NASCAR-NEXTEL CUP

NASCAR-NEXTEL CUP MBNA 500 Results Sunday At Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Ga. Lap length: 500.5 miles, 325 laps. (Starting position in parentheses) 1. (2) Carl Edwards, Ford, 325, $314,700. 2. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 325, $236,836. 3. (4) Mark Martin, Ford, 325, $174,200. 4. (17) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 325, $207,808. 5. (23) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 325, $161,486. 6. (28) Jamie McMurray, Dodge, 325, $119,500. 7. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 325, $118,150. 8. (41) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 325, $133,645. 9. (10) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 325, $143,311. 10. (3) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 325, $157,641. 11. (37) Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet, 325, $123,889. 12. (7) Kyle Busch , Chevrolet, 325, $104,475. 13. (21) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 325, $94,725. 14. (9) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 325, $126,858. 15. (11) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 325, $101,300. 16. (12) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 325, $135,341. 17. (29) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 324, $117,314. 18. (27) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 324, $115,258. 19. (25) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 324, $88,275. 20. (33) Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 323, $117,338. 21. (38) Casey Mears, Dodge, 323, $110,733. 22. (31) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 323, $129,186. 23. (1) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 323, $137,266. 24. (5) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 323, $93,225. 25. (39) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 323, $98,133. 26. (40) Travis Kvapil, Dodge, 322, $90,775. 27. (36) Scott Wimmer, Dodge, 321, $101,733. 28. (19) Johnny Benson, Dodge, 321, $78,375. 29. (14) Jeff Green, Dodge, 319, $110,261. 30. (26) Bobby Hamilton, Dodge, 319, $78,575. 31. (35) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 316, $115,500. 32. (20) Carl Long, Dodge, 311, $77,750. 33. (34) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 291, engine failure, $98,572. 34. (42) Ken Schrader, Dodge, 277, engine failure, $77,425. 35. (6) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 276, accident, $109,350. 36. (30) Kurt Busch, Ford, 270, $129,550. 37. (32) Rusty Wallace, Dodge, 258, $108,008. 38. (18) Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 226, $103,200. 39. (43) Bobby Hamilton Jr., Chevrolet, 219, engine failure, $76,725. 40. (8) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 176, accident, $76,600. 41. (22) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 133, accident, $76,475. 42. (13) Kevin Lepage, Ford, 113, engine failure, $76,365. 43. (15) Mike Skinner, Dodge, 5, accident, $76,588. Race Statistics Average Speed of Winner: 146.834 mph. Time of Race: 3 hours, 24 minutes, 31 seconds. Margin of Victory: 2.712 Seconds. Caution Flags: 9 for 39 laps. Lead Changes: 27 among 12 drivers. Lap Leaders: R. Newman 0; E. Sadler 1-2; C. Edwards 3-6; E. Sadler 7-14; C. Edwards 15-18; M. Martin 19-50; C. Edwards 51; K. Petty 52; D. Earnhardt Jr. 53-58; T. Stewart 59; D. Earnhardt Jr. 60-66; J. Green 67; D. Earnhardt Jr. 68-104; C. Edwards 105; D. Earnhardt Jr. 106-130; K. Busch 131-134; G. Biffle 135-139; D. Earnhardt Jr. 140-159; R. Newman 160; D. Earnhardt Jr. 161-206; C. Edwards 207; D. Earnhardt Jr. 208; C. Edwards 209-229; M. Bliss 230; M. Martin 231-241; C. Edwards 242-288; M. Kenseth 289; C. Edwards 290-325. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Dale Earnhardt Jr. 7 times for 142 laps; Carl Edwards 8 for 115; Mark Martin 2 for 43; Elliott Sadler 2 for 10; Greg Biffle 1 for 5; Ryan Newman 2 for 4; Kyle Busch 1 for 4; Kyle Petty 1 for 1; Tony Stewart 1 for 1; Jeff Green 1 for 1; Mike Bliss 1 for 1; Matt Kenseth 1 for 1. Top 10 in Points: T. Stewart, 6,100; J. Johnson, 6,057; G. Biffle, 6,025; C. Edwards, 5,993; R. Newman, 5,993; M. Martin, 5,957; M. Kenseth, 5,945; R. Wallace, 5,843; K. Busch, 5,840; J. Mayfield, 5,790. COPYRIGHT 2005 ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN, OR REDISTRIBUTED.