UAW Ford 500
- Complete Results
The UAW Ford 500 was held on October 2 at Talladega Superspeedway. The race was peppered by some early wrecks at this restrictor plate race. On lap 19, Jimmie Johnson spun Elliott Sadler which caused a large wreck that also ended the day for Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Michael Waltrip, who was sent flipping twice across the track. On lap 66, Ryan Newman spun Casey Mears, leading to a 10-car accident that also took out Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle and sent Scott Riggs tumbling end over end.
The leaders battled at the end of the race, but after Ken Schrader got a flat tire and brought out the yellow on lap 185 of 188, Dale Jarrett took the checkered in a race that was extended by 2 laps due to the green-white-checker finish rule, but ended before the end of the final lap due to the caution coming out for an accident by Kyle Petty.
Also, parts of the movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby were filmed during this race.
Top Ten Results
- Dale Jarrett
- Tony Stewart
- Ryan Newman
- Carl Edwards
- Matt Kenseth
- Brian Vickers
- Sterling Marlin
- Kurt Busch
- Joe Nemechek
- Kevin Harvick
Failed to qualify: Bobby Hamilton, Jr. (#32), Johnny Sauter (#09), Morgan Shepherd (#89)
Note: Although Hamilton, Jr. had failed to qualify his PPI Motorsports Chevrolet, his team bought the #92 Front Row Motorsports entry that was to be driven by Mike Skinner, put Hamilton in the car and placed Tide logos on it. Skinner's team bought the unsponsored #34 Mach One Racing entry that Hermie Sadler had qualified. Skinner drove the car with the Aaron's sponsorship the #92 car originally had, leaving Sadler without a ride.
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