2005 Aaron's 499

2005 Aaron's 499
Race details
Race 9 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
	2005 Aaron's 499 program cover
Date	May 1, 2005
Location	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama
Course	Permanent racing facility; 2.66 mi (4.280855 km)
Distance	194 laps, 516.04 mi (830.514 km)
Scheduled Distance	188 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed	146.904 mph
Attendance	155,000
Pole position
Driver	Kevin Harvick;
Most laps led
Driver	Jeff Gordon
Laps	139
Winner
No. 24	Jeff Gordon
Television in the United States
Network	FOX
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The 2005 Aaron's 499 was the 9th race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, held on May 1, 2005, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. The race was won by Jeff Gordon, who led 139 laps of the 194 lap race.

The race was extended from the scheduled 188 laps due to a late race caution.

Entry list

Car #^[1]	Driver	Hometown	Make	Sponsor	Team
0	Mike Bliss	Milwaukie, OR	Chevrolet	NetZero Best Buy	Gene Haas
00	Kenny Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Chevrolet	Aaron's	Buffy Waltrip
01	Joe Nemechek	Lakeland, FL	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	Nelson Bowers
1	Martin Truex Jr	Mayetta, NJ	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker	Teresa Earnhardt
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	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
09	Johnny Sauter	Necedah, WI	Dodge	Miccosukee Resort & Gaming	James Finch
9	Kasey Kahne	Enumclaw, WA	Dodge	Dodge Dealers / UAW / "Longest Yard"	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
15	Michael Waltrip	Owensboro, KY	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts	Teresa Earnhardt
16	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	Ford	National Guard / Charter Communications	Geoff Smith
17	Matt Kenseth	Cambridge, WI	Ford	DEWALT Power Tools	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
23	Mike Skinner	Ontario, CA	Dodge	Bad Boy Mowers	Gail Davis
24	Jeff Gordon	Vallejo, CA	Chevrolet	DuPont / Pepsi	Rick Hendrick
25	Brian Vickers	Thomasville, NC	Chevrolet	GMAC / ditech.com	Mary Hendrick
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
33	Kerry Earnhardt	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops	Richard Childress
36	Boris Said	New York, NY	Chevrolet	CENTRIX Financial	Bob Sutton
37	Kevin Lepage	Shelburne, VT	Dodge	Patron Tequila	John Carter
38	Elliott Sadler	Emporia, VA	Ford	M&M's	Robert Yates
40	Sterling Marlin	Columbia, TN	Dodge	Coors Light	Felix Sabates
41	Casey Mears	Bakersfield, CA	Dodge	Target	Chip Ganassi
42	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Dodge	Texaco / Havoline	Floyd Ganassi
43	Jeff Green	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	Cheerios / Betty Crocker	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	Schwan's Home Service	Elizabeth Morgenthau
66	Hermie Sadler	Emporia, VA	Ford	Peak Fitness	Jeff Stec
77	Travis Kvapil	Janesville, WI	Dodge	Kodak / Jasper Engines	Douglas Bawel
88	Dale Jarrett	Hickory, NC	Ford	UPS	Robert Yates
92	Stanton Barrett	Bishop, CA	Chevrolet	First Trust Portfolios	Bob Jenkins
97	Kurt Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Ford	IRWIN Industrial Tools / Sharpie	Georgetta Roush
99	Carl Edwards	Columbia, MO	Ford	Scotts Ortho	Jack Roush

Qualifying

Pos^[2]^[3]	Car #	Driver	Make	Primary Sponsor	Speed	Time	Behind
1	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench	189.804	50.452	0.000
2	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont / Pepsi	188.988	50.670	-0.218
3	38	Elliott Sadler	Ford	M&M's	188.548	50.788	-0.336
4	10	Scott Riggs	Chevrolet	Valvoline	188.474	50.808	-0.356
5	12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	Alltel	188.237	50.872	-0.420
6	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's	188.226	50.875	-0.423
7	21	Ricky Rudd	Ford	Motorcraft Genuine Parts	188.156	50.894	-0.442
8	07	Dave Blaney	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's	187.919	50.958	-0.506
9	77	Travis Kvapil	Dodge	Kodak / Jasper Engines	187.857	50.975	-0.523
10	97	Kurt Busch	Ford	IRWIN Industrial Tools / Sharpie	187.831	50.982	-0.530
11	20	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	The Home Depot	187.713	51.014	-0.562
12	36	Boris Said	Chevrolet	CENTRIX Financial	187.471	51.080	-0.628
13	42	Jamie McMurray	Dodge	Texaco / Havoline	187.427	51.092	-0.640
14	88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	UPS	187.350	51.113	-0.661
15	18	Bobby Labonte	Chevrolet	Interstate Batteries	187.298	51.127	-0.675
16	6	Mark Martin	Ford	Viagra	187.276	51.133	-0.681
17	22	Scott Wimmer	Dodge	Caterpillar	187.276	51.133	-0.681
18	11	Jason Leffler	Chevrolet	FedEx Express	187.265	51.136	-0.684
19	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	Dodge Dealers / UAW / "Longest Yard"	187.247	51.141	-0.689
20	2	Rusty Wallace	Dodge	Miller Lite	187.232	51.145	-0.693
21	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Scotts Ortho	187.192	51.156	-0.704
22	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	Dodge Dealers / UAW	187.192	51.156	-0.704
23	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	DEWALT Power Tools	187.071	51.189	-0.737
24	1	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	187.068	51.190	-0.738
25	40	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	Coors Light	186.955	51.221	-0.769
26	41	Casey Mears	Dodge	Target	186.849	51.250	-0.798
27	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	186.710	51.288	-0.836
28	0	Mike Bliss	Chevrolet	NetZero Best Buy	186.685	51.295	-0.843
29	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	National Guard / Charter Communications	186.536	51.336	-0.884
30	66	Hermie Sadler	Ford	Peak Fitness	186.529	51.338	-0.886
31	33	Kerry Earnhardt	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops	186.496	51.347	-0.895
32	1	Martin Truex Jr	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker	186.351	51.387	-0.935
33	4	Mike Wallace	Chevrolet	Lucas Oil Products	186.198	51.429	-0.977
34	23	Mike Skinner	Dodge	Bad Boy Mowers	186.148	51.443	-0.991
35	5	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	Kellogg's	186.108	51.454	-1.002
36	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr	Chevrolet	Budweiser	185.934	51.502	-1.050
37	25	Brian Vickers	Chevrolet	GMAC / ditech.com	185.934	51.502	-1.050
38	15	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts	185.877	51.518	-1.066
39	43	Jeff Green	Dodge	Cheerios / Betty Crocker	185.848	51.526	-1.074
40	32	Bobby Hamilton Jr	Chevrolet	Tide	185.729	51.559	-1.107
41	45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny	185.348	51.665	-1.213
42	49	Ken Schrader	Dodge	Schwan's Home Service	183.988	52.047	-1.595
43	09	Johnny Sauter	Dodge	Miccosukee Resort & Gaming	185.151	51.720	-1.268
Failed to qualify
44	7	Robby Gordon	Chevrolet	Harrah's		51.733
45	37	Kevin Lepage	Dodge	Patron Tequila		51.868
46	00	Kenny Wallace	Chevrolet	Aaron's Dream Machine 50th Anniversary		51.948
47	92	Stanton Barrett	Chevrolet	First Trust Portfolios		52.032

Race recap

Results

Fin^[4]	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont, Pepsi, Star Wars Episode III	Chevy	194	139	running	190
2	11	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot	Chevy	194	2	running	175
3	38	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts	Chevy	194	2	running	170
4	22	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers, UAW	Dodge	194	0	running	160
5	13	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco, Havoline	Dodge	194	0	running	155
6	3	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's	Ford	194	9	running	155
7	10	97	Kurt Busch	Irwin Industrial Tools, Sharpie	Ford	194	1	running	151
8	42	49	Ken Schrader	Schwan's Home Service	Dodge	194	1	running	147
9	14	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS	Ford	194	0	running	138
10	27	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless	Chevy	194	0	running	134
11	23	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt	Ford	194	0	running	130
12	1	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench	Chevy	194	12	running	132
13	29	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard, Charter Communications	Ford	194	2	running	129
14	26	41	Casey Mears	Target	Dodge	193	0	running	121
15	36	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser	Chevy	193	3	running	123
16	43	09	Johnny Sauter	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts	Dodge	192	0	running	115
17	31	33	Kerry Earnhardt	Bass Pro Shops	Chevy	190	0	running	112
18	9	77	Travis Kvapil	Kodak, Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Dodge	188	0	crash	109
19	8	07	Dave Blaney	Jack Daniel's	Chevy	187	0	running	106
20	6	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's	Chevy	186	8	crash	108
21	32	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats	Chevy	186	0	crash	100
22	20	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite	Dodge	180	0	running	97
23	15	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries	Chevy	174	1	engine	99
24	19	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers, UAW, The Longest Yard	Dodge	172	0	running	91
25	39	43	Jeff Green	Cheerios, Betty Crocker	Dodge	172	0	running	88
26	18	11	Jason Leffler	FedEx Express	Chevy	171	0	running	85
27	4	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline	Chevy	171	4	running	87
28	33	4	Mike Wallace	Lucas Oil	Chevy	171	1	running	84
29	30	66	Hermie Sadler	Peak Fitness	Ford	170	0	rear end	76
30	7	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft	Ford	170	0	running	73
31	24	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army	Chevy	169	1	running	75
32	21	99	Carl Edwards	Scotts, Ortho	Ford	166	0	running	67
33	16	6	Mark Martin	Viagra	Ford	166	3	running	69
34	25	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light	Dodge	162	0	running	61
35	12	36	Boris Said	Centrix Financial	Chevy	146	0	crash	58
36	28	0	Mike Bliss	NetZero, Best Buy	Chevy	141	0	crash	55
37	37	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC, ditech.com	Chevy	139	0	crash	52
38	17	22	Scott Wimmer	Caterpillar	Dodge	139	0	crash	49
39	5	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel	Dodge	135	5	crash	51
40	40	32	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	Tide	Chevy	132	0	crash	43
41	35	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's	Chevy	132	0	crash	40
42	34	23	Mike Skinner	Bad Boy Mowers	Dodge	132	0	crash	37
43	41	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific, Brawny	Dodge	106	0	running	34
Failed to qualify
44		7	Robby Gordon	Harrah's	Chevrolet
45		37	Kevin Lepage	Patron Tequila	Dodge
46		00	Kenny Wallace	Aaron's Dream Machine 50th Anniversary	Chevrolet
47		92	Stanton Barrett	First Trust Portfolios	Chevrolet

References

^ "2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Aaron's 499 Entry List - Talladega Superspeedway". frcs.pro. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
^ "Qualifying times: Aaron's 499". Crash. April 30, 2005. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
^ "Aarons 499 Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup Talladega Superspeedway NASCAR 2005". NASCAR Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
^ "2005 Aaron's 499 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

Preceded by 2005 Subway Fresh 500	NASCAR Nextel Cup Season 2005	Succeeded by 2005 Dodge Charger 500

[1] "2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Aaron's 499 Entry List - Talladega Superspeedway". frcs.pro. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

[2] "Qualifying times: Aaron's 499". Crash. April 30, 2005. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

[3] "Aarons 499 Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup Talladega Superspeedway NASCAR 2005". NASCAR Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

[4] "2005 Aaron's 499 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

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v t e 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
Points races	Daytona 500 Auto Club 500 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Golden Corral 500 Food City 500 Advance Auto Parts 500 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 Subway Fresh 500 Aaron's 499 Dodge Charger 500 Chevy American Revolution 400 Coca-Cola 600 MBNA RacePoints 400 Pocono 500 Batman Begins 400 Dodge/Save Mart 350 Pepsi 400 USG Sheetrock 400 New England 300 Pennsylvania 500 Brickyard 400 Sirius at The Glen GFS Marketplace 400 Sharpie 500 Sony HD 500 Chevy Rock & Roll 400
Chase for the Nextel Cup	Sylvania 300 MBNA NASCAR RacePoints 400 UAW-Ford 500 Banquet 400 UAW-GM Quality 500 Subway 500 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Dickies 500 Checker Auto Parts 500 Ford 400
Exhibition races	Budweiser Shootout Gatorade Duel Nextel All-Star Challenge