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  1.   Brian posted:
  02.28.2005 - 8:24 pm
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Great win for biffle, falling a lap down, getting it back. Taking the
lead and holding on to a loose car and holding back jimmie johnson.


  2.   Anonymous posted:
  03.01.2005 - 8:05 pm
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DEI and Hendrick have more motor problems.


  3.   JJ Lehto posted:
  03.01.2005 - 9:01 pm
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Thats for sure. Scott Riggs, Terry Labonte, Joe Nemechek, Jeff Gordon,
and Brian Vickers. All Hendrick powered, all have engine woes. Which is
a shame about Nemechek because he would've won.


  4.   Anonymous posted:
  03.02.2005 - 11:16 pm
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I feel bad for Michael Waltrip, because he could've won the 500 and he
was heading toward a decent finish here and he had motor problems again.
Guy's 39th in the points again going to Las Vegas and it's not of his doing.

Biffle was fast at the end and held on. He deserved the victory after
Nemechek blew up.


  5.   Anonymous posted:
  03.08.2005 - 7:47 pm
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Yeah, his team says "Make it in the Chase or your gone" Well then give
him the equipment to do it...


  6.   KK38 posted:
  03.27.2005 - 9:24 pm
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Ironic Hendrick engines blowing up instead of Roush engines. Only one
Roush Engine blew up the 21 of Ricky Rudd. Shows how great the Roush
orginnization has become. Great win for Biffle the Bug-Eyed Dummy.


  7.   Jake Kane posted:
  04.12.2005 - 4:49 am
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not roush engine, it is roush-yate engine.

jr was having a great day


  8.   uh joe posted:
  04.13.2005 - 6:21 am
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jr had a good time at californ I A

okie


  9.   CRASH! posted:
  04.14.2005 - 3:30 pm
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Kasey Kahne had to retire after he lost control of his car and impacted
the wall with his rear and left side.


  10.   Jake posted:
  04.25.2005 - 9:07 pm
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It was amazing how Biffle held off Jimmie and Kurt. I don't think
anybody else could've held them off on worn tires. I was hoping Harvick
could win in front of his home crowd, but I guess it wasn't meant to be.


  11.   Jeff posted:
  06.21.2006 - 8:12 am
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I was there and I think if this was the Auto Club 502; then Jimmie
woulda been the winner. Matter in fact he was closing so damned fast
that he probably would have caught Biffle in Turn 1. I am not a big
Biffle fan, but I am happy he won over Jimmie because Jimmie just annoys
the heck out of me. ;/ This was the 1st race with the new 4 1/2 inch
spoiler(down an inch from the 2004 season). The new gear rule. Alot of
drivers said this made side by side racing next to near impossible. Deal
with it I say. Biffle sure did in 2005 and was the king of driving a
"loose" racecar. This was a decent race to see in person and with the 48
car charging at the end it got pretty exciting. Certainly better than
the 1st race at Cali in 2006. I was there for that too and that one was
probably the worst of all the Cali races I've been to. Oh well; it's
still racing, but we might need to re-bank Cali ala Homestead. Variable
banking at 14, 15, and 16 degrees just might do the trick for Cali and
create some great side by side racing.


  12.   Anonymous posted:
  04.10.2007 - 11:22 pm
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"Go or go homers" who made the race:

4: Mike Wallace
7: Robby Gordon
11: Jason Leffler
14: John Andretti
34: Randy LaJoie
37: Kevin Lepage
44: Terry Labonte
91: Bill Elliott


  13.   FHgrad99 posted:
  09.04.2007 - 6:53 am
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I remember seeing an interview with Greg Biffle after qualifying saying
that he was going to be in the lead of this race by lap 5 and he was.


  14.   SK posted:
  03.17.2008 - 8:19 pm
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Can't believe no one has mentioned this yet, but Kyle Busch became the
youngest pole winner in Nextel Cup history at the age of 19 years, 9
months and 24 days.


  15.   Bob posted:
  02.15.2010 - 9:51 pm
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Speed channels showing this race again this Thursday.. I cant wait!!!!!!


  16.   Bob posted:
  02.15.2010 - 9:52 pm
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By the way theyre showing it at 3pm.


  17.   Andre posted:
  10.07.2010 - 3:20 pm
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Let it be known that the 24 of Jeff Gordon was doomed from the get-go on
this particular weekend. Why?

The "24" on each side of the car were "leaning" towards the front of the
car, whereas they're always "leaning" towards the back. She was
aerodynamically screwed, and the engine had to work twice as hard... and
she blew.

lol Not really. But the numbers were indeed screwed up for this race,
and none other (that I can recall) were ever that way on the 24.


  18.   RaceFanX posted:
  01.26.2012 - 8:23 pm
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  19.   RaceFanX posted:
  02.07.2012 - 7:05 pm
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Two-time Busch Series champion Randy LaJoie leads a Cup race for the
only time.


  20.   1995z71 posted:
  03.09.2012 - 2:57 pm
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Kenseth was 36th in points after 2 races & made the chase.

The farest back anyone has ever made the chase after 2 races.


  21.   Daniel posted:
  05.24.2012 - 10:51 am
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In using fastest 43: #66 Hermie Sadler & #92 Stanton Barrett

Out using fastest 43: #07 Dave Blaney & #38 Elliott Sadler


  22.   CBASS posted:
  01.19.2013 - 7:36 am
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  23.   TaterRacing posted:
  06.26.2013 - 5:31 pm
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Not only was Kyle Busch the youngest pole winner, it's the youngest
front row in NASCAR history. Brian Vickers was only 21 while starting on
the outside pole.


  24.   sk posted:
  12.05.2013 - 2:41 pm
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This race can lay claim to another piece of NASCAR history: 9 former
champions took the green flag, setting what today stands as the all-time
record.

#97 Kurt Busch
#17 Matt Kenseth
#20 Tony Stewart
#24 Jeff Gordon
#18 Bobby Labonte
#88 Dale Jarrett
#2 Rusty Wallace
#44 Terry Labonte
#21 Bill Elliott.

It would happen sporadically throughout the season when Terry and Bill
both showed up to race, but with names from this list starting to fade
away and only two new champions having filled the gap, it may be many
years before we see another lineup so rich in history.


  25.   luigistarted06 posted:
  04.04.2014 - 5:02 am
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One of a couple races Nemechek could have won in 05


  26.   Nascar Lead Lap Points posted:
  07.30.2014 - 7:46 pm
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  27.   34McDowellFan posted:
  05.28.2018 - 11:38 am
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Dave Blaney, Randy Lajoie, and Bill Elliott were all in this race. Now
all 3 of their sons are racing together in the cup series


  28.   JeffBurton99 posted:
  05.28.2018 - 1:23 pm
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well blaney and elliot are racing eachother. lajoie is prolly in the
garage with a blown engine


  29.   SweetRich posted:
  02.21.2020 - 7:22 am
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The Commentators For The Race Were Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds And
Darrell Waltrip. The Pit Road Reporters Dick Berggren, Steve Byrnes,
Matt Yocum And Jeanne Zelasko.


  30.   SweetRich posted:
  07.18.2020 - 6:00 pm
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Robby Gordon's first race as an owner / driver after being one of the
many drivers to not qualify for the Daytona 500 one week earlier.


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