PHOTO GALLERY: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

May 6, 2012 | 7:23 p.m. CDT

Photos from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. Brad Keselowski (Dodge) came in first, followed by Kyle Busch (Toyota) and Matt Kenseth (Ford). Columbia-born Carl Edwards, who races Ford, came in 31st.

Race fans walk along the pit road prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday in Talladega, Ala. | DAVE MARTIN/The Associated Press

Jeff Gordon (24) leads the pack at the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday in Talladega, Ala. | RAINIER EHRHARDT/The Associated Press

Landon Cassill (83), Carl Edwards (99) and Terry Labonte (32) collide on turn 2 during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday in Talladega, Ala. | DALE DAVIS/The Associated Press

Brad Keselowski (2) celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday in Talladega, Ala. | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Nigel Kinrade