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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 6 ADVANCE AUTO PARTS 500 .526-Mile Paved Oval 500 L – 263 M – Purse: $4,761,101 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 16 24 Jeff
Gordon DuPont
Chevrolet 500 185 * 5 $186,051 Running 2 35 9 Kasey
Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 500 170 143,915 Running 3 22 6 Mark
Martin Viagra Ford 500 170 * 5 109,625 Running 4 2 12 Ryan
Newman ALLTEL Dodge 500 165 * 5 132,241 Running 5 4 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 500 160 * 5 121,308 Running 6 20 40 7 13 21 Ricky
Rudd Motorcraft
Quality Parts Ford 500 146 104,439 Running 8 37 48 Jimmie
Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 500 142 120,041 Running 9 25 38 Elliott
Sadler M&M’s Ford 500 138 114,091 Running 10 10 01 Joe Nemechek 11 18 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt
Power Tools Ford 500 135 * 5 118,186 Running 12 12 11 Jason Leffler FedEx Express Chevrolet 500 127 69,375 Running 13 26 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 500 124 118,133 Running 14 32 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 500 121 106,733 Running 15 3 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 499 123 * 5 111,095 Running 16 30 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 499 115 98,895 Running 17 24 41 Casey Mears Target Dodge 499 112 95,688 Running 18 19 45 Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge 498 109 84,958 Running 19 9 97 Kurt Busch Crown Royal Ford 498 111 * 5 119,325 Running 20 43 7 Robby Gordon Harrah’s Chevrolet 498 108 * 5 67,700 Running 21 1 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline Chevrolet 498 100 95,858 Running 22 14 43 Jeff Green Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 497 97 99,286 Running 23 23 4 Mike Wallace Lucas Oil Chevrolet 497 94 70,450 Running 24 11 49 Ken Schrader Schwan’s Home Service Dodge 497 91 69,200 Running 25 29 42 Jamie McMurray Texaco/Havoline
Dodge 496 88 77,275 Running 26 7 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 493 95 * 10 128,861 Running 27 17 77 # Travis
Kvapil Kodak/Jasper
Eng. & Trans. Dodge 490 82 77,810 Engine 28 41 37 Kevin Lepage R&J Racing Dodge 489 79 65,010 Running 29 8 16 Greg Biffle National Guard/Jackson Hewitt
Ford 487 76 82,825 Running 30 31 15 Michael Waltrip 31 33 22 Scott Wimmer Caterpillar Dodge 466 70 85,097 Running 32 5 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench
Chevrolet 436 67 111,661 Running 33 6 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 435 69 * 5 102,225 Engine 34 42 07 Dave Blaney Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet 416 61 72,075 Running 35 27 25 Brian Vickers GMAC/ditech.com Chevrolet 412 58 72,025 Running 36 15 0 Mike Bliss Net Zero Best Buy Chevrolet 410 55 63,975 Overheating 37 38 66 Hermie
Sadler Peak Fitness Ford 340 52 63,925 Accident 38 36 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 321 49 81,875 Running 39 21 5 # Kyle
Busch Kellogg’s Chevrolet 304 46 71,815 Overheating 40 28 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Tide Chevrolet 151 43 63,740 Overheating 41 40 09 Johnny Sauter Miccosukee
Resorts Dodge 55 40 63,690 Brakes 42 39 34 Randy LaJoie Mach 1 Inc. Chevrolet 26 37 63,640 Engine 43 34 75 Mike Garvey Jani-King/Rinaldi Air
Conditioning Dodge 18 34 63,053 Brakes # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. * Includes race leader/most laps led bonus. Failed to qualify: (4) Stanton Barrett #92; Jeff Fuller
#61; Kirk Shelmerdine #27; Carl Long #00. Race comments: Before a sellout
crowd estimated at 67,000, Jeff Gordon won the Advance Auto Parts 500, posting
his 71st NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the
following drivers, under penalty, dropped to the rear of the field for the
reasons indicated: #49 Ken Schrader (backup car); #4 Mike Wallace (engine
change). TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 38 minutes,
52 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 72.099 mph
MARGIN
OF VICTORY: .593 second BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Scott Riggs, Valvoline Chevrolet (96.671 mph, 19.588 secs.) COMMIT LOZENGES COMMIT TO WIN AWARD: Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge CHECKERS/RALLY’S EA SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chevrolet GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Jeremy Mayfield,
Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Tony Stewart, The
Home Depot Chevrolet (No winner of MBNA Bonus for winning race; rolls to $35,000 at MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE AWARD: Ryan Newman, ALLTEL Dodge NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No
winner; rolls over to $40,000 at Texas Motor Speedway. RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Travis Kvapil, Kodak/Jasper SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chevrolet U.S.G. IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD: Kasey Kahne, Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Tony Stewart,
The Home Depot Chevrolet (247 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 16 cautions for 91
laps. 4-7 (Car #12-Stalled, Turn 4); 13-16 (Car #43-Spin, Turn 4); 59-66 (Car
#88 & 99-Accident, Turn 2); 70-77 (Car #99 & 66-Accident, Turn 2);
90-93 (Car #15-Accident, Turn 1); 128-133 (Car #07-Stalled, Turn 3); 183-188
(Car #16 & 25-Accident, Turn 4); 257-262 (Car #01-Accident, Turn 4);
276-281 (Car #40-Spin, Turn 2); 285-288 (Car #8-Spin, Turn 2); 323-327 (Car
#43-Accident, Turn 2); 388-394 (Car #45-Spin, Turn 3); 405-409 (Car #88-Spin,
Turn 4); 433-437 (Debris); 448-454 (Car #97-Accident, Turn 3); 492-497 (Oil on
track). LAP
LEADERS: 17 lead changes among 11 drivers. Scott
Riggs-pole, Jeremy Mayfield 1-47; Rusty Wallace 48-94; Bobby Labonte 95-116; Tony Stewart 117-129; Robby Gordon 130-133;
Stewart 134-183; Matt Kenseth 184; Stewart 185-203;
Mayfield 204-224; Stewart 225-389; B. Labonte
390-399; Kurt Busch 400-415; Mark Martin 416; Kurt Busch 417-433; Ryan Newman
434-458; Sterling Marlin 459-464; Jeff Gordon 465-500. TOP 10 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP POINTS (Wins) 1 –Jimmie Johnson 977 (1) 2 –Greg Biffle 817 (1) 3 –Elliott Sadler 795 (0) 4 –Mark Martin 779 (0) 5 –Tony Stewart 774 (0) 6 –Jeff Gordon 772 (2) 7 –Rusty Wallace 771 (0) 8 –Ryan Newman 753 (0) 9 –Kurt Busch 746 (0) 10–Dale Jarrett 732 (0) MANUFACTURERS'
CHAMPIONSHIP Pts Wins Chevrolet 48 4 Ford 40 2 Dodge 26 0 CHECKERS/RALLY’S Car # Pts. Rusty Wallace (# 2) 2 Elliott Sadler (#38) 2 Ryan Newman (#12) 1 BUD POLE AWARD
STANDINGS Ryan Newman 2 Kyle Busch 1 Dale Jarrett 1 Scott Riggs 1 Elliott Sadler 1 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE
OF THE YEAR Kyle Busch 72 Travis Kvapil 67 Eric McClure 11 WIX FILTERS LAP
LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2 Tony Stewart (#20) 2 Greg Biffle (#16) 1 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Kevin Harvick (#29) 3 Ryan Newman (#12) 1 Michael Waltrip (#15) 1 USG IMPROVING THE
FINISH AWARD Car # Pts. Elliott Sadler (#38)
2 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 1 Scott Riggs (#10) 1 MBNA MID-RACE
LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Tony Stewart (#20) 4 Greg Biffle (#16) 2 Rusty Wallace (# 2) 2 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Hendrick (#48) 58 Roush Yates (#97) 40 Danny Lawrence (#29) 36 GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Greg Biffle (#16) 2 Jeremy Mayfield (#19) 1 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1 COMMIT LOZENGES
COMMIT TO WIN AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2 Jeremy Mayfield (#19) 1 Elliott Sadler (#38) 1 NEXT EVENT: April 17 – Samsung/RadioShack 500, NOTE: The above figures
are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards
by participating manufacturers. (4/11/05) ©2005 NASCAR UNOFFICAL RESULTS posted after the race
NASCAR PR used with permission
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