Edwards Sweeps Atlanta
Written by Josh Katinger · October 30, 2005
What is it about watching a grown man do a back flip off the side of a race car that I love so much? Carl Edwards’ enthusiasm and talent struck again at Atlanta Motor Speedway as he swept the 2005 season Nextel Cup races there, pulling away from Jeff Gordon on Sunday to win the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500. Tony Stewart’s points lead is now 43 over Jimmie Johnson.
“It’s unbelievable. I have the greatest crew. We got Office Depot to Victory Lane and that means the world to me. Office Depot came on board when we really needed it. I’d like to say hi to mom and dad and everybody at home - all of my friends and family. I’ve been a little bit hard to live with the last few weeks, but this is just the greatest day. This is unbelievable.”
WHAT TRICK DID YOU HAVE MIDWAY THROUGH THE RACE?
“I’m not telling you what it is, but we have a great race car. It’s unbelievable. It’s so much fun. We’re gonna go testing tomorrow with the new cars and this is what we need. We need to do this for three more weeks and we’ll be all right.”
YOU’RE FOURTH IN THE TITLE CHASE.
“I just have to thank Bob Osborne and Jack Roush and everyone in the motor department. The engines in these cars unbelievable, but most of all all the folks behind me. We’ve got great sponsors. It’s just unbelievable. This is great.”
On a more downbeat note: Rusty Wallace, Kurt Busch and Jeremy Mayfield saw their championship dreams dashed in Atlanta. Rusty was taken out in a wreck on lap 7, Kurt Busch crashed after a tire went down and Mayfield ended his day in 38th-place after mechanical issues put him 99 laps down.
There’s always next year boys…well…except for your Rusty. It would have been a heart warming championship if Wallace could have gone out on top, but we had our Lance Armstrong story already this year. I guess you are only allowed one of those per year.
Fin St Car Driver Make Sponsor Pts/Bonus Laps Status
1 2 #99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 185/5 325 Running
2 24 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 170/0 325 Running
3 4 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 170/5 325 Running
4 17 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 170/10 325 Running
5 23 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford USG Sheetrock 160/5 325 Running
6 28 #42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco/Havoline 150/0 325 Running
7 16 #16 Greg Biffle Ford Charter Communications/Nat’l Guard 151/5 325 Running
8 41 #31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 142/0 325 Running
9 10 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 143/5 325 Running
10 3 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M’s 139/5 325 Running
11 37 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 130/0 325 Running
12 7 #5 Kyle Busch * Chevrolet Kellogg’s 132/5 325 Running
13 21 #0 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Best Buy 129/5 325 Running
14 9 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 121/0 325 Running
15 11 #25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet GMAC/ditech.com 118/0 325 Running
16 12 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 115/0 325 Running
17 29 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft Genuine Parts 112/0 324 Running
18 27 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 109/0 324 Running
19 25 #11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Ground 106/0 324 Running
20 33 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light 103/0 323 Running
21 38 #41 Casey Mears Dodge Target/Breast Cancer Rsrch Fndation 100/0 323 Running
22 31 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 97/0 323 Running
23 1 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge Mobil 1/Speedpass 99/5 323 Running
24 5 #07 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Jack Daniel’s 91/0 323 Running
25 39 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia-Pacific/Brawny 93/5 323 Running
26 40 #77 Travis Kvapil * Dodge Kodak/Jasper Engines 85/0 322 Running
27 36 #22 Scott Wimmer Dodge CAT AccessAccount 82/0 321 Running
28 19 #23 Johnny Benson Dodge Challenger Farm Equipment 79/0 321 Running
29 14 #43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 81/5 319 Running
30 26 #104 Bobby Hamilton Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing 73/0 319 Running
31 35 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet AsthmaControl.com 70/0 316 Running
32 20 #200 Carl Long Dodge Royal Administration/Kellee Kars 67/0 311 Running
33 34 #10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Checkers/Rally’s 64/0 291 Out of Race
34 42 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge Schwan’s Home Service 61/0 277 Out of Race
35 6 #9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 58/0 276 Out of Race
36 30 #97 Kurt Busch Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools 55/0 270 Running
37 32 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 52/0 258 Running
38 18 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 49/0 226 Running
39 43 #192 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet Tide 46/0 219 Out of Race
40 8 #1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 43/0 176 Out of Race
41 22 #39 Reed Sorenson Dodge Discount Tire 40/0 133 Out of Race
42 13 #66 Kevin Lepage Ford Peak Fitness/Vassarette 37/0 113 Out of Race
43 15 #37 Mike Skinner Dodge BoSPOKER.net 34/0 5 Out of Race
* Denotes Rookie
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