NEXT Race: Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway

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Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway Preview

Talladega Superspeedway

Next race: Aaron's 499 (Race No. 9 of the 36-race NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series season)

The track: Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala.

The date/time: Sunday, April 30, 2:10 p.m. (ET)

TV: FOX, 1:30 p.m. (ET). HD Where Available

TV: Announcers: Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip

Pre-Race: Chris Meyers, Jeff Hammond

Pit Reporters: Dick Berggren, Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Jeanne Zelasko

Radio: MRN/XM Satellite

Posted awards: $5,901,372

Race length: 500 miles, 188 laps
Track layout: 2.66 miles
Superspeedway: 2.66-mile trioval 48 feet wide (12-foot apron)
Turns: Banking: 33 degrees Length: 3,750 feet Radius: 1,100 feet

2005 winner: Jeff Gordon
2005 polesitter: Kevin Harvick

NASCAR Radio Information

Radio: MRN/XM Satellite

Link to MRN Radio Affiliates visit Radio News Page - Click MRN Radio Link

NASCAR TV Schedule

Complete TV Listings

More Useful Information.. than the other guy..

Talladega Raceday Scanner  Free on NASCAR.com this weekend: NASCAR.COM is gearing up for the race at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend by offering its Raceday Scanner application free for the Aaron’s 499 NEXTEL Cup Series Race on Sunday, April 30. Raceday Scanner is a popular component of NEXTEL TrackPass and allows fans to listen to their favorite driver with live race-day communications of all available NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series drivers. “The ability to hear the raw emotions and thoughts of these drivers competing at 190 MPH is an intense experience. Offering Raceday Scanner free to fans is a great way for us to showcase this service,” said Scott Bailey, vice president and general manager of business operations for Turner Sports New Media. “Listening to your favorite driver’s in-car audio while watching the broadcast is the next best thing to being at the race on pit-road with the crew chief, and Talladega is a great race to listen in on.” The Raceday Scanner shares the same functionality as the “In-Car Audio” feature of NASCAR.COM’s Emmy Award-winning Nextel TrackPass, providing fans with their choice of live race-day audio from any available driver during a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race. If fans like what they hear this weekend, they will able to purchase Raceday Scanner for every 2006 NEXTEL Cup Series race throughout the NASCAR season on NASCAR.COM for a fee of $4.95 per month or $29.95 per year, with a two-week free trial period for first-time members. Current NEXTEL TrackPass members automatically have access to the Raceday Scanner at no additional cost. (Turner Sports, Inc. PR) www.nascar.com

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Weekend Schedule

Friday, April 28
(Grandstands Open At 11:30 a.m./Day Parking Lots Open At 7 a.m.)
6 a.m. NNCS Garage & Registration Opens
12 p.m. NNCS Rookie & Spotter Meetings & Drawing For Qualifying Order
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. NNCS Practice
2:30 to 2:45 p.m. FOX Exhibition Run
3:05 p.m. to 3:55 p.m. NNCS Final Practice

Saturday, April 29
(Grandstands Open At 8 a.m./Day Parking Lots Open At 5 a.m.)
6:30 a.m. NNCS Garage & Registration Opens
10:40 a.m. NNCS The Birmingham News Qualifying
(Two Laps – All Positions) IMPOUND
2:10 p.m. NBS Aaron’s 312 (117 Laps, 311.2 Miles)

Sunday, April 30
(Grandstands Open At 8 a.m./Day Parking Lots Open At 5 a.m.)
7 a.m. NNCS Garage & Registration Opens
8:30 a.m. NNCS Spotters Meeting
11:10 a.m. NNCS Driver/Crew Chief Meeting (Garage)
12:40 p.m. NNCS Driver Introduction
1:10 p.m. NNCS Aaron’s 499 (188 Laps, 500.08 Miles)

key
NNCS = NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
NBS = NASCAR Busch Series
NCTS = NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
SUBJECT TO CHANGE - ALL TIMES IN CT

Aaron's 499 - Race Cast

11:02 CT - Command to Start Engines (Grandstands are packed, appears maybe a few thousand fans, if that didn't show up.

11:08 CT - Cars roll off the starting grid.

11:14 CT - Green Flag Waves

11:15 - Pole Sitter Elliot Sadler leads first lap

Lap 9 - Kyle Busch causes muti-car wreck (Cars involved Kasey Kahne, Hermie Sadler, Kevin Harvick, Sterling Marlin, Ryan Newman, Ken Schrader, Martin Truex, Mark Martin, David Stremme, Reed Sorenson, Kyle Petty, Bobby Labonte)

11:34 CT Kasey Kahne car is being repaired and Kahne is awake and alert, but has been taken to local hospital for further evaluation.

Lap 16  11:36 CT - Restart

11:38 CT - Correction FOX reports Kasey Kahne had wind knocked-out of him, but will be treated and released.

Lap 19 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr. battles Vickers for the lead.

Lap 23 - Earnhardt, Jr. with 2 car length lead over field.

Lap 33 - Jamie McMurray leads Scott Riggs, Kurt Busch

Lap 39 - Kevin Harvick caution, nearly hits the  wall turn 1-2 damage to ride side from previous wreck.

Lap 43 - Green Flag Restart

12:11 CT Lap 52 - Greg Biffle out of the race, engine failure.

12:16 CT - Biffle broken piston possibly

Lap 71 - Green flag pit stops are laps away

Lap 72 - Earnhardt, Jr. takes lead, fans are on their feet.

Lap 73 - Three wide for the lead

Lap 73, Lap 74 - Green Flag pit stops begin.

Lap 76 - Black flag for Carl Edwards, leaving pit road with equipment (catch can.)

Lap 83 - Matt Kenseth leads the field

Lap 88 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr. spins in Turn 3 in single car wreck without damage, T. Stewart nearly hits Budweiser #8.. Only slight left front fender damage.

Lap 91 - Green Flag restart

Lap 109 - Caution debris on the track tire tread

Lap 114 - Green Flag restart

Lap 117 - Earnhardt, Jr. enters top 10 first after lap 88 incident

Lap 127 - Sterling Marlin spins on the front stretch

Lap 130 - Green Flag restart

Lap 152 - Caution debris on the track.. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. engine failure.

Lap 166 - Caution out Bobby Labonte engine failure.

Lap 169 - Green Flag restart

Lap 173 - Caution out, muti-car wreck on the front stretch.

Lap 177 - Black flag for passing below line, previous to caution at 173. (Kevin LePage, Dave Blaney, Travis Kvapil, Joe Nemechek, Reed Sorenson and Michael Waltrip. Kevin Harvick)

Lap 179 - Green Flag restart.. Stewart leads

Lap 180 - Brian Vickers leads

Lap 184 -J. Gordon takes lead from Jamie McMurray

Lap 186 - Vickers takes the lead with 4.5 miles left.

Lap 188/2:45 CT: Johnson edges T. Stewart, Brian Vickers to win Aaron's 49

Aaron's 499 - Notes

56 lead changes.

Aaron's 499 - Running Order

Points After Aaron's 499

NASCAR Point Standings

Aaron's 499 - Starting Grid

1. (38) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 188.511.
2. (20) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 187.658.
3. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 187.320.
4. (88) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 187.232.
5. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 187.137.
6. (01) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 187.130.
7. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 186.991.
8. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 186.933.
9. (14) Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet, 186.925.
10. (6) Mark Martin, Ford, 186.856.
11. (18) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 186.827.
12. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 186.685.
13. (5) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 186.652.
14. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 186.587.
15. (07) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 186.521.
16. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 186.478.
17. (40) David Stremme, Dodge, 186.463.
18. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 186.427.
19. (7) Robby Gordon, Chevrolet, 186.217.
20. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 186.018.
21. (55) Michael Waltrip, Dodge, 185.971.
22. (27) Kirk Shelmerdine, Chevrolet, 185.787.
23. (61) Kevin Lepage, Ford, 185.761.
24. (00) Hermie Sadler, Ford, 185.758.
25. (42) Casey Mears, Dodge, 185.689.
26. (45) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 185.571.
27. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 185.578.
28. (32) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 185.632.
29. (96) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 185.527.
30. (11) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 185.445.
31. (43) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 185.423.
32. (25) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 185.348.
33. (10) Scott Riggs, Dodge, 185.423.
34. (21) Ken Schrader, Ford, 185.140.
35. (34) Chad Chaffin, Chevrolet, 185.230.
36. (19) Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 185.126.
37. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 185.104.
38. (22) Dave Blaney, Dodge, 184.815.
39. (66) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 184.250.
40. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 184.012.
41. (41) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 183.892.
42. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 183.864.
43. (4) Scott Wimmer, Chevrolet, 185.154 (provisional).