2005 Samsung/Radio Shack 500

2005 Samsung/Radio Shack 500
Race details
Race 7 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
2005 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 program cover
2005 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 program cover
Date April 17, 2005
Location Texas Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.414 km)
Distance 334 laps, 501 mi (806.28 km)
Scheduled Distance 334 laps, 501 mi (806.28 km)
Average speed 130.055 mph
Attendance 211,000
Pole position
Driver
Penske Racing
Time 28.040
Most laps led
Driver Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing
Laps 219
Winner
No. 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing
Television in the United States
Network FOX
Announcers Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

The 2005 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 was the 7th race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, ran on April 17, 2005, at Texas Motor Speedway. The race was won by Greg Biffle, who went on to lead 216 laps of the 334 lap event.

Qualifying

Pos[1][2] Car # Driver Make Primary Sponsor Speed Time Behind
1 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 192.582 28.040 0.000
2 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 192.431 28.062 -0.022
3 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 191.734 28.164 -0.124
4 21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft / Rent-A-Center 191.557 28.190 -0.150
5 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M Post-it / National Guard 191.435 28.208 -0.168
6 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Kodak / Miller Lite 191.286 28.230 -0.190
7 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 191.042 28.266 -0.226
8 38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 190.631 28.327 -0.287
9 1 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 190.611 28.330 -0.290
10 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 190.590 28.333 -0.293
11 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet Budweiser 190.570 28.336 -0.296
12 7 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 190.550 28.339 -0.299
13 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light 190.510 28.345 -0.305
14 10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Valvoline 190.342 28.370 -0.330
15 91 Bill Elliott Dodge Stanley Tools 190.248 28.384 -0.344
16 6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 190.174 28.395 -0.355
17 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 190.154 28.398 -0.358
18 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 190.047 28.414 -0.374
19 97 Kurt Busch Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools / Sharpie 189.860 28.442 -0.402
20 99 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts 189.833 28.446 -0.406
21 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 189.687 28.468 -0.428
22 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 189.627 28.477 -0.437
23 43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios / Pillsbury Bake-Off 189.580 28.484 -0.444
24 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet Garnier Fructis 189.281 28.529 -0.489
25 77 Travis Kvapil Dodge Jasper Engines / Kodak 189.248 28.534 -0.494
26 4 Mike Wallace Chevrolet Lucas Oil Products 188.976 28.575 -0.535
27 88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 188.772 28.606 -0.566
28 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia-Pacific / Brawny 188.765 28.607 -0.567
29 11 Jason Leffler Chevrolet FedEx Express 188.488 28.649 -0.609
30 49 Ken Schrader Dodge Schwan's Home Service 188.147 28.701 -0.661
31 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco / Havoline 188.048 28.716 -0.676
32 41 Casey Mears Dodge Fujifilm 187.983 28.726 -0.686
33 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Jim Beam 187.950 28.731 -0.691
34 9 Johnny Sauter Dodge Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 187.735 28.764 -0.724
35 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's / Delphi 187.709 28.768 -0.728
36 22 Scott Wimmer Dodge Caterpillar 187.617 28.782 -0.742
37 66 Hermie Sadler Ford Peak Fitness 187.227 28.842 -0.802
38 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr Chevrolet Tide 187.221 28.843 -0.803
39 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT Power Tools 187.149 28.854 -0.814
40 36 Boris Said Chevrolet CENTRIX Financial 187.058 28.868 -0.828
41 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 185.899 29.048 -1.008
42 00 Mike Bliss Chevrolet U.S. Coast Guard 0.000 0.000 0.000
43 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet GMAC 186.838 28.902 -0.862
Failed to qualify
44 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge R & J Racing 29.161
45 92 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet Front Row Motorsports 29.521
46 34 Randy LaJoie Chevrolet Mach One Inc. 29.624

Results

POS[3] ST # DRIVER SPONSOR / OWNER CAR LAPS MONEY STATUS LED PTS
1 5 16   Greg Biffle Post-it / National Guard   (Jack Roush) Ford 334 522250 running 219 190
2 31 42   Jamie McMurray Texaco / Havoline "Shine On"   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 334 308350 running 0 170
3 18 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 334 216400 running 0 165
4 32 41   Casey Mears Fujifilm   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 334 207908 running 15 165
5 13 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 334 158700 running 3 160
6 21 15   Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 334 146050 running 7 155
7 19 97   Kurt Busch Irwin Industrial Tools / Sharpie   (Jack Roush) Ford 334 134975 running 2 151
8 4 21   Ricky Rudd Motorcraft / Rent-A-Center   (Wood Brothers) Ford 334 124675 running 0 142
9 11 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 334 117375 running 0 138
10 6 2   Rusty Wallace Kodak / Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Dodge 334 119200 running 0 134
11 2 19   Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 334 123850 running 34 135
12 41 31   Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 334 115850 running 0 127
13 17 29   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 334 110100 running 0 124
14 27 88   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing) Ford 334 111425 running 0 121
15 7 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 334 107625 running 1 123
16 1 12   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske) Dodge 334 118725 running 1 120
17 9 01   Joe Nemechek U.S. Army   (Nelson Bowers) Chevrolet 334 122983 running 0 112
18 39 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools   (Jack Roush) Ford 334 101625 running 1 114
19 20 99   Carl Edwards Scotts   (Jack Roush) Ford 334 100125 running 0 106
20 16 6   Mark Martin Viagra / Salute to You   (Jack Roush) Ford 334 100675 running 0 103
21 35 5   Kyle Busch Kellogg's / Delphi   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 334 102225 running 0 100
22 42 0   Mike Bliss U.S. Coast Guard   (Gene Haas) Chevrolet 333 99125 running 0 97
23 30 49   Ken Schrader Schwan's Home Service   (Beth Ann Morgenthau) Dodge 333 97525 running 3 99
24 28 45   Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific / Brawny   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 333 110083 running 1 96
25 26 4   Mike Wallace Lucas Oil Products   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 333 95675 running 1 93
26 12 07   Dave Blaney Jack Daniel's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 332 92725 running 0 85
27 40 36   Boris Said Centrix Financial   (Bob Sutton) Chevrolet 327 88125 running 0 82
28 8 38   Elliott Sadler M&M's   (Yates Racing) Ford 324 86625 engine 1 84
29 37 66   Hermie Sadler Peak Fitness   (Jeff Stec) Ford 319 88525 running 0 76
30 25 77   Travis Kvapil Jasper Engines / Kodak   (Doug Bawel) Dodge 297 87375 running 0 73
31 10 20   Tony Stewart The Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 296 82975 engine 45 75
32 14 10   Scott Riggs Valvoline   (James Rocco) Chevrolet 288 95533 running 0 67
33 15 91   Bill Elliott Stanley Tools   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 286 81225 engine 0 64
34 24 25   Brian Vickers Garnier Fructis   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 278 79175 running 0 61
35 3 9   Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 269 78075 engine 0 58
36 29 11   Jason Leffler FedEx Express   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 250 76950 running 0 55
37 33 7   Robby Gordon Jim Beam   (Robby Gordon) Chevrolet 238 75825 crash 0 52
38 22 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 232 74700 running 0 49
39 38 32   Bobby Hamilton, Jr. Tide   (Cal Wells) Chevrolet 219 84122 running 0 46
40 43 44   Terry Labonte GMAC   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 202 74450 engine 0 43
41 34 09   Johnny Sauter Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts   (James Finch) Dodge 98 74335 handling 0 40
42 36 22   Scott Wimmer Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 39 74225 crash 0 37
43 23 43   Jeff Green Cheerios / Pillsbury Bake-Off   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 31 74439 crash 0 34
Failed to qualify
POS NAME NBR SPONSOR OWNER CAR
44 Kevin Lepage 37 R & J Racing John Carter Dodge
45 Stanton Barrett 92 Front Row Motorsports Bob Jenkins Chevrolet
46 Randy LaJoie 34 Mach One Inc. Chris Edwards Chevrolet

References

  1. ^ "Samsung Radio Shack 500 Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup Texas Motor Speedway NASCAR 2005". NASCAR Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  2. ^ "Qualifying times: Samsung/RadioShack 500". Crash. 2005-04-16. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  3. ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-06-04.