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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 9 of 36
Sunday, April 29, 2007 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps* on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 3:18:46
Average speed: 154.167 mph
Pole speed: 192.069 mph
Cautions: 8 for 28 laps
Margin of victory: under caution
Attendance: 160000
Lead changes: 42
Green flag passes: 16,788 (102.4 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup results   /   2007 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet49.857   192.069  
2   David Gilliland38Ford49.857   192.069  
3   Denny Hamlin11Chevrolet49.992   191.551  
4   Sterling Marlin14Chevrolet50.130   191.023  
5   Ricky Rudd88Ford50.156   190.924  
6   Kenny Wallace78Chevrolet50.160   190.909   *
7   Casey Mears25Chevrolet50.192   190.787  
8   Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet50.200   190.757  
9   Scott Riggs10Dodge50.277   190.465   *
10   Boris Said60Ford50.296   190.393   *
11   David Ragan6Ford50.296   190.393  
12   Greg Biffle16Ford50.319   190.306  
13   Kyle Busch5Chevrolet50.338   190.234  
14   David Reutimann00Toyota50.346   190.204   *
15   Ward Burton4Chevrolet50.353   190.177   *
16   Carl Edwards99Ford50.357   190.162  
17   Matt Kenseth17Ford50.360   190.151  
18   Jeremy Mayfield36Toyota50.374   190.098   *
19   Paul Menard15Chevrolet50.379   190.079   *
20   Michael Waltrip55Toyota50.388   190.045   *
21   Brian Vickers83Toyota50.406   189.977   *
22   David Stremme40Dodge50.407   189.974  
23   Johnny Sauter70Chevrolet50.416   189.940  
24   Regan Smith01Chevrolet50.457   189.785  
25   Kyle Petty45Dodge50.476   189.714  
26   Juan Pablo Montoya42Dodge50.489   189.665  
27   Jamie McMurray26Ford50.496   189.639  
28   Kurt Busch2Dodge50.497   189.635  
29   Tony Raines96Chevrolet50.507   189.597  
30   Dave Blaney22Toyota50.526   189.526   *
31   A.J. Allmendinger84Toyota50.527   189.522   *
32   Ryan Newman12Dodge50.552   189.429  
33   Reed Sorenson41Dodge50.607   189.223  
34   Ken Schrader21Ford50.636   189.114   *
35   Mike Wallace09Chevrolet50.667   188.999   *
36   Kasey Kahne9Dodge50.684   188.935  
37   J.J. Yeley18Chevrolet50.701   188.872  
38   Tony Stewart20Chevrolet50.754   188.675  
39   Joe Nemechek13Chevrolet50.803   188.493  
40   Jeff Green66Chevrolet50.815   188.448  
41   Bobby Labonte43Dodge50.822   188.422  
42   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.8Chevrolet50.831   188.389  
43   Kevin Lepage34Dodge50.834   188.378   *
44   Martin Truex Jr1Chevrolet50.836   188.370   OP
45   Robby Gordon7Ford50.854   188.304   OP
46   John Andretti37Dodge50.860   188.282   *
47   Mike Bliss49Dodge50.942   187.978   *
48   Elliott Sadler19Dodge51.123   187.313   OP
49   Clint Bowyer07Chevrolet51.181   187.101   OP
50   Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet51.241   186.882   OP
51   Jeff Burton31Chevrolet51.324   186.579   OP
52   Dale Jarrett44Toyota51.581   185.650   PC

OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Michael Waltrip (#55), Brian Vickers (#83), Dave Blaney (#22), A.J. Allmendinger (#84), Ken Schrader (#21), Mike Wallace (#09), Kevin Lepage (#34), John Andretti (#37), Mike Bliss (#49)