Aaron's 312 - Talladega Superspeedway

Truex Jr. Claims Third Straight Talladega Win
Martin Truex Jr. won the Aaron’s 312 in his first NASCAR Busch Series race of the season. Truex showed his championship mettle by holding off a pack of challengers with three laps to go to win the Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway, winning for the third consecutive time at the 2.66-mile superspeedway. The two-time NASCAR Busch Series champion, whose No. 8 Chevrolet carried the familiar black paint scheme of Dale Earnhardt on Dale Earnhardt Day, recorded his 13th career victory while becoming the only series driver to win in his first three starts at Talladega. He started 12th in today’s race, the lowest starting position for Truex in his three career starts at Talladega; he started third in his 2004 victory and fourth in his win last year. Truex has 52 top-10 finishes in 85 career NASCAR Busch Series starts and has 35 top-five finishes. Harvick finished 0.086 seconds behind Truex in second after starting 19th, stretching his NASCAR Busch Series points lead to a commanding 299 points over Clint Bowyer, who finished fifth. Kyle Busch and Brian Vickers worked together to lead a combined total of 40 laps and finished third and fourth, respectively. Truex led the most laps on the day, leading seven times for a total of 36 laps. The race was slowed by four cautions, including a caution on lap 67 brought out by Tony Stewart. Stewart slid down the track in front of Kenny Wallace, turned sideways and became airborne. Stewart’s car settled upside down on the frontstretch and was struck by rookie Danny O’Quinn Jr. Both drivers were able to walk away from the wreck however neither was able to return to competition.

Aaron's 312 Notes
· Race Results · Rookie Post-Race Quotes · Point Standings · Owner Point Standings · Starting Lineup · Qualifying Results · Rookie Qualifying Quotes · Final Practice · Rookie Final Practice Quotes · Practice 2 · Practice 1 · Qualifying Order · Entry List · Race Notes · Weekend Schedule · Raybestos Rookie Notes	· Kevin Harvick Notes · Clint Bowyer Notes · Denny Hamlin Notes · Carl Edwards Notes · Kyle Busch Notes · Greg Biffle Notes · Reed Sorenson Notes · Kenny Wallace Notes · Danny O’Quinn, Jr. Notes · Mark McFarland Notes · Todd Kluever Notes · John Andretti Notes · David Green Notes · Tim Sauter Notes · Ken Schrader Notes · Scott Riggs Notes

J.J. Yeley Captures Talladega Pole
J.J. Yeley captured the pole position for Saturday’s Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway, his second NASCAR Busch Series pole of the season. His first came at the other restrictor-plate track on the circuit, Daytona International Speedway in the first race of the season. He finished eighth in that race. This is also the second pole of Yeley’s Busch Series career. Yeley will be making his 62nd series start when he takes the green flag on Saturday afternoon. Yeley is making his second career NBS start at Talladega Superspeedway. He started sixth and finished 38th in last year’s race at the track. Yeley is currently fourth in the Busch Series point standings, 311 points behind the leader Kevin Harvick. He has six top-10 finishes, including three top fives, this season. Clint Bowyer will join Yeley on the front row, as he starts from the second position. Denny Hamlin rolls off from the third starting spot, while Danny O’Quinn and Brian Vickers round out the top five on the starting grid.