2005 Aaron's 312

Race 5 of 35

Atlanta
203 laps
Time of race: 2:23:34
Average speed of winner: 130.651 mph
Margin of victory: 1.192 sec.
Lead changes: 20 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 39 laps
Lap leaders: Edwards 1-29, Hmiel 30-39, Johnson 40-46, Biffle 47-60, Johnson 61-67, Stewart 68, Johnson 69-78, Stewart 79-86, Johnson 87-111, Stewart 112, Johnson 113-119, Stewart 120, Edwards 121-126, Johnson 127-140, Stewart 141-153, Johnson 154-158, Bowyer 159-161, Johnson 162-176, Bowyer 177-190, Kahne 191, Edwards 192-203

Race notes: Carl Edwards took the points lead from Kevin Harvick.

Video links: Finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Carl Edwards	60	Charter Communications	Ford			191.364	203	3	47	running	54841	185
2	12	Tony Stewart	33	Mr. Clean AutoDry Car Wash	Chevrolet			187.259	203	5	24	running	34500	175
3	3	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's/Kobalt Tools	Chevrolet			189.344	203	8	90	running	26203	175
4	10	Matt Kenseth	17	Waste Management	Ford			188.021	203	0	0	running	21250	160
5	14	Kasey Kahne	38	Great Clips	Dodge			187.038	203	1	1	running	21750	160
6	15	Greg Biffle	66	Duraflame	Ford			187.019	203	1	14	running	18350	155
7	29	Michael Waltrip	99	Aaron's Sales & Lease	Chevrolet			185.133	203	0	0	running	17660	146
8	11	Elliott Sadler	90	CitiFinancial	Ford			187.424	203	0	0	running	17120	142
9	18	Jamie McMurray	64	Top-Flite Golf	Dodge			186.755	203	0	0	running	16525	138
10	6	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	10	ppc Racing	Ford			188.264	203	0	0	running	28800	134
11	16	Martin Truex, Jr.	8	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker	Chevrolet			186.900	203	0	0	running	31575	130
12	21	Kenny Wallace	22	Stacker 2	Ford			186.485	203	0	0	running	23805	127
13	35	David Stremme	14	U.S. Navy	Dodge			184.597	203	0	0	running	22313	124
14	17	Ashton Lewis	25	U.S. Marine Corps	Ford			186.824	203	0	0	running	25930	121
15	43	Randy LaJoie	34	Dollar General	Chevrolet			183.546	203	0	0	running	14100	118
16	19	Denny Hamlin	20	Rockwell Automation	Chevrolet			186.679	203	0	0	running	20975	115
17	31	Jason Keller	35	McDonald's	Ford			184.868	203	0	0	running	19105	112
18	24	Bobby Hamilton	95	Sadler Racing	Dodge			186.134	203	0	0	running	13325	109
19	28	Reed Sorenson	40	Jani-King	Dodge			185.331	203	0	0	running	13250	106
20	33	Johnny Sauter	1	Miccosukee Resorts	Dodge			184.868	203	0	0	running	19705	103
21	5	Clint Bowyer	2	ACDelco	Chevrolet			188.706	203	2	17	running	26505	105
22	34	Jeremy Mayfield	6	Ragu	Dodge			184.862	203	0	0	running	13000	97
23	8	Blake Feese	5	Lowe's/Hitachi Power Tools	Chevrolet			188.085	203	0	0	running	15258	94
24	9	Paul Menard	11	Menards/Pittsburgh Paints	Chevrolet			188.079	203	0	0	running	16555	91
25	4	Jon Wood	47	Clorox/Wisk	Ford			189.054	200	0	0	running	15150	88
26	26	Stanton Barrett	36	Tucson/DCT Motorsports	Chevrolet			185.430	199	0	0	running	14750	85
27	23	Jimmy Spencer	98	Bryan Foods	Chevrolet			186.284	199	0	0	running	12700	82
28	39	Kertus Davis	0	RaceGirl	Chevrolet			181.806	199	0	0	running	14650	79
29	38	Derrike Cope	28	AMD/FOX Sports en Español	Ford			182.177	197	0	0	running	16305	76
30	36	Ryan Hemphill	4	GEICO	Dodge			184.156	195	0	0	running	20500	73
31	27	Brent Sherman	58	Serta/Hickory Farms	Dodge			185.368	185	0	0	too slow	12510	70
32	13	Brandon Miller	21	Reese's Peanut Butter Cups	Chevrolet			187.127	182	0	0	accident	14475	67
33	20	David Green	27	Kleenex	Ford			186.497	181	0	0	accident	18145	64
34	2	J.J. Yeley	18	Vigoro/The Home Depot	Chevrolet			189.564	171	0	0	running	17430	61
35	41	Kim Crosby	7	Boudreaux's Butt Paste	Chevrolet			179.499	164	0	0	too slow	12385	58
36	37	Shawna Robinson	23	Vassarette	Chevrolet			183.814	160	0	0	running	14335	55
37	40	Geoff Bodine	72	gunbroker.com	Chevrolet			179.510	150	0	0	transmission	14300	52
38	30	Tim Fedewa	12	Supercuts	Dodge			185.078	139	0	0	accident	16760	49
39	7	Shane Hmiel	32	Win Fuel	Chevrolet			188.245	137	1	10	running	16280	51
40	42	Steve Grissom	49	Advil	Ford			178.528	114	0	0	engine	16665	43
41	32	Stacy Compton	59	Kingsford/Bush's Baked Beans	Ford			184.868	90	0	0	overheating	16625	40
42	22	Justin Labonte	44	U.S. Coast Guard	Chevrolet			186.309	5	0	0	accident	22080	37
43	25	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	30	Smith & Wesson	Chevrolet			185.810	2	0	0	accident	14511	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Carl Edwards	795	5	2	1	2	5
2	Kevin Harvick	690	4	0	0	4	4
3	Clint Bowyer	676	5	0	0	1	3
4	Reed Sorenson	670	5	0	0	1	3
5	Martin Truex, Jr.	668	5	0	1	2	2
6	Ashton Lewis	615	5	0	0	0	1
7	David Stremme	576	5	0	0	1	2
8	Kenny Wallace	539	5	0	0	0	1
9	Denny Hamlin	533	5	0	0	0	0
10	Greg Biffle	505	4	0	0	1	3
11	Randy LaJoie	503	5	0	0	0	1
12	Shane Hmiel	482	5	0	0	2	2
13	Justin Labonte	464	5	0	0	0	0
14	Jon Wood	464	5	0	0	0	0
15	David Green	462	5	0	0	0	1
16	Tim Fedewa	458	5	0	0	0	0
17	Johnny Sauter	448	5	0	0	0	0
18	Tony Stewart	446	3	1	1	2	2
19	Jason Keller	440	5	0	0	0	0
20	Paul Menard	424	5	0	0	0	0
21	Stanton Barrett	421	5	0	0	0	0
22	Kasey Kahne	418	3	0	0	2	2
23	Joe Nemechek	413	3	1	0	1	1
24	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	410	5	0	0	0	1
25	J.J. Yeley	404	5	0	0	0	0