 finish for Buescher added 33 points to his season total.
Buescher started in 21st position and led four laps in the race. The sixth-year driver has one career victory, with five top-five finishes and 14 results inside the top 10.
Monday’s race was Buescher’s ninth career start at Talladega Superspeedway.
The Prosper, Texas native’s starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting four spots higher than his career mark of 25 and completing the race 16 places ahead of his 21.9 career average finish.
Buescher took on a field of 40 drivers on the way to his sixth-place finish. The race endured eight cautions and 33 caution laps. There were 57 lead changes.
Ryan Blaney took the checkered flag in the race, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr followed in second. Aric Almirola crossed the finish line third, Denny Hamlin secured fourth, and Erik Jones finished off the top five.
After Tyler Reddick won Stage 1, Stenhouse drove the No. 47 car to the win in Stage 2.
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