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NASCAR NEXTEL Driver Points and Standings

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 13

MBNA RACEPOINTS 400

DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

Dover, Del.June 5, 2005

1 Mile Banked Concrete Oval

400 M – 400 LPurse: $5,541,387

Bonus Money

Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status

1 2 16 Greg Biffle National Guard Ford 400 190 * 10 $282,800 Running

2 22 5 # Kyle Busch Kellogg’s Chevrolet 400 175 * 5 208,275 Running

3 12 6 Mark Martin Viagra Ford 400 165 163,450 Running

4 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 400 165 * 5 178,271 Running

5 11 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 400 155 140,183 Running

6 27 25 Brian Vickers GMAC/ditech.com Chevrolet 400 150 118,455 Running

7 23 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools Ford 400 146 142,321 Running

8 4 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 400 142 135,806 Running

9 10 97 Kurt Busch Sharpie Ford 400 138 140,785 Running

10 3 38 Elliott Sadler M&M’s Ford 400 139 * 5 138,851 Running

11 21 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline Chevrolet 400 130 114,758 Running

12 17 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless go phone Chevrolet 399 127 113,830 Running

13 18 15 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 399 124 116,759 Running

14 13 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 399 121 113,305 Running

15 6 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 399 118 130,496 Running

16 8 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 398 115 98,060 Running

17 33 77 # Travis Kvapil Jasper Eng. & Trans./Kodak Dodge 398 112 91,475 Running

18 29 0 Mike Bliss Net Zero Best Buy Chevrolet 398 109 83,860 Running

19 30 45 Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge 398 106 98,078 Running

20 36 11 Jason Leffler FedEx Freight Chevrolet 398 103 83,320 Running

21 38 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Tide to go Chevrolet 398 100 94,768 Running

22 15 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 397 97 123,968 Running

23 14 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 397 94 114,518 Running

24 28 41 Casey Mears Target Dodge 397 91 98,413 Running

25 7 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 396 88 122,216 Running

26 9 42 Jamie McMurray Texaco/Havoline Dodge 395 85 85,530 Running

27 19 01 Joe Nemechek U.S. Army Chevrolet 395 82 94,427 Running

28 34 4 Mike Wallace Wide Open Energy Drink/Lucas Oil Chevrole 394 79 76,230 Running

29 39 7 Robby Gordon Harrah’s Chevrolet 394 81 * 5 76,080 Running

30 31 43 Jeff Green Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 390 73 104,866 Running

31 35 22 Scott Wimmer Caterpillar Dodge 390 70 80,780 Running

32 20 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light Dodge 388 67 100,528 Running

33 37 37 Kevin Lepage R&J Racing Dodge 382 64 73,420 Running

34 41 92 # Stanton Barrett Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet 377 61 72,285 Running

35 16 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 283 58 104,145 Accident

36 25 07 Dave Blaney Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet 135 55 79,955 Accident

37 26 49 Ken Schrader Schwan’s Home Service Dodge 135 52 71,800 Accident

38 24 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 51 49 106,265 Engine

39 5 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 41 46 120,316 Accident

40 32 21 Ricky Rudd Motorcraft Genuine Parts Ford 41 43 98,664 Accident

41 40 66 Hermie Sadler Peak Fitness Ford 37 40 71,320 Suspension

42 43 00 Carl Long Buyer’s Choice Auto Warranty Chevrolet 26 37 71,225 Overheating

43 42 34 Jeff Fuller Revi Pit Crew Wear Chevrolet 15 34 71,463 Vibration

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

Failed to qualify: (2) Kirk Shelmerdine #27; Mike Skinner #23.

Race comments: Before an estimated crowd of 150,000, Greg Biffle won the MBNA RacePoints 400, posting his seventh NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory and his fourth in 2005. Prior to the green flag, the following drivers, under penalty, dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #41 Casey Mears (engine change); #7 Robby Gordon (driver change).

TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 15 minutes, 43 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 122.626 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 4.281 seconds

BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Qualifying was rained out.

COMMIT LOZENGES COMMIT TO WIN AWARD: Jimmie Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet

CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD: Kyle Busch, Kellogg’s Chevrolet

EA SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Greg Biffle, National Guard Ford

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Jimmie Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet

MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Kyle Busch, Kellogg’s Chevrolet (No winner of MBNA Bonus for winning race; rolls to $15,000 at Pocono.)

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Rusty Wallace, Miller Lite Dodge

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $20,000 at Pocono Raceway.

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Kyle Busch, Kellogg’s Chevrolet

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Greg Biffle, National Guard Ford

U.S.G. IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD: Brian Vickers, GMAC/ditech.com Chevrolet

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Greg Biffle, National Guard Ford (150 laps)

CAUTION FLAGS: 7 cautions for 33 laps. 14-16 (Debris); 36-39 (Debris); 42-45 (Car #24 & 21-Accident, Turn 2); 118-122 (Debris); 137-145 (Car #07, 49, 22 & 40-Accident, Backstretch); 208-211 (Debris); 286-289 (Car #9-Accident, Frontstretch).

LAP LEADERS: 9 lead changes among 5 drivers. Jimmie Johnson 1-14, Robby Gordon 15-22, Elliott Sadler 23-39, Kyle Busch 40-87, Sadler 88-145, Kyle Busch 146-187, Sadler 188-240, Greg Biffle 241-374, Johnson 375-384, Biffle 385-400.


TOP 10 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP POINTS (Wins)

1 –Jimmie Johnson 1912 (2)

2 –Greg Biffle 1866 (4)

3 –Elliott Sadler 1681 (0)

4 –Ryan Newman 1672 (0)

5 –Tony Stewart 1606 (0)

6 –Mark Martin 1588 (0)

7 –Rusty Wallace 1584 (0)

8 –Kurt Busch 1579 (1)

9 –Carl Edwards 1574 (1)

10–Kevin Harvick 1573 (1)

MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP

Pts Wins

Chevrolet 94 6

Ford 90 6

Dodge 63 1

CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD

Car # Pts.

Ryan Newman (#12) 3

Rusty Wallace (# 2) 3

Tony Stewart (#20) 2

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Kyle Busch 177

Travis Kvapil 145

Stanton Barrett 51

Eric McClure 18

BUD POLE AWARD STANDINGS

Ryan Newman 4

Kasey Kahne 2

Kyle Busch 1

Jeff Gordon 1

Kevin Harvick 1

Dale Jarrett 1

Scott Riggs 1

Elliott Sadler 1

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Greg Biffle (#16) 4

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2

Tony Stewart (#20) 2

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD

Car # Pts.

Ryan Newman (#12) 4

Michael Waltrip (#15) 4

Kevin Harvick (#29) 3

USG IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD

Car # Pts.

Elliott Sadler (#38) 3

Bobby Labonte (#18) 2

Brian Vickers (#25) 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 (#48) 100

Roush Yates (#16) 88

Roush Yates (#97) 79

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP

AWARD Car # Pts.

Greg Biffle (#16) 4

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2

Bill Elliott (#91) 1

COMMIT LOZENGES COMMIT TO WIN AWARD

Car # Pts.

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3

Kasey Kahne (# 9) 3

Jeremy Mayfield (#19) 2

NEXT EVENT: June 12, 2005 – Pocono 500, Pocono Raceway, Pocono, Pa. (500 M) (200 L)

NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (6/6/05)

©2005 NASCAR


NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES DRIVER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 6/5/05

RACE #13: MBNA RACEPOINTS 400 PRINTOUT DATE: 6/6/05

POS DRIVER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 MONEY WON

1

JIMMIE JOHNSON 1912 13 2 7 10 $3336526

2 GREG BIFFLE 1866 13 4 5 9 2701148

3 ELLIOTT SADLER 1681 13 0 1 7 2154806

4 RYAN NEWMAN 1672 13 0 4 7 2405161

5 TONY STEWART 1606 13 0 3 6 2338482

6 MARK MARTIN 1588 13 0 4 6 2848178

7 RUSTY WALLACE 1584 13 0 2 6 1930672

8 KURT BUSCH 1579 13 1 4 7 3179063

9 CARL EDWARDS 1574 13 1 3 5 1708513

10 KEVIN HARVICK 1573 13 1 3 4 2049886

11 JEFF GORDON 1562 13 3 5 5 3650636

12 JEREMY MAYFIELD 1538 13 0 2 2 1846248

13 JAMIE MCMURRAY 1536 13 0 3 5 1700773

14 DALE JARRETT 1500 13 0 1 3 1884057

15 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 1494 13 0 3 5 2533342

16 JEFF BURTON 1452 13 0 1 2 1703838

17 MICHAEL WALTRIP 1419 13 0 2 5 1906861

18 KASEY KAHNE 1409 13 1 4 4 2097773

19 KYLE BUSCH 1354 13 0 3 4 1685308

20 SCOTT RIGGS 1310 13 0 1 3 1890047

21 JOE NEMECHEK 1308 13 0 0 2 1667018

22 MATT KENSETH 1295 13 0 0 2 1922881

23 STERLING MARLIN 1281 13 0 1 3 1706912

24 BRIAN VICKERS 1264 13 0 1 3 1580494

25 MIKE BLISS 1207 13 0 0 0 1268073

26 KYLE PETTY 1201 13 0 0 1 1398328

27 CASEY MEARS 1194 13 0 1 2 1619675

28 DAVE BLANEY 1193 13 0 0 1 1332963

29 BOBBY LABONTE 1192 13 0 1 3 1922684

30 KEN SCHRADER 1175 13 0 0 2 1286818

31 JEFF GREEN 1166 13 0 0 0 1597690

32 TRAVIS KVAPIL 1116 13 0 0 1 1329013

33 RICKY RUDD 1092 13 0 0 2 1640715

34 MIKE WALLACE 1047 13 0 0 0 1202188

35 SCOTT WIMMER 1034 13 0 0 0 1431818

36 JASON LEFFLER 924 12 0 0 0 1075078

37 BOBBY HAMILTON, JR 804 12 0 0 0 1193003

38 KEVIN LEPAGE 702 8 0 0 1 844128

39 ROBBY GORDON 610 9 0 0 0 696443

40 HERMIE SADLER, III 467 8 0 0 0 635438

41 JOHNNY SAUTER 416 6 0 0 1 468853

42 MARTIN TRUEX, JR 312 3 0 0 1 554163

43 BILL ELLIOTT 303 4 0 0 0 355293

44 TERRY LABONTE 266 4 0 0 0 389050

45 STANTON BARRETT 244 4 0 0 0 297538

46 JOHN ANDRETTI 225 3 0 0 0 403388

47 BORIS SAID 222 3 0 0 0 442968

48 JIMMY SPENCER 213 3 0 0 0 260710

49 MIKE SKINNER 150 3 0 0 0 413138

50 RANDY LAJOIE 134 3 0 0 0 236603

51

KERRY EARNHARDT 112 1 0 0 0 104563

52 MIKE GARVEY 108 3 0 0 0 188622

53 CARL LONG 108 4 0 0 0 271490

54 KENNY WALLACE 100 2 0 0 0 311038

55 CLINT BOWYER 97 1 0 0 0 61700

56 MORGAN SHEPHERD 85 2 0 0 0 187048

57 SHANE HMIEL 77 2 0 0 0 140348

58 JEFF FULLER 68 2 0 0 0 136650

59 ERIC MCCLURE 67 1 0 0 0 128288

60 TONY RAINES 58 1 0 0 0 61775

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES OWNER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 6/5/05

RACE #13: MBNA RACEPOINTS 400 PRINTOUT DATE: 6/6/05

QUALIFYING

POS CAR # OWNER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 ATTEMPTS

1

48 JEFF GORDON 48 1912 13 2 7 10 13

2 16 GEOFF SMITH 16 1866 13 4 5 9 13

3 38 ROBERT YATES 38 1681 13 0 1 7 13

4 12 ROGER PENSKE 12 1672 13 0 4 7 13

5 20 JOE GIBBS 20 1606 13 0 3 6 13

6 6 JACK ROUSH 6 1588 13 0 4 6 13

7 2 ROGER PENSKE 2 1584 13 0 2 6 13

8 97 GEORGETTA ROUSH 97 1579 13 1 4 7 13

9 99 JACK ROUSH 99 1574 13 1 3 5 13

10 29 RICHARD CHILDRESS 29 1573 13 1 3 4 13

11 24 RICK HENDRICK 24 1562 13 3 5 5 13

12 19 RAY EVERNHAM 19 1538 13 0 2 2 13

13 42 FLOYD GANASSI 42 1536 13 0 3 5 13

14 88 ROBERT YATES 88 1500 13 0 1 3 13

15 8 TERESA EARNHARDT 8 1494 13 0 3 5 13

16 31 RICHARD CHILDRESS 31 1452 13 0 1 2 13

17 15 TERESA EARNHARDT 15 1419 13 0 2 5 13

18 9 RAY EVERNHAM 9 1409 13 1 4 4 13

19 5 RICK HENDRICK 5 1354 13 0 3 4 13

20 10 JAMES ROCCO 10 1310 13 0 1 3 13

21 01 NELSON BOWERS, II 01 1308 13 0 0 2 13

22 17 MARK MARTIN 17 1295 13 0 0 2 13

23 40 FELIX SABATES 40 1281 13 0 1 3 13

24 25 MARY HENDRICK 25 1264 13 0 1 3 13

25 0 GENE HAAS 0 1207 13 0 0 0 13

26 45 KYLE PETTY 45 1201 13 0 0 1 13

27 41 CHIP GANASSI 41 1194 13 0 1 2 13

28 07 RICHARD CHILDRESS 07 1193 13 0 0 1 13

29 18 JOE GIBBS 18 1192 13 0 1 3 13

30 49 ELIZABETH MORGENTHAU 49 1175 13 0 0 2 13

31 43 RICHARD PETTY 43 1166 13 0 0 0 13

32 77 DOUG BAWEL 77 1116 13 0 0 1 13

33 21 GLEN WOOD 21 1092 13 0 0 2 13

34 4 LARRY MCCLURE 4 1047 13 0 0 0 13

35 22 BILL DAVIS 22 1034 13 0 0 0 13

36 11 J D GIBBS 11 955 12 0 0 0 13

37 37 JOHN CARTER 37 848 8 0 0 1 13

38 32 CALVIN WELLS, III 32 832 12 0 0 0 13

39 7 JAMES SMITH 7 700 9 0 0 0 13

40 66 JEFF STEC 66 577 8 0 0 0 13

41 09 JAMES FINCH 09 522 6 0 0 1 10

42 192 BOB JENKINS 192 496 5 0 0 0 13

43 34 WILLIAM EDWARDS 34 350 5 0 0 0 12

44 1 TERESA EARNHARDT 1 312 3 0 0 1 3

45 91 RAYMOND EVERNHAM, SR 91 303 4 0 0 0 4

46 44 RICK HENDRICK 44 266 4 0 0 0 4

47 14 GREGORY POLLEX 14 256 3 0 0 0 4

48 136 BOB SUTTON 136 244 3 0 0 0 4

49 33 RICHARD CHILDRESS 33 237 2 0 0 0 3

50 50 DON ARNOLD 50 213 3 0 0 0 3

51 200 RAYNARD MCGLYNN 200 209 4 0 0 0 9

52 23 GAIL DAVIS 23 178 3 0 0 0 4

53 27 KIRK SHELMERDINE 27 140 0 0 0 0 9

54 89 CINDY SHEPHERD 89 137 2 0 0 0 6

55 100 BUFFY WALTRIP 100 125 2 0 0 0 3

56 175 ROBERT RINALDI 175 118 3 0 0 0 4

57 173 EDWARD RAABE, JR 173 111 1 0 0 0 3

58 108 TODD BRAUN 108 77 2 0 0 0 2

59 161 BUDDY SISCO 161 53 0 0 0 0 2

60 179 JOHN CONELY 179 47 0 0 0 0 2

61 102 ED ASH 102 28 0 0 0 0 1

62 155 LARRY HOLLENBECK 155 25 0 0 0 0 1

63 152 RICK WARE 152 16 0 0 0 0 1

64 80 STANTON HOVER 80 7 0 0 0 0 1

65 13 GREG SACKS 13 5 0 0 0 0 2

66 193 JAMES WHITENER 193 1 0 0 0 0 1