Carl Edwards won the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, scoring his third NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 46th career start.
Edwards scored his third victory in 2005. His last victory came at Pocono in June, 19 races earlier.
It was Edwards second victory in three races at Atlanta.
Edwards scored the third sweep in 2005 joining Jimmie Johnson (Charlotte) and Jeff Gordon (Martinsville).
This was the first sweep at Atlanta since Bill Elliott swept both races in 1992.
Edwards has scored 15 top-10 finishes in 33 races in 2005.
This was Edwards third top-five finish in three races at Atlanta. Edwards finished third in his first race there in 2004.
Edwards climbed from fifth to fourth in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point standings, now 107 points behind point leader Tony Stewart.
Edwards led eight times for 115 laps including the final 36 laps.
Edwards scored the fifth victory for car owner Jack Roush at Atlanta Motor Speedway. This was Roushs 87th victory as a car owner and 13th in 33 races this season.
This is the 14th victory by a Ford in 2005. Chevrolet has 16 and Dodge has three.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. led 142 laps, leading the most laps for the first time this season. Prior to todays race he had led only 27 laps in 2005. The last time he led the most laps in a race was at Phoenix last November.(NASCAR Statistical Services)(10-30-2005)
