The last three Talladega Superspeedway races have been decided by last-lap passes.

• In October 2005, Dale Jarrett passed Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman on the final lap of a green-white-checkered finish, just before a caution came out.

• In the spring of 2006, Jimmie Johnson passed Brian Vickers in Turn 4 of Lap 188.

• Last October, Vickers scooted by Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. as those two wrecked.

Also, three of the last five races at ‘Dega have had miniscule margins of victory:

• .120-second, spring/2006;
• .183-second, spring/2005;
• .117-second, fall/2004.

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