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Jeff Gordon gets pelted with debris as he passes Dale Earnhardt on the all-time wins list.

Lap-by-Lap: Talladega

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April 30, 2007
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Lap 191 -- YELLOW/CHECKERED FLAG: JEFF GORDON WINS THE AARON'S 499 AND PASSES DALE EARNHARDT ON THE ALL-TIME WINS LIST.

Lap 191 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 8: Elliott Sadler clips Greg Biffle who spins and collects Johnny Sauter. Field is frozen at the last scoring loop. Ahead of the wreck, David Gilliland hits Tony Stewart and Stewart hits the inside wall hard.

Lap 191 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon gets the final two laps under way.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Jamie McMurray
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Kurt Busch
5. David Gilliland

Lap 188 -- Denny Hamlin and Tony Raines hit pit road as they were going to run out of fuel.

Lap 186 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon had passed Jamie McMurray before the caution came out takes the lead before the green-white-checkers finish.

Lap 185 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: David Reutimann blows his engine and brings out the caution.

Lap 183 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jamie McMurray leads with Dale Earnhardt Jr. right behind.

Lap 182 -- Cars are now three wide as Dale Earnhardt Jr. creates a lane in the middle.

Lap 181 -- Denny Hamlin leads. Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart jump out of line trying to get to the front.

Lap 180 -- Denny Hamlin still leads, so far no one has gotten out of line.

Lap 179 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin brings the field to green with 10 laps to go.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Jamie McMurray
3. David Reutimann
4. Greg Biffle
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 175 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: Debris on the track. Part of Ryan Newman's car is on the track. Bobby Labonte gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 169 -- Denny Hamlin still leads. The top-24 cars are single-file on the track right now.

Lap 166 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin brings the field to the green.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Jamie McMurray
3. David Reutimann
4. Greg Biffle
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 163 -- 10 cars including leader Denny Hamlin stay out. Everyone else hits pit road.
• David Stremme says he had to pit to get fuel
• Matt Kenseth fuel only
• Jeff Gordon fuel only
• Jimmie Johnson fuel only (Continued)

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Aaron's 499

Official Results
Pos. Driver Make
1. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet
2. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet
3. Kurt Busch Dodge
4. David Gilliland Ford
5. Jamie McMurray Ford
6. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet
7. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet
8. David Stremme Dodge
9. Ryan Newman Dodge
10. Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet
• Complete Results click here

Nextel Cup Series

Official Standings
Pos. +/- Driver Points Behind
1. -- Jeff Gordon 1521 Leader
2. -- Jeff Burton 1318 -203
3. -- Matt Kenseth 1292 -229
4. -- Jimmie Johnson 1290 -231
5. -- Denny Hamlin 1189 -332
6. +1 Tony Stewart 1081 -440
7. +4 Kevin Harvick 1062 -459
8. +4 Jamie McMurray 1059 -462
9. -3 Kyle Busch 1054 -467
10. +3 Kurt Busch 1038 -483
11. -2 Clint Bowyer 1021 -500
12. -4 Carl Edwards 1004 -517
• Complete Standings click here

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