Rookie Driver JJ Yeley posted the fastest speed of the 3rd and final practice session for the Nextel Cup UAW-Ford 500 at Talledaga Superspeedway with a run of 49.382 at 193.917 mph. Series leader jimmie Johnson did not run in the final practice.

3rd PRACTICE SPEEDS

1 #11 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet FedEx Ground 193.917 49.382 Leader
2 #7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Menards 193.725 49.431 -0.049
3 #31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 193.462 49.498 -0.116
4 #07 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 193.388 49.517 -0.135
5 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 193.373 49.521 -0.139
6 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 193.333 49.531 -0.149
7 #25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet GMAC/ditech.com 193.014 49.613 -0.231
8 #66 Kevin Lepage Ford Ace & TJ Show/Peak Fitness 192.467 49.754 -0.372
9 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 192.081 49.854 -0.472
10 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 192.008 49.873 -0.491
11 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 191.962 49.885 -0.503
12 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools 191.873 49.908 -0.526
13 #33 Kerry Earnhardt Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 191.808 49.925 -0.543
14 #37 Tony Raines Dodge BoSPOKER.net 191.804 49.926 -0.544
15 #9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 191.800 49.927 -0.545
16 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge Red Baron Frozen Pizza 191.712 49.950 -0.568
17 #10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Checkers/Valvoline 191.627 49.972 -0.590
18 #4 Mike Wallace Chevrolet Lucas Oil Products 191.455 50.017 -0.635
19 #22 Scott Wimmer Dodge Caterpillar 191.451 50.018 -0.636
20 #43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 191.436 50.022 -0.640
21 #99 Carl Edwards Ford World Financial Group 191.252 50.070 -0.688
22 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft Genuine Parts 191.214 50.080 -0.698
23 #97 Kurt Busch Ford Sharpie 191.210 50.081 -0.699
24 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 191.180 50.089 -0.707
25 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 190.993 50.138 -0.756
26 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia-Pacific/Brawny 190.863 50.172 -0.790
27 #77 Travis Kvapil* Dodge Kodak/Jasper Engines 190.753 50.201 -0.819
28 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 190.681 50.220 -0.838
29 #5 Kyle Busch* Chevrolet Kellogg's 190.438 50.284 -0.902
30 #16 Greg Biffle Ford Post-it/National Guard 190.355 50.306 -0.924
31 #1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 190.219 50.342 -0.960
32 #34 Mike Skinner Ford Aaron's 190.204 50.346 -0.964
33 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 190.075 50.380 -0.998
34 #192 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet Tide 187.886 50.967 -1.585
35 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 187.643 51.033 -1.651
36 #42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco/Havoline "Shine On" 185.743 51.555 -2.173
37 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's - - -
38 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS - - -
39 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's - - -
40 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light Camouflage Can - - -
41 #0 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Best Buy - - -
42 #41 Casey Mears Dodge Target/Breast Cancer Rsrch Fndation - - -
43 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench - - -


* Denotes Rookie