Failed to qualify:
(5) Brandon Ash #02; Kevin Lepage #37; Stanton Barrett
#92; Johnny Borneman III #66; Jose Luis Ramirez #52.
Race comments:
Before an estimated crowd of 100,000, Tony Stewart won
the Dodge/Save Mart 350, posting his 20th NASCAR
NEXTEL Cup Series victory. The 34 cars that finished
on the lead lap is an all-time series record. Prior to
the green flag, the following drivers, under penalty,
dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons
indicated: #29 Kevin Harvick (engine change); #4 P.J.
Jones (driver change).
TIME OF RACE:
3 hours, 0 minutes, 18 seconds AVERAGE
SPEED: 72.845 mph MARGIN
OF VICTORY: 2.266 seconds
BUDWEISER POLE AWARD:
Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chevrolet (94.325 mph, 75.950 secs.)
Track Record
COMMIT LOZENGES COMMIT TO WIN AWARD:
Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chevrolet
CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD:
Ryan Newman, Alltel Dodge
EA SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD:
Tony Stewart, The Home Depot Chevrolet
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD:
Tony Stewart, The Home Depot Chevrolet
MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD:
Tony Stewart, The Home Depot Chevrolet
(Also
won $25,000 MBNA Bonus for winning race.)
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD:
Rusty Wallace, Snap-On/Miller Lite Dodge
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS:
No
winner; rolls over to $50,000 at Daytona International
Speedway.
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD:
Travis Kvapil, Kodak/Jasper Eng. & Trans. Dodge
SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD:
Tony Stewart, The Home Depot Chevrolet
U.S.G. IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD:
Elliott Sadler, M&M’s Ford (36 positions)
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD:
Tony Stewart, The Home Depot Chevrolet (39 laps)
CAUTION FLAGS:
8
cautions for 18 laps. 4-6 (Car #8-Accident, Turn 1);
21-22 (Debris); 43-44 (Debris); 56-57 (Car
#9-Accident, Turn 7); 61-62 (Car #4, 45 & 99-Accident,
Turn 11); 65-66 (Debris); 70-72 (Car #48-Spin, Turn
8); 104-105 (Debris).
LAP LEADERS:
7 lead changes among 6 drivers. Jeff Gordon 1-32,
Tony Stewart 33, Kyle Petty 34, Greg Biffle 35-42,
Stewart 43-69, Rusty Wallace 70-81, Ricky Rudd 82-99,
Stewart 100-110.
TOP 10 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP POINTS (Wins)
1
–Greg Biffle 2250
(5)
2
–Jimmie Johnson 2228 (2)
3
–Elliott Sadler 2073
(0)
4
–Tony Stewart 2052 (1)
5
–Mark Martin 2022
(0)
6
–Rusty Wallace 2013 (0)
7
–Ryan Newman 1994 (0)
8
–Kurt Busch 1978 (1)
9
–Carl Edwards 1963 (2)
10-Jamie McMurray 1923 (0)
MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP
Pts
Wins
Chevrolet 115 7
Ford 114 8
Dodge 75 1
CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Ryan
Newman (#12) 4
Elliott Sadler (#38) 3
Rusty
Wallace (# 2) 3
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Kyle
Busch 218
Travis Kvapil 176
Stanton Barrett 51
Eric
McClure 19
Mike
Garvey 1
BUD
POLE AWARD STANDINGS
Ryan
Newman 5
Jeff
Gordon 2
Kasey
Kahne 2
Kyle
Busch 1
Kevin
Harvick 1
Dale
Jarrett 1
Scott
Riggs 1
Elliott Sadler 1
Michael Waltrip 1
WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Greg
Biffle (#16) 4
Tony
Stewart (#20) 4
Brian
Vickers (#25) 2
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Michael Waltrip (#15) 6
Ryan
Newman (#12) 4
Kevin
Harvick (#29) 3
USG
IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Elliott Sadler (#38) 4
Kyle
Busch (# 5) 2
Bobby
Labonte (#18) 2
MBNA
MID-RACE LEADER AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Tony
Stewart (#20) 9
Greg
Biffle (#16) 8
Kurt
Busch (#97) 5
CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Hendrick (#48) 96
Mark
Cronquist (#20) 93
Roush
Yates (#97) 92
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP
AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Greg
Biffle (#16) 4
Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2
Tony
Stewart (#20) 2
COMMIT LOZENGES COMMIT TO WIN AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3
Kasey
Kahne (# 9) 3
Jeremy Mayfield (#19) 2
NEXT
EVENT:
July 2, 2005 – Pepsi 400, Daytona International
Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla. (400 M) (160 L)
NOTE:
The above figures are based on team winnings and
include racing purse and cash contingency awards by
participating manufacturers. (6/27/05)
* Denotes Rookie