Talladega Notes:

The winners of each of the last three NASCAR Busch Series races at Talladega are entered in the Aaron’s 312: #87-Joe Nemechek, #34-Mike McLaughlin and #57-Jason Keller. Three of the four rookies (#18-Coy Gibbs, #19-Chad Blount and #27-Chase Montgomery) entered in the race have previous experience at Talladega [ARCA]. The lowest starting position of any winner at Talladega is 35th (Nemechek, 2000) and is the third lowest of any winner in NASCAR Busch Series history. Three of the series’ top 10 drivers did not race last year at Talladega (#20-Mike Bliss, #37-David Green and #38-Kasey Kahne).(NASCAR PR)(4-2-2003)