1.   Restrictor plate racing may not be ideal, but Gordon made the best of his horsepower-starved car.

2.   The undisputed master of restrictor plate racing found his bag of tricks empty.

3.   The wreck that killed Dale Earnhardt was restrictor plate racing at its worst.

4.   Total effect of the revised rules remains open to debate, beginning with Martin, a two-time winner at Talladega who never has hidden his dislike for plate racing.

5.   Jeff Gordon said he learned plenty about restrictor plate racing from Earnhardt.

6.   Jimmy Spencer actually likes the restrictor plate racing at Talladega Superspeedway.