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2005 Aaron's 499

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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 9 of 36
Sunday, May 1, 2005 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps* on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.1 miles)

Time of race: 3:30:46
Average Speed: 146.904 mph
Pole Speed: 189.804 mph

Cautions: 8 for 30 laps
Margin of Victory: .193 sec
Attendance: 155,000
Lead changes: 33

Glossary 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2005 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont / Pepsi / Star Wars Episode III (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	194	355,116	running	139	190
2	11	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	194	243,616	running	2	175
3	38	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	194	197,294	running	2	170
4	22	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	194	165,925	running	0	160
7	10	97	Kurt Busch	Irwin Industrial Tools / Sharpie (Jack Roush)	Ford	194	153,005	running	1	151
6	3	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	194	145,896	running	9	155
12	1	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	194	139,706	running	12	132
11	23	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	194	136,586	running	0	130
15	36	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	193	133,213	running	3	123
9	14	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	194	132,488	running	0	138
20	6	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	186	131,301	crash	8	108
5	13	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	194	128,840	running	0	155
10	27	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	194	124,450	running	0	134
39	5	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	135	120,041	crash	5	51
23	15	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	174	117,915	engine	1	99
14	26	41	Casey Mears	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	193	116,093	running	0	121
22	20	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	180	114,133	running	0	97
24	19	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW / The Longest Yard (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	172	113,760	running	0	91
25	39	43	Jeff Green	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	172	110,316	running	0	88
30	7	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft Genuine Parts (Wood Brothers)	Ford	170	106,344	running	0	73
13	29	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard / Charter Communications (Jack Roush)	Ford	194	105,690	running	2	129
27	4	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline (James Rocco)	Chevrolet	171	104,003	running	4	87
34	25	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	162	102,968	running	0	61
8	42	49	Ken Schrader	Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	194	101,630	running	1	147
31	24	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	169	100,133	running	1	75
18	9	77	Travis Kvapil	Kodak / Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	188	95,510	crash	0	109
33	16	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	166	94,150	running	3	69
38	17	22	Scott Wimmer	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	139	93,933	crash	0	49
19	8	07	Dave Blaney	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	187	93,820	running	0	106
32	21	99	Carl Edwards	Scotts / Ortho (Jack Roush)	Ford	166	93,325	running	0	67
16	43	09	Johnny Sauter	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts (James Finch)	Dodge	192	93,165	running	0	115
40	40	32	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	Tide (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	132	83,372	crash	0	43
17	31	33	Kerry Earnhardt	Bass Pro Shops (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	190	82,950	running	0	112
37	37	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC / ditech.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	139	82,625	crash	0	52
41	35	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	132	81,630	crash	0	40
21	32	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	186	80,120	crash	0	100
28	33	4	Mike Wallace	Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	171	79,095	running	1	84
29	30	66	Hermie Sadler	Peak Fitness (Jeff Stec)	Ford	170	78,835	rear end	0	76
26	18	11	Jason Leffler	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	171	77,100	running	0	85
35	12	36	Boris Said	Centrix Financial (Bob Sutton)	Chevrolet	146	74,930	crash	0	58
36	28	0	Mike Bliss	NetZero / Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	141	74,800	crash	0	55
43	41	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	106	73,611	running	0	34
42	34	23	Mike Skinner	Bad Boy Mowers (Bill Davis)	Dodge	132	73,445	crash	0	37

* Race extended to 194 laps due to green/white/checker.

Failed to qualify: Robby Gordon (#7), Kevin Lepage (#37), Kenny Wallace (#00), Stanton Barrett (#92)

To the back: Bobby Labonte (#18) transmission change, Carl Edwards (#99) transmission change

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	20	20
	21	23	3	#45 accident frontstretch
	24	38	15
	39	41	3	#43 accident backstretch
	42	102	61
	103	107	5	debris frontstretch
	108	116	9
	117	120	4	#45 stalled frontstretch
	121	133	13
	134	137	4	#99,01,11,12,07,21,9,0,2,40,18,4,32,22,25,6,17,10,48,36,09,5,23,33,41,43 accident turn 1
	138	166	29
	167	170	4	debris at pit entry
	171	172	2
	173	174	2	#66 stalled turn 1
	175	187	13
	188	192	5	#1,8,16,29,48,77 accident backstretch
	193	194	2
Percent of race run under caution: 15.5% Average green flag run: 18.2 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jeff Gordon	1	20	20
Mike Wallace	21	21	1
Jeff Gordon	22	36	15
Tony Stewart	37	38	2
Greg Biffle	39	39	1
Jeff Gordon	40	68	29
Kevin Harvick	69	71	3
Jeff Gordon	72	73	2
Scott Riggs	74	74	1
Kevin Harvick	75	78	4
Ryan Newman	79	83	5
Jeff Gordon	84	84	1
Kevin Harvick	85	88	4
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	89	91	3
Jeff Gordon	92	102	11
Joe Nemechek	103	103	1
Ken Schrader	104	104	1
Scott Riggs	105	107	3
Kevin Harvick	108	108	1
Jeff Gordon	109	109	1
Elliott Sadler	110	116	7
Greg Biffle	117	117	1
Mark Martin	118	120	3
Jeff Gordon	121	123	3
Elliott Sadler	124	125	2
Jeff Gordon	126	133	8
Kurt Busch	134	134	1
Jimmie Johnson	135	142	8
Jeff Gordon	143	166	24
Bobby Labonte	167	167	1
Jeff Gordon	168	182	15
Michael Waltrip	183	184	2
Jeff Gordon	185	194	10

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	1368
2	Kurt Busch	1238	-130
3	Jeff Gordon	1217	-151
4	Greg Biffle	1181	-187
5	Elliott Sadler	1164	-204
6	Tony Stewart	1088	-280
7	Dale Jarrett	1085	-283
8	Kevin Harvick	1083	-285
9	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1070	-298
10	Jamie McMurray	1067	-301
11	Mark Martin	1066	-302
12	Jeremy Mayfield	1064	-304
13	Rusty Wallace	1057	-311
14	Carl Edwards	1046	-322
15	Ryan Newman	1045	-323
16	Michael Waltrip	1036	-332
17	Sterling Marlin	1029	-339
18	Jeff Burton	1013	-355
19	Scott Riggs	934	-434
20	Casey Mears	912	-456

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