Aric Almirola finished third in the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday.
Almirola's top five finish added 34 points to his season total.
Almirola started in 15th position. The 13th-year driver has earned two career victories, with 19 top-five finishes and 65 results inside the top 10.
Victory Lane at Talladega Superspeedway is a familiar place for Almirola, who has one career win at the track. His third-place finish also marks the fourth time he has finished in the top five at Talladega and his eighth top 10.
The Tampa, Florida native's starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting six spots higher than his career mark of 20.8 and completing the race 19 places ahead of his 21.9 career average finish.
Almirola battled against 40 other drivers on the way to his third-place finish. The race endured eight cautions and 33 caution laps. There were 57 lead changes.
Ryan Blaney earned the checkered flag in the race, followed by Ricky Stenhouse Jr in the No. 2 spot. After Almirola's third-place finish, Denny Hamlin secured fourth, and Erik Jones rounded out 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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