2005 Dollar General 300

Race 31 of 35

Charlotte
200 laps
Time of race: 2:55:36
Average speed of winner: 102.506 mph
Margin of victory: 0.313 sec.
Lead changes: 13 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 14 for 67 laps
Lap leaders: Johnson pole, Newman 1-30, Sorenson 31-35, Menard 36-37, Busch 38-39, Newman 40-48, Busch 49-55, Newman 56-71, Edwards 72, Truex 73-77, Newman 78-124, Stremme 125-146, Harvick 147-169, Newman 170-200

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Ryan Newman	39	Alltel	Dodge			186.638	200	5	133	running	59490	190
2	24	Elliott Sadler	90	CitiFinancial	Ford			183.212	200	0	0	running	56351	170
3	12	Paul Menard	11	Menards/Quaker State	Chevrolet			185.306	200	1	2	running	51523	170
4	18	Carl Edwards	60	Charter Communications	Ford			184.660	200	1	1	running	33975	165
5	31	Sterling Marlin	40	Family Dollar	Dodge			181.818	200	0	0	running	26500	155
6	33	Jason Leffler	32	KB Home	Chevrolet			181.415	200	0	0	running	23850	150
7	19	Jon Wood	47	Clorox/Wisk	Ford			184.641	200	0	0	running	27560	146
8	42	Ashton Lewis	25	U.S. Marine Corps	Ford			no speed	200	0	0	running	34470	142
9	28	Kevin Lepage	72	Vector Security	Chevrolet			182.513	200	0	0	running	19075	138
10	30	Justin Labonte	44	U.S. Coast Guard	Chevrolet			181.898	200	0	0	running	31035	134
11	14	Martin Truex, Jr.	8	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker	Chevrolet			185.020	200	1	5	running	29070	135
12	36	Kasey Kahne	38	Great Clips/Spy vs. Spy	Dodge			180.192	200	0	0	running	17200	127
13	17	Brent Sherman	10	Serta/"Counting Sheep for the Cure"	Ford			184.685	200	0	0	running	27248	124
14	23	Aaron Fike	43	Channellock/Code Blue	Dodge			183.486	200	0	0	running	19050	121
15	35	Kevin Hamlin	4	GEICO/Pet Brands	Dodge			180.355	200	0	0	running	18140	118
16	15	Jamie McMurray	64	Top-Flite Golf	Dodge			184.799	200	0	0	running	15390	115
17	26	Bill Elliott	6	Country Crock	Dodge			182.747	200	0	0	running	17190	112
18	34	Jason Keller	35	McDonald's Big Mac	Ford			180.820	200	0	0	running	20195	109
19	37	Steadman Marlin	12	Hot Tamales	Dodge			179.311	200	0	0	running	16820	106
20	29	Stacy Compton	59	Kingsford/Bush's Baked Beans	Ford			182.303	194	0	0	running	20720	103
21	25	Tony Stewart	19	DLP Texas Instruments	Chevrolet			182.976	191	0	0	accident	14535	100
22	10	J.J. Yeley	18	Vigoro/Home Depot	Chevrolet			185.376	191	0	0	accident	19655	97
23	38	David Stremme	14	U.S. Navy	Dodge			179.235	191	1	22	accident	20778	99
24	13	Kevin Harvick	21	Reese's	Chevrolet			185.052	185	1	23	accident	14230	96
25	16	Matt Kenseth	9	Pennzoil	Ford			184.735	183	0	0	brakes	14235	88
26	6	Kenny Wallace	22	AutoZone	Ford			185.874	182	0	0	running	18105	85
27	32	Jeff Fuller	7	Big Boar Customs	Chevrolet			181.476	175	0	0	engine	13920	82
28	5	Regan Smith	58	Samson Stone	Dodge			185.899	173	0	0	running	17935	79
29	8	Jeremy Mayfield	79	Auto Value Bumper to Bumper	Dodge			185.676	170	0	0	accident	13810	76
30	7	Denny Hamlin	20	Rockwell Automation	Chevrolet			185.758	169	0	0	running	23710	73
31	20	Robby Gordon	55	Jim Beam	Chevrolet			184.043	168	0	0	accident	13640	70
32	39	Todd Bodine	34	Dollar General	Chevrolet			178.065	155	0	0	accident	15610	67
33	9	Clint Bowyer	2	ACDelco	Chevrolet			185.631	137	0	0	running	23125	64
34	40	T.J. Bell	36	Tucson	Chevrolet			177.398	136	0	0	accident	15550	61
35	4	Reed Sorenson	41	Discount Tire Co.	Dodge			186.111	123	1	5	accident	23140	63
36	11	Greg Biffle	66	Duraflame	Ford			185.357	108	0	0	accident	13465	55
37	22	Tony Raines	33	The Outdoor Channel	Chevrolet			183.499	101	0	0	accident	17465	52
38	27	David Green	27	Kleenex/Bi-Lo	Ford			182.723	101	0	0	accident	22920	49
39	43	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	81	Menards	Chevrolet			provisional	101	0	0	accident	13365	46
40	41	Adrián Fernández	5	Lowe's/Hitachi Power Tools	Chevrolet			no speed	90	0	0	accident	15345	43
41	3	Kyle Busch	57	Lowe's/Sta-Green	Chevrolet			186.426	73	2	9	transmission	13475	45
42	21	Johnny Sauter	1	Yellow Transportation	Dodge			183.867	69	0	0	accident	22820	37
43	1	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's/Kobalt Tools	Chevrolet			187.735	29	0	0	accident	20677	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Martin Truex, Jr.	4341	31	2	6	14	19
2	Clint Bowyer	4221	31	2	1	10	18
3	Reed Sorenson	4018	31	2	2	11	17
4	Carl Edwards	3985	30	3	4	12	18
5	Denny Hamlin	3696	31	0	0	1	9
6	Kenny Wallace	3659	31	0	0	5	11
7	Paul Menard	3555	31	1	0	5	13
8	Jason Keller	3365	31	0	0	1	5
9	David Green	3360	31	0	1	2	4
10	Greg Biffle	3355	24	0	1	13	18
11	David Stremme	3327	31	0	0	5	10
12	Ashton Lewis	3283	31	0	0	1	5
13	J.J. Yeley	3240	31	0	0	3	10
14	Johnny Sauter	3158	31	1	1	5	9
15	Jon Wood	3004	31	0	0	2	5
16	Stacy Compton	2972	31	0	0	0	3
17	Justin Labonte	2870	31	0	0	0	2
18	Kevin Harvick	2749	18	2	3	11	12
19	Randy LaJoie	2704	29	0	0	0	3
20	Kasey Kahne	2406	20	3	2	6	6
21	Tony Raines	2367	20	0	0	1	8
22	Stanton Barrett	2252	28	0	0	0	1
23	Steve Grissom	1965	29	0	0	0	0
24	Sterling Marlin	1888	18	0	0	3	5
25	Joe Nemechek	1802	15	1	0	1	5