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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 35 CHECKER AUTO PARTS 500 PRESENTED BY TECHRON PHOENIX
INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY Phoenix,
Ariz. – Nov. 13, 2005 1
Mile Paved Oval 500 K – 312 M – 312 L –
Purse: $4,870,213 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 15 5 # Kyle Busch Kellogg’s
Chevrolet 312 185 * 5 $199,225 Running 2 4 16 Greg Biffle National
Guard/Post-It Ford 312 180 * 10 183,375 Running 3 10 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont
Chevrolet 312 170 * 5 165,786 Running 4 9 20 Tony Stewart The
Home Depot Chevrolet 312 160 153,171 Running 5 5 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate
Batteries/Madagascar Chevrolet 312 155 145,775 Running 6 3 99 Carl Edwards Office
Depot Ford 312 150 101,900 Running 7 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s
Chevrolet 312 146 126,541 Running 8 12 7 Robby Gordon Harrah’s
Chevrolet 312 142 80,775 Running 9 21 88 Dale Jarrett UPS
Ford 312 138 111,133 Running 10 30 77 # Travis Kvapil Kodak/Jasper
Eng. & Trans. Dodge 312 134 89,525 Running 11 24 38 Elliott Sadler M&M’s/Combos
Ford 312 130 111,266 Running 12 11 12 Ryan Newman Alltel
Dodge 312 127 112,866 Running 13 1 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx
Express Chevrolet 312 129 * 5 82,225 Running 14 29 6 Mark Martin Viagra
Ford 312 121 83,375 Running 15 25 31 Jeff Burton Cingular
Wireless Chevrolet 312 118 95,495 Running 16 17 97 Kenny Wallace IRWIN
Industrial Tools Ford 312 115 111,350 Running 17 18 01 Joe Nemechek CENTRIX
Financial/U.S. Army Chevrolet 312 112 93,483 Running 18 28 42 Jamie McMurray Texaco/Havoline
Dodge 312 109 76,400 Running 19 38 45 Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific/Brawny
Dodge 312 106 83,958 Running 20 20 21 Ricky Rudd Motorcraft
Genuine Parts Ford 312 103 95,139 Running 21 40 22 Scott Wimmer Caterpillar
Dodge 312 105 * 5 93,308 Running 22 34 41 Casey Mears Target
Dodge 312 97 86,083 Running 23 8 29 Kevin Harvick GM
Goodwrench Chevrolet 312 94 110,286 Running 24 39 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge
Dealers/UAW Dodge 311 91 91,895 Running 25 13 07 Dave Blaney Jack
Daniel’s Chevrolet 311 88 73,725 Running 26 6 25 Brian Vickers GMAC/ditech.com
Chevrolet 311 85 73,100 Running 27 22 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge
Dealers/UAW Dodge 311 82 96,950 Running 28 14 43 Jeff Green Cheerios/Betty
Crocker/Bashas’ Dodge 311 79 93,686 Running 29 26 2 Rusty Wallace Miller
Lite Dodge 310 76 95,158 Running 30 33 49 Ken Schrader Schwan’s
Home Service Dodge 310 73 62,000 Running 31 32 0 Mike Bliss Net
Zero/Best Buy Chevrolet 310 70 61,375 Running 32 16 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt
Power Tools Ford 310 67 109,161 Running 33 42 15 Michael Waltrip NAPA
Auto Parts Chevrolet 310 64 89,264 Running 34 41 40 Sterling Marlin Coors
Light Dodge 310 61 88,883 Running 35 7 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Tide Chevrolet 217 58 70,397 Accident 36 23 50 Jimmy Spencer US
Micro/Allied Steel Buildings Dodge 214 55 60,700 Accident 37 27 37 Mike Skinner BoSPOKER.net/Patron
Tequila Dodge 214 52 60,575 Accident 38 31 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline
Chevrolet 205 49 68,450 Accident 39 37 09 Johnny Sauter Miccosukee
Resort Dodge 149 PE 60,325 Suspension 40 19 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 112 43 107,583 Accident 41 43 78 Jerry Robertson Furniture
Row Chevrolet 51 40 60,035 Engine 42 36 95 Stanton Barrett Cheetah
Speed Sys./Langley Prop. Chevrolet 24 37 59,910 Accident 43 35 34 Chad Chaffin Fiesta
Inn Resorts Chevrolet 14 34 60,115 Overheating # Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Contender. * Includes race leader/most
laps led bonus. Failed to qualify: (7) Brandon Ash #02; Bryan Reffner #51; Mike Wallace #4;
Kevin Lepage #66; Derrike Cope #00; P.J. Jones #92; Morgan Shepherd #89. Race comments: Before an estimated crowd of 105,000, Kyle Busch won the
Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Techron, posting his second NASCAR NEXTEL
Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following drivers, under
penalty, dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #97 Kenny
Wallace (driver change); #49 Ken Schrader (transmission change); #34 Chad Chaffin
(unapproved impound adjustment); #95 Stanton Barrett (unapproved impound
adjustment). TIME OF RACE:
3 hours, 2 minutes, 23 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 102.641 mph MARGIN
OF VICTORY: .609 second BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Denny Hamlin, FedEx Express Chevrolet (134.173 mph, 26.831
secs.) COMMIT LOZENGES COMMIT TO WIN AWARD:
Denny Hamlin, FedEx Express Chevrolet CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD: Bobby Labonte, Interstate
Batteries/Madagascar Chevrolet EA SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Kyle Busch, Kellogg’s Chevrolet GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Greg Biffle, National Guard/Post-It Ford MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Greg Biffle, National Guard/Post-It Ford (No winner of MBNA Bonus for winning race;
rolls to $30,000 at Miami.) MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Travis
Kvapil, Kodak/Jasper
Eng. & Trans. Dodge NASCAR
NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over
to $80,000 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Kyle Busch, Kellogg’s Chevrolet SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD:
Kyle Busch, Kellogg’s Chevrolet U.S.G. IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD: Scott
Wimmer, Caterpillar Dodge WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER
AWARD: Greg Biffle, National Guard/Post-It Ford
(189 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 9 cautions for 44
laps. 27-30 (Car #95-Accident, Backstretch); 84-88 (Car #15-Accident, Backstretch);
115-118 (Car #8-Accident, Turn 4); 168-172 (Debris); 193-197 (Debris); 209-215
(Car #10 & 42-Accident, Frontstretch); 218-224 (Car #31, 32, 37, 49 & 50-Accident,
Turn 4); 229-231 (Car #25 & 43-Accident, Frontstretch); 256-259 (Car #11-Spin,
Turn 4). LAP LEADERS:
10 lead changes among 5 drivers. Denny Hamlin 1-15, Greg
Biffle 16-27, Hamlin 28-35, Biffle 36-193, Jeff Gordon 194-215, Biffle 216-229,
Kyle Busch 230-256, Scott Wimmer 257-271, Busch 272-279, Biffle 280-284, Busch
285-312. TOP 10 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP POINTS (Wins) 1 –Tony Stewart 6415 (5) 2 –Jimmie Johnson 6363 (4) 3 –Carl Edwards 6328 (4) 4 –Greg Biffle 6313 (5) 5 –Mark Martin 6253 (1) 6 –Ryan Newman 6208 (1) 7 –Matt Kenseth 6187 (1) 8 –Rusty Wallace 6016 (0) 9 –Kurt Busch 5974 (3) 10–Jeremy
Mayfield 5939 (1) Pts Wins Chevrolet 255 17 Ford 237 15 Dodge 173 3 CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD Car # Pts. Ryan
Newman (#12) 8 Rusty
Wallace (# 2) 6 Elliott
Sadler (#38) 5 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Kyle
Busch 316 Travis
Kvapil 231 BUD POLE AWARD STANDINGS Ryan Newman 8 Elliott Sadler 4 Tony Stewart 3 Jeff Gordon 2 Kevin Harvick 2 Kasey Kahne 2 Matt Kenseth 2 Kyle Busch 1 Carl Edwards 1 Denny Hamlin 1 Dale Jarrett 1 Jimmie Johnson 1 Jamie McMurray 1 Joe Nemechek 1 Scott Riggs 1 Brian Vickers 1 Michael Waltrip 1 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Tony
Stewart (#20) 11 Greg
Biffle (#16) 5 Kurt
Busch (#97) 5 MOBIL
1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD Car
# Pts. Ryan
Newman (#12) 9 Michael
Waltrip (#15) 7 Rusty
Wallace (# 2) 6 USG IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD Car
# Pts. Elliott
Sadler (#38) 4 Jamie
McMurray (#42) 3 Casey
Mears (#41) 2 MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Tony
Stewart (#20) 24 Greg
Biffle (#16) 10 Kurt
Busch (#97) 10 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Mark
Cronquist (#20) 235 Hendrick (#48) 185 Roush/Yates (# 6) 150 GOODYEAR
GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Tony
Stewart (#20) 8 Greg
Biffle (#16) 5 Matt
Kenseth (#17) 4 COMMIT LOZENGES COMMIT TO WIN
AWARD Car # Pts. Kasey
Kahne (# 9) 5 Elliott
Sadler (#38) 5 Tony
Stewart (#20) 4 UNOFFICAL RESULTS posted after the race
NASCAR PR used with permission
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