The last four races at Talladega have been won from a starting position of 17th or worse. Jeff Gordon has posted eight top-10 finishes, including two wins in his last 12 Talladega races. Ward Burton has scored only three top-10 finishes in 11 Talladega races. Talladega starts who has never posted a DNF here.
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Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton, Bobby Labonte, Rusty Wallace, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeremy Mayfield, Ward Burton, Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin and Jerry Nadeau. He won his first career race at Atlanta in March and has been the highest-finishing rookie in four of the season's eight races. Ford drivers have won 16 races. Phillip Tutor is The Star's sports editor. Copyright 2001 Consolidated Publishing.