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TALLADEGA, AL - NOVEMBER 01:  Casey Mears, driver of the #07 Jack Daniel's Chevrolet, leads a single file draft during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on November 1, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama.  (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Jimmie Johnson: Single-File Racing Was Not a Protest Against NASCAR by Kelly Crandall

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Ryan Newman and Jimmie Johnson: As the Wheel Turns, Talladega Edition by David Yeazell

TALLADEGA, AL - NOVEMBER 01:  Jamie McMurray, driver of the #26 IRWIN Marathon Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on November 1, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama.  (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Jamie McMurray Wins Wild Talladega Race, Jimmie Johnson Dodges Doom by Rob Tiongson

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Kyle Busch Gets Huge Push From Aric Almirola for Mountain Dew 250 Win by S M Napier

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David Poole's Words Ring True When It Comes to Talladega by Mary Jo Buchanan

TALLADEGA, AL - NOVEMBER 01: Jamie McMurray, driver of the #26 IRWIN Marathon Ford, takes the checkered flag ahead of second place finisher Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on November 1, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama.  (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Parks' Race Reactions: Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway by Dustin Parks

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 31:  Rick Crawford, driver of the #14 Circle Bar/International Truck Engine Ford, loses control and crashes into Mike Skinner, driver of the #5 PC Miler Navigator Toyota, during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 31, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama.  (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

Talladega Speedway Tries to Tame the Demons That "Haunt" the Track by Mary Jo Buchanan

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Todd Bodine Poised for His Fifth Consecutive Superspeedway Win by S M Napier

TALLADEGA, AL - NOVEMBER 01:  Casey Mears, driver of the #07 Jack Daniel's Chevrolet, leads a single file draft during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on November 1, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama.  (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Jimmie Johnson: Single-File Racing Was Not a Protest Against NASCAR by Kelly Crandall

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Ryan Newman and Jimmie Johnson: As the Wheel Turns, Talladega Edition by David Yeazell

TALLADEGA, AL - NOVEMBER 01:  Jamie McMurray, driver of the #26 IRWIN Marathon Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on November 1, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama.  (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Jamie McMurray Wins Wild Talladega Race, Jimmie Johnson Dodges Doom by Rob Tiongson

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Kyle Busch Gets Huge Push From Aric Almirola for Mountain Dew 250 Win by S M Napier

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David Poole's Words Ring True When It Comes to Talladega by Mary Jo Buchanan

TALLADEGA, AL - NOVEMBER 01: Jamie McMurray, driver of the #26 IRWIN Marathon Ford, takes the checkered flag ahead of second place finisher Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on November 1, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama.  (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Parks' Race Reactions: Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway by Dustin Parks

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 31:  Rick Crawford, driver of the #14 Circle Bar/International Truck Engine Ford, loses control and crashes into Mike Skinner, driver of the #5 PC Miler Navigator Toyota, during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 31, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama.  (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

Talladega Speedway Tries to Tame the Demons That "Haunt" the Track by Mary Jo Buchanan

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Todd Bodine Poised for His Fifth Consecutive Superspeedway Win by S M Napier

Vote Now! - Author Poll

Of the Aaron's 499 winners at Talladega, who will repeat again?

  • Kyle Busch
  • Jeff Gordon
  • Jimmie Johnson
  • Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
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Results - Author Poll

Of the Aaron's 499 winners at Talladega, who will repeat again?

  • Kyle Busch

    20.7%
  • Jeff Gordon

    37.9%
  • Jimmie Johnson

    8.6%
  • Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

    32.8%
  • Total votes: 58


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