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NASCAR Busch Series race number 5 of 35
Saturday, March 19, 2005 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
203 laps on a 1.540 mile paved track (312.620 miles)

Time of race: 2:23:34
Average speed: 130.651 mph
Pole speed: 191.364 mph

Cautions: 8 for 39 laps
Margin of victory: 1.192 sec
Attendance: 60000
Lead changes: 20

Glossary 2005 NASCAR Busch Series results / 2005 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	60	Carl Edwards	Charter Communications (Jack Roush)	Ford	203	54841	running	47	185
2	12	33	Tony Stewart	Mr. Clean AutoDry Carwash (Kevin Harvick)	Chevrolet	203	34500	running	24	175
3	3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / Kobalt Tools (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	203	26203	running	90	175
4	10	17	Matt Kenseth	Waste Management (Jack Roush)	Ford	203	21250	running	0	160
5	14	38	Kasey Kahne	Great Clips (Brad Akins)	Dodge	203	21750	running	1	160
6	15	66	Greg Biffle	Subway (Clarence Brewer)	Ford	203	18350	running	14	155
7	29	99	Michael Waltrip	Aaron's (Michael Waltrip)	Chevrolet	203	17660	running	0	146
8	11	90	Elliott Sadler	CitiFinancial (Yates Racing)	Ford	203	17120	running	0	142
9	18	64	Jamie McMurray	Top-Flite Golf (Rusty Wallace)	Dodge	203	16525	running	0	138
10	6	10	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	ppc Racing (Greg Pollex)	Ford	203	28800	running	0	134
11	16	8	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Chance2 Motorsports)	Chevrolet	203	31575	running	0	130
12	21	22	Kenny Wallace	Stacker 2 (Greg Pollex)	Ford	203	23805	running	0	127
13	35	14	David Stremme	Navy "Accelerate Your Life" (Terry Bradshaw)	Dodge	203	22313	running	0	124
14	17	25	Ashton Lewis	U.S. Marines (Ed Rensi)	Ford	203	25930	running	0	121
15	43	34	Randy LaJoie	Dollar General (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	203	14100	running	0	118
16	19	20	Denny Hamlin	Rockwell Automation (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	203	20975	running	0	115
17	31	35	Jason Keller	McDonald's (Sam Rensi)	Ford	203	19105	running	0	112
18	24	95	Bobby Hamilton	Big Daddy's Cycle World & RV Center (Sadler Brothers)	Dodge	203	13325	running	0	109
19	28	40	Reed Sorenson	Jani-King / Discount Tire (Armando Fitz)	Dodge	203	13250	running	0	106
20	33	1	Johnny Sauter	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts (James Finch)	Dodge	203	19705	running	0	103
21	5	2	Clint Bowyer	AC Delco (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	203	28605	running	17	105
22	34	6	Jeremy Mayfield	Ragu (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	203	13000	running	0	97
23	8	5	Blake Feese	Lowe's / Hitachi Power Tools (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	203	15258	running	0	94
24	9	11	Paul Menard	Menards / Pittsburgh Paints (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	203	16555	running	0	91
25	4	47	Jon Wood	Clorox / Wisk (Tad Geschickter)	Ford	200	15150	running	0	88
26	26	36	Stanton Barrett	DCT Motorsports / Tucson (John McGill)	Chevrolet	199	14750	running	0	85
27	23	98	Jimmy Spencer	Bryan Foods (Michael Waltrip)	Chevrolet	199	12700	running	0	82
28	39	0	Kertus Davis	RaceGirl (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	199	14650	running	0	79
29	38	28	Derrike Cope	Jay Robinson, Inc. (Jay Robinson)	Ford	197	16305	running	0	76
30	36	4	Ryan Hemphill	GEICO / Pet Brands (Fred Biagi)	Dodge	195	20500	running	0	73
31	27	58	Brent Sherman	Hickory Farms/Serta (Doug Stringer)	Dodge	185	12510	too slow	0	70
32	13	21	Brandon Miller	Reese's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	182	14475	crash	0	67
33	20	27	David Green	Kleenex (Clarence Brewer)	Ford	181	18145	crash	0	64
34	2	18	J.J. Yeley	Vigoro / The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	171	17430	running	0	61
35	41	7	Kim Crosby	Boudreaux's (Gregg Mixon)	Chevrolet	164	12385	too slow	0	58
36	37	23	Shawna Robinson	Vassarette (Keith Coleman)	Chevrolet	160	14335	running	0	55
37	40	72	Geoffrey Bodine	Gunbroker.com (Pat MacDonald)	Chevrolet	150	14300	transmission	0	52
38	30	12	Tim Fedewa	Supercuts (Armando Fitz)	Dodge	139	16760	crash	0	49
39	7	32	Shane Hmiel	Win Fuel (Todd Braun)	Chevrolet	137	14180	running	10	51
40	42	49	Steve Grissom	Advil Liqui-Gels (Jay Robinson)	Ford	114	16665	engine	0	43
41	32	59	Stacy Compton	Kingsford / Bush's Beans (Tad Geschickter)	Ford	90	16625	overheating	0	40
42	22	44	Justin Labonte	U.S. Coast Guard (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	5	22080	crash	0	37
43	25	30	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	Smith & Wesson (Chris Lencheski)	Chevrolet	2	14511	crash	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Tim Fedewa	12	transmission change
David Stremme	14	transmission change
Tony Stewart	33	unapproved impound adjustment
Reed Sorenson	40	driver/transmission change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	John Hayden	16	31-W Insulation	Wayne Day	Chevrolet
45	Aaron Fike	43	Jo Dee Messina	Mike Curb	Dodge
46	Stan Boyd	52	Means Racing	Jimmy Means	Ford
47	Damon Lusk	85	House Hunter	Daniel Kinney	Chevrolet
48	Blake Mallory	24	Boudreaux's Butt Paste	Gregg Mixon	Chevrolet
49	Reed Sorenson	41	Discount Tire	Chip Ganassi	Dodge
DC	Sterling Marlin	40	Discount Tire	Armando Fitz	Dodge

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	1	1
	2	8	7	#30,44 accident backstretch
	9	18	10
	19	22	4	#21,64 accident frontstretch
	23	29	7
	30	33	4	#58 accident turn 2
	34	67	34
	68	71	4	#32 accident turn 4
	72	111	40
	112	115	4	#21 accident backstretch
	116	140	25
	141	146	6	#12 accident turn 4
	147	176	30
	177	180	4	#6 spun turn 2
	181	182	2
	183	188	6	#27 accident frontstretch
	189	203	15
Percent of race run under caution: 19.2% Average green flag run: 18.2 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Carl Edwards	1	29	29
Shane Hmiel	30	39	10
Jimmie Johnson	40	46	7
Greg Biffle	47	60	14
Jimmie Johnson	61	67	7
Tony Stewart	68	68	1
Jimmie Johnson	69	78	10
Tony Stewart	79	86	8
Jimmie Johnson	87	111	25
Tony Stewart	112	112	1
Jimmie Johnson	113	119	7
Tony Stewart	120	120	1
Carl Edwards	121	126	6
Jimmie Johnson	127	140	14
Tony Stewart	141	153	13
Jimmie Johnson	154	158	5
Clint Bowyer	159	161	3
Jimmie Johnson	162	176	15
Clint Bowyer	177	190	14
Kasey Kahne	191	191	1
Carl Edwards	192	203	12

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Carl Edwards	795
2	Kevin Harvick	690	-105
3	Clint Bowyer	676	-119
4	Reed Sorenson	670	-125
5	Martin Truex Jr	668	-127
6	Ashton Lewis	615	-180
7	David Stremme	576	-219
8	Kenny Wallace	539	-256
9	Denny Hamlin	533	-262
10	Greg Biffle	505	-290
11	Randy LaJoie	503	-292
12	Shane Hmiel	482	-313
13	Justin Labonte	464	-331
13	Jon Wood	464	-331
15	David Green	462	-333
16	Tim Fedewa	458	-337
17	Johnny Sauter	448	-347
18	Tony Stewart	446	-349
19	Jason Keller	440	-355
20	Paul Menard	424	-371
21	Stanton Barrett	421	-374