Golden Corral 500
- Complete Results
The Golden Corral 500 was held on March 20 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Carl Edwards won the race, edging out driver Jimmie Johnson by .028 (28 thousandths) of a second. Johnson swapped the lead with Greg Biffle for most of the race.
Top Ten Results
- Carl Edwards*
- Jimmie Johnson
- Greg Biffle
- Mark Martin
- Kasey Kahne
- Brian Vickers
- Michael Waltrip
- Dave Blaney
- Scott Riggs
- Elliott Sadler
Failed to qualify: Randy LaJoie (#34), John Andretti (#14), Stanton Barrett (#92), Carl Long (#00), Kirk Shelmerdine (#27), Hermie Sadler (#66), Morgan Shepherd (#89)
- This was Carl Edwards' first career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series victory. Combined with his Busch Series victory already that weekend, Edwards became the third driver in 2005 to win a race in all three of NASCAR's top series.
Read more about this topic: 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
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