NASCAR: Talladega, Round 9

29th April 2007 - Aaron's 499



Practice 1

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 48.197 0.000 0.000 198.685 0.000 0.000 2. 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 48.278 0.081 0.081 198.351 0.334 0.334 3. 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 48.355 0.077 0.158 198.035 0.316 0.650 4. 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 48.365 0.010 0.168 197.994 0.041 0.691 5. 7 Robby Gordon Ford 48.401 0.036 0.204 197.847 0.147 0.838 6. 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 48.501 0.100 0.304 197.439 0.408 1.246 7. 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet 48.507 0.006 0.310 197.415 0.024 1.270 8. 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 48.529 0.022 0.332 197.325 0.090 1.360 9. 42 Juan Montoya* Dodge 48.538 0.009 0.341 197.289 0.036 1.396 10. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 48.546 0.008 0.349 197.256 0.033 1.429 11. 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet 48.563 0.017 0.366 197.187 0.069 1.498 12. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 48.566 0.003 0.369 197.175 0.012 1.510 13. 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 48.573 0.007 0.376 197.147 0.028 1.538 14. 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 48.609 0.036 0.412 197.001 0.146 1.684 15. 13 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 48.638 0.029 0.441 196.883 0.118 1.802 16. 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 48.646 0.008 0.449 196.851 0.032 1.834 17. 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 48.687 0.041 0.490 196.685 0.166 2.000 18. 88 Ricky Rudd Ford 48.713 0.026 0.516 196.580 0.105 2.105 19. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 48.720 0.007 0.523 196.552 0.028 2.133 20. 6 David Ragan* Ford 48.739 0.019 0.542 196.475 0.077 2.210 21. 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 48.742 0.003 0.545 196.463 0.012 2.222 22. 40 David Stremme Dodge 48.797 0.055 0.600 196.242 0.221 2.443 23. 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 48.864 0.067 0.667 195.973 0.269 2.712 24. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 48.900 0.036 0.703 195.828 0.145 2.857 25. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 48.917 0.017 0.720 195.760 0.068 2.925 26. 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 48.935 0.018 0.738 195.688 0.072 2.997 27. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 49.091 0.156 0.894 195.066 0.622 3.619 28. 99 Carl Edwards Ford 49.095 0.004 0.898 195.050 0.016 3.635 29. 01 Regan Smith Chevrolet 49.144 0.049 0.947 194.856 0.194 3.829 30. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 49.181 0.037 0.984 194.709 0.147 3.976 31. 109 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 49.322 0.141 1.125 194.153 0.556 4.532 32. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 49.331 0.009 1.134 194.117 0.036 4.568 33. 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 49.347 0.016 1.150 194.054 0.063 4.631 34. 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 49.492 0.145 1.295 193.486 0.568 5.199 35. 38 David Gilliland Ford 49.497 0.005 1.300 193.466 0.020 5.219 36. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 49.749 0.252 1.552 192.486 0.980 6.199 37. 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 50.336 0.587 2.139 190.242 2.244 8.443 38. 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 50.417 0.081 2.220 189.936 0.306 8.749 39. 21 Ken Schrader Ford 50.564 0.147 2.367 189.384 0.552 9.301 40. 15 Paul Menard* Chevrolet 50.585 0.021 2.388 189.305 0.079 9.380 41. 00 David Reutimann* Toyota 50.589 0.004 2.392 189.290 0.015 9.395 42. 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 50.607 0.018 2.410 189.223 0.067 9.462 43. 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 50.665 0.058 2.468 189.006 0.217 9.679 44. 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 50.683 0.018 2.486 188.939 0.067 9.746 45. 160 Boris Said Ford 50.781 0.098 2.584 188.574 0.365 10.111 46. 84 A.J. Allmendinger* Toyota 50.782 0.001 2.585 188.571 0.003 10.114 47. 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 50.859 0.077 2.662 188.285 0.286 10.400 48. 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet 51.109 0.250 2.912 187.364 0.921 11.321 49. 34 Kevin Lepage Dodge 51.189 0.080 2.992 187.071 0.293 11.614 50. 49 Mike Bliss Dodge 51.250 0.061 3.053 186.849 0.222 11.836 51. 37 John Andretti Dodge 51.368 0.118 3.171 186.420 0.429 12.265 52. 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota 51.825 0.457 3.628 184.776 1.644 13.909

Final Practice

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 7 Robby Gordon Ford 48.505 0.000 0.000 197.423 0.000 0.000 2. 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 48.546 0.041 0.041 197.256 0.167 0.167 3. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 48.550 0.004 0.045 197.240 0.016 0.183 4. 6 David Ragan* Ford 48.552 0.002 0.047 197.232 0.008 0.191 5. 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 48.577 0.025 0.072 197.130 0.102 0.293 6. 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 48.650 0.073 0.145 196.835 0.295 0.588 7. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 48.655 0.005 0.150 196.814 0.021 0.609 8. 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 48.726 0.071 0.221 196.527 0.287 0.896 9. 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 48.728 0.002 0.223 196.520 0.007 0.903 10. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 49.067 0.339 0.562 195.162 1.358 2.261 11. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 49.073 0.006 0.568 195.138 0.024 2.285 12. 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 49.105 0.032 0.600 195.011 0.127 2.412 13. 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 49.139 0.034 0.634 194.876 0.135 2.547 14. 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet 49.154 0.015 0.649 194.816 0.060 2.607 15. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 49.164 0.010 0.659 194.777 0.039 2.646 16. 99 Carl Edwards Ford 49.165 0.001 0.660 194.773 0.004 2.650 17. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 49.182 0.017 0.677 194.705 0.068 2.718 18. 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 49.186 0.004 0.681 194.689 0.016 2.734 19. 42 Juan Montoya* Dodge 49.219 0.033 0.714 194.559 0.130 2.864 20. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 49.221 0.002 0.716 194.551 0.008 2.872 21. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 49.265 0.044 0.760 194.377 0.174 3.046 22. 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 49.326 0.061 0.821 194.137 0.240 3.286 23. 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 49.378 0.052 0.873 193.932 0.205 3.491 24. 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 49.439 0.061 0.934 193.693 0.239 3.730 25. 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 49.439 0.000 0.934 193.693 0.000 3.730 26. 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 49.577 0.138 1.072 193.154 0.539 4.269 27. 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota 49.618 0.041 1.113 192.995 0.159 4.428 28. 21 Ken Schrader Ford 50.051 0.433 1.546 191.325 1.670 6.098 29. 38 David Gilliland Ford 50.064 0.013 1.559 191.275 0.050 6.148 30. 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet 50.239 0.175 1.734 190.609 0.666 6.814 31. 88 Ricky Rudd Ford 50.256 0.017 1.751 190.544 0.065 6.879 32. 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 50.328 0.072 1.823 190.272 0.272 7.151 33. 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 50.342 0.014 1.837 190.219 0.053 7.204 34. 40 David Stremme Dodge 50.358 0.016 1.853 190.158 0.061 7.265 35. 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 50.376 0.018 1.871 190.090 0.068 7.333 36. 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 50.439 0.063 1.934 189.853 0.237 7.570 37. 00 David Reutimann* Toyota 50.493 0.054 1.988 189.650 0.203 7.773 38. 01 Regan Smith Chevrolet 50.503 0.010 1.998 189.613 0.037 7.810 39. 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 50.504 0.001 1.999 189.609 0.004 7.814 40. 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 50.544 0.040 2.039 189.459 0.150 7.964 41. 109 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 50.547 0.003 2.042 189.447 0.012 7.976 42. 15 Paul Menard* Chevrolet 50.590 0.043 2.085 189.286 0.161 8.137 43. 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet 50.650 0.060 2.145 189.062 0.224 8.361 44. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 50.657 0.007 2.152 189.036 0.026 8.387 45. 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 50.680 0.023 2.175 188.950 0.086 8.473 46. 160 Boris Said Ford 50.729 0.049 2.224 188.768 0.182 8.655 47. 84 A.J. Allmendinger* Toyota 50.791 0.062 2.286 188.537 0.231 8.886 48. 37 John Andretti Dodge 50.938 0.147 2.433 187.993 0.544 9.430 49. 13 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 50.963 0.025 2.458 187.901 0.092 9.522 50. 34 Kevin Lepage Dodge 51.114 0.151 2.609 187.346 0.555 10.077 51. 49 Mike Bliss Dodge 51.432 0.318 2.927 186.188 1.158 11.235

Starting Line-up

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 49.857 0.000 0.000 192.069 0.000 0.000 2. 38 David Gilliland Ford 49.857 0.000 0.000 192.069 0.000 0.000 3. 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 49.992 0.135 0.135 191.551 0.518 0.518 4. 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 50.130 0.138 0.273 191.023 0.528 1.046 5. 88 Ricky Rudd Ford 50.156 0.026 0.299 190.924 0.099 1.145 6. 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 50.160 0.004 0.303 190.909 0.015 1.160 7. 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet 50.192 0.032 0.335 190.787 0.122 1.282 8. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 50.200 0.008 0.343 190.757 0.030 1.312 9. 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 50.277 0.077 0.420 190.465 0.292 1.604 10. 6 David Ragan* Ford 50.296 0.019 0.439 190.393 0.072 1.676 11. 160 Boris Said Ford 50.296 0.000 0.439 190.393 0.000 1.676 12. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 50.319 0.023 0.462 190.306 0.087 1.763 13. 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 50.338 0.019 0.481 190.234 0.072 1.835 14. 00 David Reutimann* Toyota 50.346 0.008 0.489 190.204 0.030 1.865 15. 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet 50.353 0.007 0.496 190.177 0.027 1.892 16. 99 Carl Edwards Ford 50.357 0.004 0.500 190.162 0.015 1.907 17. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 50.360 0.003 0.503 190.151 0.011 1.918 18. 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 50.374 0.014 0.517 190.098 0.053 1.971 19. 15 Paul Menard* Chevrolet 50.379 0.005 0.522 190.079 0.019 1.990 20. 40 David Stremme Dodge 50.407 0.028 0.550 189.974 0.105 2.095 21. 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 50.416 0.009 0.559 189.940 0.034 2.129 22. 01 Regan Smith Chevrolet 50.457 0.041 0.600 189.785 0.155 2.284 23. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 50.476 0.019 0.619 189.714 0.071 2.355 24. 42 Juan Montoya* Dodge 50.489 0.013 0.632 189.665 0.049 2.404 25. 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 50.496 0.007 0.639 189.639 0.026 2.430 26. 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 50.497 0.001 0.640 189.635 0.004 2.434 27. 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet 50.507 0.010 0.650 189.598 0.037 2.471 28. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 50.552 0.045 0.695 189.429 0.169 2.640 29. 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 50.607 0.055 0.750 189.223 0.206 2.846 30. 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 50.684 0.077 0.827 188.935 0.288 3.134 31. 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 50.701 0.017 0.844 188.872 0.063 3.197 32. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 50.754 0.053 0.897 188.675 0.197 3.394 33. 13 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 50.803 0.049 0.946 188.493 0.182 3.576 34. 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 50.815 0.012 0.958 188.448 0.045 3.621 35. 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 50.822 0.007 0.965 188.422 0.026 3.647 36. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 50.831 0.009 0.974 188.389 0.033 3.680 37. 1 Martin Truex Jr.+ Chevrolet 50.836 0.005 0.979 188.370 0.019 3.699 38. 7 Robby Gordon+ Ford 50.854 0.018 0.997 188.304 0.066 3.765 39. 19 Elliott Sadler+ Dodge 51.123 0.269 1.266 187.313 0.991 4.756 40. 07 Clint Bowyer+ Chevrolet 51.181 0.058 1.324 187.101 0.212 4.968 41. 29 Kevin Harvick+ Chevrolet 51.241 0.060 1.384 186.882 0.219 5.187 42. 31 Jeff Burton+ Chevrolet 51.324 0.083 1.467 186.579 0.303 5.490 43. 44 Dale Jarrett++ Toyota no time DNQ 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 50.388 DNQ 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 50.406 DNQ 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 50.526 DNQ 84 A.J. Allmendinger* Toyota 50.527 DNQ 21 Ken Schrader Ford 50.636 DNQ 109 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 50.667 DNQ 34 Kevin Lepage Dodge 50.834 DNQ 37 John Andretti Dodge 50.860 DNQ 49 Mike Bliss Dodge 50.942 * Series rookie + Set by Owner Points ++ Champions Provisional

Race Result

Pos St No Driver Make Pts Bns Laps Winnings Status 1. 1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 195 10 192 355,511 Running 2. 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 175 5 192 251,736 Running 3. 26 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 170 5 192 212,483 Running 4. 2 38 David Gilliland Ford 160 0 192 182,689 Running 5. 25 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 160 5 192 134,675 Running 6. 41 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 150 0 192 164,536 Running 7. 36 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 151 5 192 149,233 Running 8. 20 40 David Stremme Dodge 147 5 192 106,025 Running 9. 28 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 138 0 192 133,450 Running 10. 37 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 134 0 192 126,495 Running 11. 9 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 130 0 192 107,050 Running 12. 30 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 132 5 192 138,891 Running 13. 34 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 129 5 192 120,933 Running 14. 17 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 126 5 192 137,641 Running 15. 39 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 123 5 192 110,770 Running 16. 4 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 120 5 192 107,983 Running 17. 10 6 David Ragan * Ford 117 5 192 127,100 Running 18. 23 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 109 0 192 103,083 Running 19. 31 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 106 0 192 116,033 Running 20. 35 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 103 0 192 127,111 Running 21. 3 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 105 5 192 102,550 Running 22. 27 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet 97 0 192 96,425 Running 23. 18 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 94 0 192 83,075 Running 24. 22 01 Regan Smith Chevrolet 96 5 192 104,258 Running 25. 29 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 88 0 192 101,947 Running 26. 6 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 90 5 192 83,325 Running 27. 11 160 Boris Said Ford 87 5 191 80,775 Running 28. 32 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 84 5 190 127,761 Accident 29. 12 16 Greg Biffle Ford 81 5 190 97,025 Accident 30. 21 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 73 0 190 79,325 Accident 31. 24 42 Juan Montoya * Dodge 70 0 187 115,750 Running 32. 14 00 David Reutimann * Toyota 67 0 184 78,525 Engine 33. 5 88 Ricky Rudd Ford 64 0 155 110,458 Running 34. 42 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 66 5 151 118,266 Running 35. 40 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 58 0 147 86,125 Running 36. 15 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet 55 0 144 78,725 Engine 37. 13 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 52 0 130 95,800 Accident 38. 33 13 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 49 0 130 77,450 Accident 39. 7 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet 51 5 124 85,250 Accident 40. 43 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota 43 0 38 77,000 Engine 41. 38 7 Robby Gordon Ford 40 0 33 76,800 Engine 42. 16 99 Carl Edwards Ford 37 0 27 84,630 Engine 43. 19 15 Paul Menard * Chevrolet 34 0 22 76,737 Engine Average Speed: 154.167 mph Margin of Victory: Under Caution Time of Race: 03:18:46 Lead Changes: 42 Cautions: 74-77, 82-84, 126-129, 132-136, 163-165, 176-178, 186-190, 192

Championship Standings

Pos Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Winnings 1. Jeff Gordon 1521 9 2 7 8 2,240,260 2. Jeff Burton 1318 9 1 5 6 2,344,190 3. Matt Kenseth 1292 9 1 5 6 1,913,130 4. Jimmie Johnson 1290 9 3 6 6 2,097,030 5. Denny Hamlin 1189 9 0 3 4 1,390,520 6. Tony Stewart 1078 9 0 2 5 1,764,420 7. Jamie McMurray 1059 9 0 2 5 1,131,410 8. Kyle Busch 1054 9 1 2 5 1,198,980 9. Kevin Harvick 1052 9 1 2 4 2,650,860 10. Kurt Busch 1038 9 0 1 2 1,443,180 11. Clint Bowyer 1021 9 0 0 3 1,040,320 12. Carl Edwards 1004 9 0 0 2 1,057,610 13. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 994 9 0 1 3 1,402,550 14. David Stremme 960 9 0 0 2 1,011,840 15. Elliott Sadler 940 9 0 0 1 1,288,090 16. Greg Biffle 931 9 0 1 2 1,159,110 17. Mark Martin 921 6 0 4 5 2,008,860 18. Martin Truex Jr. 908 9 0 0 3 1,223,910 19. Juan Montoya* 901 9 0 1 2 1,283,110 20. Bobby Labonte 883 9 0 0 1 1,275,600 21. J.J. Yeley 856 9 0 0 0 1,188,520 22. Tony Raines 849 9 0 0 0 1,031,390 23. Jeff Green 843 9 0 0 2 1,119,940 24. Ryan Newman 843 9 0 0 2 1,267,930 25. David Gilliland 818 9 0 1 2 1,429,030 26. David Ragan* 792 9 0 1 1 1,456,250 27. Robby Gordon 785 9 0 0 0 925,775 28. Joe Nemechek 780 8 0 0 1 860,708 29. Reed Sorenson 768 9 0 0 1 1,060,010 30. Sterling Marlin 768 9 0 0 0 1,001,350 31. Kasey Kahne 758 9 0 0 1 1,466,030 32. Johnny Sauter 724 8 0 0 1 825,675 33. Kyle Petty 724 9 0 0 0 982,634 34. Ricky Rudd 711 9 0 0 0 1,170,500 35. Casey Mears 663 9 0 0 1 976,515 36. Scott Riggs 656 9 0 0 1 1,026,820 37. Dale Jarrett 591 9 0 0 0 903,670 38. Dave Blaney 523 8 0 0 0 919,670 39. Ken Schrader 499 7 0 0 0 899,543 40. Paul Menard* 480 6 0 0 0 511,545 41. Brian Vickers 425 4 0 0 1 426,253 42. Kenny Wallace 361 5 0 0 0 417,340 43. David Reutimann* 348 6 0 0 0 621,701 44. Mike Bliss 325 4 0 0 0 371,048 45. Regan Smith 269 3 0 0 0 318,621 46. Ward Burton 253 4 0 0 0 325,977 47. Boris Said 208 2 0 0 0 388,150 48. Jeremy Mayfield 203 3 0 0 0 248,800 49. Mike Wallace 160 1 0 1 1 615,658 50. A.J. Allmendinger* 92 2 0 0 0 165,100 51. Jon Wood 76 1 0 0 0 104,064 52. John Andretti 61 1 0 0 0 80,150 53. Aric Almirola 40 1 0 0 0 78,775 54. Michael Waltrip -27 1 0 0 0 269,708 * Series rookie