Talladega!
Wow what a race! This past weekend was the Aaron’s 499 located at Talladega, AL. There was a new face in the winner’s circle this weekend! It was also good to see Dale Earnhardt Jr. finish strong and manage to claim second place!
Here are the unofficial results of the Aaron’s 499:
- Brad Keselowski
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Ryan Newman
- Marcos Ambrose
- Scott Speed
- Kurt Busch
- Greg Biffle
- Brian Vickers
- Joey Logano
- Jeff Burton
- Reed Sorenson
- David Ragan
- Paul Menard
- Joe Nemechek
- Regan Smith
- Casey Mears
- Matt Kenseth
- Max Papis
- Elliot Sadler
- Juan Montoya
Jeff Gordon finished this race in 37th and started in 14th. After saying that, was that good enough to hold on to the Sprint Cup points lead? Well let’s see…
Here are the unofficial standings after the Aaron’s 499:
- Kurt Busch
- Jeff Gordon
- Jimmie Johnson
- Tony Stewart
- Denny Hamlin
- Kyle Busch
- Carl Edwards
- Clint Bowyer
- Jeff Burton
- Greg Biffle
- David Reutimann
- Matt Kenseth
- Ryan Newman
- Kasey Kahne
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Juan Montoya
- Brian Vickers
- Mark Martin
- Marcos Ambrose
- Kevin Harvick
It looks like after NASCAR traveled to Talladega, Jeff Gordon could not hold on to the points lead. Stay tuned for the next race to see if Jeff can manage to get the lead back!
The next race is at the Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, VA, the Russ Friedman 400. Don’t miss it!
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