NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 10

DODGE CHARGER 500

DARLINGTON RACEWAY

 

Darlington, S.C. – May 7, 2005

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             U.S. Army Chevrolet                                         370                    135           *      5           109,583      Running

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            Bryan Meats Chevrolet                                     367                      82                                 68,000      Running

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    #      Stanton Barrett            Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet                    365                      70                                 66,750      Running

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            NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet                              330                      61                                 93,489      Running

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              East Tennessee Trailers/Peak Fitness Ford     234                      43                                 65,200         Power Steering

41          7          40            Sterling Marlin              Coors Light Dodge                                            221                      45           *      5             92,983      Engine

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 DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD: Ryan Newman, ALLTEL Dodge

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 DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD

                                      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

Stanton Barrett                                  33

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

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UNOFFICAL RESULTS posted after the race

OFFICAL RESULTS WILL be posted sometime Monday

Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Pts	Bns	Award	Status	Ti. Led	Lps Led
1	3	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard/Travelodge Ford	370	190	10	$305,975	Running	10	176
2	14	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Chevrolet	370	175	5	$221,986	Running	2	20
3	1	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge	370	170	5	$185,100	Running	3	60
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	2	47
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	6	55
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	1	4
10	15	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot Chevrolet	370	134		$131,586	Running
11	27	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army Chevrolet	370	135	5	$109,583	Running	1	2
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	1	1
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	1	1
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	1	1
27	32	00	Kenny Wallace	Bryan Meats Chevrolet	367	82		$68,000	Running
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	Stanton Barrett #	TBA Chevrolet	365	70		$66,750	Running
32	38	37	Kevin Lepage	R&J Racing Dodge	363	72	5	$66,575	Running	1	1
33	8	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge	333	69	5	$96,195	Accident	1	1
34	19	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet	330	61		$93,489	Running
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	East Tennessee Trailers/Peak Fitness Ford	234	43		$65,200	Power Steering
41	7	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light Dodge	221	45	5	$92,983	Engine	1	1
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

Race Comments	Before an estimated crowd of 70,000, Greg Biffle won the Ddoge 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).
Failed to Qualify	(4) Johnny Sauter, #09; Robby Gordon, #7; Tony Raines, #61; Morgan Shepherd, #89.
Time of Race 4 hours, 6 minutes, 29 seconds Average Speed 123.031 mph Margin of Victory 0.990 Seconds
Caution Flags	12 for 48 laps: Laps 3-5 (#97 accident frontstretch); 8-10 (#15 accident turn 3); 41-44 (Debris); 81-84 (#43 accident frontstretch); 96-99 (#00 spun turn 1); 196-199 (Debris); 207-211 (#15,43,97 turn 4); 234-238 (#07,19 accident turn 3); 243-246 (#10,38,77,88 accident turn 1); 283-286 (#5 accident turn 3); 318-321 (Debris); 365-368 (#6 spun frontstretch).
Lead Changes	30 among 13 drivers: K. Kahne 1-11; G. Biffle 12-40; J. Mayfield 41; M. Wallace 42; G. Biffle 43-76; J. Johnson 77-81; M. Kenseth 82; J. Johnson 83-96; K. Lepage 97; G. Biffle 98-100; J. Gordon 101-102; G. Biffle 103-108; J. Gordon 109-126; J. Johnson 127-154; C. Edwards 155-158; J. Johnson 159-161; G. Biffle 162-195; K. Kahne 196; S. Marlin 197; G. Biffle 198-206; J. Johnson 207; J. Nemechek 208-209; G. Biffle 210-231; J. Johnson 232-235; K. Kahne 236-283; B. Vickers 284; G. Biffle 285-317; R. Newman 318; G. Biffle 319-322; R. Newman 323-368; G. Biffle 369-370.
Top 10 Driver Points	(1) J. Johnson 1,519; (2) J. Gordon 1,392; (3) G. Biffle 1,371; (4) K. Busch 1,290; (5) E. Sadler 1,267; (6) M. Martin 1,226; (7) T. Stewart 1,222; (8) J. McMurray 1,217; (9) D. Earnhardt Jr. 1,212; (10) R. Newman 1,205.
Top 5 Rookie Points	(1) Kyle Busch 118; (2) Travis Kvapil 107; (3) Stanton Barrett 33; (4) Eric McClure 11.

Bud Pole Award	Kasey Kahne (170.024 mph)
Commit to Win Award	Kasey Kahne
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap Award	Greg Biffle, #16 (165.599 mph/Lap 370)
MBNA Mid-Race Leader Award	Greg Biffle
WIX Lap-Leader Award	Greg Biffle
USG Improving the Finish Award	Ricky Rudd, #21 (22 Places)
Mobil Oil Command Performance Driver of the Race	Ryan Newman
EA Sports Move of the Race Award	Greg Biffle
Sunoco Diamond Performance Award	Greg Biffle
Raybestos Rookie of the Race	Kyle Busch #