Jeff Burtons tops Dega practice
Two Sprint Cup practice sessions were run today at Talladega with the first session (listed) below having the fastest lap times and Jeff Burton on top in his Chevy. Qualifying is Saturday.
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
| 1 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | AT&T Mobility | 195.880 | 48.887 | Leader |
| 2 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | MONOPOLY at McDonald's | 195.720 | 48.927 | -0.040 |
| 3 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 195.572 | 48.964 | -0.077 |
| 4 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | MAPEI / Menards | 195.508 | 48.980 | -0.093 |
| 5 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 195.500 | 48.982 | -0.095 |
| 6 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 195.349 | 49.020 | -0.133 |
| 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 195.249 | 49.045 | -0.158 |
| 8 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | BernzOmatic Fat Boy | 195.197 | 49.058 | -0.171 |
| 9 | 84 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | Red Bull | 195.182 | 49.062 | -0.175 |
| 10 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Samsung HDTV / Alltel | 195.166 | 49.066 | -0.179 |
| 11 | 44 | David Reutimann | Toyota | UPS | 195.138 | 49.073 | -0.186 |
| 12 | 45 | Terry Labonte | Dodge | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | 195.110 | 49.080 | -0.193 |
| 13 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 194.983 | 49.112 | -0.225 |
| 14 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | Subway / Home Depot | 194.983 | 49.112 | -0.225 |
| 15 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Memorex | 194.753 | 49.170 | -0.283 |
| 16 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | AAA Travel | 194.658 | 49.194 | -0.307 |
| 17 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 194.654 | 49.195 | -0.308 |
| 18 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Caterpillar | 194.638 | 49.199 | -0.312 |
| 19 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Johns Manville / Menards | 194.547 | 49.222 | -0.335 |
| 20 | 8 | Aric Almirola | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 194.464 | 49.243 | -0.356 |
| 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 194.381 | 49.264 | -0.377 |
| 22 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Pedigree | 194.338 | 49.275 | -0.388 |
| 23 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT | 194.204 | 49.309 | -0.422 |
| 24 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 194.192 | 49.312 | -0.425 |
| 25 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 194.145 | 49.324 | -0.437 |
| 26 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 194.035 | 49.352 | -0.465 |
| 27 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 194.007 | 49.359 | -0.472 |
| 28 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 193.988 | 49.364 | -0.477 |
| 29 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Academy Sports + Outdoors | 193.988 | 49.364 | -0.477 |
| 30 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Ford. Drive one. | 193.956 | 49.372 | -0.485 |
| 31 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA AUTO PARTS | 193.815 | 49.408 | -0.521 |
| 32 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 193.615 | 49.459 | -0.572 |
| 33 | 01 | Regan Smith* | Chevrolet | DEI / Principal Financial Group | 193.615 | 49.459 | -0.572 |
| 34 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Pop-Tarts / CARQUEST | 193.544 | 49.477 | -0.590 |
| 35 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | AMP Energy "Ride With Dale Jr." / Nat'l Guard | 193.541 | 49.478 | -0.591 |
| 36 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | Hunt Brothers Pizza | 193.431 | 49.506 | -0.619 |
| 37 | 33 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Realtree "Driven to the Outdoors" | 186.863 | 51.246 | -2.359 |
| 38 | 00 | Kenny Wallace | Toyota | Champion Mortgage | 186.438 | 51.363 | -2.476 |
| 39 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com | 186.065 | 51.466 | -2.579 |
| 40 | 96 | Ken Schrader | Toyota | DLP HDTV | 185.963 | 51.494 | -2.607 |
| 41 | 109 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming | 185.953 | 51.497 | -2.610 |
| 42 | 70 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | iQ Drive | 185.945 | 51.499 | -2.612 |
| 43 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier* | Dodge | Tow Truck in a Box | 185.844 | 51.527 | -2.640 |
| 44 | 21 | Jon Wood | Ford | Motorcraft | 185.693 | 51.569 | -2.682 |
| 45 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr.* | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 183.596 | 52.158 | -3.271 |