Race Lineup

The official 2005 Aaron's 499 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Talladega Superspeedway.

Aaron's 499

Sunday, May 1st, 2005

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 23 Chevrolet
  • 9 Ford
  • 15 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Laps Actual: 194 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 146.904
  • Cautions: 8 for 30 laps
  • Lead Changes: 33
  • Green Flag Passes: 13,871 (84.6 passes per green flag lap)
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Race lineup for the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM
1 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 189.804 50.452 0.000 GM Goodwrench Richard Childress Racing
2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 188.988 50.670 0.218 DuPont / Pepsi Hendrick Motorsports
3 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 188.548 50.788 0.336 M&M's Yates Racing
4 10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 188.474 50.808 0.356 Valvoline James Rocco
5 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 188.237 50.872 0.420 Alltel Team Penske
6 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 188.226 50.875 0.423 Lowe's Jeff Gordon
7 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 188.156 50.894 0.442 Motorcraft Genuine Parts Wood Brothers Racing
8 07 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 187.919 50.958 0.506 Jack Daniel's Richard Childress Racing
9 77 Travis Kvapil Dodge 187.857 50.975 0.523 Kodak / Jasper Engines Douglas Bawel
10 97 Kurt Busch Ford 187.831 50.982 0.530 IRWIN Industrial Tools / Sharpie Georgetta Roush
11 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 187.713 51.014 0.562 The Home Depot Joe Gibbs Racing
12 136 Boris Said Chevrolet 187.471 51.080 0.628 CENTRIX Financial Bob Sutton
13 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 187.427 51.092 0.640 Texaco / Havoline Chip Ganassi Racing
14 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 187.350 51.113 0.661 UPS Yates Racing
15 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 187.298 51.127 0.675 Interstate Batteries Joe Gibbs Racing
16 6 Mark Martin Ford 187.276 51.133 0.681 Viagra Jack Roush
17 22 Scott Wimmer Dodge 187.276 51.133 0.681 Caterpillar Bill Davis
18 11 Jason Leffler Chevrolet 187.265 51.136 0.684 FedEx Express Joe Gibbs Racing
19 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 187.247 51.141 0.689 Dodge Dealers / UAW / "Longest… Evernham Motorsports
20 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 187.232 51.145 0.693 Miller Lite Team Penske
21 99 Carl Edwards Ford 187.192 51.156 0.704 Scotts Ortho Jack Roush
22 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 187.192 51.156 0.704 Dodge Dealers / UAW Evernham Motorsports
23 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 187.071 51.189 0.737 DEWALT Power Tools Mark Martin
24 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 187.068 51.190 0.738 U.S. Army Nelson Bowers
25 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 186.955 51.221 0.769 Coors Light Felix Sabates
26 41 Casey Mears Dodge 186.849 51.250 0.798 Target Chip Ganassi Racing
27 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 186.710 51.288 0.836 Cingular Wireless Richard Childress Racing
28 00 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 186.685 51.295 0.843 NetZero Best Buy Stewart-haas Racing
29 16 Greg Biffle Ford 186.536 51.336 0.884 National Guard / Charter Communicat… Geoff Smith
30 66 Hermie Sadler Ford 186.529 51.338 0.886 Peak Fitness Jeff Stec
31 33 Kerry Earnhardt Chevrolet 186.496 51.347 0.895 Bass Pro Shops Richard Childress Racing
32 1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 186.351 51.387 0.935 Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Dale Earnhardt Inc
33 4 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 186.198 51.429 0.977 Lucas Oil Products Larry Mcclure
34 23 Mike Skinner Dodge 186.148 51.443 0.991 Bad Boy Mowers Gail Davis
35 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 186.108 51.454 1.002 Kellogg's Hendrick Motorsports
36 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 185.934 51.502 1.050 Budweiser Dale Earnhardt Inc
37 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 185.934 51.502 1.050 GMAC / ditech.com Hendrick Motorsports
38 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 185.877 51.518 1.066 NAPA Auto Parts Dale Earnhardt Inc
39 43 Jeff Green Dodge 185.848 51.526 1.074 Cheerios / Betty Crocker Richard L Petty
40 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr Chevrolet 185.729 51.559 1.107 Tide Calvin Wells Iii
41 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 185.348 51.665 1.213 Georgia-Pacific / Brawny Kyle Petty
42 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 183.988 52.047 1.595 Schwan's Home Service Elizabeth Morgenthau
43 09 Johnny Sauter Dodge 185.151 51.720 1.268 Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Phoenix Racing