Kevin Harvick placed second in Stage 2 in his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. Wood Brothers Racing's Ryan Blaney was third in his No. 21 Ford, while Martin Truex Jr.'s No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota was fourth. There was some contact between Blaney and Truex in the closing moments of Stage 2.
Jimmie Johnson and his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet completed Stage 2's top-five finishers.
Stage 2 had one caution, when Reed Sorenson's No. 55 slammed into the outside fronstretch wall on Lap 110.
The stage win earns Hamlin a playoff point for the 16-driver postseason, should he qualify for the 10-race elimination playoff.
STAGE 1: Brad Keselowski led 26 laps and was out in front of the pack in Sunday's GEICO 500 when the first green-and-white checkered flag flew at Talladega Superspeedway, giving his No. 2 Team Penske Ford the Stage 1 win. This marks Keselowski's second stage win of the season, which also hands him a playoff point as well. Pole sitter and fellow Ford driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was second to finish the stage, followed closely by the No. 18 Toyota of Kyle Busch, in third. Furniture Row Racing's Martin Truex Jr. and Roush Fenway Racing's Trevor Bayne completed the top five, respectively. Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin intentionally dropped back at the start of the race, then pitted with three laps remaining in Stage 1 in a bout of strategic planning. His JGR teammates not among the top 10 (Matt Kenseth and Daniel Suarez) joined him on pit road, but were penalized for not making it before pit road closed. The top 10 finishers in both Stage 1 and Stage 2 receive race points. The race winner will receive 40 points and five playoff points at the conclusion of the Final Stage.