.. Jeff Gordon won the UAW-Ford 500, his 80th victory in 503 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races. .. This is his fifth victory and 24th top-10 finish in 2007. .. This is his sixth victory and 16th top-10 finish in 30 races at Talladega Superspeedway. .. Jimmie Johnson (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in 12 races at Talladega. It is his 19th top 10 of the 2007 season. .. Dave Blaney (third) posted his first top-10 finish in 14 races at Talladega and tied his career-best set at Darlington in March 2003. .. Juan Pablo Montoya (15th) was the highest finishing rookie. .. Jeff Gordon retook the lead in the Chase for the Nextel Cup and is now nine points ahead of teammate Jimmie Johnson.(NASCAR Statistics)(10-7-2007)
