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Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart had big weekends at Talladega while Ron Hornaday dominated in Kansas.

Late-race drama leads to exciting weekend at 'Dega

Gibbs sweeps in Alabama; KHI finishes 1-2 in Kansas

By NASCAR.COM
April 28, 2008
12:59 PM EDT

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A recap of all the action from Talladega and Kansas:

Figuratively speaking

20 -- Most number of consecutive laps a leader was able to stay out front in Sunday's Cup race. Tony Stewart led Laps 1-20. Only five times in the 188-lap race was a driver able to hold the lead for more than 10 consecutive laps, and Stewart did it three times for a race high 61 laps led.

Cup Series

Pit Crew of the Week

No. 99 Ford: Carl Edwards was 43rd after the first practice at Darlington on Thursday and qualified for Saturday night's race in the 36th position. The No. 99 team didn't quit though, making adjustments throughout the race and putting Edwards in a position to win, ultimately finishing second.

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Race
Lineup | Results | Standings | Central

• In an exciting race that saw 52 lead changes among 20 different drivers and two big crashes in the final 13 laps that took out 17 cars, Kyle Busch managed to overcome a pit road miscue and hold on to win at Talladega. Tony Stewart and Dale Earnhardt Jr. led a combined 107 of the 188 laps, but the two got together on Lap 173 ending any hopes for a victory.
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Qualifying
• Joe Gibbs Racing looked like the team to beat Saturday as Tony Stewart held the pole for most of the day with teammates Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin joining him in the top five. But when the go-or-go home drivers took the track, all that changed and "Front Row" Joe Nemechek lived up to his name and earned the pole with a lap of 187.386 mph.
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Nationwide Series

Race
Lineup | Results | Standings | Central

• Tony Stewart and Dale Earnhardt Jr. used each other to draft to the front all day long, but in the end Stewart held off Junior to win at Talladega -- a race that saw numerous violent crashes, one breaking the ankle of Dario Franchitti.
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Qualifying
• Tony Stewart made it two-for-two in restrictor-plate qualifying as he earned his second pole of the season, the first coming at Daytona.
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Truck Series

Race
Lineup | Results | Standings | Central

• It was a 1-2 finish for Kevin Harvick Inc. as Ron Hornaday held off teammate Jack Sprague in Kansas for his first win of the season.
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Qualifying
• Ron Hornaday earned his third pole of the season with a fast lap 170.460 mph at Kansas. Chad McCumbee was second-quickest, followed by Jack Sprague, Bobby East and Marc Mitchell.

Survey says ...

Following the weekend events at Talladega Superspeedway, NASCAR.COM asked:
What is the biggest factor in deciding a race at Talladega?

Factor	Votes	Pct.

Drafting	12390	54%
Big One	7705	33%
Driver	1813	8%
Car	786	3%
Pit stops	425	2%

Off the Marx

Bill Marx of Sporting News Wire Service weighs in with his top 10:

Pos.	Driver	Need to Know ...

1.	Kyle Busch	After four DNFs in six races at Talladega, Busch breaks through with a win.
2.	Jeff Burton	Still the points leader after his ninth top-15 finish in nine races.
3.	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing needs to work on its restrictor-plate program.
4.	Denny Hamlin	Posts his fourth consecutive top-five.
5.	Jimmie Johnson	Was in the mix at the end until getting shuffled back.
6.	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Strong all day but damage in mini-Big One left the No. 88 hobbled. Still finished 10th.
7.	Clint Bowyer	Bowyer runs his streak of consecutive top-10 finishes to six.
8.	Tony Stewart	Nationwide win prevents weekend from being a total disappointment.
9.	Kevin Harvick	Extends his Talladega streak: 15 races, no DNFs. You have to be good -- and lucky -- to pull that off.
10.	Greg Biffle	Finishes 18th and moves up two spots in the points standings to eighth.