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All bets are off when Talladega enters the picture

By Mark Ashenfelter
ESPN.com

Thursday, October 4, 2007

With less than a lap remaining last October at Talladega Superspeedway, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were sitting pretty. Not just in the race itself -- they also were in favorable position in the Chase for the Nextel Cup. That changed in an instant once Brian Vickers made contact with then-teammate Johnson, sending Johnson's car into Earnhardt's. Both spun as Vickers went on to win, while Earnhardt and Johnson were left thinking of the finish that got away. Earnhardt left Talladega ...

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