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2008 Chase Standings
1	--	Jimmie Johnson	5575	--
2	-1	Carl Edwards	5565	-10
3	--	Greg Biffle	5540	-35
4	--	Jeff Burton .	5454	-121
5	--	Kevin Harvick	5439	-136
6	+2	Jeff Gordon	5437	-138
7	-1	Clint Bowyer	5411	-164
8	+1	Dale Earnhardt Junior	5385	-190
9	+1	Matt Kenseth	5383	-192
10	+1	Denny Hamlin	5332	-243
11	-4	Tony Stewart	5320	-255
12	--	Kyle Busch	5264	-311

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NASCAR practice crash wrecks five cars at Talladega
By Greg Engle,NASCAR Examiner, October 4

Dale Earnhardt Junior’s hopes of a rally in the championship standings at the track where he’s considered a favorite took a hit both literally and figuratively at Talladega Friday.

Dale Earnhardt Junior’s hopes of a rally in the championship standings at the track where he’s considered a favorite took a hit both literally and figuratively at Talladega Friday.

A right rear tire exploded on Earnhardt’s Chevy at the start of the final on-track practice session sending the car careening into the fourth turn wall. The crash involved at least four other cars.

Kasey Kahne, David Reutimann, Clint Bowyer and Tony Stewart were among those swept up in the crash.

"I just saw tires flying and then smoke," Kahne said. "I didn't know really where to go. I hit it a little bit, but it tore up the front of the car bad enough that we'll definitely need to go to our backup car."

The crash added more misery to Earnhardt’s bad day. Earlier the team was forced to change an engine in the car. Under NASCAR rules, because the engine change happened after the first practice, Earnhardt will have to start from the rear of the field Sunday no matter where he qualifies on Saturday.

This Day in NASCAR History
By Bill Marx, The Sporting News,October 3

1976: Cale Yarborough wins the Wilkes 400 at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway for his fourth victory in a row, the longest winning streak of his career.

NASCAR Number
By Bill Marx,The Sporting News,October 3

100.0: Percentage of Cup races at Talladega Superspeedway that Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin have been racing at the finish. Harvick (15 starts) and Hamlin (five) are the only Chase drivers who do not have a DNF in Cup races at Talladega.

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Todays Headlines:

--Robby Gordon files suit over failed merger
--Alabama Governor urges NASCAR fans to fuel up at home
--Benson, Hornaday bring title fight to Talladega
--On the track with Larry Mac: Talladega
--Chart of the week: Crushing crashes

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Robby Gordon files suit over failed merger
CSD Staff, October 3

Robby Gordon is suing McLaren Capital Advisers Inc. over a $1 million fee the Los Angeles-based investment company is seeking for a failed merger with Gillett Evernham Motorsports.

Alabama Governor urges NASCAR fans to fuel up at home
CSD Staff, October 3

Alabama governor Bob Riley is asking NASCAR fans to fill up at home before heading to Talladega this weekend.

Benson, Hornaday bring title fight to Talladega
By Tim Tuttle, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service, October 3

The Craftsman Truck Series races for the third time Saturday at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, a track where drafting is paramount, big-pack running the norm and multi-truck crashes the fear.

On the track with Larry Mac: Talladega
By Larry McReynolds, October 3

Even though a lot of people relate Talladega to Daytona -- they are both restrictor-plate races -- the tracks are totally different from one another. Talladega got a new surface last fall, and the place has a ton of grip. So nobody's car drives poorly here. And the good news is teams already have a race with the (new car) Car of Tomorrow under their belts.

Chart of the week: Crushing crashes
By Bill Marx, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service, October 3

Chase drivers fear Talladega because of the threat of being caught up in the Big One -- a multicar wreck that wipes out a bunch of cars and damages a driver's chance to win the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

Next Sprint Cup Race:

What: AMP ENERGY 500
Where: Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
GREEN FLAG: 2:00PM ET OCT 5
TV: ABC,1:00PM ET
Radio: MRN/Sirius Satellite Ch. 128.
Distance:188 Laps 500 Miles
Track layout 2.66 mile paved track
2007 Winner: Jeff Gordon

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