2005 Advance Auto Parts 500

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2005 Advance Auto Parts 500
Race details[1][2]
Race 6 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
2005 Advance Auto Parts 500 program cover
2005 Advance Auto Parts 500 program cover
Date April 10, 2005 (2005-04-10)
Location Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length .526 miles (.847 km)
Distance 500 laps, 263 mi (423 km)
Weather Warm with temperatures approaching 80.6 °F (27.0 °C); wind speeds up to 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Average speed 72.009 mph (115.887 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
MB2 Motorsports
Time 19.588 seconds[3]
Most laps led
Driver Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 247
Winner
No. 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds
Nielsen ratings 5.1[4]

The 2005 Advance Auto Parts 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on April 10, 2005 at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. The race was the sixth of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. The pole position was won by Scott Riggs of MB2 Motorsports, his first career pole,[3] while Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing led the most laps with 247. Hendrick Motorsports' Jeff Gordon won the race. Sergeant Sean McGuire gave the starting command from Iraq.[3]

Qualifying

Pos[5][6] No. Driver Manufacture Sponsor Avg. Speed Time Time behind driver
1 10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Valvoline 96.671 19.588 0.000
2 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 96.657 19.591 -0.003
3 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 96.583 19.606 -0.018
4 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 96.558 19.611 -0.023
5 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 96.376 19.648 -0.060
6 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 96.259 19.672 -0.084
7 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 96.195 19.685 -0.097
8 16 Greg Biffle Ford Jackson Hewitt 96.127 19.699 -0.111
9 97 Kurt Busch Ford Crown Royal 96.063 19.712 -0.124
10 1 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 96.015 19.722 -0.134
11 49 Ken Schrader Dodge Schwan's Home Service 95.917 19.742 -0.154
12 11 Jason Leffler Chevrolet FedEx Express 95.888 19.748 -0.160
13 21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft Genuine Parts 95.864 19.753 -0.165
14 43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 95.748 19.777 -0.189
15 0 Mike Bliss Chevrolet NetZero Best Buy 95.743 19.778 -0.190
16 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 95.728 19.781 -0.193
17 77 Travis Kvapil Dodge Kodak / Jasper Engines 95.699 19.787 -0.199
18 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT Power Tools 95.574 19.813 -0.225
19 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia-Pacific / Brawny 95.554 19.817 -0.229
20 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light 95.458 19.837 -0.249
21 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's 95.280 19.874 -0.286
22 6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 95.271 19.876 -0.288
23 4 Mike Wallace Chevrolet Lucas Oil Products 95.208 19.889 -0.301
24 41 Casey Mears Dodge Target 95.194 19.892 -0.304
25 38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 95.170 19.897 -0.309
26 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet Budweiser 95.127 19.906 -0.318
27 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet GMAC / ditech.com 95.089 19.914 -0.326
28 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr Chevrolet Tide 95.046 19.923 -0.335
29 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco / Havoline 95.008 19.931 -0.343
30 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 94.955 19.942 -0.354
31 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 94.917 19.950 -0.362
32 88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 94.865 19.961 -0.373
33 22 Scott Wimmer Dodge Caterpillar 94.652 20.006 -0.418
34 75 Mike Garvey Dodge Jani-King / Rinaldi Air Conditioning 94.614 20.014 -0.426
35 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 94.562 20.025 -0.437
36 99 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts 94.519 20.034 -0.446
37 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 94.491 20.040 -0.452
38 66 Hermie Sadler Ford Peak Fitness 94.336 20.073 -0.485
39 34 Randy LaJoie Chevrolet Mach One Inc. 94.129 20.117 -0.529
40 09 Johnny Sauter Dodge Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 93.929 20.160 -0.572
41 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge Carter's Royal Dispos-all 93.530 20.246 -0.658
42 07 Dave Blaney Chevrolet SKF / Jack Daniel's 93.525 20.247 -0.659
43 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Harrah's 93.354 20.284 -0.696
44 92 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet Front Row Motorsports 20.371
45 61 Jeff Fuller Dodge Sisco Motorsports 20.398
46 27 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford Kirk Shelmerdine Racing 20.480
47 00 Carl Long Chevrolet Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties 20.598

Race

Pole-sitter Scott Riggs lost the lead on the first lap after getting loose in turn 4, sliding up and colliding with Ryan Newman, allowing Jeremy Mayfield to take the lead. A tire on Newman's car popped, which brought out the first caution. Much of the early portion of the race was dominated by Mayfield, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, and defending race winner Rusty Wallace.[7] Meanwhile, Jeff Gordon fell behind three laps by lap 70 due to a loose wheel, but regained two laps, and via the beneficiary rule, got back on the lead lap after a caution on lap 276, while gaining the lead with 35 laps left. Sometime during the race, Gordon and Kurt Busch made contact, sending Busch into the wall.[3] With three laps left, Travis Kvapil's car spilled oil on the track, bringing out the final caution. Gordon had a strong jump on the restart, and held off Kasey Kahne, Mark Martin and Newman to claim his 71st career win, his seventh at Martinsville,[8] and his second of the season.[3] Wallace closed out the Top 5, with Sterling Marlin, Ricky Rudd, points leader Jimmie Johnson, Elliott Sadler, and Joe Nemechek rounding out the Top 10.[2]

Results

POS[2] ST # DRIVER SPONSOR / OWNER CAR LAPS MONEY STATUS LED PTS
1 16 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 500 186051 running 36 185
2 35 9   Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 500 143915 running 0 170
3 22 6   Mark Martin Viagra   (Jack Roush) Ford 500 109625 running 1 170
4 2 12   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske) Dodge 500 132241 running 25 165
5 4 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Dodge 500 111308 running 47 160
6 20 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 500 109758 running 6 155
7 13 21   Ricky Rudd Motorcraft Genuine Parts   (Wood Brothers) Ford 500 104439 running 0 146
8 37 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 500 120041 running 0 142
9 25 38   Elliott Sadler M&M's   (Yates Racing) Ford 500 114091 running 0 138
10 10 01   Joe Nemechek U.S. Army   (Nelson Bowers) Chevrolet 500 103508 running 0 134
11 18 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools   (Jack Roush) Ford 500 118186 running 1 135
12 12 11   Jason Leffler FedEx Express   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 500 69375 running 0 127
13 26 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 500 118133 running 0 124
14 32 88   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing) Ford 500 106733 running 0 121
15 3 19   Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 499 111095 running 68 123
16 30 31   Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 499 98895 running 0 115
17 24 41   Casey Mears Target   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 499 95688 running 0 112
18 19 45   Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific / Brawny   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 498 84958 running 0 109
19 9 97   Kurt Busch Crown Royal   (Jack Roush) Ford 498 119325 running 33 111
20 43 7   Robby Gordon Harrah's   (Robby Gordon) Chevrolet 498 67700 running 4 108
21 1 10   Scott Riggs Valvoline   (James Rocco) Chevrolet 498 95858 running 0 100
22 14 43   Jeff Green Cheerios / Betty Crocker   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 497 99286 running 0 97
23 23 4   Mike Wallace Lucas Oil Products   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 497 70450 running 0 94
24 11 49   Ken Schrader Schwan's Home Service   (Beth Ann Morgenthau) Dodge 496 69200 running 0 91
25 29 42   Jamie McMurray Texaco / Havoline   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 496 77275 running 0 88
26 7 20   Tony Stewart The Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 493 128861 running 247 95
27 17 77   Travis Kvapil Kodak / Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel) Dodge 490 77810 engine 0 82
28 41 37   Kevin Lepage Carter's Royal Dispos-All   (John Carter) Dodge 489 65010 running 0 79
29 8 16   Greg Biffle Jackson Hewitt   (Jack Roush) Ford 487 82825 running 0 76
30 31 15   Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 477 95414 running 0 73
31 33 22   Scott Wimmer Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 466 85097 running 0 70
32 5 29   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 436 111661 running 0 67
33 6 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 435 102225 engine 32 69
34 42 07   Dave Blaney SKF / Jack Daniel's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 416 72075 running 0 61
35 27 25   Brian Vickers GMAC / ditech.com   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 412 72025 running 0 58
36 15 0   Mike Bliss NetZero / Best Buy   (Gene Haas) Chevrolet 410 63975 overheating 0 55
37 38 66   Hermie Sadler Peak Fitness   (Jeff Stec) Ford 340 63925 crash 0 52
38 36 99   Carl Edwards Scotts   (Jack Roush) Ford 321 81875 running 0 49
39 21 5   Kyle Busch Kellogg's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 304 71815 overheating 0 46
40 28 32   Bobby Hamilton, Jr. Tide   (Cal Wells) Chevrolet 151 63740 overheating 0 43
41 40 09   Johnny Sauter Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts   (James Finch) Dodge 55 63690 brakes 0 40
42 39 34   Randy LaJoie Mach One Inc.   (William Edwards) Chevrolet 27 63640 engine 0 37
43 34 75   Mike Garvey Jani-King / Rinaldi Air Conditioning   (Robert Rinaldi) Dodge 18 63053 brakes 0 34
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
POS NAME NBR SPONSOR OWNER CAR
44 Stanton Barrett 92 Front Row Motorsports Bob Jenkins Chevrolet
45 Jeff Fuller 61 Sisco Motorsports Buddy Sisco Dodge
46 Kirk Shelmerdine 27 Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Kirk Shelmerdine Ford
47 Carl Long 00 Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties Raynard McGlynn Chevrolet
WD Morgan Shepherd 89 Racing With Jesus / Red Line Oil Morgan Shepherd Dodge
Jimmie Johnson led the point standings after the race.

Race statistics

  • Time: 3:38:52[2]
  • Average speed: 72.099 miles per hour (116.032 km/h)[2]
  • Pole speed: 96.671 miles per hour (155.577 km/h)[2]
  • Cautions: 16 for 91 laps[2]
  • Margin of victory: 0.593[2]
  • Lead changes: 17[2]
  • Percent of race run under caution: 18.2%[2]
  • Average green flag run: 24.1 laps[2]

Standings after the race

Pos Driver Points
1 Jimmie Johnson 977
2 Greg Biffle 817
3 Elliott Sadler 795
4 Mark Martin 779
5 Tony Stewart 774
6 Jeff Gordon 772
7 Rusty Wallace 771
8 Ryan Newman 753
9 Kurt Busch 746
10 Dale Jarrett 732

References

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