I will be the first to admit I my comment on the possibility of Trevor Bayne and Jeff Gordon being draft partners turned out to not happen. Jeff had only one draft partner all day Mark Martin. The two Hendrick Motorsports teammates carried a lot of horse power as they drove around in the back for the majority of the race to avoid getting involved in a wreck. Darrell Waltrip throughout the race felt that these two had the most speed and potential to get to the front when it counted. However many NASCAR fans can also say the combinations of Bowyer/Burton and Johnson/Earnhardt Jr. had the horses under the hood to get the job done on Sunday.
I hopefully am not the first to realize that I was correct with my prediction. I selected six drivers with the best chance to win the race at Talladega, Jimmie Johnson happened to be one of them. My loved ones and I witnessed an unbelievable, exciting finish this past Sunday. Just when you thought Jeff Gordon had the victory wrapped up, 3 pairs of cars came from no where to create a 4-wide action packed dash to the finish line. Absolutely has to be the most exciting finish I have seen in a few years. Fantastic showing of team work and skill throughout the race by these NASCAR warriors.
Talladega Results:1. #48 Jimmie Johnson
2. #33 Clint Bowyer
3. #24 Jeff Gordon
4. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. #29 Kevin Harvick
6. #99 Carl Edwards
7. #16 Greg Biffle
8. #5 Mark Martin
9. #34 David Gilliland
10. #20 Joey Logano
*Written by: Tyler McMurter
*Images from: http://galleries.nascar.com/gallery/Aaron%27s_499
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