Results
The 2005 Aaron's 499 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.
Aaron's 499
Sunday, May 1st, 2005
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
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- 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)
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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| 40 | 40 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr | Chevrolet | 43 | 43 | 132 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 23 | 15 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | 99 | 94 | 174 | 1 | 0 | engine |
| 35 | 12 | 36 | Boris Said | Chevrolet | 58 | 58 | 146 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 37 | 37 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | 52 | 52 | 139 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 32 | 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 67 | 67 | 166 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 14 | 26 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 121 | 121 | 193 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 15 | 36 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 123 | 118 | 193 | 3 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 14 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 138 | 138 | 194 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 19 | 8 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 106 | 106 | 187 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 6 | 3 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 155 | 150 | 194 | 9 | 0 | running |
| 13 | 29 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 129 | 124 | 194 | 2 | 0 | running |
| 29 | 30 | 66 | Hermie Sadler | Ford | 76 | 76 | 170 | 0 | 0 | rear end |
| 5 | 13 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | 155 | 155 | 194 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 26 | 18 | 11 | Jason Leffler | Chevrolet | 85 | 85 | 171 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 27 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 134 | 134 | 194 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 1 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 190 | 180 | 194 | 139 | 0 | running |
| 25 | 39 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | 88 | 88 | 172 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 22 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 160 | 160 | 194 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 20 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 108 | 103 | 186 | 8 | 0 | crash |
| 31 | 24 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 75 | 70 | 169 | 1 | 0 | running |
| 16 | 43 | 09 | Johnny Sauter | Dodge | 115 | 115 | 192 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 24 | 19 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 91 | 91 | 172 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 8 | 42 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 147 | 142 | 194 | 1 | 0 | running |
| 17 | 31 | 33 | Kerry Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 112 | 112 | 190 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 1 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 132 | 127 | 194 | 12 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 10 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 151 | 146 | 194 | 1 | 0 | running |
| 41 | 35 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 40 | 40 | 132 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 43 | 41 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 34 | 34 | 106 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 33 | 16 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | 69 | 64 | 166 | 3 | 0 | running |
| 21 | 32 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 100 | 100 | 186 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 11 | 23 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 130 | 130 | 194 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 3 | 38 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | 170 | 165 | 194 | 2 | 0 | running |
| 36 | 28 | 0 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | 55 | 55 | 141 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 42 | 34 | 23 | Mike Skinner | Dodge | 37 | 37 | 132 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 28 | 33 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | 84 | 79 | 171 | 1 | 0 | running |
| 30 | 7 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 73 | 73 | 170 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 22 | 20 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | 97 | 97 | 180 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 39 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 51 | 46 | 135 | 5 | 0 | crash |
| 27 | 4 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 87 | 82 | 171 | 4 | 0 | running |
| 38 | 17 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | 49 | 49 | 139 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 34 | 25 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | 61 | 61 | 162 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 2 | 11 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 175 | 170 | 194 | 2 | 0 | running |
| 18 | 9 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Dodge | 109 | 109 | 188 | 0 | 0 | crash |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.