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Follow EGR on Twitter: Continue to follow Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates on their official team Twitter page. Find in-race updates and weekly news on the No. 1 and No. 42 teams throughout the 2011 season by following "@EGRTeams".

The pit crew of the No. 17 Crown Royal Ford of Matt Kenseth and Roush Fenway Racing has earned third-quarter honors in the 2011 Mechanix Wear Most Valuable Pit Crew Award competition, taking home the $5,000 quarterly prize - a reward certainly worth a toast or two.

The unique four-inch high curbs guarding the inside of the turns at Martinsville Speedway have drawn the anger of almost every driver who has competed at this historic track.

Carl Edwards on racing at Talladega Superspeedway: “I don’t know how Talladega will play out. I think it’s going to be tougher. There’s going to be more of a chance for mistakes, more of a chance for having wrecks and engine trouble."

Ragan on racing at Talladega Superspeedway: “Talladega is a track where always believe we can win. This will be one of the races that having some good teammates will help us have a chance to win."

Johnson will drive the No. 48 MyLowe's paint scheme in Talladega. MyLowe's is an integrated online tool on Lowes.com that helps keep track of everything in your home.

0 – fewest cautions for a Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway (three times, most recent 10/6/02)

Johanna Long and the Panhandle Motorsports team will be back in action at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday, October 22 for the Coca-Cola 250 powered by Fred’s

Dodge won the first Sprint Cup race at Talladega in 1969. Richard Brickhouse was the winner as Dodge swept the first four positions.

With 50 percent of the Chase races completed, U.S. Army driver Ryan Newman is looking for better success in the second half of NASCAR's playoff-style championship format.