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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 4 GOLDEN CORRAL 500 1.54-Mile Banked Paved Oval 500.5 M – 325 L – Purse: $4,761,128 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 4 99 Carl
Edwards Scotts Ford 325 185 * 5 $165,450 Running 2 3 48 Jimmie
Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 325 180 * 10 173,241 Running 3 6 16 Greg
Biffle National
Guard/Post-It Ford 325 170 * 5 121,800 Running 4 12 6 Mark
Martin Viagra Ford 325 165 * 5 105,150 Running 5 5 9 Kasey
Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 325 155 115,875 Running 6 8 25 Brian
Vickers GMAC Chevrolet 325 150 85,325 Running 7 37 15 Michael
Waltrip 8 27 07 Dave
Blaney Snap-On Chevrolet 325 147 * 5 83,625 Running 9 17 10 Scott
Riggs Valvoline Chevrolet 325 138 100,983 Running 10 11 38 Elliott Sadler Combos Ford 325 134 123,066 Running 11 13 42 Jamie McMurray Texaco/Havoline Dodge 325 130 82,500 Running 12 42 5 # Kyle
Busch Kellogg’s Chevrolet 325 127 87,175 Running 13 14 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 325 124 99,470 Running 14 1 12 Ryan Newman ALLTEL Dodge 325 126 * 5 120,266 Running 15 38 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 325 118 99,120 Running 16 39 40 17 9 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 325 112 115,861 Running 18 16 0 Mike Bliss Net Zero Best Buy Chevrolet 324 109 70,815 Running 19 15 41 Casey Mears Nicorette Dodge 324 106 94,648 Running 20 33 22 Scott Wimmer Caterpillar Dodge 324 103 94,348 Running 21 36 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 324 100 106,826 Running 22 18 91 Bill Elliott Visteon Dodge 324 97 66,510 Running 23 34 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 323 99 * 5 104,618 Running 24 35 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 323 91 113,518 Running 25 10 11 Jason Leffler FedEx Express Chevrolet 323 88 66,285 Running 26 28 49 Ken Schrader Red Baron Pizza Dodge 323 85 68,735 Running 27 32 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 322 82 99,553 Running 28 40 43 Jeff Green Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 321 79 96,806 Running 29 22 50 Jimmy Spencer 30 29 37 Kevin Lepage Newell Recycling Dodge 314 73 65,535 Running 31 23 17 Matt Kenseth Trex USG Sheetrock Ford 311 70 112,896 Running 32 24 97 Kurt Busch Sharpie Ford 304 67 117,310 Running 33 31 21 Ricky Rudd Motorcraft Quality Parts Ford 300 64 92,984 Running 34 26 7 Robby Gordon Harrah’s Chevrolet 290 61 64,775 Engine 35 7 01 Joe Nemechek CENTRIX Financial Chevrolet 280 58 84,398 Engine 36 41 45 Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge 271 55 74,252 Engine 37 19 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 266 52 99,245 Accident 38 2 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Tide Chevrolet 245 49 65,385 Running 39 25 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 214 46 113,326 Accident 40 30 4 Mike Wallace Lucas Oil Chevrolet 113 43 64,540 Engine 41 43 75 Mike Garvey Jani-King/KGB Swimwear Dodge 15 40 64,500 Vibration 42 20 77 # Travis
Kvapil Kodak/Jasper Eng.
& Trans. Dodge 0 37 72,460 Accident 43 21 08 Shane Hmiel WIN Fuel Chevrolet 0 34 63,883 Accident # Raybestos Rookie of
the Year Contender. * Includes race
leader/most laps led bonus. Failed to qualify: (7) John Andretti
#14; Randy LaJoie #34; Stanton Barrett #92; Carl Long #00; Kirk Shelmerdine
#27; Hermie Sadler #66; Morgan Shepherd #89. Race comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 120,000, Carl Edwards won the golden corral 500, posting his
career-first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory. On Lap 3 the race was red-flagged
(9 minutes, 19 seconds) for track clean-up. Prior to the green flag, the
following drivers, under penalty, dropped to the rear of the field for the
reasons indicated: #4 Mike Wallace (engine change); #5 Kyle Busch (backup car).
Edwards also won his career-first NASCAR Busch Series race this weekend,
winning the Aaron’s 312 on Saturday, March 19. TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 29 minutes,
18 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 143.478 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: .028 second BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Ryan Newman, ALLTEL Dodge (194.690 mph, 28.476 secs.) COMMIT LOZENGES COMMIT TO WIN AWARD:
Jimmie Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet CHECKERS/RALLY’S EA SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Carl Edwards, Scotts
Ford GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Jimmie Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Greg Biffle, National
Guard/Post-It Ford (No winner of MBNA Bonus for winning race; rolls to $25,000 at MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE AWARD: Michael Waltrip, NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No
winner; rolls over to $20,000 at Bristol Motor Speedway. RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Kyle Busch, Kellogg’s Chevrolet SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Carl Edwards, Scotts Ford U.S.G. IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD: Kyle Busch, Kellogg’s Chevrolet WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Jimmie Johnson,
Lowe’s Chevrolet (156 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 8 cautions for 40
laps. 2-5 (Car #08, 7, 10, 17, 18, 24, 31, 41, 77 & 97-Accident,
Backstretch); 86-89 (Debris); 118-122 (Oil on track); 160-168 (Car #97-Accident,
Turn 2); 203-206 (Car #32-Accident, Turn 2); 234-237 (Debris); 280-285 (Oil on
track); 296-299 (Oil on track). LAP
LEADERS: 27 lead changes among 7 drivers. Ryan
Newman 1-5, Jimmie Johnson 6-59, Dave Blaney 60, Dale Jarrett 61, Greg Biffle
62-85, Carl Edwards 86, Biffle 87-90, Johnson 91-117, Edwards 118, Biffle
119-122, Johnson 123-132, Biffle 133-159, Edwards 160, Biffle 161-171, Johnson
172-175, Biffle 176-202, Mark Martin 203, Biffle 204-206, Johnson 207, Biffle
208-212, Johnson 213-233, Edwards 234, Biffle 235-280, Martin 281, Johnson
282-295, Edwards 296-299, Johnson 300-324, Edwards 325. TOP 10 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP POINTS (Wins) 1 –Jimmie Johnson 680 (1) 2 –Greg Biffle 598 (1) 3 –Carl Edwards 593 (1) 4 –Kurt Busch 577 (0) 5 –Mark Martin 539 (0) 6 –Ryan Newman 515 (0) 7 –Tony Stewart 514 (0) 8 –Elliott Sadler 482 (0) 9 –Rusty Wallace 477 (0) 10–Jamie McMurray 475 (0) MANUFACTURERS'
CHAMPIONSHIP Pts Wins Chevrolet 30 2 Ford 30 2 Dodge 16 0 CHECKERS/RALLY’S Car
# Pts. Ryan Newman (#12) 1 Elliott Sadler (#38) 1 Rusty Wallace (# 2) 1 BUD POLE AWARD
STANDINGS Ryan Newman 2 Kyle Busch 1 Dale Jarrett 1 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE
OF THE YEAR Kyle Busch 52 Travis Kvapil 41 Eric McClure 11 WIX FILTERS LAP
LEADER AWARD Car
# Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2 Matt Kenseth (#17) 1 Tony Stewart (#20) 1 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Kevin Harvick (#29) 2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 1 Michael Waltrip (#15) 1 USG IMPROVING THE
FINISH AWARD Car #
Pts. Elliott Sadler (#38)
2 Kyle Busch (# 5) 1 Kevin Harvick (#29) 1 MBNA MID-RACE
LEADER AWARD Car
# Pts. Greg Biffle (#16) 2 Kurt Busch (#97) 2 Joe Nemechek (#01) 2 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car
# Pts. Hendrick (#48) 48 Roush Yates (#97) 40 Hendrick (#24) 27 GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Greg Biffle (#16) 1 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1 Joe Nemechek (#01) 1 COMMIT LOZENGES
COMMIT TO WIN AWARD Car
# Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2 Greg Biffle (#16) 1 Kyle Busch (# 5) 1 NEXT EVENT: April 3 – NOTE: The above figures
are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards
by participating manufacturers. (3/21/05) ©2005 NASCAR UNOFFICIAL RESULTS that were posted Sunday |
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Pts | Bns | Award | Status | Ti. Led |
Lps Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts Ford | 325 | 185 | 5 | $165,450 | Running | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 325 | 180 | 10 | $173,241 | Running | 8 | 156 |
| 3 | 6 | 16 | Greg Biffle | National Guard/Post-It Ford | 325 | 170 | 5 | $121,800 | Running | 9 | 151 |
| 4 | 12 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra Ford | 325 | 165 | 5 | $105,150 | Running | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 5 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge | 325 | 155 | $115,875 | Running | |||
| 6 | 8 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC Chevrolet | 325 | 150 | $85,325 | Running | |||
| 7 | 37 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 325 | 146 | $109,689 | Running | |||
| 8 | 27 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Snap-On Chevrolet | 325 | 147 | 5 | $83,625 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 17 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline Chevrolet | 325 | 138 | $100,983 | Running | |||
| 10 | 11 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Combos Ford | 325 | 134 | $123,066 | Running | |||
| 11 | 13 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Texaco/Havoline Dodge | 325 | 130 | $82,500 | Running | |||
| 12 | 42 | 5 | Kyle Busch # | Kellogg's Chevrolet | 325 | 127 | $87,175 | Running | |||
| 13 | 14 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge | 325 | 124 | $99,470 | Running | |||
| 14 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | ALLTEL Dodge | 325 | 126 | 5 | $120,266 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | 38 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless Chevrolet | 325 | 118 | $99,120 | Running | |||
| 16 | 39 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light Dodge | 325 | 115 | $99,633 | Running | |||
| 17 | 9 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot Chevrolet | 325 | 112 | $115,861 | Running | |||
| 18 | 16 | 0 | Mike Bliss | Net Zero Best Buy Chevrolet | 324 | 109 | $70,815 | Running | |||
| 19 | 15 | 41 | Casey Mears | Nicorette Dodge | 324 | 106 | $94,648 | Running | |||
| 20 | 33 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Caterpillar Dodge | 324 | 103 | $94,348 | Running | |||
| 21 | 36 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Chevrolet | 324 | 100 | $106,826 | Running | |||
| 22 | 18 | 91 | Bill Elliott | Visteon Dodge | 324 | 97 | $66,510 | Running | |||
| 23 | 34 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS Ford | 323 | 99 | 5 | $104,618 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | 35 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Budweiser Chevrolet | 323 | 91 | $113,518 | Running | |||
| 25 | 10 | 11 | Jason Leffler | FedEx Express Chevrolet | 323 | 88 | $66,285 | Running | |||
| 26 | 28 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Pizza Dodge | 323 | 85 | $68,735 | Running | |||
| 27 | 32 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Dodge | 322 | 82 | $99,553 | Running | |||
| 28 | 40 | 43 | Jeff Green | Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge | 321 | 79 | $96,806 | Running | |||
| 29 | 22 | 50 | Jimmy Spencer | U.S. Micro Dodge | 314 | 76 | $65,160 | Running | |||
| 30 | 29 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | Newell Recycling Dodge | 314 | 73 | $65,535 | Running | |||
| 31 | 23 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Trex USG Sheetrock Ford | 311 | 70 | $112,896 | Running | |||
| 32 | 24 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Sharpie Ford | 304 | 67 | $117,310 | Running | |||
| 33 | 31 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Quality Parts Ford | 300 | 64 | $92,984 | Running | |||
| 34 | 26 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Harrah's Chevrolet | 290 | 61 | $64,775 | Engine | |||
| 35 | 7 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | CENTRIX Financial Chevrolet | 280 | 58 | $84,398 | Engine | |||
| 36 | 41 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge | 271 | 55 | $74,252 | Engine | |||
| 37 | 19 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Chevrolet | 266 | 52 | $99,245 | Accident | |||
| 38 | 2 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Tide Chevrolet | 245 | 49 | $65,385 | Running | |||
| 39 | 25 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 214 | 46 | $113,326 | Accident | |||
| 40 | 30 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Lucas Oil Chevrolet | 113 | 43 | $64,540 | Engine | |||
| 41 | 43 | 75 | Mike Garvey | Jani-King/KGB Swimwear Dodge | 15 | 40 | $64,500 | Vibration | |||
| 42 | 20 | 77 | Travis Kvapil # | Kodak/Jasper Eng. & Trans. Dodge | 0 | 37 | $72,460 | Accident | |||
| 43 | 21 | 08 | Shane Hmiel | WIN Fuel Chevrolet | 0 | 34 | $63,883 | Accident |
| Race Comments | Before an estimated crowd of 120,000, Carl Edwards won the golden corral Buffet & Grill 500, posting his career-first 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: #4 Wallace (engine change); #5 Kyle Busch (backup car). Edwards also won his career-first NASCAR Busch Series this weekend, winning the Aaron’s 312 on Saturday March 19. | ||||||
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| Failed to Qualify | (7) Randy LaJoie, #34; John Andretti, #14; Stanton Barrett #, #92; Carl Long, #00; Kirk Shelmerdine, #27; Hermie Sadler, #66; Morgan Shepherd, #89. | ||||||
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| Caution Flags | 8 for 40 laps: Laps 2-5 (#08,7,10,17,18,24,31,41,77,97 accident (Red)); 86-89 (Debris); 118-122 (Oil on track); 160-168 (#97 accident turn 2); 203-206 (#32 accident turn 2); 234-237 (Debris); 280-285 (Oil on track); 296-299 (Oil on track). | ||||||
| Lead Changes | 27 among 7 drivers: R. Newman 1-5; J. Johnson 6-59; D. Blaney 60; D. Jarrett 61; G. Biffle 62-85; C. Edwards 86; G. Biffle 87-90; J. Johnson 91-117; C. Edwards 118; G. Biffle 119-122; J. Johnson 123-132; G. Biffle 133-159; C. Edwards 160; G. Biffle 161-171; J. Johnson 172-175; G. Biffle 176-202; M. Martin 203; G. Biffle 204-206; J. Johnson 207; G. Biffle 208-212; J. Johnson 213-233; C. Edwards 234; G. Biffle 235-280; M. Martin 281; J. Johnson 282-295; C. Edwards 296-299; J. Johnson 300-324; C. Edwards 325. | ||||||
| Top 10 Driver Points | (1) J. Johnson 680; (2) G. Biffle 598; (3) C. Edwards 593; (4) K. Busch 577; (5) M. Martin 539; (6) R. Newman 515; (7) T. Stewart 514; (8) E. Sadler 482; (9) R. Wallace 477; (10) J. McMurray 475. | ||||||
| Top 5 Rookie Points | (1) Kyle Busch 52; (2) Travis Kvapil 41; (3) Eric McClure 11; (4) Stanton Barrett 2. | ||||||
| Bud Pole Award | Ryan Newman (194.690 mph) |
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| Commit to Win Award | Jimmie Johnson |
| Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap Award | Jimmie Johnson, #48 (187.888 mph, lap 301) |
| MBNA Mid-Race Leader Award | Greg Biffle |
| Mobil Oil Command Performance Driver of the Race | Michael Waltrip |
| Raybestos Rookie of the Race | Kyle Busch # |
| USG Improving the Finish Award | Kyle Busch, #5 (30 places) |
| WIX Lap-Leader Award | Jimmie Johnson |
| EA Sports Move of the Race Award | Jimmie Johnson |
| Sunoco Diamond Performance Award | Jimmie Johnson |
