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PRESS CENTER WRAPUP: SUNDAY

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NASCAR.COM's Ryan Smithson wraps up another wild day at Talladega. Dale Earnhardt Jr. got his fifth career Talladega triumph, coming out on top after one of the wildest finishes we've seen in quite some time.

Junior also took the Nextel Cup points lead with the victory. Still, all was not well for Earnhardt Jr. He faces a possible penalty after cursing during Sunday's post-race television interview.

DRIVER MEETING UPDATE: SUNDAY

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NASCAR.COM's Lee Montgomery says Sunday's pre-race drivers' meeting feature little more than some warnings to drivers about Talladega's ground rules.

Meanwhile, Carl Edwards will start Sunday's race at the back of the field since Dave Blaney qualified the No. 99 Ford so that Edwards could compete in Saturday's Craftsman Truck Series event at Fontana.

GARAGE UPDATE: SATURDAY

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NASCAR.COM's Lee Montgomery says Joe Nemechek remains the fastest man in Talladega. Nemechek led Saturday's final practice despite locking up his brakes while practicing getting on and off pit road.

Carl Edwards brushed the wall, but his team will be able to stick with its primary car for Sunday's race.

OVERNIGHT UPDATE: FRIDAY

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NASCAR.COM's Ryan Smithson reviews Friday's busy day at Talladega. Joe Nemechek took the Bud Pole, but Smithson says Ricky Rudd may a force to contend with come Sunday afternoon.

TRACK WEATHER UPDATE: FRIDAY

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NASCAR.COM's Ryan Smithson says the weather this weekend at Talladega couldn't be much better. There is a small chance for rain on Saturday, but with only two Nextel Cup practices and no Busch race scheduled Saturday, the rain, if it comes, should have little consequence.

RACE PREVIEW: FRIDAY

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NASCAR.COM's Ryan Smithson says not surprisingly, most of the talk around the garage area centers around whether Dale Earnhardt Jr. can get another Talladega victory. Smithson believes Jeff Gordon, who won the most recent Nextel Cup Series race at Talladega, will be very strong.