CARQUEST AUTO PARTS 300 RESULTS
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NASCAR Busch Series, Race No. 13
CARQUEST AUTO PARTS 300
Lowe’s Motor Speedway
Concord, N.C. – May 28, 2005
1.5-Mile Banked Paved Oval
300 M– 200 L– Purse: $1,159,088
1 19 5 Kyle Busch Lowe’s/Sta-Green Chevrolet 200 190 * 10 $54,750 Running
2 35 40 Sterling Marlin Jani-King Dodge 200 175 * 5 43,650 Running
3 14 39 Ryan Newman alltel Dodge 200 170 * 5 30,470 Running
4 2 66 Greg Biffle Duraflame Ford 200 165 * 5 30,245 Running
5 6 41 # Reed Sorenson Discount Tire Co. Dodge 200 155 45,180 Running
6 12 19 Bobby Labonte Hunt’s/Van Camp’s Chevrolet 200 150 22,050 Running
7 4 8 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Chevrolet 200 146 37,445 Running
8 20 14 David Stremme U.S. NAVY Dodge 200 142 26,835 Running
9 25 22 Kenny Wallace Stacker 2 Ford 200 138 25,045 Running
10 24 25 Ashton Lewis Jr. U.S. Marine Corps Ford 200 134 30,405 Running
11 13 21 Kevin Harvick Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Chevrolet 200 135 * 5 17,540 Running
12 5 11 Paul Menard Menards/Quaker State Chevrolet 200 127 24,260 Running
13 8 57 Brian Vickers Ore Ida Chevrolet 200 129 * 5 16,815 Running
14 10 38 # Tyler Walker Great Clips Dodge 200 121 18,035 Running
15 29 10 # Michel Jourdain Jr. Bear Creek Soup Ford 200 118 26,905 Running
16 22 99 Michael Waltrip Aaron’s Sales & Lease Chevrolet 200 115 15,420 Running
17 27 4 Jeff Green GEICO/PetBrands Dodge 200 112 15,220 Running
18 7 1 Johnny Sauter Fleet Pride/Yellow Dodge 200 109 25,770 Running
19 28 87 Joe Nemechek CellularOne Chevrolet 200 106 14,930 Running
20 11 20 # Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevrolet 200 108 * 5 28,465 Running
21 37 36 Stanton Barrett DCT Motorsports/Edy’s Chevrolet 200 100 19,950 Running
22 39 44 Justin Labonte U.S. Coast Guard Chevrolet 200 97 24,230 Running
23 36 35 Jason Keller McDonald’s Ford 200 94 19,015 Running
24 23 31 Dave Blaney Whelen Engineering Chevrolet 200 91 14,625 Running
25 30 23 Mark Green Vassarette Chevrolet 200 93 * 5 14,690 Running
26 18 59 Stacy Compton Kingsford/Bush’s Baked Beans Ford 200 85 18,575 Running
27 16 18 J.J. Yeley Vigoro-Home Depot Chevrolet 200 82 18,540 Running
28 42 34 Randy LaJoie Dollar General Chevrolet 200 79 18,510 Running
29 38 12 Tim Fedewa Supercuts Dodge 199 76 18,450 Running
30 26 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s/Kobalt Chevrolet 198 73 14,845 Running
31 41 27 David Green Kleenex/Bi-Lo Ford 194 70 18,380 Running
32 9 2 Clint Bowyer ACDelco Chevrolet 192 67 23,880 Running
33 31 47 # Jon Wood Clorox/Wisk/piggly wiggly Ford 185 64 18,325 Accident
34 17 58 # Brent Sherman Consort for Men Dodge 183 61 16,290 Accident
35 3 60 # Carl Edwards National Guard/Charter Ford 177 58 14,395 Running
36 15 90 Elliott Sadler citifinancial Ford 142 55 14,225 Accident
37 34 0 # Kertus Davis RACEGIRL Chevrolet 125 52 14,205 Running
38 21 64 Jeremy Mayfield Miller High Life Dodge 116 49 14,160 Accident
39 32 33 Tony Stewart Mr. Clean AutoDry Car Wash Chevrolet 97 46 14,140 Accident
40 43 49 Steve Grissom Advil Ford 81 43 16,120 Engine
41 1 6 Kasey Kahne Country Crock Dodge 52 45 * 5 21,495 Accident
42 40 28 Derrike Cope Jay Robinson Inc. Ford 24 37 16,075 Engine
43 33 32 Shane Hmiel WINFUEL Chevrolet 16 34 16,025 Accident
# - denotes Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate
Failed to qualify: (7) Scott Riggs, #30; Jeff Fuller, #7; Todd Bodine, #143; Eric McClure, #52; Kevin Lepage, #72; Brian Sockwell, #288; Robert Pressley, #146.
Race comments: Before an estimated crowd of 80,000, Kyle Busch won the CARQUEST Auto Parts 300, posting his sixth 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: #20 Denny Hamlin (Backup Car); #10 Michel Jourdain (Backup Car); #34 Randy LaJoie (Backup Car); #32 Shane Hmiel (Unapproved Impound Adjustment).
TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 32 minutes, 35 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 117.968 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: .503 second
BUSCH POLE AWARD: Kasey Kahne — #6 Country Crock Dodge (186.735 mph, 28.918 seconds) TRACK RECORD
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: Reed Sorenson — #41 Discount Tire Co. Dodge
GOODY’S HEADACHE POWDER AWARD: Reed Sorenson — #41 Discount Tire Co. Dodge
MOBIL 1 COMMAND Performance Driver of the RacE AWARD: Martin Truex Jr. — #8 Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Chevrolet
MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Paul Menard — #11 Menards/Quaker State Chevrolet (MBNA Bonus for winning the race rolls to $5000 at Dover)
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Reed Sorenson — #41 Discount Tire Co. Dodge
Sunoco Diamond Performance Award: Kyle Busch — #5 Lowe’s/Sta-Green Chevrolet
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADERS AWARD: Denny Hamlin — #20 Rockwell Automation Chevrolet (4 laps)
CAUTION FLAGS: 11 cautions for 49 laps: Laps 17-21 (Car #32 – Accident, Turn 2); 26-30 (Car #11 – Spin, Turn 2); 54-58 (Car #6 – Accident, Turn 2); 64-67 (Debris); 71-74 (Car #64 – Accident, Turn 2); 85-88 (Oil on track); 117-121 (Car #2 – Accident, Backstretch); 143-146 (Car #90 – Accident, Turn 4); 168-171 (Debris); 177-180 (Car #20 – Spin, Turn 2); 184-188 (Cars #47 & 58 – Accident, Turn 2).
Lead Changes: 13 changes among 9 drivers: Kasey Kahne 1-40; Greg Biffle 41-54; Brian Vickers 55-63; Sterling Marlin 64-67; Kevin Harvick 68-84; Ryan Newman 85-117; Denny Hamlin 118-121; Kyle Busch 122-138; Newman 139-143; Mark Green 144; Harvick 145-151; Marlin 152; Harvick 153-154; Busch 155-200.
TOP 10 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES POINTS
Pts. Wins
1. Carl Edwards 1,855 2
2. Clint Bowyer 1,684 0
3. Reed Sorenson 1,681 1
4. Martin Truex Jr. 1,625 2
5. Ashton Lewis 1,577 0
6. Kenny Wallace 1,562 0
7. Greg Biffle 1,544 1
8. David Stremme 1,528 0
9. Denny Hamilin 1,527 0
10. Kevin Harvick 1,411 1
BILL FRANCE PERFORMANCE
CUP STANDINGS Pts Wins
Ford 90 6
Chevrolet 85 5
Dodge 72 2
GOODY’S HEADACHE POWDER AWARD
Martin Truex Jr. 3
Reed Sorenson 3
Kasey Kahne 2
TOP 3 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER
OF THE RACE/YEAR STANDINGS
Car# Pts.
Roush/Yates #60 137
Roush/Yates #66 112
RCR #21 110
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR STANDINGS Pts.
1. Carl Edwards 193
2. Reed Sorenson 169
3. Denny Hamlin 130
4. Jon Wood 115
5. Michel Jourdain Jr. 91
6. Brent Sherman 70
7. Kertus Davis 58
8. Ryan Hemphill 40
9. Tyler Walker 39
10. Paul Wolfe 27
11. Blake Feese 19
12. Boston Reid 15
13. A.J. Fike 14
14. Brandon Miller 13
15. Kevin Conway 11
16. Kim Crosby 9
17. Donnie Neuenberger 4
BUSCH POLE AWARDS
Kasey Kahne 3
Carl Edwards 2
Jorge Goeters 1
Shane Hmiel 1
Jimmie Johnson 1
Joe Nemechek 1
Paul Menard 1
Tony Stewart 1
Reed Sorenson 1
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER
Shane Hmiel 2
Michel Jourdain Jr. 2
Randy LaJoie 2
MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD
Martin Truex Jr. 5
Reed Sorenson 3
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE/YEAR AWARD
Martin Truex Jr. 5
Kenny Wallace 2
Carl Edwards 1
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD
Martin Truex Jr. 5
Shane Hmiel 2
Paul Menard 2
NEXT EVENTS: MBNA RacePoints 200 – June 4, 2005 – Dover International Speedway – Dover, Del.
©2005 National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
NASCAR BUSCH SERIES DRIVER LEADERS
Carquest Auto Parts "300
LAST RACE DATE:05/28/05
RACE NUMBER: 13
PRINTOUT DATE:05/30/05
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POS DRIVER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 MONEY WON
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1 CARL EDWARDS 1855 13 2 5 10 418189
2 CLINT BOWYER 1684 13 0 2 7 473341
3 REED SORENSON 1681 13 1 5 7 500637
4 MARTIN TRUEX, JR 1625 13 2 4 6 593903
5 ASHTON LEWIS 1577 13 0 1 4 436473
6 KENNY WALLACE 1562 13 0 2 5 407921
7 GREG BIFFLE 1544 11 1 6 9 341470
8 DAVID STREMME 1528 13 0 3 6 422035
9 DENNY HAMLIN 1527 13 0 0 3 407175
10 KEVIN HARVICK 1411 9 1 6 6 401551
11 JASON KELLER 1402 13 0 0 2 336703
12 DAVID A GREEN 1378 13 0 0 1 343918
13 JON WOOD 1327 13 0 1 2 341410
14 SHANE HMIEL 1228 13 0 3 4 375872
15 RANDY LAJOIE 1206 13 0 0 2 307965
16 JOHNNY SAUTER 1193 13 0 1 1 328475
17 JUSTIN LABONTE 1189 13 0 0 1 397098
18 STANTON BARRETT 1157 13 0 0 0 303518
19 KASEY KAHNE 1151 10 1 4 4 278216
20 PAUL MENARD 1150 13 0 0 0 321410
21 STACY COMPTON 1115 13 0 0 1 320221
22 J J YELEY 1109 13 0 0 1 322408
23 MICHEL JOURDAIN 1060 13 0 0 1 369660
24 TIM FEDEWA 1060 13 0 0 0 318465
25 STERLING MARLIN 1026 10 0 2 3 231140
26 MATT KENSETH 946 6 1 3 6 153191
27 ELLIOTT SADLER 927 7 0 3 4 204136
28 JOE NEMECHEK 917 8 0 1 2 200455
29 TONY STEWART 915 8 1 3 3 253156
30 MICHAEL WALTRIP 879 9 0 0 3 192990
31 BRENT SHERMAN 865 11 0 0 1 222139
32 STEVE GRISSOM 844 12 0 0 0 252055
33 DERRIKE COPE 764 11 0 0 0 236202
34 JEREMY MAYFIELD 748 8 0 0 2 161360
35 KERTUS DAVIS 747 11 0 0 1 214480
36 JAMIE MCMURRAY 724 8 0 0 2 152720
37 MARK GREEN 651 7 0 0 0 109043
38 MARK MARTIN 596 4 2 2 3 198382
39 RYAN HEMPHILL 572 8 0 0 0 243800
40 JEFF GREEN 547 5 0 0 1 77825
41 TYLER WALKER 544 7 0 0 0 147240
42 BOBBY HAMILTON 471 4 0 0 1 87320
43 TONY RAINES 460 4 0 0 2 76881
44 KYLE BUSCH 440 5 1 1 1 166852
45 JIMMIE JOHNSON 435 4 0 1 1 68666
46 SHAWNA ROBINSON 384 6 0 0 0 159670
47 GEOFFREY BODINE 375 6 0 0 0 89790
48 JEFF BURTON 340 2 0 2 2 51785
49 AARON FIKE 310 4 0 0 0 71945
50 DALE JARRETT 307 3 0 0 1 56530
51 TIM SAUTER 297 3 0 0 0 46225
52 PAUL WOLFE 295 4 0 0 0 98930
53 JERRY ROBERTSON 289 4 0 0 0 59405
54 DAVE BLANEY 234 3 0 0 0 49555
55 MIKE WALLACE 230 3 0 0 0 83256
56 BLAKE FEESE 225 3 0 0 0 55558
57 BOSTON REID 221 3 0 0 0 60650
58 BRANDON MILLER 210 3 0 0 0 49800
59 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 170 1 0 1 1 67923
60 RYAN NEWMAN 170 1 0 1 1 30470
61 BRIAN VICKERS 163 2 0 0 0 29567
62 ERIC MCCLURE 162 3 0 0 0 45150
63 RON HORNADAY, JR 161 2 0 0 0 58026
64 BORIS SAID 155 1 0 1 1 47875
65 KERRY EARNHARDT 155 1 0 1 1 25680
66 ROBBY GORDON 150 2 0 0 1 88010
67 RUSTY WALLACE 150 1 0 0 1 43975
68 BOBBY LABONTE 150 1 0 0 1 22050
69 A J FIKE 146 2 0 0 0 57000
70 ADRIAN FERNANDEZ 139 1 0 0 1 43700
71 JIMMY KITCHENS 118 1 0 0 0 21635
72 JEFF FULLER 117 3 0 0 0 72730
73 KEVIN LEPAGE 112 1 0 0 0 18835
74 KIM CROSBY 104 2 0 0 0 32280
75 JIMMY MORALES 103 1 0 0 0 39125
76 SCOTT RIGGS 100 1 0 0 0 21695
77 ERIC NORRIS 98 2 0 0 0 44415
78 JOE RUTTMAN 91 1 0 0 0 17860
79 ROBERT PRESSLEY 88 1 0 0 0 13385
80 CHRIS COOK 85 1 0 0 0 37975
81 CASEY MEARS 85 1 0 0 0 17585
82 RUBEN GARCIA NOVOA 82 1 0 0 0 39925
83 JIMMY SPENCER 82 1 0 0 0 12700
84 ERIC JONES 76 1 0 0 0 37825
85 KEVIN CONWAY 76 1 0 0 0 15145
86 JOSE LUIS RAMIREZ 70 1 0 0 0 37735
87 SCOTT GAYLORD 70 1 0 0 0 13585
88 MARIA DEL MAR REYES 58 1 0 0 0 39600
89 TRACY HINES 55 1 0 0 0 20725
90 CARLOS CONTRERAS 55 1 0 0 0 37565
91 JORGE GOETERS 54 1 0 0 0 41870
92 DONNIE NEUENBERGER 49 1 0 0 0 41825
93 DAVID RAGAN 46 1 0 0 0 18170
94 SCOTT LAGASSE 43 1 0 0 0 15240
95 RON FELLOWS 40 1 0 0 0 39250
96 STUART KIRBY 37 1 0 0 0 12355
97 RAFAEL MARTINEZ 34 1 0 0 0 39074
98 MIKE HARMON 34 1 0 0 0 12296
99 DAVID GILLILAND 34 1 0 0 0 13124
100 JUSTIN ASHBURN 0 1 0 0 0 19210
NASCAR BUSCH SERIES OWNER LEADERS
Carquest Auto Parts "300
LAST RACE DATE:05/28/05
RACE NUMBER: 13
PRINTOUT DATE:05/30/05
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VHCL QUALIFYING
POS # OWNER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 ATTEMPTS
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1 60 JACK ROUSH 60 1855 13 2 5 10 13
2 21 RICHARD CHILDRESS 21 1776 13 0 7 7 13
3 2 RICHARD CHILDRESS 2 1684 13 0 2 7 13
4 66 CLARENCE BREWER 66 1656 13 1 6 9 13
5 8 TERESA EARNHARDT 8 1625 13 2 4 6 13
6 41 CHIP GANASSI 41 1591 12 1 5 7 13
7 25 EDWARD RENSI 25 1577 13 0 1 4 13
8 22 GREGORY POLLEX 22 1562 13 0 2 5 13
9 14 TERRY BRADSHAW 14 1528 13 0 3 6 13
10 20 JOE GIBBS 20 1527 13 0 0 3 13
11 33 DELANA HARVICK 33 1502 13 1 3 5 13
12 35 SAM RENSI 35 1402 13 0 0 2 13
13 27 TAMMY BREWER 27 1378 13 0 0 1 13
14 47 JODI GESCHICKTER 47 1327 13 0 1 2 13
15 38 BRAD AKINS 38 1298 13 1 3 3 13
16 64 RUSTY WALLACE 64 1237 13 0 0 4 13
17 90 ROBERT YATES 90 1234 10 0 3 5 10
18 40 ARMANDO FITZ 40 1230 13 0 2 3 13
19 32 TODD BRAUN 32 1228 13 0 3 4 13
20 1 JAMES FINCH 1 1218 13 0 2 2 13
21 5 RICK HENDRICK 5 1212 13 1 1 2 13
22 34 FRANK CICCI 34 1206 13 0 0 2 13
23 44 TERRY LABONTE 44 1189 13 0 0 1 13
24 36 JOHN MCGILL 36 1157 13 0 0 0 13
25 11 TERESA EARNHARDT 11 1150 13 0 0 0 13
26 59 TAD GESCHICKTER 59 1115 13 0 0 1 13
27 18 JOE GIBBS 18 1109 13 0 0 1 13
28 10 GREGORY POLLEX 10 1060 13 0 0 1 13
29 12 MIMI FITZ 12 1060 13 0 0 0 13
30 6 RAY EVERNHAM 6 1030 12 0 0 1 13
31 28 JAY ROBINSON 28 1012 13 0 0 0 13
32 4 FRED BIAGI 4 966 11 0 0 1 13
33 87 ANDREA NEMECHEK 87 957 9 0 1 2 9
34 17 JACK ROUSH 17 953 6 1 3 6 7
35 23 KEITH COLEMAN 23 948 11 0 0 0 13
36 58 DOUG STRINGER 58 924 11 0 0 1 13
37 99 BUFFY WALTRIP 99 910 9 0 0 3 10
38 49 JAY ROBINSON 49 902 13 0 0 0 13
39 143 MIKE CURB 143 889 10 0 0 0 13
40 0 JOHNNY DAVIS 0 812 12 0 0 1 13
41 72 PAT MACDONALD 72 673 10 0 0 0 13
42 7 ANDREA NEMECHEK 7 619 9 0 0 0 13
43 9 JACK ROUSH 9 596 4 2 2 3 4
44 195 EARL SADLER 195 562 5 0 0 1 5
45 52 JIMMY MEANS 52 460 4 0 0 0 13
46 56 JOHN MCNELLY 56 344 3 0 0 0 5
47 178 BARNEY VISSER 178 314 4 0 0 0 5
48 248 RICK HENDRICK 248 248 2 0 1 1 2
49 198 BUFFY WALTRIP 198 237 2 0 1 1 2
50 31 LINDA MARSH 31 234 3 0 0 0 3
51 16 WAYNE DAY 16 209 2 0 0 0 9
52 29 RICHARD CHILDRESS 29 185 1 1 1 1 1
53 157 RICK HENDRICK 157 185 3 0 0 0 4
54 81 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 81 170 1 0 1 1 1
55 139 DON MILLER 139 170 1 0 1 1 1
56 173 DANIEL GRIFFIN 173 166 2 0 0 0 4
57 79 RAY EVERNHAM 79 165 1 0 1 1 1
58 30 CHRISTOPHER LENCHESKI 30 165 2 0 0 0 3
59 55 ROBBY GORDON 55 150 1 0 0 1 1
60 19 J D GIBBS 19 150 1 0 0 1 1
61 261 DALE FRANCIS 261 118 1 0 0 0 1
62 271 GINA MACDONALD 271 112 1 0 0 0 1
63 146 TAD GESCHICKTER 146 101 1 0 0 0 2
64 24 GREGG MIXON 24 96 0 0 0 0 6
65 185 DANIEL KINNEY 185 85 0 0 0 0 4
66 42 FLOYD GANASSI 42 64 1 0 0 0 1
67 103 GARY KELLER 103 47 0 0 0 0 2
68 109 JAMES FINCH 109 46 1 0 0 0 1
69 167 MICHAEL SMITH 167 44 0 0 0 0 2
70 288 JERRY REARY 288 38 0 0 0 0 2
71 154 BERT OOSTLANDER 154 34 1 0 0 0 1
72 254 MARK GOLEMBESKI 254 34 1 0 0 0 1
73 162 LARRY HOLLENBECK 162 28 0 0 0 0 1
74 267 TOM ERIKSEN 267 28 0 0 0 0 1
75 297 KELLY SOUZA 297 25 0 0 0 0 1
76 26 KEITH COLEMAN 26 22 0 0 0 0 1
77 75 CHARLES HENDERSON 75 19 0 0 0 0 1
78 104 JERRY MCCLURE 104 16 0 0 0 0 1
79 279 KEITH MURT 279 10 0 0 0 0 1
80 170 EDWARD SZELAGOWSKI 170 4 0 0 0 0 1
81 283 ROBBY GORDON 283 0 1 0 0 0 1
82 294 JAY ROBINSON 294 0 0 0 0 0 1
83 292 JAMES OKANE 292 0 0 0 0 0 1
84 265 STANLEY SILVA, SR 265 0 0 0 0 0 1