Original sentence: He is currently thirty-third in NEXTEL Cup points
Edited sentence: After a day of avoiding crashes that took nearly all expected winners out of the race, it was a free-for-all situation on the track, and nearly anyone had a possibility of taking home the first place title.After a series of bad finishes, Gilliland started 2nd and finished 4th at Talladega, showing that he'll surely be a top contender at every restrictor plate race.David's #38 M&M car hit another car on the track, in a last second, straight-away jumble that left some cars sliding backwards, upside down, and even flaming past the checkered flags.He is currently 33rd in points after 13 races.On Sunday, February 18, 2007, Gilliland placed 8th at the Daytona 500 race