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NASCAR Busch Series race number 10 of 35
Saturday, April 30, 2005 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
117 laps* on a 2.660 mile paved track (311.220 miles)

Time of race: 2:36:50
Average speed: 122.117 mph
Pole speed: 184.023 mph

Cautions: 10 for 41 laps
Margin of victory: .128 sec
Attendance: 75000
Lead changes: 19

Glossary 2005 NASCAR Busch Series results / 2005 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	4	8	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Chance2 Motorsports)	Chevrolet	120	65671	running	46	190
2	31	47	Jon Wood	Pine-Sol (Tad Geschickter)	Ford	120	48675	running	0	170
3	30	14	David Stremme	Navy "Accelerate Your Life" (Terry Bradshaw)	Dodge	120	35393	running	1	170
4	24	25	Ashton Lewis	U.S. Marines (Ed Rensi)	Ford	120	40835	running	0	160
5	34	98	Kerry Earnhardt	Bryan Foods (Michael Waltrip)	Chevrolet	120	25680	running	0	155
6	37	34	Randy LaJoie	Dollar General (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	120	29210	running	0	150
7	10	44	Justin Labonte	U.S. Coast Guard (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	120	33810	running	7	151
8	32	35	Jason Keller	McDonald's (Sam Rensi)	Ford	120	25660	running	0	142
9	26	58	Brent Sherman	Hickory Farms / Serta (Doug Stringer)	Dodge	120	25035	running	0	138
10	25	0	Kertus Davis	RaceGirl (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	120	21310	running	0	134
11	35	23	Mark Green	Vassarette / Riders (Keith Coleman)	Chevrolet	120	21585	running	0	130
12	36	56	Tim Sauter	Lester Buildings (John McNelly)	Chevrolet	120	19460	running	0	127
13	28	27	David Green	Kleenex (Clarence Brewer)	Ford	120	24868	running	0	124
14	40	16	Justin Ashburn	31-W Insulation / Fikes Automotive (Wayne Day)	Chevrolet	120	19210	running	0	0
15	42	28	Jimmy Kitchens	AMD / Radio Shack (Jay Robinson)	Ford	120	21635	running	0	118
16	43	49	Steve Grissom	Advil Liqui-Gels (Jay Robinson)	Ford	120	24160	running	2	120
17	38	71	Kevin Lepage	Gunbroker.com (Kevin Lepage)	Chevrolet	119	18835	running	0	112
18	7	21	Kevin Harvick	Reese's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	113	18710	running	24	114
19	5	2	Clint Bowyer	AC Delco (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	108	28330	crash	0	106
20	23	33	Tony Stewart	Mr. Clean AutoDry Carwash (Kevin Harvick)	Chevrolet	100	18810	electrical	11	108
21	11	40	Sterling Marlin	Jani-King (Armando Fitz)	Dodge	98	18485	running	2	105
22	27	43	Aaron Fike	Channellock Tools (Mike Curb)	Dodge	95	20435	running	0	97
23	16	36	Stanton Barrett	KC Masterpiece (John McGill)	Chevrolet	90	22338	engine	0	94
24	13	95	Joe Ruttman	Get Well Soon Mr. Earl (Sadler Brothers)	Dodge	87	17860	overheating	0	91
25	39	59	Stacy Compton	Kingsford / Bush's Beans (Tad Geschickter)	Ford	83	21830	running	0	88
26	21	38	Casey Mears	Great Clips (Brad Akins)	Dodge	82	17585	crash	0	85
27	1	11	Paul Menard	Menards / Pittsburgh Paints (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	82	24330	crash	25	87
28	3	20	Denny Hamlin	Rockwell Automation (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	82	27210	crash	0	79
29	2	87	Joe Nemechek	Cellular One (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	82	17760	crash	2	81
30	41	10	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	ppc Racing (Greg Pollex)	Ford	79	26955	engine	0	73
31	9	6	Kasey Kahne	Ragu (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	76	16935	running	0	70
32	20	41	Reed Sorenson	Discount Tire (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	75	26395	crash	0	67
33	17	60	Carl Edwards	Charter Communications (Jack Roush)	Ford	73	16840	running	0	64
34	15	99	Michael Waltrip	Aaron's (Michael Waltrip)	Chevrolet	68	16800	engine	0	61
35	22	22	Kenny Wallace	Stacker 2 (Greg Pollex)	Ford	22	20775	crash	0	58
36	33	66	Greg Biffle	Duraflame (Clarence Brewer)	Ford	21	16705	crash	0	55
37	14	12	Tim Fedewa	Goulds Pumps (Armando Fitz)	Dodge	17	20690	engine	0	52
38	6	18	J.J. Yeley	Vigoro / The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	16	20805	crash	0	49
39	19	09	Mike Wallace	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts (James Finch)	Dodge	16	16575	crash	0	46
40	8	5	Kyle Busch	Lowe's / Sta-Green (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	16	16540	crash	0	43
41	12	1	Johnny Sauter	Yellow Transportation (James Finch)	Dodge	16	18505	crash	0	40
42	29	64	Jeremy Mayfield	Miller High Life Light / Top-Flite (Rusty Wallace)	Dodge	16	16470	crash	0	37
43	18	32	Shane Hmiel	Win Fuel (Todd Braun)	Chevrolet	16	18426	crash	0	34

* Race extended to 120 laps due to green/white/checker.

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Keith Coleman	23	backup car

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Greg Sacks	7	Boudreaux's Butt Paste / Golden Flake	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet
45	Ryan Hemphill	4	GEICO	Fred Biagi	Dodge
46	Geoffrey Bodine	72	Denver Mattress Company	Pat MacDonald	Chevrolet
47	Donnie Neuenberger	52	University of Maryland / Plan B Tech	Jimmy Means	Ford

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	8	8	competition
	9	17	9
	18	20	3	#09,1,5,6,8,18,22,32,36,41,43,59,60,64,66,95 accident turn 1
	21	34	14
	35	38	4	debris
	39	53	15
	54	58	5	#2,33,34,40 accident frontstretch
	59	63	5
	64	66	3	rain
	67	76	10
	77	79	3	#2 accident backstretch
	80	83	4
	84	87	4	#38,20,47,21,87,11,27,71,44,58 accident frontstretch
	88	105	18
	106	107	2	#33 stalled turn 4
	108	109	2
	110	112	3	#2 accident frontstretch
	113	115	3
	116	118	3	#71 accident frontstretch
	119	120	2
Percent of race run under caution: 31.7% Average green flag run: 8.2 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Paul Menard	1	13	13
Tony Stewart	14	18	5
Steve Grissom	19	20	2
Tony Stewart	21	22	2
Kevin Harvick	23	25	3
Tony Stewart	26	26	1
Kevin Harvick	27	27	1
Sterling Marlin	28	29	2
Kevin Harvick	30	48	19
Paul Menard	49	55	7
Justin Labonte	56	59	4
Joe Nemechek	60	61	2
Kevin Harvick	62	62	1
Martin Truex, Jr.	63	71	9
Paul Menard	72	76	5
Justin Labonte	77	79	3
Martin Truex, Jr.	80	88	9
Tony Stewart	89	91	3
David Stremme	92	92	1
Martin Truex, Jr.	93	120	28

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Carl Edwards	1482
2	Clint Bowyer	1335	-147
3	Reed Sorenson	1329	-153
4	Martin Truex Jr	1260	-222
5	Ashton Lewis	1207	-275
6	David Stremme	1154	-328
7	Kevin Harvick	1149	-333
7	Denny Hamlin	1149	-333
9	Jon Wood	1147	-335
10	Kenny Wallace	1146	-336
11	David Green	1069	-413
12	Greg Biffle	1059	-423
13	Jason Keller	1054	-428
14	Shane Hmiel	986	-496
15	Randy LaJoie	957	-525
16	Justin Labonte	949	-533
17	Stacy Compton	914	-568
18	Paul Menard	890	-592
19	Kasey Kahne	880	-602
20	Tim Fedewa	838	-644
21	J.J. Yeley	833	-649