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October 2009 Pole Sitter: none, due to inclement weather
April 2010 Pole Sitter: none, due to inclement weather
Track/Event Qualifying Record (no restrictor plate): Bill Elliott, April 1987, 212.809mph
Track/Event Qualifying Record (Restrictor Plate): Bill Elliott, May 1990, 199.388 (15/16th inch plate)
Oldest Pole Winner: Ricky Rudd, 47 years, 7 months, 13 days, 4/25/2004
Youngest Pole Winner: Jimmie Johnson, 26 years, 7 months, 4 days, 4/21/2002
Fastest Last Practice Speed: #5-martin, 197.814mph, scheduled to qualify 8th out of 46 drivers
Montoya wins pole at Talladega: #42-Juan Pablo Montoya won the Coors Pole for the Amp Energy 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway with a speed of 184.640mph for his 3rd pole of 2010 and 5th of his career.
#33-Bowyer will start 2nd followed by #2-Busch, #87-Nemechek, #31-Burton, #88-Earnhardt, Jr., #36-Blaney, #39-Newman, #13-Mears, and #77-Hornish.
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #87-Nemechek, #36-Blaney, #13-Mears, #97-Fuller, #46-McDowell, #55-Waltrip, #09-Labonte, and #26-Elliott [who used the past champions provisional].
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (3): #64-Cassill, #38-Kvapil, and #66-Sauter.
(10-30-2010)
Starting Spots for the Chase drivers at Talladega:
Only three of the 12 Chase drivers qualified in the top 10 for the Amp Energy 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, the starting spots for the 12 chasers:
[by current points standings]:
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 19th
2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 17th
3) #29-Kevin Harvick, 14th
4) #18-Kyle Busch, 32nd
5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 31st
6) #99-Carl Edwards, 23rd
7) #14-Tony Stewart, 27th
8) #31-Jeff Burton, 5th
9) #2-Kurt Busch, 3rd
10) #17-Matt Kenseth, 26th
11) #16-Greg Biffle, 34th
12) #33-Clint Bowyer, 2nd
See drivers championship points standings on Jayski's Drivers Points Standings page.(10-30-2010)
Qualifying Fast Facts - Talladega:
Juan Pablo Montoya won the Coors Light Pole Award for the AMP Energy Juice 500 (42nd Running) with a lap of 51.863 seconds/184.640 mph.
This is his fifth pole in 142 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his third pole and 23rd top-10 start in 2010. He is now one pole short of the season lead, held by Earnhardt Ganassi Racing teammate Jamie McMurray (four).
This is his second pole in eight races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Clint Bowyer (second) posted his 13th top-10 start of 2010 and his second in 10 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Kurt Busch (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 15th in 33 races this season.(NASCAR Statistics)(10-30-2010)
Coverage of Qualifying for the Amp Energy 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway is scheduled for Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 12:15pm/et.
TV: SPEED - 12:00pm/et
Radio: MRN Radio ONLY thru NASCAR.com
Qualifying Re-Air: none scheduled
Pole Progression: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
#39-Newman, 1st out to qualify, 183.762mph, starts 8th
#42-Montoya, 6th out to qualify, 184.640mph, starts 1st
How did the non Top-35 teams do in qualifying?
Fastest 7 get in, 8th [43rd] spot goes to most recent past champ not in the race already or 8th fastest
[46 entered for 43 spots]:
have qualified for the race:
#87-Joe Nemechek, 184,253mph
#36-Dave Blaney, 183.885mph
#13-Casey Mears, 183.621mph
#97-Jeff Fuller, 183.406mph
#46-Michael McDowell, 183.273mph
#55-Michael Waltrip, 182.919mph
#09-Bobby Labonte [PC1], 182.800mph
#26-Bill Elliott [PC2], 180.601mph
will miss the race:
#64-Landon Cassill, 181.615mph
#38-Travis Kvapil, 180.461mph
#66-Johnny Sauter, 177.117mph
Rookie of the Year Candidates:
how fast were they and where do they start:
#7-Kevin Conway, DNR
Terry Cook (X), DNR - no ride
(X) = needs to race their way in to the race
DNR = Did not race
DNQ = Did not qualify for race
Some Qualifying Notes:
none..yet
Practice Results:
Practice Speeds Page
Fastest Qualifier by Manufacturer::
Chevy: #42-Montoya, 187.086, starts 2nd
Dodge: #2-Busch, 185.596, starts 13th
Ford: #9-Kahne, 187.183, starts 1st
Toyota: #56-Truex, Jr., 186.167, starts 9th
Race info at: Race Info Page
Talladega Superspeedway
AMP Energy Juice 500 (42nd Running)
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Sat, October 30, 2010 @ 01:50 PM Central
| Starting Position | Car# | Driver | Manufactuer/Sponsor | Qualifying Speed (mph) | Qualifying Time (seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 51.863 | 184.640 |
| 2 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T Chevy | 51.903 | 184.498 |
| 3 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Operation Home Front/Miller Lite Dodge | 51.934 | 184.388 |
| 4 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Gator.com Toyota | 51.972 | 184.253 |
| 5 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cat Financial Chevy | 51.998 | 184.161 |
| 6 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | LgndofHllwdegaAMPEnrgyJuice/NtnlGrd Chev | 52.070 | 183.906 |
| 7 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy | 52.076 | 183.885 |
| 8 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY Chevy | 52.111 | 183.762 |
| 9 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 52.151 | 183.621 |
| 10 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 52.153 | 183.614 |
| 11 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | No. 12 Penske Dodge | 52.168 | 183.561 |
| 12 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops Tribute Chevy | 52.173 | 183.543 |
| 13 | 97 | Jeff Fuller | HeatRedefined.com Toyota | 52.212 | 183.406 |
| 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Realtree/Shell/Pennzoil Chevy | 52.221 | 183.375 |
| 15 | 46 | Michael McDowell | Whitney's Collision Centers Chevy | 52.250 | 183.273 |
| 16 | 83 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 52.258 | 183.245 |
| 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 52.313 | 183.052 |
| 18 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Toyota | 52.325 | 183.010 |
| 19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 52.328 | 183.000 |
| 20 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Aaron's 55th Anniversary Toyota | 52.351 | 182.919 |
| 21 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 52.367 | 182.863 |
| 22 | 71 | Chad McCumbee | TRG Motorsports/ModSpace Chevy | 52.374 | 182.839 |
| 23 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Subway Ford | 52.379 | 182.821 |
| 24 | 09 | Bobby Labonte | Komatsu/TEC Chevy | 52.385 | 182.800 |
| 25 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 52.388 | 182.790 |
| 26 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice Chevy | 52.389 | 182.786 |
| 27 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Black Ford | 52.389 | 182.786 |
| 28 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 52.428 | 182.650 |
| 29 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 52.443 | 182.598 |
| 30 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 52.465 | 182.522 |
| 31 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont/National Guard Chevy | 52.500 | 182.400 |
| 32 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 52.510 | 182.365 |
| 33 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford | 52.527 | 182.306 |
| 34 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 52.541 | 182.258 |
| 35 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Kleenex/Clorox Toyota | 52.616 | 181.998 |
| 36 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Valvoline Ford | 52.650 | 181.880 |
| 37 | 9 | Aric Almirola | Budweiser Ford | 52.710 | 181.673 |
| 38 | 98 | Paul Menard | Serta/Menards Ford | 52.716 | 181.653 |
| 39 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 52.799 | 181.367 |
| 40-OP | 37 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 53.328 | 179.568 |
| 41-OP | 34 | Robert Richardson Jr. | A&W All American Food Ford | 53.490 | 179.024 |
| 42-OP | 7 | Robby Gordon | Speed Energy Toyota | 53.642 | 178.517 |
| 43-PC | 26 | Bill Elliott | Air Guard Ford | 53.023 | 180.601 |
| DNQ | 64 | Landon Cassill | Little Joe's Autos Toyota | 52.727 | 181.615 |
| DNQ | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 53.064 | 180.461 |
| DNQ | 66 | Johnny Sauter | Prism Motorsports Toyota | 54.066 | 177.117 |
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender
a driver/car# in GREEN is a driver in the Chase for the Sprint Cup
a driver/car# in RED is a go-or-go-homer and had to qualify by speed to make the race
a driver/car# in BLUE is a go-or-go-homer and is a past series champions, eligible to use a past champ provisional
PC = Past Champion Provisional used
DNQ = Did not qualify
OP = made field by Owners Points - in the top 35 in owners points
WD = Withdrew before qualifying
| Pos | Sched Qual Pos |
Actual Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Qual Speed (mph) |
Qual Time (seconds) |
Last Practice Speed | Practice Rank |
Difference Qual vs Prac (mph) |
Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 184.640 | 51.863 | 0.000 | 184.640 | 16 | |
| 2 | 29 | 29 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 184.498 | 51.903 | 0.000 | 184.498 | 12 | |
| 3 | 23 | 23 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 184.388 | 51.934 | 197.794 | 3 | -13.406 | 9 |
| 4 | 37 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 184.253 | 51.972 | 183.966 | 26 | 0.287 | 41-IN |
| 5 | 33 | 33 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 184.161 | 51.998 | 197.794 | 2 | -13.633 | 8 |
| 6 | 35 | 35 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 183.906 | 52.070 | 197.415 | 6 | -13.509 | 19 |
| 7 | 41 | 41 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevy | 183.885 | 52.076 | 183.652 | 28 | 0.233 | 40-IN |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 183.762 | 52.111 | 190.208 | 25 | -6.446 | 15 |
| 9 | 40 | 40 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | 183.621 | 52.151 | 183.105 | 30 | 0.516 | 38-IN |
| 10 | 22 | 22 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 183.614 | 52.153 | 183.885 | 27 | -0.271 | 30 |
| 11 | 7 | 7 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 183.561 | 52.168 | 0.000 | 183.561 | 25 | |
| 12 | 26 | 26 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 183.543 | 52.173 | 0.000 | 183.543 | 13 | |
| 13 | 42 | 42 | 97 | Jeff Fuller | Toyota | 183.406 | 52.212 | 182.699 | 32 | 0.707 | 63-IN |
| 14 | 34 | 34 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 183.375 | 52.221 | 0.000 | 183.375 | 3 | |
| 15 | 44 | 44 | 46 | Michael McDowell | Dodge | 183.273 | 52.250 | 183.501 | 29 | -0.228 | 42-IN |
| 16 | 24 | 24 | 83 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | 183.245 | 52.258 | 194.121 | 19 | -10.876 | 26 |
| 17 | 20 | 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 183.052 | 52.313 | 197.647 | 4 | -14.595 | 2 |
| 18 | 25 | 25 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 183.010 | 52.325 | 0.000 | 183.010 | 22 | |
| 19 | 18 | 18 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 183.000 | 52.328 | 0.000 | 183.000 | 1 | |
| 20 | 43 | 43 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 182.919 | 52.351 | 182.129 | 33 | 0.790 | 43-IN |
| 21 | 30 | 30 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 182.863 | 52.367 | 197.631 | 5 | -14.768 | 18 |
| 22 | 17 | 17 | 71 | Chad McCumbee | Chevy | 182.839 | 52.374 | 193.439 | 22 | -10.600 | 35 |
| 23 | 28 | 28 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 182.821 | 52.379 | 194.302 | 17 | -11.481 | 6 |
| 24 | 38 | 38 | 09 | Bobby Labonte [PC] | Chevy | 182.800 | 52.385 | 195.257 | 13 | -12.457 | 39-IN |
| 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 182.790 | 52.388 | 191.946 | 23 | -9.156 | 17 |
| 26 | 19 | 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 182.786 | 52.389 | 196.689 | 7 | -13.903 | 10 |
| 27 | 27 | 27 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 182.786 | 52.389 | 196.572 | 8 | -13.786 | 7 |
| 28 | 32 | 32 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 182.650 | 52.428 | 196.395 | 9 | -13.745 | 24 |
| 29 | 13 | 13 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 182.598 | 52.443 | 191.812 | 24 | -9.214 | 28 |
| 30 | 8 | 8 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 182.522 | 52.465 | 197.814 | 1 | -15.292 | 14 |
| 31 | 9 | 9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 182.400 | 52.500 | 0.000 | 182.400 | 5 | |
| 32 | 14 | 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 182.365 | 52.510 | 194.575 | 15 | -12.210 | 4 |
| 33 | 31 | 31 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 182.306 | 52.527 | 0.000 | 182.306 | 29 | |
| 34 | 4 | 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 182.258 | 52.541 | 195.504 | 11 | -13.246 | 11 |
| 35 | 16 | 16 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 181.998 | 52.616 | 194.516 | 16 | -12.518 | 27 |
| 36 | 2 | 2 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | 181.880 | 52.650 | 182.961 | 31 | -1.081 | 20 |
| 37 | 15 | 15 | 9 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 181.673 | 52.710 | 194.852 | 14 | -13.179 | 21 |
| 38 | 5 | 5 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 181.653 | 52.716 | 194.295 | 18 | -12.642 | 23 |
| 39 | 36 | 36 | 64 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 181.615 | 52.727 | 181.154 | 34 | 0.461 | 46-DNQ |
| 40 | 11 | 11 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 181.367 | 52.799 | 193.878 | 21 | -12.511 | 31 |
| 41 | 46 | 46 | 26 | Bill Elliott [PC2] | Ford | 180.601 | 53.023 | 180.669 | 35 | -0.068 | 37-IN |
| 42 | 39 | 39 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 180.461 | 53.064 | 179.699 | 36 | 0.762 | 36-DNQ |
| 43 | 12 | 12 | 37 | David Gilliland | Ford | 179.568 | 53.328 | 193.893 | 20 | -14.325 | 33 |
| 44 | 10 | 10 | 34 | Robert Richardson Jr | Ford | 179.024 | 53.490 | 195.333 | 12 | -16.309 | 32 |
| 45 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 178.517 | 53.642 | 195.728 | 10 | -17.211 | 34 |
| 46 | 45 | 45 | 66 | Johnny Sauter | Toyota | 177.117 | 54.066 | 177.248 | 37 | -0.131 | 44-DNQ |
a GREEN 'IN' means that team/driver have made the race, NOT in the top 35
a RED 'DNQ' means that team/driver will miss the race, NOT in the top 35
Last driver(s) to make an attempt in BLUE
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender
Qualifying Order
AMP Energy Juice 500
Talladega Superspeedway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, October 29, 2010 @ 01:52 PM Eastern
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Final Practice Speed |
Practice Speed Rank |
Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY Chevy | 190.208 | 25 | 15 |
| 2 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Valvoline Ford | 182.961 | 31 | 20 |
| 3 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Speed Toyota | 195.728 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 195.504 | 11 | 11 |
| 5 | 98 | Paul Menard | Serta/Menards Ford | 194.295 | 18 | 23 |
| 6 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 0.000 | 16 | |
| 7 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | No. 12 Penske Dodge | 0.000 | 25 | |
| 8 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 197.814 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont/National Guard Chevy | 0.000 | 5 | |
| 10 | 34 | Robert Richardson Jr. | A&W All American Food Ford | 195.333 | 12 | 32 |
| 11 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 193.878 | 21 | 31 |
| 12 | 37 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 193.893 | 20 | 33 |
| 13 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 191.812 | 24 | 28 |
| 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 194.575 | 15 | 4 |
| 15 | 9 | Aric Almirola | Budweiser Ford | 194.852 | 14 | 21 |
| 16 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Kleenex/Clorox Toyota | 194.516 | 16 | 27 |
| 17 | 71 | Chad McCumbee | TRG Motorsports/ModSpace Chevy | 193.439 | 22 | 35 |
| 18 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 0.000 | 1 | |
| 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Black Ford | 196.689 | 7 | 10 |
| 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 197.647 | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 191.946 | 23 | 17 |
| 22 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 183.885 | 27 | 30 |
| 23 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Operation Home Front/Miller Lite Dodge | 197.794 | 3 | 9 |
| 24 | 83 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 194.121 | 19 | 26 |
| 25 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Toyota | 0.000 | 22 | |
| 26 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops Tribute Chevy | 0.000 | 13 | |
| 27 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice Chevy | 196.572 | 8 | 7 |
| 28 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Subway Ford | 194.302 | 17 | 6 |
| 29 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T Chevy | 0.000 | 12 | |
| 30 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 197.631 | 5 | 18 |
| 31 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford | 0.000 | 29 | |
| 32 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 196.395 | 9 | 24 |
| 33 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cat Financial Chevy | 197.794 | 2 | 8 |
| 34 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Realtree/Shell/Pennzoil Chevy | 0.000 | 3 | |
| 35 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | The Legend of Hallowdega AMP Energy Juice/National Guard Chevy | 197.415 | 6 | 19 |
| Go-or-Go Homers not currently in the Top 35 of Owners Points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 64 | Landon Cassill | Little Joe's Autos Toyota | 181.154 | 34 | 46 |
| 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Gator.com Toyota | 183.966 | 26 | 41 |
| 38 | 09 | Bobby Labonte [PC1] | Komatsu/TEC Chevy | 195.257 | 13 | 39 |
| 39 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 179.699 | 36 | 36 |
| 40 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 183.105 | 30 | 38 |
| 41 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy | 183.652 | 28 | 40 |
| 42 | 97 | Jeff Fuller | HeatRedefined.com Toyota | 182.699 | 32 | 63 |
| 43 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Aaron's 55th Anniversary Toyota | 182.129 | 33 | 43 |
| 44 | 46 | Michael McDowell | Whitney's Collision Centers Chevy | 183.501 | 29 | 42 |
| 45 | 66 | Johnny Sauter | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 177.248 | 37 | 44 |
| 46 | 26 | Bill Elliott [PC2] | Air Guard Ford | 180.669 | 35 | 37 |
Drivers in RED will be required to qualify on time/speed, not in top 35
Drivers in MAROON will be required to qualify on time/speed, not in top 35
BUT has a past champions provisional available if needed, only one is used, so if there are two or more past champs
the driver who has won the championship most recently, gets the spot.
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender
After the 5th race of the season, the current season OWNERS points are used:
#1) - First 35 by current Owner Points [team does not have to attempt all the races]
#2) - Last Years Cup Champ or the Event Champion if not already in the field
#3) - Car Owners whose team has won in the previous and current season not already in the field
#4) - Drivers who have won in the previous and current season not already in the field
#5) - Past Nextel Cup Champions not in by 1 thru 4
#6) - Qualifying Attempts with Owners points as the tie breaker
#7) - Qualifying Order Position
(all above apply as long as the team was entered by the entry deadline - usually 7-13 days before the race)
Results by Season
(after each race back thru the season)
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2005 |
2004
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