Race 3

TRACK facts

TALLADEGA Superspeedway

Opened: 1969

Location: Talladega, Ala.

First NASCAR Cup race: 9/14/69

Distance: 2.66 miles

Front stretch: 4,30 feet

Back stretch: 4,000 feet

Banking in Turns 1-4: 33 degrees

Banking in trioval: 18 degrees

Banking on back stretch: 2 degrees

Grandstand seats: 143,000

Tickets: 877-462-3342

Website: talladegasuperspeedway.com

DODGE presents DOWN THE ROAD

NASCAR fact

Rusty Wallace's No. 2 Dodge Charger may not seat six, but the driver himself has an enormous capacity for winning. Entering his final season of Nextel Cup competition, Wallace had 55 victories, eighth on the all-time list.

Dodge fact

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What to expect

Chase drivers are the most wary about Talladega because no one knows what's going to happen in a restrictor-plate race. The cars run closely together in big packs, making an enormous crash nearly inevitable. Whether you're in it or not is really just luck. (Unless you cause it.) One minute you're driving along minding your own business, the next minute you're spinning in the infield. Or worse.

TSN's winner: Tony Stewart

CHASE DRIVERS AT TALLADEGA

                       Races    Wins    Top 5s    Top 10s

 1. Kurt Busch           9       0         4         6
 2. Tony Stewart        13       0         6         8
 3. Mark Martin         39       2        10        21
 4. Matt Kenseth        11       0         1         3
 5. Greg Biffle          5       0         0         0
 6. Rusty Wallace       44       0         1        12
 7. Jimmie Johnson       7       0         1         2
 8. Ryan Newman          7       0         1         2
 9. Jeremy Mayfield     22       0         2         2
10. Carl Edwards         2       0         0         0

                       Poles     Laps/Led     Avg. start

 1. Kurt Busch           0       1,589/55        21.1
 2. Tony Stewart         0       2,359/61        18.3
 3. Mark Martin          2      6,827/313        13.9
 4. Matt Kenseth         0       1,906/61        28.4
 5. Greg Biffle          0          934/3        25.6
 6. Rusty Wallace        0      6,760/120        20.9
 7. Jimmie Johnson       1       1,237/56         6.0
 8. Ryan Newman          0       1,031/13        10.9
 9. Jeremy Mayfield      3       3,647/43        23.9
10. Carl Edwards         0          288/0        23.0

                       Avg. finish    DNF    LLF

 1. Kurt Busch            12.4         1      6
 2. Tony Stewart          12.7         2      9
 3. Mark Martin           14.5         4     24
 4. Matt Kenseth          18.5         2      7
 5. Greg Biffle           20.4         0      2
 6. Rusty Wallace         20.5        14     22
 7. Jimmie Johnson        22.0         4      3
 8. Ryan Newman           22.7         3      4
 9. Jeremy Mayfield       23.1         5     10
10. Carl Edwards          37.0         1      0

LLF: lead lap finishes

Aaron's 499

TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY

May 1, 2005

TOP 10

Finish    Start    Driver             Car, make       Laps led

 1.         2      Jeff Gordon        24 Chevrolet      139
 2.        11      Tony Stewart       20 Chevrolet        2
 3.        38      Michael Waltrip    15 Chevrolet        2
 4.        22      Jeremy Mayfield    19 Dodge
 5.        13      Jamie McMurray     42 Dodge
 6.         3      Elliott Sadler     38 Ford             9
 7.        10      Kurt Busch         97 Ford             1
 8.        42      Ken Schrader       49 Dodge            1
 9.        14      Dale Jarrett       88 Ford
10.        27      Jeff Burton        31 Chevrolet

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