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 Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 7:57 pm Post subject: Aaron's 499 Results |
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A fairly tame race by most accounts, racing was 3 and 4 wide, with a couple of minor cautions going into lap 132. Going into turn 1, most of the field was bunched together in this tight racing that is a signature of the restricter-plate. Near the front of the pack, Dale Earnhardt Jr was behind Mike Skinner using the bump draft when Jimmie Johnson drifted up the track from the inside, turning Skinners nose and leaving the rest of the field nowhere to go. Virtually eliminating 1/2 of the 43 car field, once the dust settled, it appeared there was a junk yard in the turn 1 infield with all 25 wrecked cars parked there. A 43 minute red flag ensued to give NASCAR time to clear the track, clean up the mess, and fix the safer-barrier that had been damaged on the outside wall. Once the race restarted only 17 cars were on the lead lap, leaving the likes of Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin, Ryan Newman, Joe Nemechek, Mike Bliss, Bobby Hamilton Jr., Scott Wimmer, Carl Edwards, Mike Skinner, Brian Vickers and Kyle Busch to try to fix their cars enough to get out an turn a couple of more laps.
Jeff Gordon dominated the race by leading for 139 of the 194 laps. Despite the recent field clearing accident on lap 132, the rest of the lead lap cars continued business as usual with 3 wide racing and jockeying for position the norm. And as if the "big one" wasn't enough excitement for one race, the lead lap cars went to it again on lap 186 as Jimmie Johnson brushed the outside wall hitting Kevin Harvick, who then pushes Martin Truex Jr into Earnhardt Jr resulting a 6 car melee right before the end of the race. Johnson, Earnhardt Jr, Truex Jr, Greg Biffle, Harvick and Travis Kvapil all suffer damage and have to limp through the remaining laps to finish the race.
The green comes out for the green-white-checkered finish with Jeff Gordon leading closely followed by Tony Stewart and Michael Waltrip. Gordon is just too strong, and takes the checkered flag for his 4th restricter-plate win in the last 5 races. Jamie McMurray is the top Dodge in 4th with Jamie McMurray rounding out the top-5.
Just a disaster waiting to happen...
...and sure enough it does
1 2 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont/Pepsi 190/10 194 Running
2 11 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 175/5 194 Running
3 38 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 170/5 194 Running
4 22 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 160/0 194 Running
5 13 #42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco/Havoline 155/0 194 Running
6 3 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 155/5 194 Running
7 10 #97 Kurt Busch Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools/Sharpie 151/5 194 Running
8 42 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge Schwan's Home Service 147/5 194 Running
9 14 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 138/0 194 Running
10 27 #31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 134/0 194 Running
11 23 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools 130/0 194 Running
12 1 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 132/5 194 Running
13 29 #16 Greg Biffle Ford National Guard/Charter Communications 129/5 194 Running
14 26 #41 Casey Mears Dodge Target 121/0 193 Running
15 36 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 123/5 193 Running
16 43 #09 Johnny Sauter Dodge Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts 115/0 192 Running
17 31 #33 Kerry Earnhardt Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops 112/0 190 Running
18 9 #77 Travis Kvapil * Dodge Kodak/Jasper Engines 109/0 188 Running
19 8 #07 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 106/0 187 Running
20 6 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 108/5 186 Out of Race
21 32 #1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 100/0 186 Out of Race
22 20 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 97/0 180 Running
23 15 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 99/5 174 Out of Race
24 19 #9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW/Longest Yard 91/0 172 Running
25 39 #43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 88/0 172 Running
26 18 #11 Jason Leffler Chevrolet FedEx Express 85/0 171 Running
27 4 #10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Valvoline 87/5 171 Running
28 33 #4 Mike Wallace Chevrolet Lucas Oil Products 84/5 171 Running
29 30 #66 Hermie Sadler Ford Aaron's 76/0 170 Out of Race
30 7 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft Genuine Parts 73/0 170 Running
31 24 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 75/5 169 Running
32 21 #99 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts/Ortho 67/0 166 Running
33 16 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 69/5 166 Running
34 25 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light 61/0 162 Running
35 12 #136 Boris Said Chevrolet CENTRIX Financial 58/0 146 Out of Race
36 28 #0 Mike Bliss Chevrolet NetZero Best Buy 55/0 141 Running
37 17 #22 Scott Wimmer Dodge Caterpillar 52/0 140 Running
38 37 #25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet GMAC/ditech.com 49/0 139 Running
39 5 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 51/5 135 Out of Race
40 40 #32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet Tide 43/0 132 Out of Race
41 35 #5 Kyle Busch * Chevrolet Kellogg's 40/0 132 Out of Race
42 34 #23 Mike Skinner Dodge Bad Boy Mowers 37/0 132 Out of Race
43 41 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia-Pacific/Brawny 34/0 106 Running
* Denotes Rookie
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