2005 Golden Corral 500
Race details
Race 4 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
2005 Golden Corral 500 program cover
2005 Golden Corral 500 program cover
Date March 20, 2005 (2005-March-20)
Official name Golden Corral 500
Location Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia
Course Permanent racing facility
1.54 mi (2.48 km)
Distance 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km)
Average speed 143.478 miles per hour (230.905 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Penske Racing
Time 28.476
Most laps led
Driver Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 156
Winner
No. 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Broadcasting Company
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2005 Golden Corral 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on March 20, 2005, at Atlanta Motor Speedway, in Hampton, Georgia. Contested at 325 laps on the 1.54 mile (2.48 km) speedway, it was the 4th race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Carl Edwards of Roush Racing won the race, the first of his career.

Background

Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.

Entry list

Car #[1] Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
0 Mike Bliss Milwaukie, OR Chevrolet NetZero Best Buy Gene Haas
00 Carl Long Roxboro, NC Chevrolet Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties Raynard McGlynn
01 Joe Nemechek Lakeland, FL Chevrolet CENTRIX Financial Nelson Bowers
2 Rusty Wallace St. Louis, MO Dodge Miller Lite Roger Penske
4 Mike Wallace St. Louis, MO Chevrolet Lucas Oil Products Larry McClure
5 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Chevrolet Kellogg's Rick Hendrick
6 Mark Martin Batesville, AR Ford Viagra Jack Roush
07 Dave Blaney Hartford, OH Chevrolet Snap-On Tools / Jack Daniel's Richard Childress
7 Robby Gordon Bellflower, CA Chevrolet Harrah's James Smith
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet Budweiser Teresa Earnhardt
08 Shane Hmiel Pleasant Garden, NC Chevrolet Win Fuel Todd Braun
9 Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW Ray Evernham
10 Scott Riggs Bahama, NC Chevrolet Valvoline James Rocco
11 Jason Leffler Long Beach, CA Chevrolet FedEx Express J D Gibbs
12 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN Dodge Alltel Roger Penske
14 John Andretti Bethlehem, PA Ford VB / APlus at Sunoco Gregory Pollex
15 Michael Waltrip Owensboro, KY Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts Teresa Earnhardt
16 Greg Biffle Vancouver, WA Ford 3M Post-it / National Guard Geoff Smith
17 Matt Kenseth Cambridge, WI Ford Trex Decking & Railing Mark Martin
18 Bobby Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Chevrolet Interstate Batteries Joe Gibbs
19 Jeremy Mayfield Owensboro, KY Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW Ray Evernham
20 Tony Stewart Rushville, IN Chevrolet The Home Depot Joe Gibbs
21 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Ford Motorcraft Genuine Parts Glen Wood
22 Scott Wimmer Wausau, WI Dodge Caterpillar Bill Davis
24 Jeff Gordon Vallejo, CA Chevrolet DuPont Rick Hendrick
25 Brian Vickers Thomasville, NC Chevrolet GMAC / ditech.com Mary Hendrick
27 Kirk Shelmerdine Winston-Salem, NC Ford Freddie B's Kirk Shelmerdine
29 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Richard Childress
31 Jeff Burton South Boston, VA Chevrolet Cingular Wireless Richard Childress
32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Nashville, TN Chevrolet Tide Calvin Wells III
34 Randy LaJoie Norwalk, CT Chevrolet Mach One Inc. William Edwards
37 Kevin Lepage Shelburne, VT Dodge Newell Recycling / R&J Racing John Carter
38 Elliott Sadler Emporia, VA Ford Combos Robert Yates
40 Sterling Marlin Columbia, TN Dodge Coors Light Felix Sabates
41 Casey Mears Bakersfield, CA Dodge Nicorette Fresh Mint Gum Chip Ganassi
42 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO Dodge Texaco / Havoline Floyd Ganassi
43 Jeff Green Owensboro, KY Dodge Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories Richard L Petty
45 Kyle Petty Trinity, NC Dodge Georgia-Pacific / Brawny Kyle Petty
48 Jimmie Johnson El Cajon, CA Chevrolet Lowe's Jeff Gordon
49 Ken Schrader Fenton, MO Dodge Red Baron Frozen Pizza Elizabeth Morgenthau
50 Jimmy Spencer Berwick, PA Dodge U.S. Micro Corporation Don Arnold
66 Hermie Sadler Emporia, VA Ford Peak Fitness Jeff Stec
75 Mike Garvey McDonough, GA Dodge Jani-King / KGB Swim Wear Robert Rinaldi
77 Travis Kvapil Janesville, WI Dodge Kodak / Jasper Engines Douglas Bawel
88 Dale Jarrett Hickory, NC Ford UPS Robert Yates
89 Morgan Shepherd Conover, NC Dodge Victory in Jesus / Red Line Oil Cindy Shepherd
91 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Dodge Visteon Ray Evernham Sr.
92 Stanton Barrett Bishop, CA Chevrolet USmilitary.com Bob Jenkins
97 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Ford Sharpie / IRWIN Industrial Tools Georgetta Roush
99 Carl Edwards Columbia, MO Ford Scotts Jack Roush

Qualifying

Pos[2][3] Car # Driver Make Primary Sponsor Speed Time Behind
1 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 194.690 28.476 0.000
2 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet Tide 193.785 28.609 -0.133
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 193.184 28.698 -0.222
4 99 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts 192.976 28.729 -0.253
5 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 191.894 28.891 -0.415
6 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M Post-it / National Guard 191.252 28.988 -0.512
7 1 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet CENTRIX Financial 191.192 28.997 -0.521
8 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet GMAC / ditech.com 191.126 29.007 -0.531
9 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 191.067 29.016 -0.540
10 11 Jason Leffler Chevrolet FedEx Express 190.935 29.036 -0.560
11 38 Elliott Sadler Ford Combos 190.883 29.044 -0.568
12 6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 190.791 29.058 -0.582
13 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco / Havoline 190.699 29.072 -0.596
14 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 190.614 29.085 -0.609
15 41 Casey Mears Dodge Nicorette Fresh Mint Gum 190.450 29.110 -0.634
16 0 Mike Bliss Chevrolet NetZero Best Buy 190.150 29.156 -0.680
17 10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Valvoline 190.137 29.158 -0.682
18 91 Bill Elliott Dodge Visteon 190.006 29.178 -0.702
19 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 189.935 29.189 -0.713
20 77 Travis Kvapil Dodge Kodak / Jasper Engines 189.740 29.219 -0.743
21 08 Shane Hmiel Chevrolet Win Fuel 189.740 29.219 -0.743
22 50 Jimmy Spencer Dodge U.S. Micro Corporation 189.662 29.231 -0.755
23 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Trex Decking & Railing 189.512 29.254 -0.778
24 97 Kurt Busch Ford Sharpie / IRWIN Industrial Tools 189.389 29.273 -0.797
25 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 189.234 29.297 -0.821
26 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Harrah's 189.221 29.299 -0.823
27 07 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Snap-On Tools / Jack Daniel's 188.796 29.365 -0.889
28 49 Ken Schrader Dodge Red Baron Frozen Pizza 188.764 29.370 -0.894
29 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge Newell Recycling / R&J Racing 188.700 29.380 -0.904
30 4 Mike Wallace Chevrolet Lucas Oil Products 188.501 29.411 -0.935
31 21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft Genuine Parts 188.424 29.423 -0.947
32 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 188.092 29.475 -0.999
33 22 Scott Wimmer Dodge Caterpillar 188.053 29.481 -1.005
34 88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 187.329 29.595 -1.119
35 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 187.272 29.604 -1.128
36 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 186.944 29.656 -1.180
37 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 186.855 29.670 -1.194
38 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 186.742 29.688 -1.212
39 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light 186.128 29.786 -1.310
40 43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories 185.257 29.926 -1.450
41 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia-Pacific / Brawny 185.053 29.959 -1.483
42 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's 0.000 0.000 0.000
43 75 Mike Garvey Dodge Jani-King / KGB Swim Wear 187.843 29.514 -1.038
Failed to qualify
44 34 Randy LaJoie Chevrolet Mach One Inc. 29.758
45 14 John Andretti Ford VB/A Plus at Sunoco 29.524
46 92 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet USmilitary.com 29.821
47 00 Carl Long Chevrolet Buyer's Choice / Howes Lubricator 30.014
48 27 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford Freddie B's 30.125
49 66 Hermie Sadler Ford Peak Fitness 30.154
50 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Victory In Jesus / Red Line Oil 30.222

Race recap

The first caution did not take long as it came out on lap 1 out of turn 2 which was the big one collecting 10 cars. Casey Mears got into Mike Bliss out of turn 2 causing Mears to spin to the left. Mears then overcorrected his car back to the right, right in front of a whole pack of cars causing others to check up and run into each other. The cars involved were Mears, Shane Hmiel, Robby Gordon, Scott Riggs, Matt Kenseth, Bobby Labonte, Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton, Travis Kvapil, and Kurt Busch. A red flag was issued to clean up the mess. Pole-sitter Ryan Newman led the first lap under caution. On the restart on lap 6, Newman soon lost the lead to Jimmie Johnson. On lap 62, Greg Biffle took the lead from Jimmie Johnson. After the longest green flag run of 80 laps, the second caution came out on lap 85 for debris. On lap 91, Biffle gave up the lead to Johnson. On lap 117, the third caution came out when Mike Wallace blew an engine. Biffle won the race off of pit road and was the race leader. Johnson soon took the lead on the restart but Biffle took it back 10 laps later. On lap 159, the fourth caution flew when Kurt Busch blew a right front tire and hit the wall in turn 2. On the restart, Biffle and Johnson continued to swap the lead back and forth from each other. On lap 202, the 5th caution flew when Bobby Hamilton Jr. blew a right front tire and hit the wall in turn 2. On the restart, Johnson and Biffle continued to battle for the lead but Johnson won the battle with Biffle after they swapped the lead about 3 different times from each other. A majority of people thought that it was gonna be a spectacular finish between Biffle and Johnson towards the end of the race. On lap 233, the 6th caution came out for debris. On the race off of pit road, Biffle was the leader of the race and never gave up the lead to Johnson on the restart. With 47 laps to go, the 7th caution came out when Kyle Petty's engine let go. On the race off of pit road, Jimmie Johnson was the new race leader. With 31 to go, Robby Gordon's engine blew bringing out the 8th and final caution. Carl Edwards won the race off of pit road and was the leader on the restart. But Jimmie Johnson took the lead from Edwards and it looked like Johnson was gonna win. But Edwards was not gonna give up easily to Johnson and began closing in on Jimmie in the closing laps even with the most dominant car at that point in Greg Biffle right behind Edwards. But Edwards pulled away from Biffle and closed in on Johnson with 2 to go. On the final lap, Edwards attempted to pass Johnson on the outside in turns 1 and 2 but failed to do so. Edwards tried again in turns 3 and 4 and was able to make it stick. The two touched twice down the front stretch and Edwards just beat Johnson by .028 seconds for the first win of his Cup Series career. Johnson, Biffle, Mark Martin, and Kasey Kahne rounded out the top 5 while Brian Vickers, Michael Waltrip, Dave Blaney, Scott Riggs, and Elliott Sadler rounded out the top 10. Greg Biffle and Jimmie Johnson were the 2 most dominant cars of the race but both failed to score the win. The two led a combined 307 of the 325 laps with Johnson leading 5 more laps then Biffle with Johnson leading 156 and Biffle leading 151. The two also swapped the lead from each other 11 times that day.

Results

Fin St # Driver Sponsor Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 499Carl EdwardsScotts Ford 325 9 running 185 165450
2 348Jimmie JohnsonLowe's Chevy 325 156 running 180 173241
3 616Greg BifflePost-it Notes, National Guard Ford 325 151 running 170 121800
4 126Mark MartinViagra Ford 325 2 running 165 105150
5 59Kasey KahneDodge Dealers, UAW Dodge 325 0 running 155 115875
6 825Brian VickersGMAC, ditech.com Chevy 325 0 running 150 85325
7 3715Michael WaltripNAPA Auto Parts Chevy 325 0 running 146 109689
8 2707Dave BlaneySnap-On Tools, Jack Daniel's Chevy 325 1 running 147 83625
9 1710Scott RiggsValvoline Chevy 325 0 running 138 100983
10 1138Elliott SadlerCombos Ford 325 0 running 134 123066
11 13 42 Jamie McMurray Texaco, Havoline Dodge 325 0 running 130 82500
12 42 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg's Chevy 325 0 running 127 87175
13 14 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers, UAW Dodge 325 0 running 124 99470
14 1 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 325 5 running 126 120266
15 38 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevy 325 0 running 118 99120
16 39 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light Dodge 325 0 running 115 99633
17 9 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Chevy 325 0 running 112 115861
18 16 0 Mike Bliss NetZero, Best Buy Chevy 324 0 running 109 70815
19 15 41 Casey Mears Nicorette Fresh Mint Gum Dodge 324 0 running 106 94648
20 33 22 Scott Wimmer Caterpillar Dodge 324 0 running 103 94348
21 36 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench 20 Years Chevy 324 0 running 100 106826
22 18 91 Bill Elliott Visteon Dodge 324 0 running 97 66510
23 34 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 323 1 running 99 104618
24 35 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser Chevy 323 0 running 91 113518
25 10 11 Jason Leffler FedEx Express Chevy 323 0 running 88 66285
26 28 49 Ken Schrader Red Baron Frozen Pizza Dodge 323 0 running 85 68735
27 32 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 322 0 running 82 99553
28 40 43 Jeff Green Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories Dodge 321 0 running 79 96806
29 22 50 Jimmy Spencer US Micro Corporation Dodge 314 0 running 76 65160
30 29 37 Kevin Lepage Carter's Royal Dispos-All Dodge 314 0 running 73 65535
31 23 17 Matt Kenseth Trex Decking & Railing Ford 311 0 running 70 112896
32 24 97 Kurt Busch Sharpie, Irwin Industrial Tools Ford 304 0 running 67 117310
33 31 21 Ricky Rudd Motorcraft Ford 300 0 running 64 92984
34 26 7 Robby Gordon Harrah's Chevy 290 0 engine 61 64775
35 7 01 Joe Nemechek Centrix Financial Chevy 280 0 engine 58 84398
36 41 45 Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific, Brawny Dodge 271 0 engine 55 74252
37 19 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Chevy 266 0 crash 52 99245
38 2 32 Bobby Hamilton, Jr. Tide Chevy 245 0 running 49 65385
39 25 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevy 214 0 crash 46 113326
40 30 4 Mike Wallace Lucas Oil Chevy 113 0 engine 43 64540
41 43 75 Mike Garvey Jani-King, KGB Swim Wear Dodge 15 0 vibration 40 64500
42 20 77 Travis Kvapil Kodak, Jasper Engines & Transmissions Dodge 0 0 crash 37 72460
43 21 08 Shane Hmiel Win Fuel Chevy 0 0 crash 34 63883
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44 34 Randy LaJoie Mach One Inc. Chevrolet
45 14 John Andretti VB/A Plus at Sunoco Ford
46 92 Stanton Barrett USmilitary.com Chevrolet
47 00 Carl Long Buyer's Choice / Howes Lubricator Chevrolet
48 27 Kirk Shelmerdine Freddie B's Ford
49 66 Hermie Sadler Peak Fitness Ford
50 89 Morgan Shepherd Victory In Jesus / Red Line Oil Dodge

Race Statistics

  • Time of race: 3:29:18
  • Average Speed: 143.478 miles per hour (230.905 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: 194.69 miles per hour (313.32 km/h)
  • Cautions: 8 for 40 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 0.028 sec
  • Lead changes: 27
  • Percent of race run under caution: 12.3%
  • Average green flag run: 31.7 laps

References

  1. โ†‘ "2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Golden Corral 500 Entry List - Atlanta Motor Speedway". frcs.pro. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  2. โ†‘ "Golden Corral 500 Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup Atlanta Motor Speedway NASCAR 2005". NASCAR Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  3. โ†‘ "Qualifying times: Golden Corral 500". Crash. 2005-03-19. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
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