Aaron's 499
- Complete Results
The Aaron's 499 was held on May 1 at Talladega.
Jeff Gordon won his third race of the year leading a dominating 139 of 194 laps for his 72nd career Nextel Cup win, winning 4 of his last 5 restrictor plate races, holding off Tony Stewart and Michael Waltrip during a green-white-checker finish. Notable events during the race:
The big one struck at lap 132, when a few cars got together and spun in front of the field. In total, 28 cars were involved, making it one of the largest crashes in NASCAR history. There was also a 6 car crash at lap 186, taking out a few of the leaders that had not been involved in the prior crash.
Scheduled distance: 188 laps. (501 mi, 807 km) Actual distance: 194 laps. (517 mi, 833 km)
Top Ten Results
- Jeff Gordon
- Tony Stewart
- Michael Waltrip
- Jeremy Mayfield
- Jamie McMurray
- Elliott Sadler
- Kurt Busch
- Ken Schrader
- Dale Jarrett
- Jeff Burton
Failed to qualify: Robby Gordon (#7), Kevin Lepage (#37), Kenny Wallace (#00), Stanton Barrett (#92)
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