2005 Coca-Cola 600

2005 Coca-Cola 600

Race details
Race 12 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
2005 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, with artwork from NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The painting is called "Bottle Rockets!"
Date	May 29, 2005 (2005-05-29)
Location	Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km)
Weather	Temperatures reaching up to 80.6 °F (27.0 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)
Average speed	114.698 mph (184.589 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Ryan Newman	Penske Racing
Time	27.981 seconds
Most laps led
Driver	Brian Vickers	Hendrick Motorsports
Laps	98
Winner
No. 48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	Fox
Announcers	Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds
Nielsen Ratings	6.1

The 2005 Coca-Cola 600, the 46th running of the race, was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on May 29, 2005, at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. The race was the twelfth of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. The pole position was won by Penske Racing's Ryan Newman, while the race was won by Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports in a fantastic finish against Bobby Labonte. The race featured the most caution flags in Cup history at 22 cautions for 103 laps, as well as the most lap leaders (21) in track history.

For the first time since 2001, the race received lower TV ratings than the Indianapolis 500, which occurred earlier that day.

Background

Lowe's Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Lowe's Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president.

Entry list

Car	Driver	Hometown	Make	Sponsor	Owner	Team	Crew Chief
0	Mike Bliss	Milwaukie, OR	Chevrolet	NetZero Best Buy	Gene Haas	Haas CNC Racing
00	Carl Long	Roxboro, NC	Chevrolet	Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties	Raynard McGlynn	McGlynn Racing
01	Joe Nemechek	Lakeland, FL	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	Nelson Bowers	MB2 Motorsports
1	Martin Truex Jr.	Mayetta, NJ	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker	Teresa Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
2	Rusty Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Dodge	Miller Lite	Roger Penske	Penske Racing South
4	Mike Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Chevrolet	Lucas / Wide Open Energy Drink	Larry McClure	Morgan-McClure Motorsports
5	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Chevrolet	CARQUEST	Rick Hendrick	Hendrick Motorsports
6	Mark Martin	Batesville, AR	Ford	Viagra	Jack Roush	Roush Racing
07	Dave Blaney	Hartford, OH	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's Country Cocktail	Richard Childress	Richard Childress Racing
7	Robby Gordon	Bellflower, CA	Chevrolet	Fruit of the Loom	James Smith	Robby Gordon Motorsports
8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	Budweiser	Teresa Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
09	Johnny Sauter	Necedah, WI	Dodge	Miccosukee Resort & Gaming	James Finch	Phoenix Racing
9	Kasey Kahne	Enumclaw, WA	Dodge	Dodge Dealers / UAW	Ray Evernham	Evernham Motorsports
10	Scott Riggs	Bahama, NC	Chevrolet	Valvoline	James Rocco	MBV Motorsports
11	Jason Leffler	Long Beach, CA	Chevrolet	FedEx Freight	J D Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing
12	Ryan Newman	South Bend, IN	Dodge	Alltel	Roger Penske	Penske Racing South
13	Greg Sacks	Mattituck, NY	Dodge	Sacks Motorsports	Greg Sacks	Sacks Motorsports
15	Michael Waltrip	Owensboro, KY	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts	Teresa Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
16	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	Ford	National Guard / Charter Communications	Geoff Smith	Roush Racing
17	Matt Kenseth	Cambridge, WI	Ford	DEWALT Power Tools	Mark Martin	Roush Racing
18	Bobby Labonte	Corpus Christi, TX	Chevrolet	Interstate Batteries / Madagascar / FedEx Freight	Joe Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing
19	Jeremy Mayfield	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	Dodge Dealers / UAW	Ray Evernham	Evernham Motorsports
20	Tony Stewart	Rushville, IN	Chevrolet	The Home Depot	Joe Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing
21	Ricky Rudd	Chesapeake, VA	Ford	U.S. Air Force / Motorcraft	Glen Wood	Wood Brothers Racing
22	Scott Wimmer	Wausau, WI	Dodge	Caterpillar	Bill Davis	Bill Davis Racing
23	Mike Skinner	Ontario, CA	Dodge	History Channel AutoManiac	Gail Davis	Bill Davis Racing
24	Jeff Gordon	Vallejo, CA	Chevrolet	DuPont	Rick Hendrick	Hendrick Motorsports
25	Brian Vickers	Thomasville, NC	Chevrolet	GMAC / ditech.com	Mary Hendrick	Petty Enterprises
27	Kirk Shelmerdine	Winston-Salem, NC	Ford	Freddie B's	Kirk Shelmerdine	Kirk Shelmerdine Racing
29	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench	Richard Childress	Richard Childress Racing
31	Jeff Burton	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless GoPhone	Richard Childress	Richard Childress Racing
32	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Nashville, TN	Chevrolet	Tide to Go	Calvin Wells III	PPI Motorsports
34	Jeff Fuller	Auburn, MA	Chevrolet	Revi Pit Crew Wear	William Edwards	Mach 1 Motorsports
36	Boris Said	New York, NY	Chevrolet	CENTRIX Financial	Bob Sutton	MB Sutton Motorsports
37	Kevin Lepage	Shelburne, VT	Dodge	Underdog	John Carter	John Carter Racing
38	Elliott Sadler	Emporia, VA	Ford	Pedigree	Robert Yates	Yates Racing
40	Sterling Marlin	Columbia, TN	Dodge	Coors Light	Felix Sabates	Chip Ganassi Racing
41	Casey Mears	Bakersfield, CA	Dodge	Target	Chip Ganassi	Chip Ganassi Racing
42	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Dodge	Texaco / Havoline	Floyd Ganassi	Chip Ganassi Racing
43	Jeff Green	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	Cheerios / Bugles	Richard L Petty	Petty Enterprises
44	Terry Labonte	Corpus Christi, TX	Chevrolet	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Rick Hendrick	Hendrick Motorsports
45	Kyle Petty	Trinity, NC	Dodge	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny	Kyle Petty	Petty Enterprises
48	Jimmie Johnson	El Cajon, CA	Chevrolet	Lowe's	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports
49	Ken Schrader	Fenton, MO	Dodge	Schwan's Home Service	Elizabeth Morgenthau	BAM Racing
50	Jimmy Spencer	Berwick, PA	Dodge	Arnold Development Companies	Don Arnold	Arnold Motorsports
66	Hermie Sadler	Emporia, VA	Ford	Ace & TJ Show / Peak Fitness	Jeff Stec	Peak Fitness Racing
75	Mike Garvey	McDonough, GA	Dodge	Jani-King / Rinaldi Air Conditioning	Robert Rinaldi	Zero Four Motorsports
77	Travis Kvapil	Janesville, WI	Dodge	Kodak / Jasper Engines	Douglas Bawel	Penske-Jasper Racing
88	Dale Jarrett	Hickory, NC	Ford	UPS	Robert Yates	Yates Racing
91	Bill Elliott	Dawsonville, GA	Dodge	Stanley Tools	Ray Evernham Sr.	Evernham Motorsports
92	Tony Raines	LaPorte, IN	Chevrolet	Front Row Motorsports	Bob Jenkins	Front Row Motorsports
97	Kurt Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Ford	Smirnoff Ice / IRWIN	Georgetta Roush	Roush Racing
99	Carl Edwards	Columbia, MO	Ford	Roundup Extended Control	Jack Roush	Roush Racing

Qualifying

53 drivers attempted to qualify for the race, the most since the 2005 Daytona 500, which featured 57 cars attempting to make the field. The pole position was won by Ryan Newman, his 18th career pole, after recording a lap time of 27.981 seconds and speed of 192.988 miles per hour (310.584 km/h), surpassing Mike Bliss' record of 28.540 seconds and 189.280 miles per hour (304.617 km/h) set at the NEXTEL Open held six days earlier; the top 18 qualifiers eventually passed Bliss' record. Jason Leffler, Bobby Hamilton Jr., Hermie Sadler, Boris Said, Jeff Fuller, Carl Long, Tony Raines, Mike Garvey, Kirk Shelmerdine and Greg Sacks failed to qualify for the race.

Pos.	Car #	Driver	Make	Speed	Time	BHND
1	12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	192.988	27.981	0.000
2	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	191.925	28.136	00.155
3	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	191.259	28.234	00.253
4	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	190.779	28.305	00.324
5	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	190.739	28.311	00.330
6	5	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	190.685	28.319	00.338
7	88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	190.490	28.348	00.367
8	0	Mike Bliss	Chevrolet	190.355	28.368	00.387
9	20	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	190.114	28.404	00.423
10	38	Elliott Sadler	Ford	189.980	28.424	00.443
11	42	Jamie McMurray	Dodge	189.860	28.442	00.461
12	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	189.800	28.451	00.470
13	6	Mark Martin	Ford	189.580	28.484	00.503
14	25	Brian Vickers	Chevrolet	189.527	28.492	00.511
15	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr	Chevrolet	189.474	28.500	00.519
16	21	Ricky Rudd	Ford	189.327	28.522	00.541
17	50	Jimmy Spencer	Dodge	189.281	28.529	00.548
18	77	Travis Kvapil	Dodge	189.241	28.535	00.554
19	09	Johnny Sauter	Dodge	189.168	28.546	00.565
20	2	Rusty Wallace	Dodge	189.122	28.553	00.572
21	49	Ken Schrader	Dodge	189.109	28.555	00.574
22	23	Mike Skinner	Dodge	189.010	28.570	00.589
23	15	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	188.844	28.595	00.614
24	41	Casey Mears	Dodge	188.831	28.597	00.616
25	7	Robby Gordon	Chevrolet	188.739	28.611	00.630
26	44	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	188.719	28.614	00.633
27	91	Bill Elliott	Dodge	188.646	28.625	00.644
28	10	Scott Riggs	Chevrolet	188.633	28.627	00.646
29	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	188.587	28.634	00.653
30	1	Martin Truex Jr	Chevrolet	188.501	28.647	00.666
31	07	Dave Blaney	Chevrolet	188.363	28.668	00.687
32	22	Scott Wimmer	Dodge	188.088	28.710	00.729
33	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	187.977	28.727	00.746
34	18	Bobby Labonte	Chevrolet	187.859	28.745	00.764
35	97	Kurt Busch	Ford	187.852	28.746	00.765
36	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	187.617	28.782	00.801
37	45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	187.598	28.785	00.804
38	01	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	187.383	28.818	00.837
39	43	Jeff Green	Dodge	187.110	28.860	00.879
40	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	186.883	28.895	00.914
41	40	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	186.677	28.927	00.946
42	4	Mike Wallace	Chevrolet	185.395	29.127	01.146
43	37	Kevin Lepage	Dodge	188.278	28.681	00.700
Failed to qualify
44	11	Jason Leffler	Chevrolet		28.783
45	32	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Chevrolet		28.882
46	66	Hermie Sadler	Ford		28.905
47	36	Boris Said	Chevrolet		29.073
48	34	Jeff Fuller	Chevrolet		29.123
49	00	Carl Long	Chevrolet		29.156
50	92	Tony Raines	Chevrolet		29.434
51	75	Mike Garvey	Dodge		29.443
52	27	Kirk Shelmerdine	Ford		30.015
53	13	Greg Sacks	Dodge	0.000	0.000	0.000

Race recap

Winner Jimmie Johnson battling with Ricky Rudd during the race

The race was marred by a Cup Series record 22 caution flags. The first flew on lap 7 for Martin Truex Jr.'s accident in turn 2, followed by Kurt Busch's crash on lap 11. Another caution was flown for debris on lap 94, and on lap 102, five cars (Jimmy Spencer, Scott Riggs, Mike Skinner, Robby Gordon, and Michael Waltrip) crashed on the backstretch. Another debris caution was flown on lap 115, and on the 140th lap, Johnny Sauter crashed in turn 3. Elliott Sadler's spin on lap 151 brought out another caution, and on lap 163, Busch was involved in another crash in turn 2. On lap 201, Scott Wimmer was spun, and Travis Kvapil's crash on lap 210 caused the tenth caution of the race. On lap 217, Truex, Sterling Marlin, and Casey Mears crashed in turn 2, and on lap 228, Marlin and Mears' Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Jamie McMurray crashed in turn 2. On lap 235, Gordon was involved in an accident in turn 4, and six laps later, McMurray was spun in turn 4. On lap 247, Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, and Terry Labonte were involved in a crash on the frontstretch. The crash caused Labonte to be taken to the Carolinas Medical Center, where he was eventually released. After a debris caution on lap 267, Dave Blaney was spun on the frontstretch on lap 290. On lap 308, another caution was flown for an oil spill on the track, and another debris caution was flown on lap 357. The twentieth caution of the race occurred on lap 368 when Blaney's car stalled while entering pit road. On lap 380, Jeff Gordon, Brian Vickers (who led the most laps of the race with 98), Kevin Harvick, Mark Martin, and Bill Elliott crashed in turn 1, while the final and 22nd caution was thrown on lap 392 for Joe Nemechek and Wimmer's accident in turn 4. The last caution eventually forced the red flag to be flown, temporarily pausing the race.

Meanwhile, Jimmie Johnson, the only Hendrick Motorsports driver in contention after teammates Jeff Gordon, Brian Vickers, and Terry Labonte had crashed and Kyle Busch had fallen back, was in fourth for the final restart with five laps remaining. After passing pole-sitter Ryan Newman and Carl Edwards, Johnson had a shot to win the race and beat Bobby Labonte. With four to go, Johnson closed the gap from a few car lengths to be on Bobby Labonte's back bumper with three to go. On the final lap, Johnson attempted to pass Labonte on the inside but was not able to get there and went back behind Labonte. In the final two corners, Johnson tried the outside and was able to make it stick and Johnson beat Labonte to the finish by .027 seconds, the closest finish in Lowe's Motor Speedway history since the introduction of electronic scoring. The win was Johnson's third consecutive 600, a NASCAR record, passing six drivers (Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Darrell Waltrip (twice), Neil Bonnett, and Buddy Baker) for the record. It was also Johnson's third win in a row at Lowe's. Edwards, Jeremy Mayfield and Newman rounded out the top five, Greg Biffle, Martin Truex Jr., Dale Jarrett, Ken Schrader, and Rusty Wallace closed out the Top 10.

Call of the final lap

The race was broadcast on Fox Sports, with Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, and Darrell Waltrip as commentators. A transcript of the final lap.

Joy: Last time

Waltrip: He can't do it. I don't think He can do it unless Bobby messes up.

McReynolds: There he goes to the bottom, Darrell, they'll be side by side coming off turn two, Bobby's on the high side!

Waltrip: You can't pass over there. There's on way

Joy: Was that the last best move made too soon?

Waltrip: Outside, outside -- Here he (Johnson) comes -- outside, outside.

McReynolds: Just like in Atlanta last March, he's not going to be able to do it I don't think, they're side by side!

Joy: Yes he is! Here he comes, Jimmie Johnson!

McReynolds: Driver of the forty-eight car.

Waltrip: He did it, three in a row, Jimmie Johnson!

McReynolds: By two one hundredths of a second.

Waltrip: I thought when he got beat at turn two it was all over, but he drove it in on the outside and won it!

Joy: Boy, was that worth staying up late for or what?

Results

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Team	Laps	Led	Status	Pts	Winnings
1	5	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's	Chevy	Hendrick Motorsports	400	11	running	185	470091
2	34	18	Bobby Labonte	FedEx Freight	Chevy	Joe Gibbs Racing	400	10	running	175	273275
3	12	99	Carl Edwards	Roundup Extended Control	Ford	Roush Racing	400	10	running	170	193300
4	36	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers, UAW	Dodge	Evernham Motorsports	400	0	running	160	175195
5	1	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel	Dodge	Penske Racing South	400	43	running	160	238191
6	29	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard, Charter Communications	Ford	Roush Racing	400	1	running	155	134725
7	30	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats	Chevy	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	400	4	running	151	111500
8	7	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS	Ford	Yates Racing	400	0	running	142	144208
9	21	49	Ken Schrader	Schwan's Home Service	Dodge	BAM Racing	400	6	running	143	106150
10	20	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite	Dodge	Penske Racing South	400	15	running	139	144958
11	39	43	Jeff Green	Cheerios, Bugles	Dodge	Petty Enterprises	400	0	running	130	133566
12	43	37	Kevin Lepage	Underdog	Dodge	John Carter Racing	400	0	running	127	97525
13	10	38	Elliott Sadler	Pedigree	Ford	Yates Racing	400	4	running	129	136066
14	33	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench	Chevy	Richard Childress Racing	400	0	running	121	140436
15	8	0	Mike Bliss	NetZero, Best Buy	Chevy	Haas CNC Racing	400	0	running	118	98500
16	42	4	Mike Wallace	Lucas Oil, Wide Open Energy Drink	Chevy	Morgan-McClure Motorsports	400	0	running	115	95300
17	37	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific, Brawny	Dodge	Petty Enterprises	400	1	running	117	112143
18	38	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army	Chevy	MB2 Motorsports	400	26	running	114	116933
19	28	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline	Chevy	MBV Motorsports	400	0	running	106	113758
20	27	91	Bill Elliott	Stanley Tools	Dodge	Evernham Motorsports	400	13	running	108	96325
21	11	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco, Havoline "Shine On"	Dodge	Chip Ganassi Racing	399	0	running	100	98150
22	40	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless GoPhone	Chevy	Richard Childress Racing	399	0	running	97	115080
23	32	22	Scott Wimmer	Caterpillar	Dodge	Bill Davis Racing	399	0	running	94	108408
24	9	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot	Chevy	Joe Gibbs Racing	398	0	running	91	132461
25	6	5	Kyle Busch	CARQUEST Auto Parts	Chevy	Hendrick Motorsports	398	55	running	93	101825
26	4	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers, UAW	Dodge	Evernham Motorsports	396	11	running	90	127900
27	25	7	Robby Gordon	Fruit of the Loom	Chevy	Ultra Motorsports	393	0	crash	82	81800
28	13	6	Mark Martin	Viagra	Ford	Roush Racing	390	0	crash	79	99275
29	31	07	Dave Blaney	Jack Daniel's Country Cocktail	Chevy	Richard Childress Racing	385	0	running	76	92150
30	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont	Chevy	Hendrick Motorsports	382	49	crash	78	140261
31	14	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC, ditech.com	Chevy	Hendrick Motorsports	379	98	crash	80	104475
32	18	77	Travis Kvapil	Kodak, Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Dodge	Penske-Jasper Racing	376	23	running	72	93750
33	15	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Budweiser	Chevy	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	373	0	running	64	128983
34	24	41	Casey Mears	Target	Dodge	Chip Ganassi Racing	338	1	running	66	98017
35	16	21	Ricky Rudd	U.S. Air Force, Motorcraft	Ford	Wood Brothers Racing	305	1	engine	63	107489
36	23	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts	Chevy	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	245	1	crash	60	107364
37	3	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt	Ford	Roush Racing	245	0	crash	52	131456
38	26	44	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevy	Hendrick Motorsports	245	17	crash	54	79910
39	41	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light	Dodge	Chip Ganassi Racing	215	0	crash	46	107708
40	19	09	Johnny Sauter	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts	Dodge	Phoenix Racing	137	0	crash	43	79690
41	22	23	Mike Skinner	History Channel AutoManiac	Dodge	Bill Davis Racing	99	0	crash	40	79580
42	17	50	Jimmy Spencer	Arnold Development Companies	Dodge	Arnold Motorsports	98	0	crash	37	79485
43	35	97	Kurt Busch	Smirnoff Ice, Irwin Industrial Tools	Ford	Roush Racing	26	0	crash	34	132145
Failed to qualify
44		11	Jason Leffler	FedEx Freight	Chevrolet	Joe Gibbs Racing
45		32	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Tide to Go	Chevrolet	PPI Motorsports
46		66	Hermie Sadler	Ace & TJ Show / Peak Fitness	Ford	Peak Fitness Racing
47		36	Boris Said	Centrix Financial	Chevrolet	MB Sutton Motorsports
48		34	Jeff Fuller	Revi Pit Crew Wear	Chevrolet	Mach 1 Motorsports
49		00	Carl Long	Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties	Chevrolet	McGlynn Racing
50		92	Tony Raines	Front Row Motorsports	Chevrolet	Front Row Motorsports
51		75	Mike Garvey	Jani-King / Rinaldi Air Conditioning	Dodge	Zero Four Motorsports
52		27	Kirk Shelmerdine	Freddie B's	Ford	Kirk Shelmerdine Racing
53		13	Greg Sacks	Sacks Motorsports	Dodge	Sacks Motorsports

Standings

Race winner Jimmie Johnson led the points standings after the race.

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Jimmie Johnson	1747
2	Greg Biffle	1676
3	Elliott Sadler	1542
4	Ryan Newman	1530
5	Jeff Gordon	1516
6	Tony Stewart	1488
7	Kevin Harvick	1485
8	Carl Edwards	1459
9	Jamie McMurray	1451
10	Kurt Busch	1441