NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 10
DODGE CHARGER 500
1.366-Mile Banked Paved Oval
500 M – 367 L – Purse: $5,338,043
Bonus Money
Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status
1 3 16 Greg Biffle National Guard/Travelodge
Ford 370 190 * 10 $300,575 Running
2 14 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 370 175 * 5 221,986 Running
3 1 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 370 170 * 5 190,500 Running
4 20 6 Mark Martin Viagra Ford 370 160 136,350 Running
5 2 12 Ryan Newman ALLTEL Dodge 370 160 * 5 161,216 Running
6 13 42 Jamie McMurray Texaco/Havoline
Dodge 370 150 108,775 Running
7 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 370 151 * 5 136,166 Running
8 39 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 370 142 134,333 Running
9 10 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 370 143 * 5 100,525 Running
10 15 20 Tony
Stewart The
Home Depot Chevrolet 370 134 131,586 Running
11 27 01 Joe
Nemechek
12 12 2 Rusty
Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 370 127 113,433 Running
13 35 21 Ricky
Rudd Motorcraft
Quality Parts Ford 370 124 114,789 Running
14 24 29 Kevin
Harvick GM
Goodwrench Chevrolet 370 121 123,561 Running
15 22 88 Dale
Jarrett UPS Ford 370 118 115,383 Running
16 5 25 Brian
Vickers GMAC/ditech.com
Chevrolet 370 120 * 5 87,725 Running
17 36 18 Bobby
Labonte Interstate
Batteries Chevrolet 370 112 113,100 Running
18 28 49 Ken
Schrader Schwan’s
Home Service Dodge 370 109 77,650 Running
19 29 0 Mike
Bliss Net Zero Best Buy
Chevrolet 370 106 76,875 Running
20 4 38 Elliott
Sadler M&M’s Ford 369 103 114,541 Running
21 34 31 Jeff
Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 369 100 101,770 Running
22 23 43 Jeff
Green Cheerios/Betty
Crocker Dodge 369 97 103,636 Running
23 6 5 # Kyle Busch Kellogg’s
Chevrolet 369 94 84,400 Running
24 42 4 Mike
Wallace Lucas Oil Chevrolet 369 96 * 5 73,175 Running
25 33 22 Scott
Wimmer Caterpillar
Dodge 368 88 97,033 Running
26 31 17 Matt
Kenseth Carhartt Ford 367 90 * 5 116,536 Running
27 32 00 Kenny
Wallace
28 37 45 Kyle
Petty Georgia-Pacific/Brawny/Mother’s Day Dodge 366 79 84,633 Running
29 30 07 Dave
Blaney Jack
Daniel’s Chevrolet 366 76 78,175 Running
30 26 32 Bobby
Hamilton Jr. Tide Chevrolet 365 73 82,158 Running
31 43 92 #
32 38 37 Kevin
Lepage R&J
Racing Dodge 363 72 * 5 66,575 Running
33 8 19 Jeremy
Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 333 69 * 5 96,195 Accident
34 19 15 Michael
Waltrip
35 17 77 # Travis Kvapil Kodak/Jasper Eng. & Trans.
Dodge 323 58 74,050 Running
36 18 10 Scott
Riggs Valvoline
Chevrolet 311 55 83,447 Running
37 11 97 Kurt
Busch IRWIN Industrial
Tools Ford 306 52 118,125 Running
38 25 11 Jason
Leffler FedEx
Express-St Jude Classic Chevrolet 285 49 65,475 Running
39 16 41 Casey
Mears Target Dodge 285 46 73,350 Running
40 41 66 Hermie Sadler
41 7 40
42 21 80 Carl
Long Buyer’s Choice
Auto Warranty Chevrolet 69 37 64,965 Rear
End
43 40 34 Jeff
Fuller Mach 1 Inc.
Chevrolet 24 34 65,187 Transmission
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. * Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
Failed to qualify: (4) Johnny Sauter
#09; Robby Gordon #7; Tony Raines #61; Morgan Shepherd #89.
Race comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 70,000, Greg Biffle won the Dodge Charger
500, posting his sixth NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory; his third in 2005.
Prior to the green flag, the following drivers, under penalty, dropped to the
rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #11 Jason Leffler
(unapproved impound adjustment); #66 Hermie Sadler
(missing drivers meeting).
TIME OF RACE: 4 hours, 6 minutes, 29
seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 123.031 mph
MARGIN
OF VICTORY: .990 second
BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Kasey Kahne, Dodge
Dealers/UAW Dodge (170.024 mph, 28.923 secs.)
COMMIT LOZENGES COMMIT TO WIN AWARD:
Kasey Kahne, Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge
CHECKERS/RALLY’S
EA SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Greg Biffle, National Guard/Travelodge Ford
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD Greg Biffle, National
Guard/Travelodge Ford
MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Greg Biffle, National Guard/Travelodge Ford (Also, received $5,000 MBNA Bonus for
winning race.)
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE AWARD: Ryan Newman, ALLTEL Dodge
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No
winner; rolls over to $80,000 at Richmond Int’l Raceway.
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Kyle Busch, Kellogg’s
Chevrolet
SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Greg Biffle, National Guard/Travelodge Ford
U.S.G. IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD: Ricky Rudd, Motorcraft
Quality Parts Ford
WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Greg Biffle, National
Guard/Travelodge Ford (176 laps)
CAUTION FLAGS: 12 cautions for 48
laps. 3-5 (Car #97-Accident, Frontstretch); 8-10 (Car
#15-Accident, Turn 3); 41-44 (Debris on Track); 81-84 (Car #43-Accident, Frontstretch); 96-99 (Car #00-Spin, Turn 1); 196-199
(Debris on Track); 207-211 (Car #15, 43 & 97-Accident, Turn 4); 234-238
(Car #07 & 19-Accident, Turn 3); 243-246 (Car #10, 38, 77 &
88-Accident, Turn 1); 283-286 (Car #5-Accident, Turn 3); 318-321 (Debris on
Track); 365-368 (Car #6-Spin, Frontstretch).
LAP
LEADERS: 30 lead changes among 13 drivers. Kasey
Kahne 1-11, Greg Biffle 12-40, Jeremy Mayfield 41,
Mike Wallace 42, Biffle 43-76, Jimmie Johnson 77-81,
Matt Kenseth 82, Johnson 83-96, Kevin Lepage 97, Biffle 98-100, Jeff
Gordon 101-102, Biffle 103-108, Gordon 109-126,
Johnson 127-154, Carl Edwards 155-158, Johnson 159-161, Biffle
162-195, Kahne 196, Sterling Marlin 197, Biffle
198-206, Johnson 207, Joe Nemechek 208-209, Biffle 210-231, Johnson 232-235, Kahne 236-283, Brian
Vickers 284, Biffle 285-317, Ryan Newman 318, Biffle 319-322, Newman 323-368, Biffle
369-370.
TOP 10 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP POINTS (Wins)
1 –Jimmie Johnson 1519 (1)
2 –Jeff Gordon 1392 (3)
3 –Greg Biffle 1371 (3)
4 –Kurt Busch 1290 (1)
5 –Elliott Sadler 1267 (0)
6 –Mark Martin 1226 (0)
7 –Tony Stewart 1222 (0)
8 –Jamie McMurray 1217 (0)
9 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1212 (0)
10–Ryan Newman 1205 (0)
MANUFACTURERS'
CHAMPIONSHIP
Pts Wins
Chevrolet 73 5
Ford 71 5
Dodge 46 0
CHECKERS/RALLY’S
Car # Pts.
Ryan Newman (#12) 3
Elliott Sadler (#38) 2
Rusty Wallace (# 2) 2
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE
OF THE YEAR
Kyle Busch 118
Travis Kvapil 107
Eric McClure 11
BUD POLE AWARD
STANDINGS
Ryan Newman 3
Kyle Busch 1
Jeff Gordon 1
Kevin Harvick 1
Dale Jarrett 1
Kasey Kahne 1
Scott Riggs 1
Elliott Sadler 1
WIX FILTERS LAP
LEADER AWARD
Car # Pts.
Greg Biffle (#16) 3
Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2
Tony Stewart (#20) 2
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD
Car # Pts.
Michael Waltrip (#15) 4
Kevin Harvick (#29) 3
Ryan Newman (#12) 2
USG IMPROVING THE
FINISH AWARD
Car # Pts.
Elliott Sadler (#38)
3
Ricky Rudd (#21) 1
Johnny Sauter (#09) 1
MBNA MID-RACE
LEADER AWARD
Car # Pts.
Greg Biffle (#16) 8
Kurt Busch (#97) 5
Tony Stewart (#20) 4
CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD
Car # Pts.
Hendrick (#24) 74
Roush Yates (#97) 72
Hendrick (#48) 68
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP
AWARD Car # Pts.
Greg Biffle (#16) 4
Kurt Busch (#97) 1
Jeff Gordon (#24) 1
COMMIT LOZENGES
COMMIT TO WIN AWARD
Car # Pts.
Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2
Jeremy Mayfield (#19) 2
Kasey Kahne (# 9) 1
©2005 NASCAR
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES DRIVER LEADERS LAST
RACE DATE:
RACE #10: DODGE CHARGER 500 PRINTOUT DATE:
POS DRIVER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP
10 MONEY WON
1
JIMMIE
JOHNSON 1519 10
1 5 8
$2481273
2 JEFF
GORDON 1392 10
3 5 5 3178748
3 GREG
BIFFLE 1371 10
3 4 6
2087598
4 KURT
BUSCH 1290 10
1 4 6
2700113
5 ELLIOTT
SADLER 1267 10
0 1 5
1490223
6 MARK
MARTIN 1226 10
0 3 5
1393623
7 TONY
STEWART 1222 10
0 2 5
1788839
8 JAMIE
MCMURRAY 1217 10
0 3 4
1383493
9 DALE
EARNHARDT, JR 1212 10
0 3 5
2080433
10 RYAN NEWMAN 1205 10
0 2
4 1655798
11 KEVIN HARVICK 1204 10
1 2 3
1563998
12 DALE JARRETT 1203 10
0 1 2
1434998
13 CARL EDWARDS 1189 10
1 2 4
1253153
14 RUSTY WALLACE 1184 10
0 1 4
1438523
15 JEREMY MAYFIELD 1133 10
0 1 1 1370703
16 JEFF BURTON 1113 10
0 1 2
1344543
17 MICHAEL WALTRIP 1097 10
0 2 4
1485049
18 STERLING MARLIN 1074 10
0 1 3
1366193
19 KASEY KAHNE 1071 10
0 3 3 1439703
20 JOE NEMECHEK 1003
10 0 0 2
1276175
21 SCOTT RIGGS 989 10
0 1 3
1520148
22 DAVE BLANEY 980 10
0 0 1
1056258
23 BRIAN VICKERS 967 10
0 1 2
1095464
24 MATT KENSETH 965 10
0 0 1
1444808
25 CASEY MEARS 958 10
0 1 2
1303662
26 MIKE BLISS 928 10
0 0 0 980888
27 KYLE BUSCH 926 10
0 1 2
1218683
28 KYLE PETTY 909 10
0 0 1
1086360
29 KEN SCHRADER 907 10
0 0 1
1005593
30 RICKY RUDD 856 10
0 0 2
1300723
31 JEFF GREEN 872 10
0 0 0 1232447
32 TRAVIS KVAPIL 835 10
0 0 1
1029388
33 BOBBY LABONTE 826
10 0 0 1
1337719
34 MIKE WALLACE 777 10
0 0 0 934508
35 SCOTT WIMMER 767 10
0 0 0 1118097
36 JASON LEFFLER 733 10 0 0 0 898308
37 BOBBY HAMILTON, JR 649 10
0 0 0 1000385
38 KEVIN LEPAGE 511 6
0 0 1
642708
39 HERMIE SADLER, III 378 6
0 0 0 472368
40 ROBBY GORDON 377 6
0 0 0 443063
41 JOHNNY SAUTER 333 4
0 0 1
328178
42 JOHN ANDRETTI 225 3
0 0 0 403388
43 BORIS SAID 222 3
0 0 0 412893
44 TERRY LABONTE 212 3
0 0 0 230765
45 BILL ELLIOTT 195 3
0 0 0 258968
46
47 JIMMY SPENCER 176 2
0 0 0 150450
48 MARTIN TRUEX, JR 161 2
0 0 0 332713
49 RANDY LAJOIE 134 3
0 0 0 236603
50 KENNY WALLACE 125 2
0 0 0 311038
51 KERRY EARNHARDT 112 1
0 0 0 104563
52 MIKE SKINNER 110 2
0 0 0 333558
53 CLINT BOWYER 97 1
0 0 0 61700
54 SHANE HMIEL