Jeff Gordon was made up them to maintain behind to Tony Stewart during the three final turns, to gain his first competition from May in the track of races of Martinsville.
Gordon, four times champion of the series, did not manage to comprise of the candidates to title 2005 of the Nextel glass, but it fixed them to win for the second time in the season in the oldest race and on the shorter track of races of circuit NASCAR (,526 miles)
Without doubts this track falls to him of knobs to the multiple champion, who already adds five triumphs in this tiny oval. In April last, Gordon dedicated its triumph to the 10 passed away people of Hendrick Motorsports when they flew way to this track.
“Long time has passed”, Gordon in the circle of the victory said after gaining its victory I number 73, and fourth of this season. “It is a good reward for all the equipment.”
The great candidate to title 2005, Tony Stewart, led 247 turns until a tire began to be deflated ahead with 70 returns. After its two last shutdowns of pits, Stewart was not able to reach to Gordon and it was satisfied to the put second, just in front of his great rival in the championship and companion of Gordon, Jimmie Johnson.
Another one of the candidates to the title, Greg Biffle, arrived at Martinsville only 11 points behind Stewart, but 20º finished to fall to the fourth place of the championship, now to 83 units of Stewart.
On the other hand, Ryan Newman culminated 10º and promoted a position in the table of pilots, but to 63 points of Stewart when it had arrived at Martinsville with a difference of 17 points.
Nevertheless the results of Biffle and Newman were not as bad as those of Edwards, Wallace and Martin. These three pilots underwent some type of difficulties during the day. Martin finished 34º, Edwards 26º a turn down, and Wallace marched 5º when it crashed against the wall to 19 turns of the end. 19º finished.
The course of the competition changed drastically in turn 343, when flag of precaution of the day by the accident of Casey Mears fluttered 13º. Gordon assumed the leadership when it and other five competitors stayed in track instead of to go to pits. The trio of Roush Racing: Biffle, Martin and Matt Kenseth, imitated to Gordon whereas Stewart fell to the seventh position after its resupply.
Gordon used one's wits to still maintain them the leadership with tires less than the rest. But to Stewart the situation him complicó still more when Johnson, companion of Gordon exceeded, it.
Another flag of precaution left in turn 436 and Gordon overcame to Stewart and Johnson in pits placing to the three in equal possibilities. In the resumption, Stewart made everything to clear the leadership to him to Gordon, but it did not manage to supplant to the multiple champion who culminated,235 seconds in front of him.
“To this height all think that Jimmie and I am both unique candidates to the title, but I do not believe that it is thus. We cannot discard to the rest”, said Stewart. “I had two bad races and Jimmie one. Still they reduce other four competitions and can happen any thing”, foretold Tony Stewart, champion of the series in 2002.

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