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The Elevator | Hendrick teams headed to the top?
DAVID POOLE
The Charlotte Observer
Sunday, Oct. 07, 2007
Riding on the racing elevator down in Alabama:
UP – Hendrick Motorsports
Second 1-2 finish for Gordon and Johnson at Talladega this year, and they’re also 1-2 in points. Casey Mears, meanwhile, finished sixth.
SIDEWAYS – Talladega racing
More single-file racing than usual in a plate race and it wasn’t nearly as wild as some expected it to be.
DOWN – Richard Childress/Dale Earnhardt Inc engines
It’s hard to imagine a valid reason for one group having this many problems in one race.
| 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 |