2005 Federated Auto Parts 300

Race 15 of 35

Nashville (IRL)
225 laps
Time of race: 2:27:20
Average speed of winner: 122.141 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 14 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 37 laps
Lap leaders: Parker pole, Truex 1-29, Sorenson 30-42, Menard 43-46, Benson 47-50, Truex 51-80, Bowyer 81-85, Truex 86-125, Bowyer 126-148, D. Green 149-157, Bowyer 158-161, Truex 162-167, Benson 168-176, Yeley 177-187, Bowyer 188-225

Race notes: Reed Sorenson took the points lead from Carl Edwards.

Video links: Wood/Stremme crash, Finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Clint Bowyer	2	ACDelco	Chevrolet				225	4	70	running	59905	185
2	7	Kenny Wallace	22	Stacker 2	Ford				225	0	0	running	46875	170
3	6	Reed Sorenson	41	Discount Tire Co.	Dodge				225	1	13	running	42130	170
4	9	Tony Raines	33	Yard-Man	Chevrolet				225	0	0	running	25060	160
5	3	Martin Truex, Jr.	8	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker	Chevrolet				225	4	105	running	36530	165
6	11	David Stremme	14	U.S. Navy	Dodge				225	0	0	running	25285	150
7	10	Denny Hamlin	20	Rockwell Automation	Chevrolet				225	0	0	running	28085	146
8	26	J.J. Yeley	18	Vigoro/Home Depot	Chevrolet				225	1	11	running	19460	147
9	20	Johnny Sauter	1	Miccosukee Resorts	Dodge				225	0	0	running	26685	138
10	27	Paul Wolfe	6	Lipton Tea	Dodge				225	0	0	running	16710	134
11	12	Jason Keller	35	McDonald's	Ford				225	0	0	running	21485	130
12	32	Ryan Hemphill	4	Pet Brands/GEICO	Dodge				225	0	0	running	15560	127
13	25	Paul Menard	11	Menards/Johns Manville	Chevrolet				225	1	4	running	21015	129
14	21	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	32	Win Fuel	Chevrolet				225	0	0	running	17410	121
15	31	Regan Smith	58	Glynn Motorsports	Dodge				225	0	0	running	15885	118
16	24	Stacy Compton	59	Kingsford/Bush's Baked Beans	Ford				225	0	0	running	19280	115
17	17	Boston Reid	5	Lowe's/Pella	Chevrolet				225	0	0	running	17185	112
18	22	Johnny Benson, Jr.	40	Ferris Industries/Snapper	Dodge				225	2	13	running	15110	114
19	14	Tyler Walker	38	Great Clips	Dodge				225	0	0	running	17035	106
20	1	Hank Parker, Jr.	60	Charter Communications	Ford				224	0	0	running	15635	103
21	28	Tim Fedewa	12	St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	Dodge				224	0	0	running	17155	100
22	40	Bobby Hamilton	95	Sadler Brothers Trucking	Dodge				224	0	0	running	14895	97
23	15	Bill Elliott	64	Miller High Life Light	Dodge				224	0	0	running	17190	94
24	18	Randy LaJoie	34	Dollar General	Chevrolet				224	0	0	running	18845	91
25	8	Ashton Lewis	25	U.S. Marine Corps	Ford				223	0	0	running	24400	88
26	23	Stanton Barrett	36	Tucson	Chevrolet				223	0	0	running	18765	85
27	41	Tim Sauter	56	Lester Building Systems	Chevrolet				223	0	0	running	14710	82
28	35	A.J. Fike	43	Cowboy Crush/Curb Records	Dodge				223	0	0	running	14680	79
29	19	Justin Labonte	44	U.S. Coast Guard	Chevrolet				222	0	0	running	24160	76
30	38	Jeff Fuller	7	Big Boar Customs	Chevrolet				222	0	0	running	15025	73
31	37	Geoff Bodine	72	East Tennessee Trailers	Chevrolet				222	0	0	running	14535	70
32	16	Jon Wood	47	Clorox/Wisk	Ford				221	0	0	running	18535	67
33	13	David Green	27	Kleenex/Kroger	Ford				219	1	9	running	18515	69
34	39	Eric McClure	52	Means Racing	Ford				219	0	0	running	14470	61
35	30	Derrike Cope	28	Jay Robinson, Inc.	Ford				219	0	0	running	16470	58
36	36	Kertus Davis	0	RaceGirl	Chevrolet				215	0	0	running	16450	55
37	42	Jerry Robertson	78	Furniture Row	Chevrolet				188	0	0	accident	14410	52
38	4	Aaron Fike	66	Federated Auto Parts	Ford				180	0	0	running	16365	49
39	34	Steve Grissom	49	Advil	Ford				162	0	0	engine	14345	46
40	29	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	10	ppc Racing	Ford				147	0	0	running	19825	43
41	33	Mark Green	23	Vassarette	Chevrolet				107	0	0	accident	14285	40
42	43	Marc Mitchell	86	Auburn University	Chevrolet				76	0	0	accident	14260	37
43	2	Brandon Miller	21	Reese's Peanut Butter Cups	Chevrolet				32	0	0	accident	16198	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Reed Sorenson	2026	15	1	1	7	9
2	Martin Truex, Jr.	1975	15	0	3	6	8
3	Clint Bowyer	1975	15	0	1	3	8
4	Carl Edwards	1930	14	2	2	5	10
5	Kenny Wallace	1870	15	0	0	3	7
6	Ashton Lewis	1786	15	0	0	1	4
7	Denny Hamlin	1764	15	0	0	0	4
8	David Stremme	1742	15	0	0	3	7
9	Greg Biffle	1686	12	0	1	6	10
10	Jason Keller	1678	15	0	0	0	3
11	David Green	1577	15	0	0	0	1
12	Kevin Harvick	1497	10	0	1	6	6
13	Jon Wood	1437	15	0	0	1	2
14	Randy LaJoie	1409	15	0	0	0	2
15	Johnny Sauter	1394	15	0	0	1	2
16	J.J. Yeley	1365	15	0	0	0	2
17	Justin Labonte	1359	15	0	0	0	1
18	Paul Menard	1358	15	1	0	0	0
19	Stacy Compton	1348	15	0	0	0	1
20	Stanton Barrett	1344	15	0	0	0	0
21	Kasey Kahne	1275	11	3	1	4	4
22	Shane Hmiel	1228	13	1	0	3	4
23	Tim Fedewa	1221	15	0	0	0	0
24	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	1143	15	0	0	0	1
25	Joe Nemechek	1051	9	1	0	1	3