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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 (500.080 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: 155000 Lead changes: 33
Green flag passes: 13,871 (84.6 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	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont / Pepsi / Star Wars Episode III (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	194	355116	running	139	190
2	11	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	194	243616	running	2	175
3	38	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	194	197294	running	2	170
4	22	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	194	165925	running	0	160
5	13	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	194	128840	running	0	155
6	3	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	194	145896	running	9	155
7	10	97	Kurt Busch	Irwin Industrial Tools / Sharpie (Jack Roush)	Ford	194	153005	running	1	151
8	42	49	Ken Schrader	Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	194	101630	running	1	147
9	14	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	194	132488	running	0	138
10	27	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	194	124450	running	0	134
11	23	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	194	136586	running	0	130
12	1	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	194	139706	running	12	132
13	29	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard / Charter Communications (Jack Roush)	Ford	194	105690	running	2	129
14	26	41	Casey Mears	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	193	116093	running	0	121
15	36	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	193	133213	running	3	123
16	43	09	Johnny Sauter	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts (James Finch)	Dodge	192	93165	running	0	115
17	31	33	Kerry Earnhardt	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	190	82950	running	0	112
18	9	77	Travis Kvapil	Kodak / Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	188	95510	crash	0	109
19	8	07	Dave Blaney	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	187	93820	running	0	106
20	6	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	186	131301	crash	8	108
21	32	1	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	186	80120	crash	0	100
22	20	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	180	114133	running	0	97
23	15	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	174	117915	engine	1	99
24	19	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW / The Longest Yard (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	172	113760	running	0	91
25	39	43	Jeff Green	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	172	110316	running	0	88
26	18	11	Jason Leffler	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	171	77100	running	0	85
27	4	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline (James Rocco)	Chevrolet	171	104003	running	4	87
28	33	4	Mike Wallace	Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	171	79095	running	1	84
29	30	66	Hermie Sadler	Peak Fitness (Jeff Stec)	Ford	170	78835	rear end	0	76
30	7	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft Genuine Parts (Wood Brothers)	Ford	170	106344	running	0	73
31	24	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	169	100133	running	1	75
32	21	99	Carl Edwards	Scotts / Ortho (Jack Roush)	Ford	166	93325	running	0	67
33	16	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	166	94150	running	3	69
34	25	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	162	102968	running	0	61
35	12	36	Boris Said	Centrix Financial (Bob Sutton)	Chevrolet	146	74930	crash	0	58
36	28	0	Mike Bliss	NetZero / Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	141	74800	crash	0	55
37	37	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC / ditech.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	139	82625	crash	0	52
38	17	22	Scott Wimmer	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	139	93933	crash	0	49
39	5	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	135	120041	crash	5	51
40	40	32	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	Tide (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	132	83372	crash	0	43
41	35	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	132	81630	crash	0	40
42	34	23	Mike Skinner	Bad Boy Mowers (Bill Davis)	Dodge	132	73445	crash	0	37
43	41	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	106	73611	running	0	34

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

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Bobby Labonte	18	transmission change
Carl Edwards	99	transmission change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Robby Gordon	7	Harrah's	Robby Gordon	Chevrolet
45	Kevin Lepage	37	Patron Tequila	John Carter	Dodge
46	Kenny Wallace	00	Aaron's Dream Machine 50th Anniversary	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet
47	Stanton Barrett	92	First Trust Portfolios	Bob Jenkins	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	20	20
	21	23	3	#45 accident frontstretch	none
	24	38	15
	39	41	3	#43 accident backstretch	none
	42	102	61
	103	107	5	debris frontstretch	#16
	108	116	9
	117	120	4	#45 stalled frontstretch	#88
	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	none
	138	166	29
	167	170	4	debris at pit entry	#66
	171	172	2
	173	174	2	#66 stalled turn 1	none
	175	187	13
	188	192	5	#1,8,16,29,48,77 accident backstretch	none
	193	194	2
Percent of race run under caution: 15.5% Average green flag run: 18.2 laps

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

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
21	Dave Blaney	904	-464