Jamie McMurray won in a photo finish over Kyle Busch in the Pepsi 400 in July of 2007 for his second career victory and first in 166 races. (Photo: LAT Photographic)

6. Pocono 500, 2000: Dale Earnhardt gets a dose of his own medicine when Jeremy Mayfield punts him on the final lap.

The reaction: “I never intentionally tried to wreck him or nothing; we just wanted to rattle his cage a little bit.” – Mayfield, mimicking a comment Earnhardt made after wrecking Terry Labonte at Bristol a year earlier.

"I told him he was No. 1.” – Earnhardt, on his postrace gesture

7. Daytona, 2007: Jamie McMurray wins a photo finish over Kyle Busch in the Pepsi 400 for his second career victory and first in 166 races.

The reaction: “There was so much screaming on the radio I couldn’t tell [if I won]. I didn’t know if we were screaming because we were happy or because we didn’t know if we won.” – McMurray

8. Talladega, 2006: Brian Vickers, who had already been given his release from Hendrick Motorsports, scores his first career win by wrecking teammate Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the final lap.

The reaction: “I hate it. The last thing I wanted to do was get into Jimmie and wreck either one of those guys. … It’s definitely going to be mixed emotions.” – Vickers

“I know he’s trying to get his first win, but … he gave me one hell of a push from behind. He pushed me into the 8 [of Earnhardt Jr.] and off we went.” – Johnson

9. Daytona 500, 2008: Kurt Busch pushes Penske Racing teammate Ryan Newman past Tony Stewart on the final lap, helping Newman snap his 81-race winless streak.

The reaction: “I don’t have the words. It’s awesome. It’s probably one of the most awesome things that has ever happened to me.” – Newman

“To have Newman jump up in front of me, I thought that was the most beautiful thing in the world because I knew one of us Penske cars was going to win.” – Busch

10. Atlanta, 2000: Dale Earnhardt beats Bobby Labonte by a nose – literally – in one of the closest finishes in NASCAR history (0.010 second).

The reaction: “I didn’t know if I could hold him off or not. I just went after it as hard as I could. It’s just awesome.” – Earnhardt

“That’s what racing is all about right there.” – team owner Richard Childress

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