Race Results : Talladega Superspeedway
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- Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 188
- Laps Actual: 194 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 146.904
- Cautions: 8 for 30 laps
- Lead Changes: 33
- Green Flag Passes: 13,871 (84.6 passes per green flag lap)
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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| 1 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 190 | 180 | 194 | 139 | 0 | running |
| 2 | 11 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 175 | 170 | 194 | 2 | 0 | running |
| 3 | 38 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | 170 | 165 | 194 | 2 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 22 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 160 | 160 | 194 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 5 | 13 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | 155 | 155 | 194 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 6 | 3 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 155 | 150 | 194 | 9 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 10 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 151 | 146 | 194 | 1 | 0 | running |
| 8 | 42 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 147 | 142 | 194 | 1 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 14 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 138 | 138 | 194 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 27 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 134 | 134 | 194 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 11 | 23 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 130 | 130 | 194 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 1 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 132 | 127 | 194 | 12 | 0 | running |
| 13 | 29 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 129 | 124 | 194 | 2 | 0 | running |
| 14 | 26 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 121 | 121 | 193 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 15 | 36 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 123 | 118 | 193 | 3 | 0 | running |
| 16 | 43 | 09 | Johnny Sauter | Dodge | 115 | 115 | 192 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 17 | 31 | 33 | Kerry Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 112 | 112 | 190 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 18 | 9 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Dodge | 109 | 109 | 188 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 19 | 8 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 106 | 106 | 187 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 20 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 108 | 103 | 186 | 8 | 0 | crash |
| 21 | 32 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 100 | 100 | 186 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 22 | 20 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | 97 | 97 | 180 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 23 | 15 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | 99 | 94 | 174 | 1 | 0 | engine |
| 24 | 19 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 91 | 91 | 172 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 25 | 39 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | 88 | 88 | 172 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 26 | 18 | 11 | Jason Leffler | Chevrolet | 85 | 85 | 171 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 27 | 4 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 87 | 82 | 171 | 4 | 0 | running |
| 28 | 33 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | 84 | 79 | 171 | 1 | 0 | running |
| 29 | 30 | 66 | Hermie Sadler | Ford | 76 | 76 | 170 | 0 | 0 | rear end |
| 30 | 7 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 73 | 73 | 170 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 31 | 24 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 75 | 70 | 169 | 1 | 0 | running |
| 32 | 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 67 | 67 | 166 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 33 | 16 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | 69 | 64 | 166 | 3 | 0 | running |
| 34 | 25 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | 61 | 61 | 162 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 35 | 12 | 36 | Boris Said | Chevrolet | 58 | 58 | 146 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 36 | 28 | 0 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | 55 | 55 | 141 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 37 | 37 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | 52 | 52 | 139 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 38 | 17 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | 49 | 49 | 139 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 39 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 51 | 46 | 135 | 5 | 0 | crash |
| 40 | 40 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr | Chevrolet | 43 | 43 | 132 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 41 | 35 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 40 | 40 | 132 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 42 | 34 | 23 | Mike Skinner | Dodge | 37 | 37 | 132 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 43 | 41 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 34 | 34 | 106 | 0 | 0 | running |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.