2005 Sony HD 500

Race 25 of 36

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254 laps
Time of race: 3:43:32
Average speed of winner: 136.356 mph
Margin of victory: 0.554 sec.
Lead changes: 30 among 12 drivers
Cautions: 11 for 43 laps
Fastest lap: Matt Kenseth
Lap leaders: Edwards 1, Martin 2-5, Ku. Busch 6-10, Biffle 11-23, Kenseth 24, Biffle 25-26, Edwards 27-46, Ku. Busch 47, Biffle 48, Ku. Busch 49-81, Ky. Busch 82-93, Stewart 94, Mayfield 95, Stewart 96-115, Waltrip 116-118, Stewart 119-145, Green 146, Kenseth 147-149, Stewart 150-151, Ky. Busch 152-165, Stewart 166, Kenseth 167-169, Stewart 170-172, Ky. Busch 173-199, Stewart 200, Earnhardt, Jr. 201-202, Kenseth 203-209, Ky. Busch 210-240, Stewart 241, R. Gordon 242-243, Ky. Busch 244-254

Race notes: First win for Kyle Busch. First pole for Carl Edwards.

Video links: Part 1 (Opening ceremonies/Command), Part 2 (Starting grid/Start), Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16 (Finish/Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	25	Kyle Busch	5	Kellogg's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Gustafson	182.195	254	5	95	running	241065	190
2	4	Greg Biffle	16	National Guard	Ford	Roush	Richert	184.370	254	3	16	running	175740	175
3	9	Brian Vickers	25	GMAC/ditech.com	Chevrolet	Hendrick	McGrew	183.702	254	0	0	running	143300	165
4	1	Carl Edwards	99	Office Depot	Ford	Roush	Osborne	185.061	254	2	21	running	152125	165
5	14	Tony Stewart	20	The Home Depot	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Zipadelli	182.987	254	8	56	running	178036	160
6	7	Kasey Kahne	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Baldwin	183.805	254	0	0	running	138800	150
7	23	Matt Kenseth	17	DeWalt Power Tools	Ford	Roush	Reiser	182.380	254	4	14	running	150286	151
8	40	Jamie McMurray	42	Home123/Havoline	Dodge	Ganassi	Wingo	179.744	254	0	0	running	113625	142
9	39	Ricky Rudd	21	Motorcraft Genuine Parts	Ford	Wood Brothers	McSwain	179.816	254	0	0	running	125139	138
10	22	Joe Nemechek	01	U.S. Army	Chevrolet	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	182.486	254	0	0	running	130583	134
11	2	Mark Martin	6	Viagra	Ford	Roush	Tryson	184.833	254	1	4	running	109825	135
12	3	Kurt Busch	97	Smirnoff Ice/Sharpie	Ford	Roush	Fennig	184.403	254	3	39	running	143025	132
13	19	Michael Waltrip	15	NAPA Auto Parts	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Jr.	182.560	254	1	3	running	123364	129
14	18	Kevin Harvick	29	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Berrier	182.727	254	0	0	running	136136	121
15	34	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Dodge	Penske	Larry Carter	180.537	254	0	0	running	123908	118
16	5	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Knaus	184.049	254	0	0	running	137316	115
17	15	Elliott Sadler	38	M&M's	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	182.941	254	0	0	running	127066	112
18	28	Ryan Newman	12	SONY HD TV/Alltel	Dodge	Penske	Borland	181.726	254	0	0	running	131366	109
19	12	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Dodge	Ganassi	Steve Boyer	183.318	254	0	0	running	117408	106
20	42	Bobby Labonte	18	AsthmaControl.com	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Addington	176.631	254	0	0	running	125500	103
21	6	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Loomis	183.833	254	0	0	running	133386	100
22	21	Dave Blaney	07	Jack Daniel's	Chevrolet	Childress	Scott Miller	182.519	254	0	0	running	95800	97
23	11	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	32	Tide	Chevrolet	PPI	Gill	183.435	254	0	0	running	104408	94
24	37	Dale Jarrett	88	UPS	Ford	Yates	Wilburn	180.252	254	0	0	running	120983	91
25	17	Jeff Green	43	Wheaties	Dodge	Petty	Steadman	182.741	254	1	1	running	115736	93
26	13	Jeremy Mayfield	19	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Labbe	183.309	254	1	1	running	112345	90
27	38	Mike Bliss	0	NetZero Best Buy	Chevrolet	Haas	Barker	180.108	254	0	0	running	85760	82
28	32	Tony Raines	37	Patron Tequila/BoSPOKER.net	Dodge	R and J	Tutor	180.991	254	0	0	running	85535	79
29	31	Ken Schrader	49	Red Baron Pizza	Dodge	BAM	Hyder	181.141	253	0	0	running	85425	76
30	26	Boris Said	36	Centrix Financial	Chevrolet	MB2	Stoddard	182.043	253	0	0	running	82875	73
31	27	Scott Wimmer	22	Caterpillar	Dodge	Bill Davis	Derrick Finley	181.749	250	0	0	accident	106983	70
32	33	Casey Mears	41	Target	Dodge	Ganassi	Elledge	180.873	249	0	0	running	101933	67
33	29	Travis Kvapil	77	Kodak/Jasper Eng. & Trans.	Dodge	Penske	Shane Wilson	181.351	249	0	0	running	90225	64
34	24	Robby Gordon	7	Fruit of the Loom	Chevrolet	Robby Gordon	Erwin	182.283	248	1	2	accident	83125	66
35	16	Jeff Burton	31	Cingular Wireless	Chevrolet	Childress	Martin	182.913	248	0	0	running	108470	58
36	10	Scott Riggs	10	Valvoline	Chevrolet	MB2	Childers	183.482	246	0	0	accident	99622	55
37	36	Mike Garvey	66	Jani-King	Ford	Peak Fitness	Greg Connor	180.415	232	0	0	running	82025	52
38	41	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Hmiel	179.681	211	1	2	engine	129383	54
39	8	J.J. Yeley	11	FedEx Freight	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Ford	183.758	209	0	0	running	81915	46
40	30	Bill Elliott	91	McDonald's	Dodge	Evernham	Chris Andrews	181.228	180	0	0	engine	81865	43
41	20	Kyle Petty	45	Brawny/Georgia-Pacific	Dodge	Petty	Andrews	182.542	171	0	0	engine	81815	40
42	43	Hermie Sadler	92	Oak Gloves	Chevrolet	Front Row		176.479	87	0	0	brakes	81760	37
43	35	Stuart Kirby	51	Marathon American Spirit	Chevrolet	Competitive Edge	Giles	180.524	31	0	0	brakes	81166	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Tony Stewart	3570	25	1	5	12	17
2	Greg Biffle	3361	25	0	5	9	14
3	Jimmie Johnson	3312	25	1	2	9	15
4	Rusty Wallace	3257	25	0	0	6	13
5	Mark Martin	3149	25	0	0	6	12
6	Kurt Busch	3114	25	0	2	7	13
7	Jeremy Mayfield	3073	25	0	1	4	6
8	Carl Edwards	3014	25	1	2	8	10
9	Matt Kenseth	2939	25	1	1	5	10
10	Jamie McMurray	2929	25	1	0	4	8
11	Ryan Newman	2928	25	5	0	5	10
12	Jeff Gordon	2899	25	2	3	5	9
13	Elliott Sadler	2877	25	2	0	1	9
14	Dale Jarrett	2812	25	1	0	3	5
15	Kevin Harvick	2798	25	1	1	3	6
16	Joe Nemechek	2794	25	1	0	1	7
17	Brian Vickers	2755	25	1	0	5	9
18	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2736	25	0	1	5	10
19	Michael Waltrip	2611	25	1	0	3	7
20	Kasey Kahne	2592	25	2	1	5	7
21	Jeff Burton	2587	25	0	0	2	3
22	Kyle Busch	2583	25	1	1	6	9
23	Ricky Rudd	2467	25	0	0	2	7
24	Bobby Labonte	2417	25	0	0	2	5
25	Casey Mears	2345	25	0	0	1	4