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2005 Golden Corral 500

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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 4 of 36
Sunday, March 20, 2005 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
325 laps on a 1.540 mile paved track (500.500 miles)

Time of race: 3:29:18 Average speed: 143.478 mph Pole speed: 194.69 mph	Cautions: 8 for 40 laps Margin of victory: .028 sec Attendance: 120000 Lead changes: 27
Green flag passes: 1,505 (5.3 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2005 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	4	99	Carl Edwards	Scotts (Jack Roush)	Ford	325	165450	running	9	185
2	3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	325	173241	running	156	180
3	6	16	Greg Biffle	Post-it / National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	325	121800	running	151	170
4	12	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	325	105150	running	2	165
5	5	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	325	115875	running	0	155
6	8	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC / ditech.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	325	85325	running	0	150
7	37	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	325	109689	running	0	146
8	27	07	Dave Blaney	Snap-On Tools / Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	325	83625	running	1	147
9	17	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline (James Rocco)	Chevrolet	325	100983	running	0	138
10	11	38	Elliott Sadler	Combos (Yates Racing)	Ford	325	123066	running	0	134
11	13	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	325	82500	running	0	130
12	42	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	325	87175	running	0	127
13	14	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	325	99470	running	0	124
14	1	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	325	120266	running	5	126
15	38	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	325	99120	running	0	118
16	39	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	325	99633	running	0	115
17	9	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	325	115861	running	0	112
18	16	0	Mike Bliss	NetZero / Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	324	70815	running	0	109
19	15	41	Casey Mears	Nicorette Fresh Mint Gum (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	324	94648	running	0	106
20	33	22	Scott Wimmer	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	324	94348	running	0	103
21	36	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench 20 Years "2001" (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	324	106826	running	0	100
22	18	91	Bill Elliott	Visteon (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	324	66510	running	0	97
23	34	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	323	104618	running	1	99
24	35	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	323	113518	running	0	91
25	10	11	Jason Leffler	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	323	66285	running	0	88
26	28	49	Ken Schrader	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	323	68735	running	0	85
27	32	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	322	99553	running	0	82
28	40	43	Jeff Green	Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	321	96806	running	0	79
29	22	50	Jimmy Spencer	U.S. Micro Corporation (Don Arnold)	Dodge	314	65160	running	0	76
30	29	37	Kevin Lepage	Carter's Royal Dispos-All (John Carter)	Dodge	314	65535	running	0	73
31	23	17	Matt Kenseth	Trex Decking & Railing (Jack Roush)	Ford	311	112896	running	0	70
32	24	97	Kurt Busch	Sharpie / Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	304	117310	running	0	67
33	31	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft Genuine Parts (Wood Brothers)	Ford	300	92984	running	0	64
34	26	7	Robby Gordon	Harrah's (Robby Gordon)	Chevrolet	290	64775	engine	0	61
35	7	01	Joe Nemechek	Centrix Financial (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	280	84398	engine	0	58
36	41	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	271	74252	engine	0	55
37	19	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	266	99245	crash	0	52
38	2	32	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	Tide (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	245	65385	running	0	49
39	25	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	214	113326	crash	0	46
40	30	4	Mike Wallace	Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	113	64540	engine	0	43
41	43	75	Mike Garvey	Jani-King / KGB Swim Wear (Robert Rinaldi)	Dodge	15	64500	vibration	0	40
42	20	77	Travis Kvapil	Kodak / Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	0	72460	crash	0	37
43	21	08	Shane Hmiel	Win Fuel (Todd Braun)	Chevrolet	0	63883	crash	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Mike Wallace	4	engine change
Kyle Busch	5	backup car

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Randy LaJoie	34	Mach One Inc.	Chris Edwards	Chevrolet
45	John Andretti	14	VB/A Plus at Sunoco	Greg Pollex	Ford
46	Stanton Barrett	92	USmilitary.com	Bob Jenkins	Chevrolet
47	Carl Long	00	Buyer's Choice / Howes Lubricator	Raynard McGlynn	Chevrolet
48	Kirk Shelmerdine	27	Freddie B's	Kirk Shelmerdine	Ford
49	Hermie Sadler	66	Peak Fitness	Jeff Stec	Ford
50	Morgan Shepherd	89	Victory In Jesus / Red Line Oil	Morgan Shepherd	Dodge

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	1	1
	2	5	4	#08,7,10,17,18,24,31,41,77,97 accident backstretch	none
	6	85	80
	86	89	4	debris	#20
	90	117	28
	118	122	5	oil on track	#19
	123	159	37
	160	168	9	#97 accident turn 2	#42
	169	202	34
	203	206	4	#32 accident turn 2	#25
	207	233	27
	234	237	4	debris	#5
	238	279	42
	280	285	6	oil on track	#40
	286	295	10
	296	299	4	oil on track	#12
	300	325	26
Percent of race run under caution: 12.3% Average green flag run: 31.7 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Ryan Newman	1	5	5
Jimmie Johnson	6	59	54
Dave Blaney	60	60	1
Dale Jarrett	61	61	1
Greg Biffle	62	85	24
Carl Edwards	86	86	1
Greg Biffle	87	90	4
Jimmie Johnson	91	117	27
Carl Edwards	118	118	1
Greg Biffle	119	122	4
Jimmie Johnson	123	132	10
Greg Biffle	133	159	27
Carl Edwards	160	160	1
Greg Biffle	161	171	11
Jimmie Johnson	172	175	4
Greg Biffle	176	202	27
Mark Martin	203	203	1
Greg Biffle	204	206	3
Jimmie Johnson	207	207	1
Greg Biffle	208	212	5
Jimmie Johnson	213	233	21
Carl Edwards	234	234	1
Greg Biffle	235	280	46
Mark Martin	281	281	1
Jimmie Johnson	282	295	14
Carl Edwards	296	299	4
Jimmie Johnson	300	324	25
Carl Edwards	325	325	1

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	680
2	Greg Biffle	598	-82
3	Carl Edwards	593	-87
4	Kurt Busch	577	-103
5	Mark Martin	539	-141
6	Ryan Newman	515	-165
7	Tony Stewart	514	-166
8	Elliott Sadler	482	-198
9	Rusty Wallace	477	-203
10	Jamie McMurray	475	-205
11	Kevin Harvick	469	-211
12	Jeff Gordon	464	-216
13	Mike Bliss	460	-220
14	Dave Blaney	458	-222
15	Dale Jarrett	456	-224
16	Sterling Marlin	438	-242
17	Casey Mears	434	-246
18	Scott Riggs	432	-248
19	Kyle Busch	420	-260
20	Jeff Burton	417	-263
21	Jeremy Mayfield	410	-270