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1	--	Jimmie Johnson	5718	--
2	--	Carl Edwards	5646	-72
3	--	Greg Biffle	5641	-77
4	--	Jeff Burton .	5619	-99
5	+2	Clint Bowyer	5566	-152
6	-1	Kevin Harvick	5547	-171
7	+4	Tony Stewart	5515	-203
8	-2	Jeff Gordon	5486	-232
9	--	Matt Kenseth	5473	-245
10	-2	Dale Earnhardt Junior	5469	-249
11	+1	Kyle Busch	5387	-331
12	-2	Denny Hamlin	5383	-335

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Regan Smith (01) leads Tony Stewart (20) at the finish of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' AMP Energy 500 auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008. Smith passed Stewart below the yellow line and was penalized by NASCAR.
(AP Photo/Glenn Smith)

TALLADEGA RESULTS

Stewart gets controversial win at Talladega
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service, October 5

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Tony Stewart, a six-time bridesmaid at Talladega Superspeedway, finally got to victory lane at the 2.66-mile track in Sunday’s AMP Energy 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race.

But a controversial finish left rookie Regan Smith shouting, “Stop the wedding!”

This Day in NASCAR History
By Bill Marx, The Sporting News,October 6

1990: Sterling Marlin wins the All Pro 300 Nationwide Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway for his first NASCAR victory. The win comes in his 12th Nationwide start. Marlin's first Cup victory comes in 1994 in his 279th Cup start.

NASCAR Number
By Bill Marx, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service,October 6

24: Laps led by Tony Stewart in Sunday's Cup race at Talladega. Stewart led the most laps in the race, and the 24 laps were the fewest for the lap leader in a Cup race at Talladega. The previous low was established by Dale Earnhardt Jr. in October 2006 when he led 37 laps and finished 23rd.

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Today's News-- Hamlin spends night in hospital after hard crash
CSD staff, October 6

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Denny Hamlin was held overnight at a local hospital after a brutal crash during Sunday's Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

Edwards apologizes for taking out teammates
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service, October 6

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- After hanging out at the back of the field for most of the afternoon, Edwards was ready to make his move after a restart on Lap 170 of the scheduled 188-lap race.

Johnson: I would have gone below the line
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service, October 6

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- A NASCAR penalty for passing below the yellow line in the closing moments of the final lap of the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway cost rookie Regan Smith his first Sprint Cup victory.

Race sets record for number of leaders
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service, October 6

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- There were 64 lead changes among 28 drivers in Sunday's race -- an average of approximately one lead change per three laps -- and the number of drivers established an all-time Cup series record.

Charting the Chasers after Talladega: survival of the fittest
By Greg Engle, NASCAR Examiner, October 6

For most of Sunday it looked as though most of the drivers in the Chase would survive unscathed at Talladega.

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NASCAR at Talladega II: Final Laps

Next Sprint Cup Race:--

What: BANK OF AMERICA 500
Where: Lowe's Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC
GREEN FLAG: 7:00PM ET OCT 11
TV: ABC,6:00PM ET
Radio: MRN/Sirius Satellite Ch. 128.
Distance:334 Laps 501 Miles
Track layout 1.5 mile paved track
2007 Winner: Jeff Gordon

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