Allmendinger, 8 others fail to qualify

Nine drivers failed to qualify for Sunday's Nextel Cup race at Talladega, including Ken Schrader in the No. 21 Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Ford, the first race the legendary team will miss since 2000. Michael Waltrip will miss his eighth consecutive race. Other drivers who will sit out the race are Mike Bliss (BAM Racing), Brian Vickers (Team Red Bull), John Andretti (Front Row Motorsports), Mike Wallace (Phoenix Racing), Kevin Lepage (Front Row Motorsports), AJ Allmendinger (Team Red Bull) and Dave Blaney (Bill Davis Racing).

David Reutimann, Kenny Wallace (Furniture Row Motorsports), Boris Said (No Fear Racing), Ward Burton (Morgan-McClure Motorsports), Jeremy Mayfield (Bill Davis Racing), Paul Menard (Dale Earnhardt Inc.) and Scott Riggs (Valvoline Evernham Racing) all raced their way into the race.