AMP Energy 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Talladega

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AMP Energy 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FAST FACTS

What: AMP Energy 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega
Superspeedway. Race 33 of 36-race schedule; race 7 in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup
When: Sunday, November 1, 2009; 12 pm.
WHERE: Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala.
TV/Radio Coverage: Live on ABC and MRN Radio Network

AMP Energy 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Details
Race Length: 500.08 miles (188 laps)
Purse : $5,492,493
Defending Race Winner: Tony Stewart (3 hr., 36 min., 10 sec.)
Qualifying: Foodland/Food Giant Qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is Saturday, Oct. 31, starting at 11:15 a.m.

Defending Pole SIiter: Travis Kvapil (187.364 mph)
Qualifying Record: Bill Elliott, 212.809 mph; April 30, 1987
Race Record: Mark Martin, 188.354 mph (2 hr., 29 min., 18 sec.); May 10, 1997
Tickets: Contact the Talladega Superspeedway ticket office at 1-877-Go2- DEGA or log on to www.talladegasuperspeedway.com.
Foodland/Food Giant Qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series followed by the Mountain Dew 250 fueled by Fred’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race is set for Saturday, Oct. 31: Two- day Saturday/Sunday tickets start at $60
Single-day Saturday tickets are $40 for grandstands and $50 for towers. Kids age 11 and younger admitted free with a ticketed adult (Frontstretch Lower General Admission Grandstands only).

Track Information:
www.talladegasuperspeedway.com
COntacts: Kristi R. King, 256.223.0370 (cell)
256.761.4705 (office)
256.761.4717 (fax)
256.761.4945 (media center);
kking@talladegasuperspeedway.com (email)

Notes of Interest:

40th  ANNIVERSARY
When the checkered flag falls on the Nov.1 AMP Energy 500, fans will have witnessed the 81st NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, thus bringing an end to Talladega’s 40th anniversary celebrations.

HISTORY OF THE TOP 12 CHASE CONTENDERS AT TALLADEGA – Below is an analysis of the 12 Chase contenders with their past performance at Talladega Superspeedway:

1. MARK MARTIN – No. 5 CARQUEST/Kellogg’s Chevrolet
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Talladega Statistics – Starts: 43 Wins: 2 Poles: 2 Top 5’s: 10 Top 10’s: 22 Average
Finish:16
2008 AMP Energy 500 Finish: 8th 2009 Aaron’s 499 Finish: 43rd
AMP ENERGY 500 FACT SHEET, Page 3

2. TONY STEWART – Car: No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet
Team: Stewart-Haas Racing
Talladega Statistics – Starts: 21 Wins: 1 Poles: 0 Top 5’s: 9 Top 10’s: 12 Average
Finish: 14
2008 AMP Energy 500 Finish: 1st 2009 Aaron’s 499 Finish: 23rd

3. JIMMIE JOHNSON – Car: No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Talladega Statistics – Starts: 15 Wins: 1 Poles: 1 Top 5’s: 4 Top 10’s: 6 Average
Finish: 18
2008 AMP Energy 500 Finish: 9th 2009 Aaron’s 499 Finish: 30th

4. DENNY HAMLIN – Car: No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
Talladega Statistics – Starts: 7 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Top 5’s: 2 Top 10’s: 2 Average
Finish: 19
2008 AMP Energy 500 Finish: 39th 2009 Aaron’s 499 Finish: 22nd

5. KASEY KHANE – Car: No. 9 Budweiser Dodge
Team: Richard Petty Motorsports
Talladega Statistics – Starts: 11 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Top 5’s: 1 Top 10’s: 1 Average
Finish: 23
2008 AMP Energy 500 Finish: 36th 2009 Aaron’s 499 Finish: 36th

6. JEFF GORDON – Car: No. 24 National Guard/DuPont Chevrolet
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Talladega Statistics – Starts: 33 Wins: 6 Poles: 1 Top 5’s: 13 Top 10’s: 16 Average
Finish: 16
2008 AMP Energy 500 Finish: 38th 2009 Aaron’s 499 Finish: 37th

7. KURT BUSCH – Car: No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge
Team: Penske Racing
Talladega Statistics – Starts:17 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Top 5’s: 6 Top 10’s: 12 Average
Finish: 13
2008 AMP Energy 500 Finish: 21st 2009 Aaron’s 499 Finish: 6th

8. BRIAN VICKERS – Car: No. 83 Red Bull Toyota
Team: Red Bull Racing Team
Talladega Statistics – Starts: 10 Wins: 1 Poles: 0 Top 5’s: 3 Top 10’s: 5 Average
Finish: 20
2008 AMP Energy 500 Finish: 35th 2009 Aaron’s 499 Finish: 8th

9. CARL EDWARDS – Car: No. 99 Aflac Ford
Team: Roush Fenway Racing
Talladega Statistics – Starts: 10 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Top 5’s: 1 Top 10’s: 3 Average
Finish: 25
2008 AMP Energy 500 Finish: 29th 2009 Aaron’s 499 Finish: 24th
AMP ENERGY 500 FACT SHEET, Page 4

10. RYAN NEWMAN – Car: No. 39 U.S. Army Year of the NCO Chevrolet
Team: Stewart-Haas Racing
Talladega Statistics – Starts: 15 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Top 5’s: 4 Top 10’s: 7 Average
Finish: 18
2008 AMP Energy 500 Finish: 43rd 2009 Aaron’s 499 Finish: 3rd

11. JUAN PABLO MONTOYA – Car: No. 42 Target Chevrolet
Team: Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Talladega Statistics – Starts: 5 Wins: 0 Poles: 1 Top 5’s: 1 Top 10’s: 1 Average
Finish: 19
2008 AMP Energy 500 Finish: 25th 2009 Aaron’s 499 Finish: 20th

12. GREG BIFFLE – Car: No. 16 3M Ford
Team: Roush Fenway Racing
Talladega Statistics – Starts: 13 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Top 5’s: 0 Top 10’s: 1 Average
Finish: 24
2008 AMP Energy 500 Finish: 24th 2009 Aaron’s 499 Finish: 7th

SHEPHERD, SMITH TO BE INDUCTED INTO TALLADEGA-TEXACO WALK OF FAME – Fans voted in July for the 2009 Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame honorees, and on Saturday, Oct. 31 during Talladega Superspeedway’s AMP Energy 500 weekend, two new names will be added to this prestigious list: Morgan Shepherd and Jack Smith. The Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame in downtown Talladega is both a focal point saluting NASCAR’s greatest names and a tribute to one of racing’s brightest stars – the late Davey Allison.

Developed in 1994, the Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame has inducted one active driver and up to two inactive drivers since 1995 based on the fans’ vote chosen from a ballot of nominees selected by strict
guidelines.

Talladega SUPERSPEEDWAY MVP’S

• Dale Earnhardt – most wins with 10, most top-5s with 23, most top-10s with 27 and most laps led with 1,377
• Dale Earnhardt, Jr. – most consecutive wins with 4
• Jeff Gordon – most active driver wins with 6
• Bill Elliott – most pole positions with 8, most consecutive pole positions with 6 and most consecutive starts with 53 and the fastest lap at a speed of 212.809 mph
• Jeff Gordon – furthest starting position back from which a driver has won the race, 36th

You can download the complete fact sheet here.

Track Specifications:
Track length: 2.66 miles
Banking: Corners — 33 degrees; frontstretch — 16.5 degrees
backstretch — 2 degrees
Frontstretch: 4,300 feet
Backstretch: 4,000 feet
Race length: 500 miles
Grandstand seating capacity: 143,231
Opened: 1969

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