Official NASCAR Race Results

Carl Edwards won the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

03-20-2005 | Golden Corral 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway

Fin St # Driver Make Sponsor Pts Laps Led Status Money
1 4 99 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts 185 325 9 Running 165,450
2 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 180 325 156 Running 173,241
3 6 16 Greg Biffle Ford Post-it / National Guard 170 325 151 Running 121,800
4 12 6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 165 325 2 Running 105,150
5 5 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 155 325 0 Running 115,875
6 8 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet GMAC / ditech.com 150 325 0 Running 85,325
7 37 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 146 325 0 Running 109,689
8 27 07 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Snap-On Tools / Jack Daniel's 147 325 1 Running 83,625
9 17 10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Valvoline 138 325 0 Running 100,983
10 11 38 Elliott Sadler Ford Combos 134 325 0 Running 123,066
11 13 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco / Havoline 130 325 0 Running 82,500
12 42 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's 127 325 0 Running 87,175
13 14 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 124 325 0 Running 99,470
14 1 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 126 325 5 Running 120,266
15 38 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 118 325 0 Running 99,120
16 39 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light 115 325 0 Running 99,633
17 9 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 112 325 0 Running 115,861
18 16 0 Mike Bliss Chevrolet NetZero / Best Buy 109 324 0 Running 70,815
19 15 41 Casey Mears Dodge Nicorette Fresh Mint Gum 106 324 0 Running 94,648
20 33 22 Scott Wimmer Dodge Caterpillar 103 324 0 Running 94,348
21 36 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 100 324 0 Running 106,826
22 18 91 Bill Elliott Dodge Visteon 97 324 0 Running 66,510
23 34 88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 99 323 1 Running 104,618
24 35 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 91 323 0 Running 113,518
25 10 11 Jason Leffler Chevrolet FedEx Express 88 323 0 Running 66,285
26 28 49 Ken Schrader Dodge Red Baron Frozen Pizza 85 323 0 Running 68,735
27 32 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 82 322 0 Running 99,553
28 40 43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories 79 321 0 Running 96,806
29 22 50 Jimmy Spencer Dodge U.S. Micro Corporation 76 314 0 Running 65,160
30 29 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge Carter's Royal Dispos-All 73 314 0 Running 65,535
31 23 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Trex Decking & Railing 70 311 0 Running 112,896
32 24 97 Kurt Busch Ford Sharpie / Irwin Industrial Tools 67 304 0 Running 117,310
33 31 21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft Genuine Parts 64 300 0 Running 92,984
34 26 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Harrah's 61 290 0 Engine 64,775
35 7 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Centrix Financial 58 280 0 Engine 84,398
36 41 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia-Pacific / Brawny 55 271 0 Engine 74,252
37 19 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 52 266 0 Crash 99,245
38 2 32 Bobby Hamilton, Jr. Chevrolet Tide 49 245 0 Running 65,385
39 25 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 46 214 0 Crash 113,326
40 30 4 Mike Wallace Chevrolet Lucas Oil Products 43 113 0 Engine 64,540
41 43 75 Mike Garvey Dodge Jani-King / KGB Swim Wear 40 15 0 Vibration 64,500
42 20 77 Travis Kvapil Dodge Kodak / Jasper Engines 37 0 0 Crash 72,460
43 21 08 Shane Hmiel Chevrolet Win Fuel 34 0 0 Crash 63,883

Race Recap

  • Date: 03-20-2005
  • Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway
  • Race: Golden Corral 500
  • Race #: 4
  • Cars: 43
  • Winner: Carl Edwards
  • Start Position: 4th
  • Car Make: Ford
  • Avg Speed: 143.478 mph
  • Distance: 501 miles
  • Purse: $4,091,540
  • Cautions: 8
  • Caution Laps: 40
  • Lead Changes: 27
  • Pole: 194.690 mph

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