NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 34

DICKIES 500

TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

 

Fort Worth, Texas – Nov. 6, 2005

1.5 Mile Banked Paved Oval

501 M – 334 L – Purse: $6,880,880

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                Bonus          Money

Fin       St          Car#        Driver                         Team                                                              Laps                   Pts           Pts               Won          Status

 1         30          99            Carl Edwards              Office Depot Ford                                             334                    185           *      5         $440,550      Running

 2           8            6            Mark Martin                  Viagra Ford                                                       334                    175           *      5           335,275      Running

 3           3          17            Matt Kenseth               DeWalt Power Tools Ford                                 334                    175           *    10           269,961      Running

 4         35          41            Casey Mears               Target Dodge                                                    334                    165           *      5           227,783      Running

 5         11          48            Jimmie Johnson           Lowe’s Chevrolet                                              334                    160           *      5           201,866      Running

 6         16          20            Tony Stewart              The Home Depot Chevrolet                               334                    155           *      5           190,486      Running

 7         14          11            Denny Hamlin              FedEx Kinko’s Chevrolet                                   334                    146                               134,300      Running

 8         10            8            Dale Earnhardt Jr.       Budweiser Chevrolet                                        334                    142                               173,183      Running

 9         12          38            Elliott Sadler                 Combos/M&M’s Ford                                         334                    138                               153,516      Running

10        18          97            Kurt Busch                  Crown Royal Ford                                             334                    134                               163,000      Running

11        40          42            Jamie McMurray          Texaco/Havoline Dodge                                    334                    130                               117,025      Running

12        29          88            Dale Jarrett                  UPS Ford                                                           334                    127                               138,883      Running

13        20          21            Ricky Rudd                  Motorcraft Genuine Parts Ford                         334                    124                               129,539      Running

14          2          24            Jeff Gordon                 DuPont Chevrolet                                              334                    121                               144,086      Running

15        27            1            Martin Truex Jr.           Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Chevrolet               334                    118                                 94,075      Running

16        33          29            Kevin Harvick              GM Goodwrench Chevrolet                              334                    120           *      5           140,261      Running

17          6            0            Mike Bliss                    Geek Squad Chevrolet                                      334                    112                                 96,325      Running

18        42          43            Jeff Green                   Cheerios/Betty Crocker/Narnia Dodge              334                    109                               124,811      Running

19        21          25            Brian Vickers              GMAC/ditech.com Chevrolet                             334                    111           *      5           103,425      Running

20          7          16            Greg Biffle                   National Guard Ford                                          334                    108           *      5           111,225      Running

21        38          45            Kyle Petty                    Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge                        334                    105           *      5           110,933      Running

22        26            2            Rusty Wallace             Miller Lite Dodge                                                334                      97                               135,508      Running

23        39          40            Sterling Marlin              Coors Light Dodge                                            334                      94                               123,033      Running

24        37          77    #      Travis Kvapil               Kodak/Jasper Eng. & Trans. Dodge                  334                      91                               103,375      Running

25          1          12            Ryan Newman            Alltel Dodge                                                       334                      88                               149,266      Running

26        17          18            Bobby Labonte            Interstate Batteries Chevrolet                           333                      85                               128,350      Running

27        19          22            Scott Wimmer              Caterpillar Dodge                                               333                      82                               115,233      Running

28        13          07            Dave Blaney                Jack Daniel’s “Texas Pride” Chevrolet              333                      79                               100,775      Running

29        41          49            Ken Schrader              Schwan’s Home Service Dodge                       333                      76                                 92,475      Running

30        32          31            Jeff Burton                  Cingular Wireless Chevrolet                              333                      73                               119,020      Running

31        34          44            Terry Labonte             Kellogg’s Chevrolet                                           333                      70                                 88,975      Running

32          9          91            Bill Elliott                       Auto Value/Bumper-to-Bumper Dodge             333                      67                                 88,775      Running

33        23          66            Kevin Lepage              Dickies Ford                                                      331                      64                                 92,525      Running

34        22          10            Scott Riggs                  CENTRIX Financial/Valvoline Chevrolet             331                      61                               110,533      Running

35          5          19            Jeremy Mayfield          Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge                              330                      58                               114,520      Running

36        43            4            Mike Wallace               Lucas Oil Chevrolet                                           330                      55                                 87,950      Running

37          4          01            Joe Nemechek             U.S. Army Chevrolet                                         329                      52                               105,297      Running

38        25          32            Bobby Hamilton Jr.      Tide Chevrolet                                                   328                      49                                 87,550      Running

39        36          50            Jimmy Spencer            Allied Steel Buildings Dodge                              327                      46                                 87,350      Running

40        24            5    #      Kyle Busch                  CARQUEST Chevrolet                                       325                      43                                 95,150      Running

41        31          15            Michael Waltrip            NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet                              294                      45           *      5           114,149      Engine

42        15            9            Kasey Kahne              Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge                              151                      37                               118,810      Engine

43        28          37            Mike Skinner                BoSPOKER.net/Patron Tequila Dodge               151                      34                                 86,870      Rear End

# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender.   * Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.

Failed to qualify: (6) Reed Sorenson #39; Stuart Kirby #51; Johnny Sauter #09; Robby Gordon #7; P.J. Jones #92; Carl Long #00.

Race comments: Before an estimated crowd of 195,400, Carl Edwards won the Dickies 500, posting his fourth 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: #12 Ryan Newman (backup car).

 

TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 19 minutes, 0 seconds                          AVERAGE SPEED: 151.055 mph                           MARGIN OF VICTORY:  .584 second

BUDWEISER POLE AWARD:  Ryan Newman, Alltel Dodge (192.947 mph, 27.987 secs.)

COMMIT LOZENGES COMMIT TO WIN AWARD:  Matt Kenseth, DeWalt Power Tools Ford

CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD:  Rusty Wallace, Miller Lite Dodge

EA SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Carl Edwards, Office Depot Ford

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD:  Mark Martin, Viagra Ford

MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD:  Casey Mears, Target Dodge (No winner of MBNA Bonus for winning race; rolls to $25,000 at Phoenix.)

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD:  Dale Earnhardt Jr., Budweiser Chevrolet

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS:  No winner; rolls over to $70,000 at Phoenix International Raceway.

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD:  Travis Kvapil, Kodak/Jasper Eng. & Trans. Dodge

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Carl Edwards, Office Depot Ford

U.S.G. IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD:  Casey Mears, Target Dodge

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD:  Matt Kenseth, DeWalt Power Tools Ford (149 laps)

CAUTION FLAGS:  6 cautions for 27 laps. 30-33 (Debris); 83-86 (Car #16-Spin, Frontstretch); 185-188 (Debris); 244-249 (Car #12-Spin, Frontstretch); 291-295 (Car #16-Spin, Turn 4); 320-323 (Debris).

LAP LEADERS:  23 lead changes among 11 drivers. Ryan Newman-pole, Matt Kenseth 1-36, Greg Biffle 37-48, Kenseth 49-147, Tony Stewart 148, Jimmie Johnson 149-150, Kenseth 151-164, Casey Mears 165-185, Mark Martin 186-198, Carl Edwards 199-239, Mears 240-241, Edwards 242-245, Kevin Harvick 246, Martin 247-261, Brian Vickers 262-267, Edwards 268-292, Kyle Petty 293, Michael Waltrip 294, Stewart 295-306, Martin 307, Stewart 308-309, Edwards 310-319, Martin 320-332, Edwards 333-334.

 

TOP 10 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP POINTS  (Wins)

 1 –Tony Stewart                           6255      (5)

 2 –Jimmie Johnson                      6217      (4)

 3 –Carl Edwards                            6178      (4)

 4 –Greg Biffle                               6133      (5)

 5 –Mark Martin                              6132      (1)

 6 –Matt Kenseth                           6120      (1)

 7 –Ryan Newman                         6081      (1)

 8 –Kurt Busch                               5974      (3)

 9 –Rusty Wallace                          5940      (0)

10–Jeremy Mayfield                      5848      (1)

 

MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP

                                        Pts      Wins

Chevrolet                         246      16

Ford                                 231      15

Dodge                              169        3

 

CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD

                                      Car #        Pts.

Ryan Newman               (#12)          8

Rusty Wallace                (#  2)          6

Elliott Sadler                 (#38)          5

 

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Kyle Busch                                      305

Travis Kvapil                                   229

 

 

BUD POLE AWARD STANDINGS

Ryan Newman                                 8

Elliott Sadler                                   4

Tony Stewart                                   3

Jeff Gordon                                      2

Kevin Harvick                                   2

Kasey Kahne                                   2

Matt Kenseth                                   2

Kyle Busch                                       1

Carl Edwards                                    1

Dale Jarrett                                      1

Jimmie Johnson                              1

Jamie McMurray                              1

Joe Nemechek                                 1

Scott Riggs                                      1

Brian Vickers                                    1

Michael Waltrip                               1

 

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD

                                    Car #        Pts.

Tony Stewart               (#20)        11

Kurt Busch                   (#97)          5

Matt Kenseth               (#17)          4

 

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD

                                    Car #        Pts.

Ryan Newman             (#12)          9

Michael Waltrip           (#15)          7

Rusty Wallace              (#  2)          6

 

USG IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD

                                    Car #         Pts.

Elliott Sadler               (#38)            4

Jamie McMurray          (#42)            3

Casey Mears                (#41)            2

 

MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD

                                    Car #        Pts.

Tony Stewart               (#20)          24

Kurt Busch                   (#97)          10

Greg Biffle                   (#16)            8

 

CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD

                                    Car #        Pts.

Mark Cronquist             (#20)        235

Hendrick                       (#48)        185

Roush/Yates                 (#  6)        150

 

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP

AWARD                        Car #        Pts.

Tony Stewart               (#20)          8

Greg Biffle                   (#16)          4

Matt Kenseth               (#17)          4

 

COMMIT LOZENGES COMMIT TO WIN AWARD

                                    Car #        Pts.

Kasey Kahne               (#  9)          5

Elliott Sadler               (#38)          5

Tony Stewart               (#20)          4

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UNOFFICAL RESULTS posted after the race

from NASCAR Statistical Services

OFFICAL RESULTS WILL be posted sometime Monday

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Race Number 34 Unofficial Race Results for the Dickies 500 - Sunday, November 6, 2005 Texas Motor Speedway - Ft. Worth, Texas - 1.5 Mile High Banked Paved Total Race Length - 334 Laps - 501.000 Miles

Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Sunday, November 6, 2005 @ 08:01 PM Eastern

Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Pts	Bns	Award	Status	Ti. Led	Lps Led
1	30	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot Ford	334	185	5	$440,550	Running	5	82
2	8	6	Mark Martin	Viagra Ford	334	175	5	$335,275	Running	4	42
3	3	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools Ford	334	175	10	$260,961	Running	3	149
4	35	41	Casey Mears	Target Dodge	334	165	5	$227,783	Running	2	23
5	11	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's Chevrolet	334	160	5	$201,866	Running	1	2
6	16	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot Chevrolet	334	155	5	$190,486	Running	3	15
7	14	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx KInko's Chevrolet	334	146		$134,300	Running
8	10	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Budweiser Chevrolet	334	142		$173,183	Running
9	12	38	Elliott Sadler	Combos/M&M's Ford	334	138		$153,516	Running
10	18	97	Kurt Busch	Crown Royal Ford	334	134		$163,000	Running
11	40	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco/Havoline Dodge	334	130		$117,025	Running
12	29	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS Ford	334	127		$138,883	Running
13	20	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft Genuine Parts Ford	334	124		$129,539	Running
14	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Chevrolet	334	121		$144,086	Running
15	27	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet	334	118		$94,075	Running
16	33	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench Chevrolet	334	120	5	$140,261	Running	1	1
17	6	0	Mike Bliss	Geek Squad Chevrolet	334	112		$96,325	Running
18	42	43	Jeff Green	Cheerios/Betty Crocker/Narnia Dodge	334	109		$124,811	Running
19	21	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC/ditech.com Chevrolet	334	111	5	$103,425	Running	1	6
20	7	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard Ford	334	108	5	$111,225	Running	1	12
21	38	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge	334	105	5	$110,933	Running	1	1
22	26	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite Dodge	334	97		$135,508	Running
23	39	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light Dodge	334	94		$123,033	Running
24	37	77	Travis Kvapil #	Kodak/Jasper Eng. & Trans. Dodge	334	91		$103,375	Running
25	1	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel Dodge	334	88		$149,266	Running
26	17	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries Chevrolet	333	85		$128,350	Running
27	19	22	Scott Wimmer	Caterpillar Dodge	333	82		$115,233	Running
28	13	07	Dave Blaney	Jack Daniel's "Texas Pride" Chevrolet	333	79		$100,775	Running
29	41	49	Ken Schrader	Schwan's Home Service Dodge	333	76		$92,475	Running
30	32	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless Chevrolet	333	73		$119,020	Running
31	34	44	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Chevrolet	333	70		$88,975	Running
32	9	91	Bill Elliott	Auto Value/Bumper-to-Bumper Dodge	333	67		$88,775	Running
33	23	66	Kevin Lepage	Dickies Ford	331	64		$92,525	Running
34	22	10	Scott Riggs	CENTRIX Financial/Valvoline Chevrolet	331	61		$110,533	Running
35	5	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge	330	58		$114,520	Running
36	43	4	Mike Wallace	Lucas Oil Chevrolet	330	55		$87,950	Running
37	4	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army Chevrolet	329	52		$105,297	Running
38	25	32	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Tide Chevrolet	328	49		$87,550	Running
39	36	50	Jimmy Spencer	Allied Steel Buildings Dodge	327	46		$87,350	Running
40	24	5	Kyle Busch #	CARQUEST Chevrolet	325	43		$95,150	Running
41	31	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet	294	45	5	$114,149	Engine	1	1
42	15	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge	151	37		$118,810	Engine
43	28	37	Mike Skinner	BoSPOKER.net/Patron Tequila Dodge	151	34		$86,870	Rear End

Race Comments	Before an estimated crowd of 195,400, Carl Edwards won the Dickies 500, posting his fourth 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: #12 Newman (backup car).
Failed to Qualify	(6) Reed Sorenson, #39; Stuart Kirby, #51; Johnny Sauter, #09; Robby Gordon, #7; P.J. Jones, #92; Carl Long, #00.
Time of Race 3 hours, 19 minutes, 0 seconds Average Speed 151.055 mph Margin of Victory 0.584 Seconds
Caution Flags	6 for 27 laps: Laps 30-33 (Debris); 83-86 (#16 spun frontstretch); 185-188 (Debris); 244-249 (#12 spun frontstretch); 291-295 (#16 spun turn 4); 320-323 (Debris).
Lead Changes	23 among 11 drivers: R. Newman (Pole); M. Kenseth 1-36; G. Biffle 37-48; M. Kenseth 49-147; T. Stewart 148; J. Johnson 149-150; M. Kenseth 151-164; C. Mears 165-185; M. Martin 186-198; C. Edwards 199-239; C. Mears 240-241; C. Edwards 242-245; K. Harvick 246; M. Martin 247-261; B. Vickers 262-267; C. Edwards 268-292; K. Petty 293; M. Waltrip 294; T. Stewart 295-306; M. Martin 307; T. Stewart 308-309; C. Edwards 310-319; M. Martin 320-332; C. Edwards 333-334.
Top 10 Driver Points	(1) T. Stewart 6,255; (2) J. Johnson 6,217; (3) C. Edwards 6,178; (4) G. Biffle 6,133; (5) M. Martin 6,132; (6) M. Kenseth 6,120; (7) R. Newman 6,081; (8) K. Busch 5,974; (9) R. Wallace 5,940; (10) J. Mayfield 5,848.
Top 5 Rookie Points	(1) Kyle Busch 305; (2) Travis Kvapil 229.

Bud Pole Award	Ryan Newman (192.947 mph)
Commit to Win Award	Matt Kenseth
Raybestos Rookie of the Race	Travis Kvapil #
WIX Lap-Leader Award	Matt Kenseth, #17 (149 Laps)
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap Award	Mark Martin, #6 (184.805 mph, Lap 252)
MBNA Mid-Race Leader Award	Casey Mears
Mobil Oil Command Performance Driver of the Race	Dale Earnhardt Jr.
EA Sports Move of the Race Award	Carl Edwards
USG Improving the Finish Award	Casey Mears, #41 (31 Places)
Sunoco Diamond Performance Award	Carl Edwards