| | | | | Harvick finished 20th after being a serious |
| Tony Stewart survived to a pair of dangerous | | | | contender. |
| accidents and a leader record figure to win the AMP | | | | In front of an excited multitude, the better NASCAR |
| Energy 500 on Sunday. Stewart contained the strong | | | | drivers offered the spectacle that the people |
| attack of the rookie Regan Smith, who in the last lap | | | | expected, action side by side and defense against |
| did a reckless surpass below the yellow line, trying to | | | | defense since the start. Kvapil, the pole position |
| conquer the two-time champion. | | | | winner, headed for a lap, then Edwards, and so on. |
| NASCAR rules prohibit surpass below the yellow line | | | | The crowd cheered in the lap 25 when Earnhardt |
| that separates the racing surface of the lower part | | | | took the leadership for the first time. The Johnson's |
| of the trail. | | | | day did not go so well, therefore lost a lap when his |
| It was the first triumph of Stewart in the Talladega | | | | Chevy had problems with the motor. Kvapil went |
| Superspeedway and was the end of a day full of | | | | again at the front in the lap 30. The first yellow flag |
| action in which many of the main contenders were | | | | of the afternoon fell in the lap 34 with Earnhardt at |
| eliminated of the race due to a chaotic accident at | | | | the front. |
| only 14 laps left. | | | | After the pit stops, Burton went quickly at the head, |
| The accident took place when Carl Edwards' Ford | | | | but was surpassed by Kenseth. Vickers received a |
| tried to push one of his Roush Fenway Racing | | | | great push from Johnson that fought to recover his |
| teammates, Greg Biffle, causing his car to spin and | | | | lap. Sadler went at the front and then Mears headed |
| that created a chain reaction in which there were | | | | a lap. |
| cars punched everywhere, including five of the Chase | | | | Another yellow flag of caution slowed the group in |
| for the Sprint Cup drivers: Edwards, Greg Biffle, Kevin | | | | the lap 45 with Mears at the front. Sadler was the |
| Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the | | | | leader when left the green flag in the lap 49. Ryan |
| cars of other seven drivers that are not part of | | | | Newman finished with a decomposed motor and Kyle |
| Chase. | | | | Busch went at the front with a push of Hamlin. |
| The drivers Juan Pablo Montoya, Travis Kvapil, Dave | | | | Kurt Busch left before Gordon and David Reutimann |
| Blaney, Michael Waltrip, and Reed Sorenson withdrew | | | | were punched in the lap 52. Apparently, a tire cut by |
| or they resulted seriously damaged in the accident. | | | | Reutimann caused the accident. Vickers was in the |
| Regan Smith's teammate, Paul Menard, finished | | | | front when the lap 59 restarted, with Kvapil, Mike |
| second. Smith was displaced to the 18th place for his | | | | Skinner, Kyle Busch and Sorenson behind him. |
| infraction to the rules, as soon as the officials revised | | | | After that, Jamie McMurray obtained the leadership |
| the end of the race. | | | | and he was alone, but suddenly Earnhardt pushed |
| Point's leader Jimmy Johnson's result was unusual, | | | | Truex towards the head. Then Earnhardt went in the |
| because although he was in the head in a moment of | | | | front again, and then Montoya right after. |
| the race, he lost a lap at the start of the race, | | | | The race continued this way, changing the leadership |
| finished in the ninth position and never was really | | | | of the race every couple of laps. But then again, the |
| competitive in the race. Kyle Busch, another leader, | | | | finish line favored Tony Stewart at last, for the first |
| finished fiftieth and didn't have a good race either. | | | | time in the season. |