* David Ragan won the Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway. It was his first Nationwide victory in his 85th start. There has been a first-time race winner every year since the series began in 1982. The last first-time race winner was Marcos Ambrose at Watkins Glen in August 2008.
* Ragan is the youngest race winner at Talladega at 23 years, 4 months and 1 day.
* Ragan became the 15th different race winner in 18 Nationwide races at Talladega. He is the second first-time winner at Talladega, joining Greg Sacks, 1996.
* Ragan posted his fourth straight top-10 finish, extending a streak that began at Texas.
* Roush Fenway Racing posted its 101st series victory, the most of all teams. It was RFR’s second Nationwide win at Talladega.
* Ford posted its fourth win at Talladega. Chevy has 12, Pontiac and Toyota each have one. Ford posted its third win in eight races in 2009 (two by Greg Biffle and one by Ragan).
* Ragan led only the final lap. His last-lap pass was the fourth in 18 Nationwide races at Talladega.
* Kyle Busch, the points leader entering by 47 over Carl Edwards, finished 10th. He now leads the standings by 62 over Edwards, who finished 13th.
* Busch has scored top-10 finishes in the past five series races, extending a streak that began at Bristol.
* Ryan Newman posted a second-place finish in his first Nationwide restrictor-plate race.
* Brad Keselowski (ninth) posted his fourth consecutive top-10 finish, extending a streak that began at Texas.
* Mike Bliss (41st) ended a three-race streak of top-10 finishes that began at Texas. Bliss dropped from ninth to 13th.
* Jason Leffler (sixth) has scored seven straight top-15 finishes, extending a streak that began at California.
* Rookie contender Brendan Gaughan (38th) dropped from seventh to 11th in points.
* Scott Lagasse Jr. was the highest-finishing rookie of the year contender of the six participating in this race. He led four laps in the race, the first laps he has led in his 22-race Nationwide career.
* The first caution flew on Lap 55 for Clint Bowyer and Michael Waltrip, who were involved in a Turn 2 accident. The 54 green-flag laps marked the longest green-flag run to start a race at Talladega.
* Thirteen drivers made their first series start at Talladega.
* Dale Earnhardt Jr. missed his pit during the first round of green-flag pit stops on Lap 41. He was running first on Lap 39 and dropped to 33rd on Lap 42. The first caution on Lap 55 saved him from going a lap down. He recovered to finish fifth, the best finish for JR Motorsports in five races at Talladega.
* There has been a caution within the last five laps in the past seven Nationwide races at Talladega.
* This was the third green-white-checkered finish at Talladega.
* The top 10 consisted of four Chevy, two Fords and four Toyotas. The highest-finishing Dodge was the #26 driven by Brian Keselowski.
(ESPN.com)(4-28-2009)
