TALLADEGA, Ala., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The starting grid for Sunday night's NASCAR EA Sports 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway:
1. R-Jimmie Johnson (48), Chevrolet
2. Mark Martin (6), Ford
3. Tony Stewart (20), Pontiac
4. Jeff Gordon (24), Chevrolet
5. Jamie McMurray (40), Dodge
6. Rusty Wallace (2), Ford
7. R-Ryan Newman (12), Ford
8. Matt Kenseth (17), Ford
9. Bill Elliott (9), Dodge
10. Ricky Rudd (28), Ford
11. Kurt Busch (97), Ford
12. Dale Jarrett (88), Ford
13. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8), Chevrolet
14. Jeff Burton (99), Ford
15. Michael Waltrip (15), Chevrolet
16. Ricky Craven (32), Ford
17. Jeff Green (30), Chevrolet
18. Bobby Labonte (18), Pontiac
19. Kevin Harvick (29), Chevrolet
20. Robby Gordon (31), Chevrolet
21. Dave Blaney (77), Ford
22. Kyle Petty (45), Dodge
23. Terry Labonte (5), Chevrolet
24. Jimmy Spencer (41), Dodge
25. Johnny Benson (10), Pontiac
26. Jeremy Mayfield (19), Dodge
27. Elliott Sadler (21), Ford
28. Ward Burton (22), Dodge
29. Ron Hornaday (55), Chevrolet
30. John Andretti (43), Dodge
31. Ken Schrader (36), Pontiac
32. Scott Wimmer (23), Dodge
33. Todd Bodine (26), Ford
34. Joe Nemechek (25), Chevrolet
35. Steve Park (1), Chevrolet
36. Kenny Wallace (23), Dodge
37. Mike Skinner (4), Chevrolet
38. Mike Wallace (14), Pontiac
39. Casey Atwood (7), Dodge
40. Jerry Nadeau (44), Dodge
41. Brett Bodine (11), Ford
42. Stacy Compton (49), Dodge
43. Jay Sauter (71), Chevrolet
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