2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series - Golden Corral 500

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

  1. Carl Edwards*
  2. Jimmie Johnson
  3. Greg Biffle
  4. Mark Martin
  5. Kasey Kahne
  6. Brian Vickers
  7. Michael Waltrip
  8. Dave Blaney
  9. Scott Riggs
  10. 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.

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