The Arizona Republic

Camping World RV Sales 500 Lineup After Saturday qualifying; race Sunday At Talladega Superspeed­way Talladega, Ala. Lap length: 2.66 miles (Car number in parenthese­s)

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1. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, Owner Points. 2. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 3. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, Owner Points. 4. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, Owner Points. 5. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, Owner Points. 6. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, Owner Points. 7. (34) David Ragan, Ford, Owner Points. 8. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, Owner Points. 9. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 10. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, Owner Points. 11. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 12. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, Owner Points. 13. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, Owner Points. 14. (35) Josh Wise, Ford, Owner Points. 15. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, Owner Points. 16. (14) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 17. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 18. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, Owner Points. 19. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 20. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, Owner Points. 21. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, Owner Points. 22. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, Owner Points. 23. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 24. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, Owner Points. 25. (83) David Reutimann, Toyota, Owner Points. 26. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, Attempts. 27. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, Owner Points. 28. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 29. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, Owner Points. 30. (78) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 31. (30) Cole Whitt, Toyota, Owner Points. 32. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 33. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 34. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 35. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 36. (98) Michael McDowell, Ford, Attempts. 37. (36) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 38. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, Owner Points. 39. (7) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 40. (32) Terry Labonte, Ford, Past Champion. 41. (40) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, Attempts. 42. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, Attempts. 43. (33) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, Attempts.

Failed to Qualify 44. (12) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford. troduced a smaller spoiler last year, it’s increased the hazards of waiting patiently to make a winning move.

This season’s new Gen 6 car also seems to have increased the likelihood of losing the lead draft — and likely a lap — while racing at less than full speed.

NASCAR officials say running at the back won’t be a violation of its 100 percent rule because it’s deemed a race strategy, but there might not be many takers today because the risks are too great.

“In years past, you could ride half-throttle, and you wouldn’t lose the draft,” said David Ragan, who won the most recent race at Talladega. “I don’t know if it is the (aerodynami­cs), but that last car in the pack is very subject to lose the draft. A couple of the faster cars in the spring lost the draft. You can’t be that last car.”

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