The Roush Fenway group is blinding the competition lately. With the Cup Series stars peforming at extremely high levels, the organizations drivers in the Craftsman Truck Series want to show everyone that they are just as brilliant.

That group of drivers earned Jack Roush the first 1-2-3 start - for a owner - in Craftsman Truck Series history.

At a speed of 181.753 mph Erik Darnell was able to land his No. 99 Roush Fewnay Racing Ford F-150 in the pole spot for Saturday's Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega Superspeedway.

No we haven't switched our coverage here at HardcoreRaceFans.com to baseball - even though the Philadelphia Phillies are now to one game away from advancing to the National League Championship Series, but that's another story. This weekend's race at Talladega Superspeedway is seen by most Chase teams as one of the biggest wild cards in determining the outcome of the championship. Anything can, and probably will happen at Talladega and each of the twelve drivers going for this year's title know if they want to have a shot at taking home the trophy, they need to make it through 'Dega unscathed.

Last year it was the Hendrick Motorsports duo of Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson that stole the show in the Chase and finished 1-2 on the high banks of Talladega. Gordon used a last-lap move coming off Turn 2 to slingshot around his teammate and to his sixth win at the 2.5-mile Superspeedway.

Thursday morning, Jeff Gordon unveiled his new No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet for the 2009 season on NBC's TODAY show. Only the second time in Gordon's - what will be - sixteen seasons his colors have changed, there are some dramatic differences for next season.

Gone are the rainbow colors of old and new is the black base coat on the Chevrolet Impala. The flames that have been present on Gordon's car since 2001 remain on the new scheme, with a bit of yellow added to the bottom. The biggest and most notable change to the car is the addition of the black.

"Beginning with the revolutionary 'Rainbow Warrior' paint scheme and transitioning into the now iconic 'Fire and Flames' scheme, I knew the 2009 'FireStorm' paint scheme needed to be special," Gordon explained. "Utilizing DuPont's state-of-the-art paint mixtures developed specifically for this project, the idea was to present a classic, yet contemporary look to the car.

Still with a lot to learn about NASCAR's top series, Aric Almirola will journey down south where he will participate in the Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

He has made two starts at the venue finishing 30th and a 33rd in those two attempts.

"The first thing I learned about Talladega is never to make a prediction and always expect the unexpected," said Almirola. "I was okay with my performances in the last two Talladega races and feel if we can avoid the wrecks and mechanical failures, the Army Chevy Impala SS will be running in the lead pack. I am looking to deliver a strong race for our Soldiers."