This Week's Race: Aaron's 499
Posted: Thursday, April 18, 2002
WHERE: 2.66-mile tri-oval at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway
WHEN: Television coverage starts at 1:30 p.m. Sunday; race starts at 2 p.m.
DISTANCE: 188 laps.
BROADCAST: TelevisionFox-Ch. 54; RadioMotor Racing Network
2001 WINNER: Bobby Hamilton
NOTES: Posted awards are $4,347,026 ... Talladega is one of two speedways at require speed-reducing restrictor plates. The devices retard the amount of air and gas into the engines to reduce speeds by about 35 mph to keep the cars from becoming airborne