Jeff Gordon. DuPont Rick Hendrick. Bobby Labonte. Sam Hornish, Jr. Paul Menard. Robert Richardson, Jr. David Stremme. Air National Guard Bill Jenkins.
Matt Kenseth. Valvoline Jack Roush. Brian Vickers. Kevin Conway. Extenze Bob Jenkins. Jimmie Johnson. Lowe's Rick Hendrick. Jeff Burton. Caterpillar Richard Childress. Elliott Sadler. Brad Keselowski. Penske Racing Roger Penske. Ryan Newman. Joey Logano. The Home Depot Joe Gibbs.
Marcos Ambrose. Regan Smith. Furniture Row Racing Barney Visser. Patrick was taken out in the late multi-car pile up while Earnhardt struggled to keep pace with the leaders late. McCarron kicked it off with pace car duties. Here he is accompanied by model girlfriend Katherine Webb. One of the favorites to win on Sunday ran into some early trouble, as Dale Earnhardt Jr.
L21 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. Here's a look at Earnhardt's unfortunate mishap:. A few laps later Denny Hamlin and Brian Vickers pulled off a unique driver swap , as Hamlin took advantage of an early caution to get to the pits, hop out of his car and let Vickers take over.
Photo - dennyhamlin climbs out of the No. Hamlin is recovering from a compression fracture in his lower back and ensured that he would earn some points on Sunday by starting the race. It definitely didn't take long at all for the big one to rear its ugly head on Sunday.
A number of cars were taken out early on, including a few contenders when a pile up occurred following contact between Kyle Busch and Kasey Kahne. WWE superstar Shawn Michaels was as shocked as anyone. I didn't think the big wreck would happen this early into the race!!! Crash appeared to start when 9 hit 18, which hit 5. Collected at least 11 14 31 1 83 16 Kevin Harvick also in it. During cleanup of the wreak, Kyle Busch took responsibility for playing a key role.
KyleBusch tells team over the radio his alright, takes blame for the wreck. From the steep 33 degree banking along the corners, to the wide chutes offering plentiful passing opportunities, as well as tempting chances to create a massive pile-up, Talladega will be the biggest wild card for the Chase contenders thus far in What does this mean for the competitors and crews who'll bravely compete in this Sunday's Aaron's ?
Generally, this translates into drivers who may be willing to make more daring moves for the lead. All race long, you may see the drivers opting to build momentum in the third and fourth corners to draft right by the slower lane of the track. With the restrictor plates in use at Daytona and Talladega, competitors must cooperate with each other if they want to stay in contention for the win and advance positions in efforts to avoid being swept up in the "Big One.
As I mentioned in my October preview of the 'Dega race, drivers may opt for two strategies throughout the course of the event:. Stay up front. It's easier said than done, but if you have a car that is capable of leading the pack, or at least drafts well amongst the leaders, the odds of avoiding the conceivable multi-car accident increases, or so says the logistics of racing. Generally, the "Young Guns" will elect to go with this plan, feeling that they are immune to being swept up in someone else's mistake.
However, the pitfall of staying up front is the probability of being around a driver who grows impatient with following the leader. It's human nature to want to lead the field or win the race when the lap count says 60 of completed.
This will be a recurring theme on Sunday, as fans will hear words like "bumpdrafiting" or "dance partner" as many times as Darrell Waltrip will allude to Jeff Gordon's No. Drop to the back of the field. This strategy may be employed by drivers who start behind the curve on race day, or find that they have a car that's already fast, opting to "sandbag" and bluff their competitors. Drafting in the back of the pack for most of the race, the Hendrick Motorsports driver overcame a pit road infraction in the waning moments of the miler and into the lead with just half a lap remaining.
Ultimately winning the event, Gordon's strategy showed that starting position may not be of any significance; so long as you play your cards right with a great car in race conditions, find the right drafting alliances, and of course, avoid the accidents that are sure to happen at Talladega.
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