2005 Golden Corral 500 Last updated November 10, 2025 Background Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway ) is a track in Hampton, Georgia , 20 miles (32 kilometres) south of Atlanta . It is a 1.54-mile (2.48-kilometre) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4-kilometre) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4-kilometre) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.
Entry list Car # [ 1] Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief 0 Mike Bliss Milwaukie, OR Chevrolet NetZero Best Buy Gene Haas 00 Carl Long Roxboro, NC Chevrolet Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties Raynard McGlynn 01 Joe Nemechek Lakeland, FL Chevrolet CENTRIX Financial Nelson Bowers 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 Snap-On Tools / 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 08 Shane Hmiel Pleasant Garden, NC Chevrolet Win Fuel Todd Braun 9 Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 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 14 John Andretti Bethlehem, PA Ford VB / APlus at Sunoco Gregory Pollex 15 Michael Waltrip Owensboro, KY Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts Teresa Earnhardt 16 Greg Biffle Vancouver, WA Ford 3M Post-it / National Guard Geoff Smith 17 Matt Kenseth Cambridge, WI Ford Trex Decking & Railing 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 24 Jeff Gordon Vallejo, CA Chevrolet DuPont Rick Hendrick 25 Brian Vickers Thomasville, NC Chevrolet GMAC / ditech.com Mary Hendrick 27 Kirk Shelmerdine Winston-Salem, NC Ford Freddie B's Kirk Shelmerdine 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 34 Randy LaJoie Norwalk, CT Chevrolet Mach One Inc. William Edwards 37 Kevin Lepage Shelburne, VT Dodge Newell Recycling / R&J Racing John Carter 38 Elliott Sadler Emporia, VA Ford Combos Robert Yates 40 Sterling Marlin Columbia, TN Dodge Coors Light Felix Sabates 41 Casey Mears Bakersfield, CA Dodge Nicorette Fresh Mint Gum Chip Ganassi 42 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO Dodge Texaco / Havoline Floyd Ganassi 43 Jeff Green Owensboro, KY Dodge Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories 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 Red Baron Frozen Pizza Elizabeth Morgenthau 50 Jimmy Spencer Berwick, PA Dodge U.S. Micro Corporation Don Arnold 66 Hermie Sadler Emporia, VA Ford Peak Fitness Jeff Stec 75 Mike Garvey McDonough, GA Dodge Jani-King / KGB Swim Wear Robert Rinaldi 77 Travis Kvapil Janesville, WI Dodge Kodak / Jasper Engines Douglas Bawel 88 Dale Jarrett Hickory, NC Ford UPS Robert Yates 89 Morgan Shepherd Conover, NC Dodge Victory in Jesus / Red Line Oil Cindy Shepherd 91 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Dodge Visteon Ray Evernham Sr. 92 Stanton Barrett Bishop, CA Chevrolet USmilitary.com Bob Jenkins 97 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Ford Sharpie / IRWIN Industrial Tools Georgetta Roush 99 Carl Edwards Columbia, MO Ford Scotts Jack Roush
Qualifying Pos [ 2] [ 3] Car # Driver Make Primary Sponsor Speed Time Behind 1 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 194.690 28.476 0.000 2 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet Tide 193.785 28.609 -0.133 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 193.184 28.698 -0.222 4 99 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts 192.976 28.729 -0.253 5 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 191.894 28.891 -0.415 6 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M Post-it / National Guard 191.252 28.988 -0.512 7 1 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet CENTRIX Financial 191.192 28.997 -0.521 8 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet GMAC / ditech.com 191.126 29.007 -0.531 9 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 191.067 29.016 -0.540 10 11 Jason Leffler Chevrolet FedEx Express 190.935 29.036 -0.560 11 38 Elliott Sadler Ford Combos 190.883 29.044 -0.568 12 6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 190.791 29.058 -0.582 13 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco / Havoline 190.699 29.072 -0.596 14 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 190.614 29.085 -0.609 15 41 Casey Mears Dodge Nicorette Fresh Mint Gum 190.450 29.110 -0.634 16 0 Mike Bliss Chevrolet NetZero Best Buy 190.150 29.156 -0.680 17 10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Valvoline 190.137 29.158 -0.682 18 91 Bill Elliott Dodge Visteon 190.006 29.178 -0.702 19 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 189.935 29.189 -0.713 20 77 Travis Kvapil Dodge Kodak / Jasper Engines 189.740 29.219 -0.743 21 08 Shane Hmiel Chevrolet Win Fuel 189.740 29.219 -0.743 22 50 Jimmy Spencer Dodge U.S. Micro Corporation 189.662 29.231 -0.755 23 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Trex Decking & Railing 189.512 29.254 -0.778 24 97 Kurt Busch Ford Sharpie / IRWIN Industrial Tools 189.389 29.273 -0.797 25 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 189.234 29.297 -0.821 26 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Harrah's 189.221 29.299 -0.823 27 07 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Snap-On Tools / Jack Daniel's 188.796 29.365 -0.889 28 49 Ken Schrader Dodge Red Baron Frozen Pizza 188.764 29.370 -0.894 29 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge Newell Recycling / R&J Racing 188.700 29.380 -0.904 30 4 Mike Wallace Chevrolet Lucas Oil Products 188.501 29.411 -0.935 31 21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft Genuine Parts 188.424 29.423 -0.947 32 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 188.092 29.475 -0.999 33 22 Scott Wimmer Dodge Caterpillar 188.053 29.481 -1.005 34 88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 187.329 29.595 -1.119 35 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 187.272 29.604 -1.128 36 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 186.944 29.656 -1.180 37 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 186.855 29.670 -1.194 38 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 186.742 29.688 -1.212 39 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light 186.128 29.786 -1.310 40 43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories 185.257 29.926 -1.450 41 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia-Pacific / Brawny 185.053 29.959 -1.483 42 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's 0.000 0.000 0.000 43 75 Mike Garvey Dodge Jani-King / KGB Swim Wear 187.843 29.514 -1.038 Failed to qualify 44 34 Randy LaJoie Chevrolet Mach One Inc. 29.758 45 14 John Andretti Ford VB/A Plus at Sunoco 29.524 46 92 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet USmilitary.com 29.821 47 00 Carl Long Chevrolet Buyer's Choice / Howes Lubricator 30.014 48 27 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford Freddie B's 30.125 49 66 Hermie Sadler Ford Peak Fitness 30.154 50 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Victory In Jesus / Red Line Oil 30.222
Results Fin St # Driver Sponsor Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings 1 4 99 Carl Edwards Scotts Ford 325 9 running 185 165450 2 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevy 325 156 running 180 173241 3 6 16 Greg Biffle Post-it Notes, National Guard Ford 325 151 running 170 121800 4 12 6 Mark Martin Viagra Ford 325 2 running 165 105150 5 5 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers, UAW Dodge 325 0 running 155 115875 6 8 25 Brian Vickers GMAC, ditech.com Chevy 325 0 running 150 85325 7 37 15 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Chevy 325 0 running 146 109689 8 27 07 Dave Blaney Snap-On Tools, Jack Daniel's Chevy 325 1 running 147 83625 9 17 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline Chevy 325 0 running 138 100983 10 11 38 Elliott Sadler Combos Ford 325 0 running 134 123066 11 13 42 Jamie McMurray Texaco, Havoline Dodge 325 0 running 130 82500 12 42 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg's Chevy 325 0 running 127 87175 13 14 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers, UAW Dodge 325 0 running 124 99470 14 1 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 325 5 running 126 120266 15 38 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevy 325 0 running 118 99120 16 39 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light Dodge 325 0 running 115 99633 17 9 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Chevy 325 0 running 112 115861 18 16 0 Mike Bliss NetZero, Best Buy Chevy 324 0 running 109 70815 19 15 41 Casey Mears Nicorette Fresh Mint Gum Dodge 324 0 running 106 94648 20 33 22 Scott Wimmer Caterpillar Dodge 324 0 running 103 94348 21 36 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench 20 Years Chevy 324 0 running 100 106826 22 18 91 Bill Elliott Visteon Dodge 324 0 running 97 66510 23 34 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 323 1 running 99 104618 24 35 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser Chevy 323 0 running 91 113518 25 10 11 Jason Leffler FedEx Express Chevy 323 0 running 88 66285 26 28 49 Ken Schrader Red Baron Frozen Pizza Dodge 323 0 running 85 68735 27 32 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 322 0 running 82 99553 28 40 43 Jeff Green Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories Dodge 321 0 running 79 96806 29 22 50 Jimmy Spencer US Micro Corporation Dodge 314 0 running 76 65160 30 29 37 Kevin Lepage Carter's Royal Dispos-All Dodge 314 0 running 73 65535 31 23 17 Matt Kenseth Trex Decking & Railing Ford 311 0 running 70 112896 32 24 97 Kurt Busch Sharpie, Irwin Industrial Tools Ford 304 0 running 67 117310 33 31 21 Ricky Rudd Motorcraft Ford 300 0 running 64 92984 34 26 7 Robby Gordon Harrah's Chevy 290 0 engine 61 64775 35 7 01 Joe Nemechek Centrix Financial Chevy 280 0 engine 58 84398 36 41 45 Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific, Brawny Dodge 271 0 engine 55 74252 37 19 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Chevy 266 0 crash 52 99245 38 2 32 Bobby Hamilton, Jr. Tide Chevy 245 0 running 49 65385 39 25 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevy 214 0 crash 46 113326 40 30 4 Mike Wallace Lucas Oil Chevy 113 0 engine 43 64540 41 43 75 Mike Garvey Jani-King, KGB Swim Wear Dodge 15 0 vibration 40 64500 42 20 77 Travis Kvapil Kodak, Jasper Engines & Transmissions Dodge 0 0 crash 37 72460 43 21 08 Shane Hmiel Win Fuel Chevy 0 0 crash 34 63883 Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: 44 34 Randy LaJoie Mach One Inc. Chevrolet 45 14 John Andretti VB/A Plus at Sunoco Ford 46 92 Stanton Barrett USmilitary.com Chevrolet 47 00 Carl Long Buyer's Choice / Howes Lubricator Chevrolet 48 27 Kirk Shelmerdine Freddie B's Ford 49 66 Hermie Sadler Peak Fitness Ford 50 89 Morgan Shepherd Victory In Jesus / Red Line Oil Dodge
Race statistics Time of race: 3:29:18 Average speed: 143.478 miles per hour (230.905 km/h) Pole speed: 194.690 miles per hour (313.323 km/h) Cautions: 8 for 40 laps Margin of victory: 0.028 seconds Lead changes: 27 Percent of race run under caution: 12.3% Average green flag run: 31.7 laps References Preceded by NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Season Succeeded by
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