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WINSTON Cup - The Talladega 500 - Talladega Superspeedway Race #9 of 36: Track Stats: 2.66-mile trioval - 48 feet wide (12-foot apron) Turns Banking: 33 degrees Trioval Banking: 18 degrees Front Stretch: Chute length: 2,150 feet (from turn to middle of trioval) length: 4,300 feet Backstretch Length: 4,000 feet Pit Road: Length: 3,000 feet, Width: 48 feet Race Length: 500 miles Distance: 188 laps TV: Sunday, April 22, 2001, on FOX (Live) Pre-race:12:30PM, Race coverage:1:00PM ET Pre Race Analyst: Jeff Hammond Pit Reporters: Dick Berggren, Matt Yocum and Steve Byrnes Race Analysts: Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds Race Announcer: Mike Joy Radio: Sunday, April 22, 2001 MRN Radio (Live) at 12:30 PM ET Defending (2000) Champion: Jeff Gordon 2000 Pole Sitter: Jeremy Mayfield Track Record: Ward Burton, 3/22/96, 173.797 mph Track Qualifying Record: Bill Elliott-Ford, 4/30/87, 212.809 mph (44.998 sec.) Track Race Record: Mark Martin-Ford, 5/10/97, 188.354 mph (2 hrs., 39 mins., 18 sec.) Total Purse: $3,842,807 RE-Airs of todays race ... Monday, April 23 12:00PM NASCAR Winston Cup -- Talladega 500 FSN 7:00PM NASCAR Winston Cup -- Talladega 500 FSN Tid Bits From The Talladega 500 (Unofficial) - Ricochet sang the National Anthem! - Randy Owen, The lead singer from ALABAMA !!!! was the Grand Marshal (an ANGEL Among us!) Randy said those 4 famous words Gentlemen Start Your Engines! - Mostly Sunny - Winds SE at 10-15 mph. Temp in the low 80's - GREAT Tribute to the Woman of NASCAR on the pre-race show on FOX!!! Behind every good man is a GREAT Woman! - FOX Sports raises autism awareness April is National Autism Awareness Month. For more information on autism, PLEASE contact the Autism Society of America at 1-800-328-8476 or www.autism-society.org.

STARTING LINE - UP 1 92 Stacy Compton Dodge  184.861 2 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge  184.576 3 9 Bill Elliott Dodge  184.009 4 32 Ricky Craven Ford  183.899 5 6 Mark Martin Ford  183.864 6 88 Dale Jarrett Ford  183.747 7 20 Tony Stewart Pont.  183.702 8 15 Michael Waltrip Chevy  183.575 9 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy  183.508 10 33 Joe Nemechek Chevy  183.483 11 25 Jerry Nadeau Chevy  183.336 12 31 Mike Skinner Chevy  183.129 13 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy  183.101 14 55 Bobby Hamilton Chevy  182.986 15 71 Dave Marcis Chevy  182.951 16 93 Dave Blaney Dodge  182.898 17 1 Steve Park Chevy  182.874 18 4 Kevin Lepage Chevy  182.790 19 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Chevy  182.786 20 66 Todd Bodine Ford  182.633 21 19 Casey Atwood Dodge  182.616 22 99 Jeff Burton Ford  182.553 23 11 Brett Bodine Ford  182.522 24 96 Andy Houston Ford  182.473 25 01 Jason Leffler Dodge  182.285 26 2 Rusty Wallace Ford  182.275 27 97 Kurt Busch Ford  182.226 28 77 Robert Pressley Ford  182.223 29 44 Buckshot Jones Dodge  182.095 30 18 Bobby Labonte Pont.  181.963 31 5 Terry Labonte Chevy  181.911 32 28 Ricky Rudd Ford  181.860 33 51 Jeff Purvis Ford  181.766 34 26 Jimmy Spencer Ford  181.704 35 43 John Andretti Dodge  181.691 36 36 Ken Schrader Pont.  181.422 Provisionals 37 10 Johnny Benson Pont.  180.516 38 21 Elliott Sadler Ford  180.942 39 22 Ward Burton Dodge  0.000 40 17 Matt Kenseth Ford  180.632 41 12 Jeremy Mayfield Ford  180.976 42 14 Ron Hornaday Pont.  181.147 43 7 Mike Wallace Ford  180.983

26 LAP LEADERS -- More than 1/2 the field! (record for this race was 15 set in 2000, and all time record of 26) From The Talladega 500 (VERY Unofficial)
+10 Points - Sterling Marlin ...and the $10,000 from Gatorade for leading most laps
+ 5 Points ... STACY Compton! (pole), Jerry Nadeau, Mike Skinner, Jeff Gordon, Kenny Schrader!!, Matt Kenseth, Elliott Sadler, Bill Elliott, Ron Hornaday, Ward Burton, Todd Bodine, Andy Houston, Joe Nemechek, Kurt Busch, Michael Waltrip!, Bobby Hamilton, Ricky Craven, Mark Martin, Rusty Wallace, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Ricky Rudd, Robert Pressley, Bobby Labonte, Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton.

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Recap of The Talladega 500 (Unofficial) Not much to report except lead changes!
GREEN, GREEN, GREEN, GO, GO, GO!!!!
Stacy Compton leads the field of 43 around the track ....

-- Lap 3- Silence ~~ In Memory of Dale Earnhardt

-- Lap 4 Sterling Marlin takes the lead.
-- Lap 25 Stacy Compton joined Dale Jarrett in the back of the field, Compton is running hot and DJ is "just hanging out" ... strategy?
-- Lap 31 GO !! Jerry Nadeau takes the lead!!! Ward Burton, started 39th, is in 2nd with Ron Hornaday, who started 42nd, is now in 3rd!
-- Lap 33 Mike Skinner takes the lead, with Jeff Gordon in 2nd and Jerry Nadeau in 3rd ....
-- Lap 42 Jeff Gordon takes the lead. (FUR RU!)
-- Lap 46 Kevin Lapage is in the pits early. This starts GREEN FLAG Pits
-- Lap 48 Kenny Schrader takes the lead (Happy Rob!)
-- Lap 52 Bill Elliott takes the lead! (For you Ang(el)!)
-- Lap 53 John Andretti gets a 15 second penalty for a tire that rolled out into the tri-oval. He goes a lap down.
-- Lap 70 Kenny Schrader ran out of gas on pit road and lost a lot of time.
-- Lap 56 Jeff Gordon re-takes the lead
-- Lap 57 Mike Skinner reports a terrible vibration.
-- Lap 58 Ron Hornaday takes the lead! From starting 42nd!
-- Lap 59 Ward Burton takes the lead!
-- Lap 66 Jeff Gordon re-takes the lead
-- Lap 48 Joe Nemechek takes the lead
-- Lap 77 Todd Bodine (For Poppy) Leads!
-- Lap 78 Kurt Busch is the 15th driver to take the lead!
-- Lap 79 Bobby Hamilton takes the lead, breaking the record of most leaders, 15, set last year at this race.
-- Lap 81 Matt Kenseth retakes the lead.
-- Lap 89 Steve Park smokes pulling into the pits .... Has a flat left front tire.
-- Lap 89 Sterling Marlin retakes the lead.
-- Lap 94 HALF WAY Sterling Marlin continues to lead -- 39 cars still on the lead lap.
-- Lap 95 Dale Earnhardt, Jr., the lead!!!!!! What a roar from the crowd!
-- Lap 95 Casey (DARN) Atwood was black flagged for going below the yellow line (UGH) He also was out of fuel and was held an addition 15 seconds for speeding on pit road.
-- Lap 96 Bill Elliott is in the pits ... Bill was held 15 seconds for speeding on pit road he losses a lap.
This starts GREEN FLAG Pits
-- Lap 100 Ricky Craven now leads ...
-- Lap 101 Mark Martin now leads ...
-- Lap 105 Stacy Compton, the pole sitter, has problems on the right front in the pit (shock mount broke?) He goes out then comes back into the garage (darn) Possible burnt piston ...
-- Lap 105 Rusty Wallace takes the lead ...
-- Lap 106 Todd Bodine is black flagged for going below the yellow line (out of bounds). (they ain't takin' that BS today!)
-- Lap 133 Sterling Marlin re-takes the lead.
-- Lap 140 Steve Park and others begin to pit ... This starts EARLY GREEN FLAG Pits
-- Lap 145 Mark Martin re-takes the lead.
-- Lap 147 Sterling Marlin reports running hot (240 degrees)
-- Lap 149 Ricky Rudd takes the lead!!
-- Lap 150 About another dozen cars take their final GREEN FLAG Pits
-- Lap 152 Robert Pressley is now in the lead.
-- Lap 153 Bobby Labonte leads!
-- Lap 154 Tony Stewart leads!
-- Lap 155 Jeff Burton takes the lead! this makes 26 leaders, ties the all time record! 34 cars on the lead lap!
-- Lap 157 Sterling Marlin re-takes the lead, again!
-- Lap 160 Ward Burton goes down a lap serving a penalty for pitting out of his pit box.
-- Lap 160 Kevin Lepage goes behind the wall...
-- Lap 163 Tony Stewart re-takes the lead
-- Lap 177 Rusty Wallace is forced into going below the yellow line ,,, no penalty.
-- Lap 182 Todd Bodine goes behind the wall.
-- Lap 183 I cant watch YIKES! 28 cars on the lead lap!
-- Lap 187 Bobby Hamilton takes the lead!!!!

Bobby Hamilton WINS!!!!!!!!! WOW! Bobby said "we watched that #3 last year"! he continued with saying "ALL the drivers should be congratulated"!
This is Hamilton's 4th career victory!
Great race! Congrate's to all at Andy Petree racing on your 1st WINSTON Cup win!
Totally a GREEN FLAG race!
That's playin' it safe! GREAT DRIVING!
3rd fastest WINSTON Cup race EVER!
Jimmy Elledge Crew Chief said "This is For the Earnhardt family" !
Randy Owen handed Bobby The trophy!
Bobby sat down in front of his car and was given oxygen ....

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O W N E R P O I N T S
Pos Car Owner Points
1 88 Robert Yates 1345
2 24 Rick Hendrick 1197
3 10 James Rocco 1195
4 55 Andy Petree 1175
5 40 Chip Ganassi 1153
6 2 Roger Penske 1137
7 29 Richard Childress 1131
8 1 Dale Earnhardt 1109
9 28 Robert Yates 1096
10 20 Joe Gibbs 1047
11 9 Ray Evernham 1015
12 8 Dale Earnhardt 981
13 21 Glen Wood 975
14 5 Rick Hendrick 966
15 22 Bill Davis 961
16 18 Joe Gibbs 961
17 25 Joe Hendrick, Jr 954
18 17 Mark Martin 949
19 36 Read Morton 913
20 15 Dale Earnhardt 912
21 6 Jack Roush 912
22 26 Travis Carter 900
23 32 Calvin Wells 875
24 97 Georgetta Roush 863
25 33 Andy Petree 852

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VERY UNOFFICIAL Stats From The Talladega 500 (Unofficial) (VERY, VERY Unofficial) (this is just a guide ONLY)

Leaders: 27
# of Cautions: NONE! (1997 was caution free)
Laps Under Caution: NONE!
Lead Changes: 37
Laps Completed: 188
Margin of Victory: 0.085
Time of Race: 2:41 36