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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 18, 2005
Page
21
Jimmie Johnson holds top spot with 1 562 points after the Chevy American Revolution 400. Greg Biffle is third 1 521 points while Jeff Gordon and Elliott Sadler sit fourth and fifth. A third-place finish boosts Ryan Newman three places to seventh in the standings.
Carl Edwards holds 1,797 points to top the Busch Series after the Final 250, with Clint Bowyer second at 1,617 and Reed Sorenson third at 1,526. Martin Truex Jr and Ashton Lewis round the top five, while Kenny Wallace jumps to sixth and Denny Hamlin slides to seventh.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ranking shows Bobby Hamilton at 968 points, with Ted Musgrave and Ricky Craven close behind. Jimmy Spencer and Ron Hornaday follow, while Dennis Setzer, Todd Bodine, Jack Sprague, Matt Crafton, and Johnny Benson round out the top ten. Previous positions are noted for several drivers.
The schedule lists the Nextel All-Star Challenge at 7 p.m. Saturday ET and the Quaker Steak and Lube 200 at 8:30 p.m. Friday ET. Both events air in eastern time.
The Nextel All-Star Challenge is set for Saturday at 8 p.m. ET at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The field includes recent race winners, past champions, and active drivers who raced in 2004 or 2005. Defending champion is Matt Kenseth.
Kyle Busch wins the CarQuest Auto Parts 300 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway marking his second victory in three races. The event lists Mark Martin's 1996 track speed record and Kevin Harvick’s 2003 qualifying mark. series resumes May 28 at the same speedway, a staple since 1982.
Kasey Kahne earns his first Nextel Cup victory after a 400 lap duel with Tony Stewart at Richmond International Raceway. Kahne leads late on fresh tires to beat Stewart as Ray Evernham celebrates a season breakthrough. Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon suffer damage and poor finishes.
Dennis Setzer won the Infineon 200 after Carl Edwards slowed thinking a caution with four laps left. David Starr set a qualifying record at 178.577 mph on May 25, 2004. Ted Musgrave holds the race speed record at 114.768 mph since May 16, 2008. Craftsman Truck Series pauses for Memorial Day weekend.
The race lasted 2 hours 59 minutes 26 seconds with a 1.674 second margin of victory. Nine cautions for 53 laps. Lead changes totaled 21 among six drivers. Lap leaders included Kahne, Stewart, Harvick, Kyle Petty, Busch, and Kenseth across multiple segments.
Steven Wallace, 17, son of Rusty Wallace, avoided the season premiere of NASCAR Drivers 360 saying he saw a rough cut months ago. Virginians Racing for the Hall of Fame touts Richmond access and fan draw, claiming 700000 visitors in year one. Joe Gibbs and Frank Beamer attended, with Gibbs reporting successful recovery from artery surgery.
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