2005 Auto Club 500

Race 2 of 36

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250 laps
Time of race: 3:34:45
Average speed of winner: 139.697 mph
Margin of victory: 0.231 sec.
Lead changes: 26 among 14 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 40 laps
Fastest lap: Joe Nemechek
Lap leaders: Ky. Busch 1, Vickers 2, Ky. Busch 3, Biffle 4-26, Petty 27-28, LaJoie 29-30, Kenseth 31-45, Edwards 46-60, Ku. Busch 61, Mayfield 62, Green 63, Kenseth 64-66, Edwards 67-68, Kenseth 69-107, Martin 108, Nemechek 109-143, Martin 144, Nemechek 145-160, Martin 161, Johnson 162-165, Nemechek 166-177, Edwards 178-193, Harvick 194-203, Martin 204, Harvick 205-217, Ku. Busch 218-227, Biffle 228-250

Race notes: First pole for Kyle Busch. Kurt Busch took the points lead from Jeff Gordon.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Greg Biffle	16	National Guard/Post-it	Ford	Roush	Richert	187.003	250	2	46	running	288650	185
2	8	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Knaus	186.480	250	1	4	running	235041	175
3	20	Kurt Busch	97	Sharpie	Ford	Roush	Fennig	185.615	250	2	11	running	208075	170
4	15	Jamie McMurray	42	Texaco/Havoline	Dodge	Ganassi	Wingo	185.907	250	0	0	running	143225	160
5	19	Carl Edwards	99	Office Depot	Ford	Roush	Osborne	185.653	250	3	33	running	125600	160
6	31	Kevin Harvick	29	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Berrier	183.828	250	2	23	running	148811	155
7	18	Mark Martin	6	Viagra	Ford	Roush	Tryson	185.696	250	4	4	running	116825	151
8	41	Elliott Sadler	38	Pedigree/M&M's	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	179.029	250	0	0	running	141316	142
9	9	Ryan Newman	12	Alltel	Dodge	Penske	Borland	186.461	250	0	0	running	138616	138
10	23	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Dodge	Penske	Larry Carter	185.448	250	0	0	running	127383	134
11	7	Dale Jarrett	88	UPS	Ford	Yates	Ford	186.625	250	0	0	running	130458	130
12	10	Mike Bliss	0	NetZero Best Buy	Chevrolet	Haas	Barker	186.403	250	0	0	running	94500	127
13	14	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Addington	185.998	250	0	0	running	127225	124
14	38	Ken Schrader	49	Schwan's Home Service	Dodge	BAM	Hyder	182.866	250	0	0	running	90575	121
15	13	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Dodge	Ganassi	Steve Boyer	186.123	250	0	0	running	120383	118
16	27	Scott Wimmer	22	Caterpillar	Dodge	Bill Davis	Derrick Finley	184.776	250	0	0	running	115233	115
17	29	Tony Stewart	20	The Home Depot	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Zipadelli	184.219	250	0	0	running	133111	112
18	36	Kyle Petty	45	Georgia-Pacific/Brawny	Dodge	Petty	Andrews	182.987	250	1	2	running	103933	114
19	32	Jeff Burton	31	Cingular Wireless	Chevrolet	Childress	Martin	183.645	250	0	0	running	113420	106
20	26	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	32	Tide/Give Kids the World	Chevrolet	PPI	Holly	184.786	250	0	0	running	102583	103
21	2	Brian Vickers	25	GMAC	Chevrolet	Hendrick	McGrew	187.740	250	1	1	running	93675	105
22	16	Casey Mears	41	Target	Dodge	Ganassi	Elledge	185.883	249	0	0	running	104633	97
23	1	Kyle Busch	5	CARQUEST/Kellogg's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Gustafson	188.245	249	2	2	running	110225	99
24	35	Travis Kvapil	77	Kodak/Jasper Eng. & Trans.	Dodge	Penske	Shane Wilson	182.997	249	0	0	running	91550	91
25	33	Mike Wallace	4	Lucas Oil	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Carrier	183.570	249	0	0	running	83350	88
26	6	Matt Kenseth	17	USG Sheetrock/DeWalt	Ford	Roush	Reiser	186.998	249	3	57	running	132386	90
27	37	Jeff Green	43	General Mills Whole Grain	Dodge	Petty	Steadman	182.931	249	1	1	running	110186	87
28	3	Jeremy Mayfield	19	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Labbe	187.612	248	1	1	running	104495	84
29	24	John Andretti	14	VB/APlus at Sunoco	Ford	ppc	Charpentier	184.867	248	0	0	running	77950	76
30	28	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Loomis	184.677	246	0	0	engine	126936	73
31	43	Kevin Lepage	37	R&J Racing	Dodge	R and J	Poindexter	181.507	241	0	0	running	77525	70
32	40	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Rondeau	181.938	237	0	0	running	124728	67
33	12	Scott Riggs	10	Valvoline	Chevrolet	MB2	Randolph	186.186	229	0	0	engine	95597	64
34	42	Dave Blaney	07	Jack Daniel's	Chevrolet	Childress	Lopez		224	0	0	running	84900	61
35	25	Robby Gordon	7	Harrah's	Chevrolet	Robby Gordon	Temple	184.833	222	0	0	engine	76700	58
36	11	Terry Labonte	44	Kellogg's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Sospenzo	186.234	216	0	0	rear gear	76550	55
37	39	Jason Leffler	11	FedEx Express	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Rogers	182.597	215	0	0	engine	76325	52
38	30	Michael Waltrip	15	NAPA Auto Parts	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Jr.	183.842	203	0	0	engine	103289	49
39	4	Joe Nemechek	01	U.S. Army	Chevrolet	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	187.539	180	3	63	engine	99155	56
40	17	Kasey Kahne	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Baldwin	185.711	167	0	0	accident	107880	43
41	21	Ricky Rudd	21	Motorcraft Genuine Parts	Ford	Wood Brothers	McSwain	185.486	145	0	0	engine	102894	40
42	34	Randy LaJoie	34	Mach 1 Racing	Chevrolet	Mach One	Steurer	183.043	47	1	2	transmission	75575	42
43	22	Bill Elliott	91	Stanley Tools	Dodge	Evernham	Chris Andrews	185.452	23	0	0	accident	75788	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Kurt Busch	340	2	0	0	2	2
2	Jimmie Johnson	335	2	0	0	2	2
3	Mark Martin	301	2	0	0	0	2
4	Carl Edwards	287	2	0	0	1	1
5	Greg Biffle	273	2	0	1	1	1
6	Elliott Sadler	272	2	0	0	0	1
7	Tony Stewart	268	2	0	0	0	1
8	Rusty Wallace	268	2	0	0	0	2
9	Sterling Marlin	260	2	0	0	0	1
10	Jeff Gordon	258	2	0	1	1	1
11	Dale Jarrett	248	2	1	0	0	0
12	Ryan Newman	246	2	0	0	0	1
13	Kevin Harvick	239	2	0	0	0	1
14	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	237	2	0	0	1	1
15	Mike Bliss	236	2	0	0	0	0
16	Kyle Petty	231	2	0	0	0	0
17	Jamie McMurray	227	2	0	0	1	1
18	Scott Riggs	224	2	0	0	1	1
19	Kevin Lepage	208	2	0	0	0	1
20	Brian Vickers	205	2	0	0	0	0
21	Jeff Green	202	2	0	0	0	0
22	Travis Kvapil	197	2	0	0	0	0
23	Jeff Burton	187	2	0	0	0	0
24	Joe Nemechek	185	2	0	0	0	0
25	Scott Wimmer	184	2	0	0	0	0