2005 Ford 400

Race 36 of 36

Homestead
267 laps
Time of race: 3:02:50
Average speed of winner: 131.431 mph
Margin of victory: 0.017 sec.
Lead changes: 21 among 12 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 37 laps
Fastest lap: Carl Edwards
Lap leaders: Edwards 1, Newman 2-16, Spencer 17-18, Newman 19-30, J. Gordon 31, Newman 32-34, J. Gordon 35-44, Hamlin 45, Edwards 46-99, J. Gordon 100-127, Edwards 128-132, Newman 133-135, Edwards 136-169, Mears 170-227, Martin 228-229, Biffle 230, Harvick 231, Marlin 232-234, Nemechek 235-236, Mears 237-253, Blaney 254-259, Biffle 260-267

Race notes: Finale for Bobby Hamilton, Jr. and Rusty Wallace.

Video links: Part 1 (Intro), Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 (Opening ceremonies), Part 5 (Starting grid), Part 6 (Start, 1st and 2nd cautions), Part 7 (3rd caution), Part 8, Part 9 (4th and 5th cautions), Part 10 (6th caution), Part 11, Part 12 (7th caution), Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16 (8th caution), Part 17 (Finish), Part 18 (Post-race), Part 19 (Closing)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	7	Greg Biffle	16	National Guard/Post-it	Ford	Roush	Richert	174.989	267	2	9	running	308675	185
2	5	Mark Martin	6	Viagra	Ford	Roush	Tryson	175.273	267	1	2	running	235875	175
3	17	Matt Kenseth	17	DeWalt Power Tools	Ford	Roush	Reiser	174.261	267	0	0	running	219711	165
4	1	Carl Edwards	99	Office Depot	Ford	Roush	Osborne	176.051	267	4	94	running	167400	170
5	6	Casey Mears	41	Target	Dodge	Ganassi	Elledge	175.222	267	2	75	running	148808	160
6	11	Dave Blaney	07	Jack Daniel's	Chevrolet	Childress	Martin	174.588	267	1	6	running	120250	155
7	2	Ryan Newman	12	Alltel	Dodge	Penske	Borland	176.039	267	4	33	running	138691	151
8	14	Kevin Harvick	29	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Berrier	174.503	267	1	1	running	123836	147
9	12	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Letarte	174.554	267	3	39	running	118611	143
10	13	Jeremy Mayfield	19	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Francis	174.537	267	0	0	running	101070	134
11	27	Scott Wimmer	22	Caterpillar	Dodge	Bill Davis	Derrick Finley	173.260	267	0	0	running	94333	130
12	19	Mike Bliss	0	NetZero/Best Buy	Chevrolet	Haas	Barker	173.991	267	0	0	running	70075	127
13	37	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Dodge	Penske	Larry Carter	172.260	267	0	0	running	99408	124
14	39	Robby Gordon	7	Jim Beam	Chevrolet	Robby Gordon	Erwin	171.996	267	0	0	running	74025	121
15	20	Tony Stewart	20	The Home Depot	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Zipadelli	173.851	267	0	0	running	113586	118
16	3	Kasey Kahne	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Baldwin	175.896	267	0	0	running	99625	115
17	9	Dale Jarrett	88	UPS	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	174.661	266	0	0	running	101308	112
18	8	Jamie McMurray	42	Texaco/Havoline	Dodge	Ganassi	Wingo	174.967	266	0	0	running	74850	109
19	40	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Jr.	170.751	266	0	0	running	110358	106
20	24	Todd Bodine	4	Lucas Oil	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Carrier	173.494	266	0	0	running	68375	103
21	36	Kenny Wallace	97	IRWIN Industrial Tools	Ford	Roush	Fennig	172.436	266	0	0	running	109950	100
22	34	Ken Schrader	49	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Dodge	BAM	Hyder	172.601	266	0	0	running	65825	97
23	23	Elliott Sadler	38	M&M's	Ford	Yates	Buskirk	173.533	266	0	0	running	103066	94
24	10	Joe Nemechek	01	U.S. Army	Chevrolet	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	174.605	266	1	2	running	87483	96
25	16	Jeff Burton	31	Cingular Wireless	Chevrolet	Childress	Scott Miller	174.351	266	0	0	running	91770	88
26	26	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Dodge	Ganassi	Steve Boyer	173.282	265	1	3	running	92608	90
27	35	Kyle Petty	45	Georgia-Pacific/Brawny/Gators	Dodge	Petty	Andrews	172.458	265	0	0	running	76058	82
28	15	Reed Sorenson	09	Miccosukee Resort	Dodge	Finch		174.430	265	0	0	running	61100	79
29	41	Michael Waltrip	15	NAPA Auto Parts	Chevrolet	DEI	Gibson		265	0	0	running	91114	76
30	29	Jeff Green	43	Chex Party Mix	Dodge	Petty	Steadman	173.033	264	0	0	running	93111	73
31	33	Jimmy Spencer	50	Allied Steel Buildings	Dodge	Don Arnold	Sisco	172.612	263	1	2	running	60475	75
32	30	Travis Kvapil	77	Kodak/Jasper Eng. & Trans.	Dodge	Penske	Shane Wilson	172.983	263	0	0	running	72275	67
33	42	Denny Hamlin	11	FedEx Express	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Ford		263	1	1	running	61030	69
34	21	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Addington	173.829	263	0	0	running	94450	61
35	28	Kevin Lepage	66	Cabela's/Ranger Boats	Ford	Peak Fitness	Greg Connor	173.216	262	0	0	running	59675	58
36	38	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	32	Tide	Chevrolet	PPI	Ince	172.068	259	0	0	running	68997	55
37	25	Ricky Rudd	21	Motorcraft Genuine Parts	Ford	Wood Brothers	McSwain	173.444	156	0	0	engine	86464	52
38	31	Scott Riggs	10	Valvoline	Chevrolet	MB2	Childers	172.844	124	0	0	accident	67050	49
39	43	Mike Skinner	37	BoSPOKER.net/Patron Tequila	Dodge	R and J	Wooten	171.805	115	0	0	accident	58850	46
40	32	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Knaus	172.723	87	0	0	accident	107066	43
41	4	Kyle Busch	5	Kellogg's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Gustafson	175.558	82	0	0	accident	66425	40
42	22	David Stremme	39	Commit	Dodge	Ganassi	Glover	173.673	24	0	0	accident	58125	37
43	18	Brian Vickers	25	GMAC/ditech.com	Chevrolet	Hendrick	McGrew	174.126	14	0	0	overheating	66279	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Tony Stewart	6533	36	3	5	17	25
2	Greg Biffle	6498	36	0	6	15	21
3	Carl Edwards	6498	36	2	4	13	18
4	Mark Martin	6428	36	0	1	12	19
5	Jimmie Johnson	6406	36	1	4	13	22
6	Ryan Newman	6359	36	8	1	8	16
7	Matt Kenseth	6352	36	2	1	12	17
8	Rusty Wallace	6140	36	0	0	8	17
9	Jeremy Mayfield	6073	36	0	1	4	9
10	Kurt Busch	5974	34	0	3	9	18
11	Jeff Gordon	4174	36	2	4	8	14
12	Jamie McMurray	4130	36	1	0	4	10
13	Elliott Sadler	4084	36	4	0	1	12
14	Kevin Harvick	4072	36	2	1	3	10
15	Dale Jarrett	3960	36	1	1	4	7
16	Joe Nemechek	3953	36	1	0	2	9
17	Brian Vickers	3847	36	1	0	5	10
18	Jeff Burton	3803	36	0	0	3	6
19	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3780	36	0	1	7	13
20	Kyle Busch	3753	36	1	2	9	13
21	Ricky Rudd	3667	36	0	0	2	9
22	Casey Mears	3637	36	0	0	3	9
23	Kasey Kahne	3611	36	2	1	5	8
24	Bobby Labonte	3488	36	0	0	4	7
25	Michael Waltrip	3452	36	1	0	3	7