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    • Rockingham gets a race and more

    To most people, auto racing is simply a sport. But around Rockingham, N.C., racing has been part of the economic lifeblood of the community for the better part of four decades.

    Sorenson penalized 25 points; crew chief fined

    NASCAR on Tuesday docked Reed Sorenson 25 driver points and fined crew chief Jimmy Elledge $25,000 and placed him on probation until Dec. 31 for rules violations found after Sunday’s UAW Ford 500 at Talladega.

    Gordon, Johnson lead rankings
    heading into Charlotte

    That's Racin's David Poole ranks the top 40 teams in the NASCAR Nextel Cup series following the UAW Ford 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.



    TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY  
    TRACK FACTS
    Date Opened: September, 1969
    First NWCS Race: Talladega 500, September 14, 1969
    Qualifying Record: Bill Elliott, 212.809 mph (44.998 sec.), 4/30/87
    Race Record: Mark Martin, 188.354 mph, 5/10/97
    Owner: ISC
    President: Grant Lynch
    Phone: (256) 362-2261
    Tickets: (256) 362-7223
    Shipping Address:
    3366 Speedway Blvd.
    Talladega, AL 35160
    Mailing Address:
    PO Box 777
    Talladega, AL 35161    		 TRACK CONFIGURATION
    Distance: 2.66 Mile Tri-oval
    Banking in Turns 1-4: 33º
    Banking on Tri-oval: 18º
    Banking on Backstretch: 2º
    Length of Frontstretch: 4,300 ft.
    Length of Backstretch: 4,000 ft.
    Grandstand Seating: 138,000
    Miles/Laps: 500 mi. = 188 laps