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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:

  1. Brad Keselowski
  2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  3. Ryan Newman
  4. Marcos Ambrose
  5. Scott Speed
  6. Kurt Busch
  7. Greg Biffle
  8. Brian Vickers
  9. Joey Logano
  10. Jeff Burton
  11. Reed Sorenson
  12. David Ragan
  13. Paul Menard
  14. Joe Nemechek
  15. Regan Smith
  16. Casey Mears
  17. Matt Kenseth
  18. Max Papis
  19. Elliot Sadler
  20. 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:

  1. Kurt Busch
  2. Jeff Gordon
  3. Jimmie Johnson
  4. Tony Stewart
  5. Denny Hamlin
  6. Kyle Busch
  7. Carl Edwards
  8. Clint Bowyer
  9. Jeff Burton
  10. Greg Biffle
  11. David Reutimann
  12. Matt Kenseth
  13. Ryan Newman
  14. Kasey Kahne
  15. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  16. Juan Montoya
  17. Brian Vickers
  18. Mark Martin
  19. Marcos Ambrose
  20. 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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