NASCAR BUSCH SERIES RACE RESULTS
NASCAR Busch Series, Race No.5
Aaron’s 312
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Hampton, Ga. – March 19, 2005
1.54-Mile Banked Paved Oval
312.62 M – 203 L – Purse: $1,030,068
1 1 60 # Carl Edwards Charter Communications Ford 203 185 * 5 54,841 Running
2 12 33 Tony Stewart Mr. Clean/AutoDry Car Wash Chevrolet 203 175 * 5 34,500 Running
3 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s/Kobalt Chevrolet 203 175 * 10 26,203 Running
4 10 17 Matt Kenseth Waste Management Ford 203 160 21,250 Running
5 14 38 Kasey Kahne Great Clips Dodge 203 160 * 5 21,750 Running
6 15 66 Greg Biffle Duraflame Ford 203 155 * 5 18,350 Running
7 29 99 Michael Waltrip Aaron’s Sales & Lease Chevrolet 203 146 17,660 Running
8 11 90 Elliott Sadler CitiFinancial Ford 203 142 17,120 Running
9 18 64 Jamie McMurray Top-Flite Dodge 203 138 16,525 Running
10 6 10 # Michel Jourdain Jr. ppc Racing Ford 203 134 28,800 Running
11 16 8 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Chevrolet 203 130 31,575 Running
12 21 22 Kenny Wallace Stacker 2 Ford 203 127 23,805 Running
13 35 14 David Stremme U.S. NAVY Dodge 203 124 22,313 Running
14 17 25 Ashton Lewis Jr. U.S. Marine Corps Ford 203 121 25,930 Running
15 43 34 Randy LaJoie Dollar General Chevrolet 203 118 14,100 Running
16 19 20 # Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevrolet 203 115 20,975 Running
17 31 35 Jason Keller McDonald’s Ford 203 112 19,105 Running
18 24 95 Bobby Hamilton Sadler Racing Dodge 203 109 13,325 Running
19 28 40 # Reed Sorenson Jani-King Dodge 203 106 13,250 Running
20 33 1 Johnny Sauter Miccosukee Resorts Dodge 203 103 19,705 Running
21 5 2 Clint Bowyer ACDelco Chevrolet 203 105 * 5 26,505 Running
22 34 6 Jeremy Mayfield Ragu Dodge 203 97 13,000 Running
23 8 5 # Blake Feese Lowe’s/Hitachi Power Tools Chevrolet 203 94 15,258 Running
24 9 11 Paul Menard Menards/Pittsburgh Paints Chevrolet 203 91 16,555 Running
25 4 47 # Jon Wood Clorox/Wisk Ford 200 88 15,150 Running
26 26 36 Stanton Barrett Tucson/DCT Motorsports Chevrolet 199 85 14,750 Running
27 23 98 Jimmy Spencer Bryan Meats Chevrolet 199 82 12,700 Running
28 39 0 # Kertus Davis RACEGIRL International Chevrolet 199 79 14,650 Running
29 38 28 Derrike Cope AMD FOX Sports en Espanol Ford 197 76 16,305 Running
30 36 4 # Ryan Hemphill GEICO Dodge 195 73 20,500 Running
31 27 58 # Brent Sherman Serta/Hickory Farms Dodge 185 70 12,510 Too Slow
32 13 21 # Brandon Miller Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Chevrolet 182 67 14,475 Accident
33 20 27 David Green Kleenex Ford 181 64 18,145 Accident
34 2 18 J.J. Yeley Vigoro/The Home Depot Chevrolet 171 61 17,430 Running
35 41 7 # Kim Crosby Boudreaux’s Butt Paste Chevrolet 164 58 12,385 Too Slow
36 37 23 Shawna Robinson Vasserette Chevrolet 160 55 14,335 Running
37 40 72 Geoffrey Bodine Gunbroker.com Chevrolet 150 52 14,300 Transmission
38 30 12 Tim Fedewa Supercuts Dodge 139 49 16,760 Accident
39 7 32 Shane Hmiel WINFUEL Chevrolet 137 51 * 5 16,280 Running
40 42 49 Steve Grissom Advil Ford 114 43 16,665 Engine
41 32 59 Stacy Compton Kingsford/Bush’s Beans Ford 90 40 16,625 Overheating
42 22 44 Justin Labonte U.S. Coast Guard Chevrolet 5 37 22,080 Accident
43 25 30 Ron Hornaday Jr. Smith & Wesson Chevrolet 2 34 14,511 Accident
# - denotes Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate
Failed to qualify: (6) John Hayden, #16; Aaron Fike, #143; Stan Boyd, #52; Damon Lusk, #185; Blake Mallory, #24; Reed Sorenson, #41.
Race comments: Before an estimated crowd of 60,000, Carl Edwards won the Aaron’s 312, posting his career-first NASCAR Busch Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following drivers, under penalty, dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #33 Tony Stewart (unapproved work); #14 David Stremme (transmission change); #12 Tim Fedewa (transmission change); #40 Reed Sorenson (driver/transmission change).
TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 23 minutes, 34 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 130.651 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.192 seconds
BUSCH POLE AWARD: Carl Edwards — #60 Charter Communications Ford (191.364 mph, 28.971 seconds)
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: Michel Jourdain Jr. — #10 ppc Racing Ford
GOODY’S HEADACHE POWDER AWARD: Kasey Kahne — #38 Great Clips Dodge
MOBIL 1 COMMAND Performance Driver of the RacE AWARD: Michel Jourdain Jr. — #10 ppc Racing Ford
MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Clint Bowyer — #2 ACDelco Chevrolet (No winner MBNA Bonus for winning the race; rolls to $1,500 at Nashville)
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Carl Edwards — #60 Charter Communications Ford
Sunoco Diamond Performance Award: Carl Edwards — #60 Charter Communications Ford
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADERS AWARD: Shane Hmiel — #32 WINFUEL Chevrolet (10 laps led)
CAUTION FLAGS: 8 cautions for 39 laps: Laps 2-8 (Cars #30 & 44 – Accident, Backstretch); 19-22 (Cars #21 & 64 – Accident, Frontstretch); 30-33 (Car #58 – Accident, Turn 2); 68-71 (Car #32 – Accident, Turn 4); 112-115 (Car #21 – Accident, Backstretch); 141-146 (Car #12 – Accident, Turn 4); 177-180 (Car #6 – Spin, Turn 2); 183-188 (Car #27 – Accident, Frontstretch).
Lead Changes: 20 lead changes among 7 drivers: Carl Edwards 1-29; Shane Hmiel 30-39; Jimmie Johnson 40-46; Greg Biffle 47-60; Johnson 61-67; Tony Stewart 68; Johnson 69-78; Stewart 79-86; Johnson 87-111; Stewart 112; Johnson 113-119; Stewart 120; Edwards 121-126; Johnson 127-140; Stewart 141-153; Johnson 154-158; Clint Bowyer 159-161; Johnson 162-176; Bowyer 177-190; Kasey Kahne 191; Edwards 192-203.
TOP 10 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES POINTS
Pts. Wins
1. Carl Edwards 795 1
2. Kevin Harvick 690 0
3. Clint Bowyer 676 0
4. Reed Sorenson 670 0
5. Martin Truex Jr. 668 1
6. Ashton Lewis 615 0
7. David Stremme 576 0
8. Kenny Wallace 539 0
9. Denny Hamilin 533 0
10. Greg Biffle 505 0
BILL FRANCE PERFORMANCE CUP STANDINGS Pts Wins
Ford 37 3
Chevrolet 36 2
Dodge 22 0
GOODY’S HEADACHE POWDER AWARD
Martin Truex Jr. 2
Kasey Kahne 1
David Stremme 1
TOP 3 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER
OF THE RACE/YEAR STANDINGS
Car# Pts.
Roush/Yates #60 68
RCR #21 56
RCR #33 43
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR STANDINGS
Pts.
1. Carl Edwards 80
2. Reed Sorenson 57
3. Denny Hamlin 41
4. Michel Jourdain Jr. 34
5. Jon Wood 33
6. Ryan Hemphill 27
7. Paul Wolfe 21
8. Brent Sherman 18
9. Kertus Davis 14
10. Blake Feese 8
11. Boston Reid 8
12. Kim Crosby 8
13. Tyler Walker 7
14. A.J. Fike 7
15. Brandon Miller 3
16. Donnie Neuenberger 2
BUSCH POLE AWARDS
Carl Edwards 2
Jorge Goeters 1
Joe Nemechek 1
Tony Stewart 1
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD
Michel Jourdain Jr. 1
Randy LaJoie 1
Tyler Walker 1
MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD
Clint Bowyer 4
Martin Truex Jr. 3
David Stremme 2
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE/YEAR AWARD
Martin Truex Jr. 2
Michel Jourdain 1
Randy LaJoie 1
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD
Clint Bowyer 1
David Stremme 1
Martin Truex Jr. 1
NEXT EVENTS: Pepsi 300, March 26, 2005 – Nashville Superspeedway, Nashville, Tenn.
©2005 National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
NASCAR BUSCH SERIES DRIVER LEADERS
**** NASCAR BUSCH SERIES DRIVER LEADERS ****
Aaron's 312 LAST RACE DATE:03/19/05
RACE NUMBER: 5 PRINTOUT DATE:03/21/05
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POS DRIVER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 MONEY WON
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1 CARL EDWARDS 795 5 1 2 5 235599
2 KEVIN HARVICK 690 4 0 4 4 275290
3 CLINT BOWYER 676 5 0 1 3 234575
4 REED SORENSON 670 5 0 1 3 184800
5 MARTIN TRUEX, JR 668 5 1 2 2 307829
6 ASHTON LEWIS 615 5 0 0 1 201723
7 DAVID STREMME 576 5 0 1 2 207209
8 KENNY WALLACE 539 5 0 0 1 175961
9 DENNY HAMLIN 533 5 0 0 0 176975
10 GREG BIFFLE 505 4 0 1 3 117435
11 RANDY LAJOIE 503 5 0 0 1 145220
12 SHANE HMIEL 482 5 0 2 2 194493
13 JUSTIN LABONTE 464 5 0 0 0 193578
14 JON WOOD 464 5 0 0 0 146315
15 DAVID A GREEN 462 5 0 0 1 170925
16 TIM FEDEWA 458 5 0 0 0 163980
17 JOHNNY SAUTER 448 5 0 0 0 159730
18 TONY STEWART 446 3 1 2 2 162366
19 JASON KELLER 440 5 0 0 0 161947
20 PAUL MENARD 424 5 0 0 0 153645
21 STANTON BARRETT 421 5 0 0 0 141995
22 KASEY KAHNE 418 3 0 2 2 102455
23 JOE NEMECHEK 413 3 0 1 1 106150
24 MICHEL JOURDAIN 410 5 0 0 1 168345
25 J J YELEY 404 5 0 0 0 161488
26 RYAN HEMPHILL 398 5 0 0 0 171500
27 STACY COMPTON 377 5 0 0 0 159973
28 MARK MARTIN 375 2 2 2 2 163652
29 ELLIOTT SADLER 372 3 0 0 1 78435
30 JAMIE MCMURRAY 348 3 0 0 2 80065
31 MICHAEL WALTRIP 341 3 0 0 2 87715
32 SHAWNA ROBINSON 338 5 0 0 0 142840
33 DERRIKE COPE 313 4 0 0 0 112295
34 MATT KENSETH 303 2 0 1 2 45710
35 BRENT SHERMAN 298 4 0 0 0 92488
36 JEREMY MAYFIELD 288 3 0 0 0 75865
37 STERLING MARLIN 243 3 0 0 0 84465
38 PAUL WOLFE 243 3 0 0 0 83700
39 STEVE GRISSOM 219 4 0 0 0 111225
40 KERTUS DAVIS 214 4 0 0 0 100885
41 KYLE BUSCH 207 2 0 0 0 81332
42 JIMMIE JOHNSON 175 1 0 1 1 26203
43 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 170 1 0 1 1 67923
44 RON HORNADAY, JR 161 2 0 0 0 58026
45 BORIS SAID 155 1 0 1 1 47875
46 ROBBY GORDON 150 2 0 0 1 88010
47 RUSTY WALLACE 150 1 0 0 1 43975
48 ADRIAN FERNANDEZ 139 1 0 0 1 43700
49 TYLER WALKER 137 2 0 0 0 64145
50 DALE JARRETT 134 1 0 0 1 25300
51 BOBBY HAMILTON 130 1 0 0 0 44425
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**** NASCAR BUSCH SERIES DRIVER LEADERS ****
Aaron's 312 LAST RACE DATE:03/19/05
RACE NUMBER: 5 PRINTOUT DATE:03/21/05
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POS DRIVER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 MONEY WON
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52 MIKE WALLACE 118 1 0 0 0 47681
53 BOBBY HAMILTON, JR 109 1 0 0 0 13325
54 DAVE BLANEY 106 1 0 0 0 21915
55 KIM CROSBY 104 2 0 0 0 32280
56 JIMMY MORALES 103 1 0 0 0 39125
57 BOSTON REID 102 1 0 0 0 30260
58 SCOTT RIGGS 100 1 0 0 0 21695
59 ERIC NORRIS 98 2 0 0 0 44415
60 BLAKE FEESE 94 1 0 0 0 15258
61 CHRIS COOK 85 1 0 0 0 37975
62 RUBEN GARCIA NOVOA 82 1 0 0 0 39925
63 AARON FIKE 82 1 0 0 0 20965
64 JIMMY SPENCER 82 1 0 0 0 12700
65 ERIC JONES 76 1 0 0 0 37825
66 A J FIKE 73 1 0 0 0 40925
67 JOSE LUIS RAMIREZ 70 1 0 0 0 37735
68 JEFF FULLER 68 2 0 0 0 59840
69 BRANDON MILLER 67 1 0 0 0 14475
70 TONY RAINES 64 1 0 0 0 22626
71 MARIA DEL MAR REYES 58 1 0 0 0 39600
72 TRACY HINES 55 1 0 0 0 20725
73 CARLOS CONTRERAS 55 1 0 0 0 37565
74 JORGE GOETERS 54 1 0 0 0 41870
75 GEOFFREY BODINE 52 1 0 0 0 14300
76 DONNIE NEUENBERGER 49 1 0 0 0 41825
77 RON FELLOWS 40 1 0 0 0 39250
78 RAFAEL MARTINEZ 34 1 0 0 0 39074