Talladega Superspeedway Race News

Track Information

Opened: 1969

Track Length: 2.66 mile tri-oval

Banking in Corners: 33°

Banking on Front Straight: 18°

Banking on Back Straight: 2°

Length of Frontstretch: 4,300 feet

Length of Backstretch: 4,000 feet

Grandstand Seating: 138,000

Qualifying Record: Bill Elliott, 212.809 mph (44.998 sec.) – 4/30/87

Race Record: Mark Martin, 188.354 mph – 5/10/97

Laps: 188 laps=500 miles

Track Schedules

Sprint Cup Schedule
Date	Event
Apr 25, 2010	Aaron’s 499
Oct 31, 2010	AMP Energy 500

Nationwide Schedule
Date	Event
Apr 24, 2010	Aaron’s 312

Trucks Schedule
Date	Event
Oct 30, 2010	Mountain Dew 250

Ticket Information
Phone: 877-462-3342

Past Winners

Sprint Cup

Nationwide Series

Truck Series

Year	Series	Winner	Car	Avg. Speed
2009	Sprint Cup(1)	Brad Keselowski	Chevrolet	147.565 mph
2009	Sprint Cup(2)	Jamie McMurray	Ford	157.213 mph
2008	Sprint Cup(1)	Kyle Busch	Toyota	157.409 mph
2008	Sprint Cup(2)	Tony Stewart	Toyota	140.281 mph
2007	Nextel Cup(1)	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	154.167 mph
2007	Nextel Cup(2)	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	143.438 mph
2006	Nextel Cup(1)	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	142.891 mph
2006	Nextel Cup(2)	Brian Vickers	Chevrolet	157.602 mph
2005	Nextel Cup(1)	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	146.904 mph
2005	Nextel Cup(2)	Dale Jarrett	Ford	143.818 mph
2004	Nextel Cup(1)	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	129.396 mph
2004	Nextel Cup(2)	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	156.929 mph
2003	Winston Cup(1)	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	144.625 mph
2003	Winston Cup(2)	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	156.045 mph
2002	Winston Cup(1)	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	159.022 mph
2002	Winston Cup(2)	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	183.665 mph
2001	Winston Cup(1)	Bobby Hamilton	Chevrolet	184.003 mph
2001	Winston Cup(2)	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	164.185 mph
2000	Winston Cup(1)	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	161.157 mph
2000	Winston Cup(2)	Dale Earnardt	Chevrolet	165.681 mph
1999	Winston Cup(1)	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	163.395 mph
1999	Winston Cup(2)	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	166.632 mph
1998	Winston Cup(1)	Bobby Labonte	Pontiac	142.428 mph
1998	Winston Cup(2)	Dale Jarrett	Ford	159.318 mph
1997	Winston Cup(1)	Mark Martin	Ford	188.354 mph
1997	Winston Cup(2)	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	156.601 mph
1996	Winston Cup(1)	Sterling Marlin	Chevrolet	149.999 mph
1996	Winston Cup(2)	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	133.387 mph
1995	Winston Cup(1)	Mark Martin	Ford	178.902 mph
1995	Winston Cup(2)	Sterling Marlin	Chevrolet	173.188 mph
1994	Winston Cup(1)	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	157.478 mph
1994	Winston Cup(2)	Jimmy Spencer	Ford	163.217 mph
1993	Winston Cup(1)	Ernie Irvan	Chevrolet	153.858 mph
1993	Winston Cup(2)	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	155.412 mph
1992	Winston Cup(1)	Davey Allison	Ford	167.609 mph
1992	Winston Cup(2)	Ernie Irvan	Chevrolet	176.309 mph
1991	Winston Cup(1)	Harry Gant	Oldsmobile	165.620 mph
1991	Winston Cup(2)	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	147.383 mph
1990	Winston Cup(1)	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	159.571 mph
1990	Winston Cup(2)	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	174.430 mph
1989	Winston Cup(1)	Davey Allison	Ford	155.869 mph
1989	Winston Cup(2)	Terry Labonte	Ford	157.354 mph
1988	Winston Cup(1)	Phil Parsons	Oldsmobile	156.547 mph
1988	Winston Cup(2)	Ken Schrader	Chevrolet	154.505 mph
1987	Winston Cup(1)	Davey Allison	Ford	154.228 mph
1987	Winston Cup(2)	Bill Elliott	Ford	171.293 mph
1986	Winston Cup(1)	Bobby Allison	Buick	157.698 mph
1986	Winston Cup(2)	Bobby Hillin Jr.	Buick	151.522 mph
1985	Winston Cup(1)	Bill Elliott	Ford	186.228 mph
1985	Winston Cup(2)	Cale Yarborough	Ford	148.772 mph
1984	Winston Cup(1)	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	172.998 mph
1984	Winston Cup(2)	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	155.485 mph
1983	Winston Cup(1)	Richard Petty	Pontiac	153.936 mph
1983	Winston Cup(2)	Dale Earnhardt	Ford	170.611 mph
1982	Winston Cup(1)	Darrell Waltrip	Buick	156.697 mph
1982	Winston Cup(2)	Darrell Waltrip	Buick	168.157 mph
1981	Winston Cup(1)	Bobby Allison	Buick	149.376 mph
1981	Winston Cup(2)	Ron Bouchard	Buick	156.737 mph
1980	Winston Cup(1)	Buddy Baker	Oldsmobile	170.481 mph
1980	Winston Cup(2)	Neil Bonnett	Mercury	166.894 mph
1979	Winston Cup(1)	Bobby Allison	Ford	154.770 mph
1979	Winston Cup(2)	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	161.229 mph
1978	Winston Cup(1)	Cale Yarborough	Oldsmobile	155.699 mph
1978	Winston Cup(2)	Lennie Pond	Oldsmobile	174.700 mph
1977	Winston Cup(1)	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	164.877 mph
1977	Winston Cup(2)	Donnie Allison	Chevrolet	162.524 mph
1976	Winston Cup(1)	Buddy Baker	Ford	169.887 mph
1976	Winston Cup(2)	Dave Marcis	Dodge	157.547 mph
1975	Winston Cup(1)	Buddy Baker	Ford	144.948 mph
1975	Winston Cup(2)	Buddy Baker	Ford	130.892 mph
1974	Winston Cup(1)	David Pearson	Mercury	130.220 mph
1974	Winston Cup(2)	Richard Petty	Dodge	148.637 mph
1973	Winston Cup(1)	David Pearson	Mercury	131.956 mph
1973	Winston Cup(2)	Dick Brooks	Plymouth	145.454 mph
1972	Winston Cup(1)	David Pearson	Mercury	134.400 mph
1972	Winston Cup(2)	James Hylton	Mercury	148.728 mph
1971	Winston Cup(1)	Donnie Allison	Mercury	147.419 mph
1971	Winston Cup(2)	Bobby Allison	Mercury	145.945 mph
1970	Winston Cup(1)	Pete Hamilton	Plymouth	152.321 mph
1970	Winston Cup(2)	Pete Hamilton	Plymouth	158.517 mph
1969	Winston Cup	Richard Brickhouse	Dodge	153.778 mph

Year	Series	Winner	Car	Avg. Speed
2009	Sprint Cup(1)	Brad Keselowski	Chevrolet	147.565 mph
2009	Sprint Cup(2)	Jamie McMurray	Ford	157.213 mph
2008	Sprint Cup(1)	Kyle Busch	Toyota	157.409 mph
2008	Sprint Cup(2)	Tony Stewart	Toyota	140.281 mph
2007	Nextel Cup(1)	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	154.167 mph
2007	Nextel Cup(2)	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	143.438 mph
2006	Nextel Cup(1)	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	142.891 mph
2006	Nextel Cup(2)	Brian Vickers	Chevrolet	157.602 mph
2005	Nextel Cup(1)	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	146.904 mph
2005	Nextel Cup(2)	Dale Jarrett	Ford	143.818 mph
2004	Nextel Cup(1)	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	129.396 mph
2004	Nextel Cup(2)	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	156.929 mph
2003	Winston Cup(1)	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	144.625 mph
2003	Winston Cup(2)	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	156.045 mph
2002	Winston Cup(1)	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	159.022 mph
2002	Winston Cup(2)	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	183.665 mph
2001	Winston Cup(1)	Bobby Hamilton	Chevrolet	184.003 mph
2001	Winston Cup(2)	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	164.185 mph
2000	Winston Cup(1)	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	161.157 mph
2000	Winston Cup(2)	Dale Earnardt	Chevrolet	165.681 mph
1999	Winston Cup(1)	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	163.395 mph
1999	Winston Cup(2)	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	166.632 mph
1998	Winston Cup(1)	Bobby Labonte	Pontiac	142.428 mph
1998	Winston Cup(2)	Dale Jarrett	Ford	159.318 mph
1997	Winston Cup(1)	Mark Martin	Ford	188.354 mph
1997	Winston Cup(2)	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	156.601 mph
1996	Winston Cup(1)	Sterling Marlin	Chevrolet	149.999 mph
1996	Winston Cup(2)	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	133.387 mph
1995	Winston Cup(1)	Mark Martin	Ford	178.902 mph
1995	Winston Cup(2)	Sterling Marlin	Chevrolet	173.188 mph
1994	Winston Cup(1)	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	157.478 mph
1994	Winston Cup(2)	Jimmy Spencer	Ford	163.217 mph
1993	Winston Cup(1)	Ernie Irvan	Chevrolet	153.858 mph
1993	Winston Cup(2)	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	155.412 mph
1992	Winston Cup(1)	Davey Allison	Ford	167.609 mph
1992	Winston Cup(2)	Ernie Irvan	Chevrolet	176.309 mph
1991	Winston Cup(1)	Harry Gant	Oldsmobile	165.620 mph
1991	Winston Cup(2)	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	147.383 mph
1990	Winston Cup(1)	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	159.571 mph
1990	Winston Cup(2)	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	174.430 mph
1989	Winston Cup(1)	Davey Allison	Ford	155.869 mph
1989	Winston Cup(2)	Terry Labonte	Ford	157.354 mph
1988	Winston Cup(1)	Phil Parsons	Oldsmobile	156.547 mph
1988	Winston Cup(2)	Ken Schrader	Chevrolet	154.505 mph
1987	Winston Cup(1)	Davey Allison	Ford	154.228 mph
1987	Winston Cup(2)	Bill Elliott	Ford	171.293 mph
1986	Winston Cup(1)	Bobby Allison	Buick	157.698 mph
1986	Winston Cup(2)	Bobby Hillin Jr.	Buick	151.522 mph
1985	Winston Cup(1)	Bill Elliott	Ford	186.228 mph
1985	Winston Cup(2)	Cale Yarborough	Ford	148.772 mph
1984	Winston Cup(1)	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	172.998 mph
1984	Winston Cup(2)	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	155.485 mph
1983	Winston Cup(1)	Richard Petty	Pontiac	153.936 mph
1983	Winston Cup(2)	Dale Earnhardt	Ford	170.611 mph
1982	Winston Cup(1)	Darrell Waltrip	Buick	156.697 mph
1982	Winston Cup(2)	Darrell Waltrip	Buick	168.157 mph
1981	Winston Cup(1)	Bobby Allison	Buick	149.376 mph
1981	Winston Cup(2)	Ron Bouchard	Buick	156.737 mph
1980	Winston Cup(1)	Buddy Baker	Oldsmobile	170.481 mph
1980	Winston Cup(2)	Neil Bonnett	Mercury	166.894 mph
1979	Winston Cup(1)	Bobby Allison	Ford	154.770 mph
1979	Winston Cup(2)	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	161.229 mph
1978	Winston Cup(1)	Cale Yarborough	Oldsmobile	155.699 mph
1978	Winston Cup(2)	Lennie Pond	Oldsmobile	174.700 mph
1977	Winston Cup(1)	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	164.877 mph
1977	Winston Cup(2)	Donnie Allison	Chevrolet	162.524 mph
1976	Winston Cup(1)	Buddy Baker	Ford	169.887 mph
1976	Winston Cup(2)	Dave Marcis	Dodge	157.547 mph
1975	Winston Cup(1)	Buddy Baker	Ford	144.948 mph
1975	Winston Cup(2)	Buddy Baker	Ford	130.892 mph
1974	Winston Cup(1)	David Pearson	Mercury	130.220 mph
1974	Winston Cup(2)	Richard Petty	Dodge	148.637 mph
1973	Winston Cup(1)	David Pearson	Mercury	131.956 mph
1973	Winston Cup(2)	Dick Brooks	Plymouth	145.454 mph
1972	Winston Cup(1)	David Pearson	Mercury	134.400 mph
1972	Winston Cup(2)	James Hylton	Mercury	148.728 mph
1971	Winston Cup(1)	Donnie Allison	Mercury	147.419 mph
1971	Winston Cup(2)	Bobby Allison	Mercury	145.945 mph
1970	Winston Cup(1)	Pete Hamilton	Plymouth	152.321 mph
1970	Winston Cup(2)	Pete Hamilton	Plymouth	158.517 mph
1969	Winston Cup	Richard Brickhouse	Dodge	153.778 mph

Year	Series	Winner	Car	Avg. Speed
2009	Nationwide	David Ragan	Ford	149.004 mph
2008	Nationwide	Tony Stewart	Toyota	133.111 mph
2007	Busch	Bobby Labonte	Chevrolet	133.216 mph
2006	Busch	Martin Truex Jr.	Chevrolet	149.785 mph
2005	Busch	Martin Truex Jr.	Chevrolet	122.117 mph
2004	Busch	Martin Truex Jr.	Chevrolet	136.783 mph
2003	Busch	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	114.768 mph
2002	Busch	Jason Keller	Ford	157.691 mph
2001	Busch	Mike McLaughlin	Pontiac	131.258 mph
2000	Busch	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	153.859 mph
1999	Busch	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	150.793 mph
1998	Busch	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	118.196 mph
1997	Busch	Mark Martin	Ford	168.937 mph
1996	Busch	Greg Sacks	Chevrolet	139.438 mph
1995	Busch	Chad Little	Ford	122.904 mph
1994	Busch	Ken Schrader	Chevrolet	167.473 mph
1993	Busch	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	146.801 mph
1992	Busch	Ernie Irvan	Chevrolet	158.359 mph

Year	Series	Winner	Car	Avg. Speed
2009	Truck Series	Kyle Busch	Toyota	127.837 mph
2008	Truck Series	Todd Bodine	Toyota	145.513 mph
2007	Truck Series	Todd Bodine	Toyota	138.207 mph
2006	Truck Series	Mark Martin	Ford	138.207 mph

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