McMurray wins, Johnson 6th at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) NASCAR demanded drivers be on their best behavior at Talladega Superspeedway, where a ban on bump-drafting sanitized what's usually one of the most spectacular races of the season.
In the end, chaos reigned, just like always.
After 450 miles of what resembled a slow Sunday drive, the action picked up and the outcome was much of what everyone has come to expect out of Talladega: An unlikely winner, two spectacular crashes and an army of drivers frustrated about the unpredictability of restrictor-plate racing.
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| Nationwide teams shake down new car at Talladega TALLADEGA, Ala. (Sporting News) - In a perfect world, the performance of NASCAR's new Nationwide Series racecars will match their aesthetics. Based on the first superspeedway shakedown Monday at Talladega, that just might be the case. (MORE) |
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| Rank | Driver | Points | Wins |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 6248 | 6 |
| 2 | Mark Martin | 6064 | 5 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | 6056 | 1 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 6009 | 0 |
| 5 | Tony Stewart | 5969 | 4 |
| 6 | Kurt Busch | 5936 | 1 |
| 7 | Greg Biffle | 5908 | 0 |
| 8 | Ryan Newman | 5846 | 0 |
| 9 | Kasey Kahne | 5834 | 2 |
| 10 | Carl Edwards | 5811 | 0 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | 5800 | 3 |
| 12 | Brian Vickers | 5692 | 1 |
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