| 2005 Aaron's 499 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,006,878 | Race Date: | May 1, 2005 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .193 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 30Min 46Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 33 | Average Speed: | 146.904 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 30 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Driver: | Kevin Harvick K. Harvick | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #29 Chevrolet | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Robbie Loomis | Crew Chief: | Todd Berrier | |||||
| Laps Led: | 139 of 194 | Pole Speed: | 189.804 MPH | |||||
| Official 2005 Aaron's 499 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont / Pepsi | Running |  | 190 | 194 | 139 |
| 2 | 11 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 175 | 194 | 2 |
| 3 | 38 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 170 | 194 | 2 |
| 4 | 22 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running |  | 160 | 194 | 0 |
| 5 | 13 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 155 | 194 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's | Running |  | 155 | 194 | 9 |
| 7 | 10 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Irwin Industrial Tools / Sharpie | Running | | 151 | 194 | 1 |
| 8 | 42 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Schwan's Home Service | Running | | 147 | 194 | 1 |
| 9 | 14 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 138 | 194 | 0 |
| 10 | 27 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 134 | 194 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 130 | 194 | 0 |
| 12 | 1 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 132 | 194 | 12 |
| 13 | 29 | 16 | Greg Biffle | National Guard / Charter Communications | Running | | 129 | 194 | 2 |
| 14 | 26 | 41 | Casey Mears | Target | Running | | 121 | 193 | 0 |
| 15 | 36 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 123 | 193 | 3 |
| 16 | 43 | 9 | Johnny Sauter | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | Running | | 115 | 192 | 0 |
| 17 | 31 | 33 | Kerry Earnhardt | Bass Pro Shops | Running | | 112 | 190 | 0 |
| 18 | 9 | 77 | Travis Kvapil (R) | Kodak / Jasper Engines | Accident | | 109 | 188 | 0 |
| 19 | 8 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Jack Daniel's | Running | | 106 | 187 | 0 |
| 20 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Accident | | 108 | 186 | 8 |
| 21 | 32 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Accident | | 100 | 186 | 0 |
| 22 | 20 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 97 | 180 | 0 |
| 23 | 15 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Engine | | 99 | 174 | 1 |
| 24 | 19 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW / Longest Yard | Running | | 91 | 172 | 0 |
| 25 | 39 | 43 | Jeff Green | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Running | | 88 | 172 | 0 |
| 26 | 18 | 11 | Jason Leffler | FedEx Express | Running | | 85 | 171 | 0 |
| 27 | 4 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline | Running | | 87 | 171 | 4 |
| 28 | 33 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Lucas Oil Products | Running | | 84 | 171 | 1 |
| 29 | 30 | 66 | Hermie Sadler | Aaron's | Rear Gear | | 76 | 170 | 0 |
| 30 | 7 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Genuine Parts | Running | | 73 | 170 | 0 |
| 31 | 24 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army | Running | | 75 | 169 | 1 |
| 32 | 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts / Ortho | Running | | 67 | 166 | 0 |
| 33 | 16 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra | Running | | 69 | 166 | 3 |
| 34 | 25 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 61 | 162 | 0 |
| 35 | 12 | 36 | Boris Said (R) | CENTRIX Financial | Accident | | 58 | 146 | 0 |
| 36 | 28 | 0 | Mike Bliss | NetZero / Best Buy | Accident | | 55 | 141 | 0 |
| 37 | 37 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC / ditech.com | Accident | | 52 | 139 | 0 |
| 38 | 17 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Caterpillar | Accident | | 49 | 139 | 0 |
| 39 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Accident | | 51 | 135 | 5 |
| 40 | 40 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | Tide | Accident | | 43 | 132 | 0 |
| 41 | 35 | 5 | Kyle Busch (R) | Kellogg's | Accident | | 40 | 132 | 0 |
| 42 | 34 | 23 | Mike Skinner | Bad Boy Mowers | Accident | | 37 | 132 | 0 |
| 43 | 41 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia Pacific / Brawny | Running | | 34 | 106 | 0 |
