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2005 Aaron's 312 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post 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.

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Keith Coleman 23 backup car Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 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 Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 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 Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   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 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 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