2005 Advance Auto Parts 500

2005 Advance Auto Parts 500 Race details[1]

Race 6 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series

2005 Advance Auto Parts 500 program cover

Date|  April 10, 2005 (2005-04-10)
Location|  Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia
Course|  Permanent racing facility
Course length|  .847 km (.526 miles)
Distance|  500 laps, 263 mi (423 km)
Weather|  Warm with temperatures approaching 80.6 °F (27.0 °C); wind speeds up to 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Average speed|  72.009 mph (115.887 km/h)
Pole position
Driver|

* Scott Riggs

|  MB2 Motorsports
Time|  19.588 seconds[2]
Most laps led
Driver|  Tony Stewart|  Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps|  247
Winner
No. 24|  Jeff Gordon|  Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network|  Fox
Announcers|  Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds
Nielsen ratings|  5.1[3]

Motor car race

The 2005 Advance Auto Parts 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on April 10, 2005 at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. The race was the sixth of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. The pole position was won by Scott Riggs of MB2 Motorsports, his first career pole,[2] while Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing led the most laps with 247. Hendrick Motorsports' Jeff Gordon won the race. Sergeant Sean McGuire gave the starting command from Iraq.[2]

## Qualifying

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Pos[4][5] | No.  | Driver  | Manufacture  | Sponsor  | Avg. Speed  | Time  | Time behind driver

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1  | 10  | Scott Riggs  | Chevrolet  | Valvoline  | 96.671  | 19.588  | 0.000
2  | 12  | Ryan Newman  | Dodge  | Alltel  | 96.657  | 19.591  | -0.003
3  | 19  | Jeremy Mayfield  | Dodge  | Dodge Dealers / UAW  | 96.583  | 19.606  | -0.018
4  | 2  | Rusty Wallace  | Dodge  | Miller Lite  | 96.558  | 19.611  | -0.023
5  | 29  | Kevin Harvick  | Chevrolet  | GM Goodwrench  | 96.376  | 19.648  | -0.060
6  | 18  | Bobby Labonte  | Chevrolet  | Interstate Batteries  | 96.259  | 19.672  | -0.084
7  | 20  | Tony Stewart  | Chevrolet  | The Home Depot  | 96.195  | 19.685  | -0.097
8  | 16  | Greg Biffle  | Ford  | Jackson Hewitt  | 96.127  | 19.699  | -0.111
9  | 97  | Kurt Busch  | Ford  | Crown Royal  | 96.063  | 19.712  | -0.124
10  | 1  | Joe Nemechek  | Chevrolet  | U.S. Army  | 96.015  | 19.722  | -0.134
11  | 49  | Ken Schrader  | Dodge  | Schwan's Home Service  | 95.917  | 19.742  | -0.154
12  | 11  | Jason Leffler  | Chevrolet  | FedEx Express  | 95.888  | 19.748  | -0.160
13  | 21  | Ricky Rudd  | Ford  | Motorcraft Genuine Parts  | 95.864  | 19.753  | -0.165
14  | 43  | Jeff Green  | Dodge  | Cheerios / Betty Crocker  | 95.748  | 19.777  | -0.189
15  | 0  | Mike Bliss  | Chevrolet  | NetZero Best Buy  | 95.743  | 19.778  | -0.190
16  | 24  | Jeff Gordon  | Chevrolet  | DuPont  | 95.728  | 19.781  | -0.193
17  | 77  | Travis Kvapil  | Dodge  | Kodak / Jasper Engines  | 95.699  | 19.787  | -0.199
18  | 17  | Matt Kenseth  | Ford  | DEWALT Power Tools  | 95.574  | 19.813  | -0.225
19  | 45  | Kyle Petty  | Dodge  | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny  | 95.554  | 19.817  | -0.229
20  | 40  | Sterling Marlin  | Dodge  | Coors Light  | 95.458  | 19.837  | -0.249
21  | 5  | Kyle Busch  | Chevrolet  | Kellogg's  | 95.280  | 19.874  | -0.286
22  | 6  | Mark Martin  | Ford  | Viagra  | 95.271  | 19.876  | -0.288
23  | 4  | Mike Wallace  | Chevrolet  | Lucas Oil Products  | 95.208  | 19.889  | -0.301
24  | 41  | Casey Mears  | Dodge  | Target  | 95.194  | 19.892  | -0.304
25  | 38  | Elliott Sadler  | Ford  | M&M's  | 95.170  | 19.897  | -0.309
26  | 8  | Dale Earnhardt Jr  | Chevrolet  | Budweiser  | 95.127  | 19.906  | -0.318
27  | 25  | Brian Vickers  | Chevrolet  | GMAC / ditech.com  | 95.089  | 19.914  | -0.326
28  | 32  | Bobby Hamilton Jr  | Chevrolet  | Tide  | 95.046  | 19.923  | -0.335
29  | 42  | Jamie McMurray  | Dodge  | Texaco / Havoline  | 95.008  | 19.931  | -0.343
30  | 31  | Jeff Burton  | Chevrolet  | Cingular Wireless  | 94.955  | 19.942  | -0.354
31  | 15  | Michael Waltrip  | Chevrolet  | NAPA Auto Parts  | 94.917  | 19.950  | -0.362
32  | 88  | Dale Jarrett  | Ford  | UPS  | 94.865  | 19.961  | -0.373
33  | 22  | Scott Wimmer  | Dodge  | Caterpillar  | 94.652  | 20.006  | -0.418
34  | 75  | Mike Garvey  | Dodge  | Jani-King / Rinaldi Air Conditioning  | 94.614  | 20.014  | -0.426
35  | 9  | Kasey Kahne  | Dodge  | Dodge Dealers / UAW  | 94.562  | 20.025  | -0.437
36  | 99  | Carl Edwards  | Ford  | Scotts  | 94.519  | 20.034  | -0.446
37  | 48  | Jimmie Johnson  | Chevrolet  | Lowe's  | 94.491  | 20.040  | -0.452
38  | 66  | Hermie Sadler  | Ford  | Peak Fitness  | 94.336  | 20.073  | -0.485
39  | 34  | Randy LaJoie  | Chevrolet  | Mach One Inc.  | 94.129  | 20.117  | -0.529
40  | 09  | Johnny Sauter  | Dodge  | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming  | 93.929  | 20.160  | -0.572
41  | 37  | Kevin Lepage  | Dodge  | Carter's Royal Dispos-all  | 93.530  | 20.246  | -0.658
42  | 07  | Dave Blaney  | Chevrolet  | SKF / Jack Daniel's  | 93.525  | 20.247  | -0.659
43  | 7  | Robby Gordon  | Chevrolet  | Harrah's  | 93.354  | 20.284  | -0.696
44  | 92  | Stanton Barrett  | Chevrolet  | Front Row Motorsports  |  | 20.371  |
45  | 61  | Jeff Fuller  | Dodge  | Sisco Motorsports  |  | 20.398  |
46  | 27  | Kirk Shelmerdine  | Ford  | Kirk Shelmerdine Racing  |  | 20.480  |
47  | 00  | Carl Long  | Chevrolet  | Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties  |  | 20.598  |

## Race

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Pole-sitter Scott Riggs lost the lead on the first lap after getting loose in turn 4, sliding up and colliding with Ryan Newman, allowing Jeremy Mayfield to take the lead. A tire on Newman's car popped, which brought out the first caution. Much of the early portion of the race was dominated by Mayfield, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, and defending race winner Rusty Wallace.[6] Meanwhile, Jeff Gordon fell behind three laps by lap 70 due to a loose wheel, but regained two laps, and via the beneficiary rule, got back on the lead lap after a caution on lap 276, while gaining the lead with 35 laps left. Sometime during the race, Gordon and Kurt Busch made contact, sending Busch into the wall.[2] With three laps left, Travis Kvapil's car spilled oil on the track, bringing out the final caution. Gordon had a strong jump on the restart, and held off Kasey Kahne, Mark Martin and Newman to claim his 71st career win, his seventh at Martinsville,[7] and his second of the season.[2] Wallace closed out the Top 5, with Sterling Marlin, Ricky Rudd, points leader Jimmie Johnson, Elliott Sadler, and Joe Nemechek rounding out the Top 10.[8]

## Results

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POS[9] | ST  | #  | DRIVER  | SPONSOR / OWNER  | CAR  | LAPS  | MONEY  | STATUS  | LED  | PTS

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1  | 16  | 24  |  Jeff Gordon  | DuPont (Rick Hendrick)  | Chevrolet  | 500  | 186051  | running  | 36  | 185
2  | 35  | 9  |  Kasey Kahne  | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)  | Dodge  | 500  | 143915  | running  | 0  | 170
3  | 22  | 6  |  Mark Martin  | Viagra (Jack Roush)  | Ford  | 500  | 109625  | running  | 1  | 170
4  | 2  | 12  |  Ryan Newman  | Alltel (Roger Penske)  | Dodge  | 500  | 132241  | running  | 25  | 165
5  | 4  | 2  |  Rusty Wallace  | Miller Lite (Roger Penske)  | Dodge  | 500  | 111308  | running  | 47  | 160
6  | 20  | 40  |  Sterling Marlin  | Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)  | Dodge  | 500  | 109758  | running  | 6  | 155
7  | 13  | 21  |  Ricky Rudd  | Motorcraft Genuine Parts (Wood Brothers)  | Ford  | 500  | 104439  | running  | 0  | 146
8  | 37  | 48  |  Jimmie Johnson  | Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)  | Chevrolet  | 500  | 120041  | running  | 0  | 142
9  | 25  | 38  |  Elliott Sadler  | M&M's (Yates Racing)  | Ford  | 500  | 114091  | running  | 0  | 138
10  | 10  | 01  |  Joe Nemechek  | U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)  | Chevrolet  | 500  | 103508  | running  | 0  | 134
11  | 18  | 17  |  Matt Kenseth  | DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)  | Ford  | 500  | 118186  | running  | 1  | 135
12  | 12  | 11  |  Jason Leffler  | FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)  | Chevrolet  | 500  | 69375  | running  | 0  | 127
13  | 26  | 8  |  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.  | Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)  | Chevrolet  | 500  | 118133  | running  | 0  | 124
14  | 32  | 88  |  Dale Jarrett  | UPS (Yates Racing)  | Ford  | 500  | 106733  | running  | 0  | 121
15  | 3  | 19  |  Jeremy Mayfield  | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)  | Dodge  | 499  | 111095  | running  | 68  | 123
16  | 30  | 31  |  Jeff Burton  | Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)  | Chevrolet  | 499  | 98895  | running  | 0  | 115
17  | 24  | 41  |  Casey Mears  | Target (Chip Ganassi)  | Dodge  | 499  | 95688  | running  | 0  | 112
18  | 19  | 45  |  Kyle Petty  | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)  | Dodge  | 498  | 84958  | running  | 0  | 109
19  | 9  | 97  |  Kurt Busch  | Crown Royal (Jack Roush)  | Ford  | 498  | 119325  | running  | 33  | 111
20  | 43  | 7  |  Robby Gordon  | Harrah's (Robby Gordon)  | Chevrolet  | 498  | 67700  | running  | 4  | 108
21  | 1  | 10  |  Scott Riggs  | Valvoline (James Rocco)  | Chevrolet  | 498  | 95858  | running  | 0  | 100
22  | 14  | 43  |  Jeff Green  | Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)  | Dodge  | 497  | 99286  | running  | 0  | 97
23  | 23  | 4  |  Mike Wallace  | Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure)  | Chevrolet  | 497  | 70450  | running  | 0  | 94
24  | 11  | 49  |  Ken Schrader  | Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau)  | Dodge  | 496  | 69200  | running  | 0  | 91
25  | 29  | 42  |  Jamie McMurray  | Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)  | Dodge  | 496  | 77275  | running  | 0  | 88
26  | 7  | 20  |  Tony Stewart  | The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)  | Chevrolet  | 493  | 128861  | running  | 247  | 95
27  | 17  | 77  |  Travis Kvapil  | Kodak / Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)  | Dodge  | 490  | 77810  | engine | 0  | 82
28  | 41  | 37  |  Kevin Lepage  | Carter's Royal Dispos-All (John Carter)  | Dodge  | 489  | 65010  | running  | 0  | 79
29  | 8  | 16  |  Greg Biffle  | Jackson Hewitt (Jack Roush)  | Ford  | 487  | 82825  | running  | 0  | 76
30  | 31  | 15  |  Michael Waltrip  | NAPA Auto Parts (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)  | Chevrolet  | 477  | 95414  | running  | 0  | 73
31  | 33  | 22  |  Scott Wimmer  | Caterpillar (Bill Davis)  | Dodge  | 466  | 85097  | running  | 0  | 70
32  | 5  | 29  |  Kevin Harvick  | GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)  | Chevrolet  | 436  | 111661  | running  | 0  | 67
33  | 6  | 18  |  Bobby Labonte  | Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)  | Chevrolet  | 435  | 102225  | engine | 32  | 69
34  | 42  | 07  |  Dave Blaney  | SKF / Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)  | Chevrolet  | 416  | 72075  | running  | 0  | 61
35  | 27  | 25  |  Brian Vickers  | GMAC / ditech.com (Rick Hendrick)  | Chevrolet  | 412  | 72025  | running  | 0  | 58
36  | 15  | 0  |  Mike Bliss  | NetZero / Best Buy (Gene Haas)  | Chevrolet  | 410  | 63975  | overheating | 0  | 55
37  | 38  | 66  |  Hermie Sadler  | Peak Fitness (Jeff Stec)  | Ford  | 340  | 63925  | crash | 0  | 52
38  | 36  | 99  |  Carl Edwards  | Scotts (Jack Roush)  | Ford  | 321  | 81875  | running  | 0  | 49
39  | 21  | 5  |  Kyle Busch  | Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)  | Chevrolet  | 304  | 71815  | overheating | 0  | 46
40  | 28  | 32  |  Bobby Hamilton, Jr.  | Tide (Cal Wells)  | Chevrolet  | 151  | 63740  | overheating | 0  | 43
41  | 40  | 09  |  Johnny Sauter  | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts (James Finch)  | Dodge  | 55  | 63690  | brakes | 0  | 40
42  | 39  | 34  |  Randy LaJoie  | Mach One Inc. (William Edwards)  | Chevrolet  | 27  | 63640  | engine | 0  | 37
43  | 34  | 75  |  Mike Garvey  | Jani-King / Rinaldi Air Conditioning (Robert Rinaldi)  | Dodge  | 18  | 63053  | brakes | 0  | 34
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
POS  | NAME  | NBR  | SPONSOR  | OWNER  | CAR  |
44  | Stanton Barrett  | 92  | Front Row Motorsports  | Bob Jenkins  | Chevrolet
45  | Jeff Fuller  | 61  | Sisco Motorsports  | Buddy Sisco  | Dodge
46  | Kirk Shelmerdine  | 27  | Kirk Shelmerdine Racing  | Kirk Shelmerdine  | Ford
47  | Carl Long  | 00  | Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties  | Raynard McGlynn  | Chevrolet
WD  | Morgan Shepherd  | 89  | Racing With Jesus / Red Line Oil  | Morgan Shepherd  | Dodge
Jimmie Johnson led the point standings after the race.

## Standings after the race

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Pos  | Driver  | Points

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1  | Jimmie Johnson | 977
2  | Greg Biffle | 817
3  | Elliott Sadler | 795
4  | Mark Martin | 779
5  | Tony Stewart | 774
6  | Jeff Gordon | 772
7  | Rusty Wallace | 771
8  | Ryan Newman | 753
9  | Kurt Busch | 746
10  | Dale Jarrett | 732

## References

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1. ^ "2005 Advance Auto Parts 500 weather information". The Old Farmers Almanac. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
2. ^ a b c d e "2005 Advance Auto Parts 500". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
3. ^ "TV RATINGS 2005". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on February 14, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
4. ^ "Qualifying times: Advance Auto Parts 500". Crash. April 9, 2005. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
5. ^ "Advance Auto Parts 500 Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup Martinsville Speedway NASCAR 2005". NASCAR Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
6. ^ McCormick, Steve. "2005 Advance Auto Parts 500 at Martinsville Speedway". About.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
7. ^ McCormick, Steve (April 11, 2005). "Jeff Gordon Wrestles To Martinsville Win". About.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
8. ^ "2005 Advance Auto Parts 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
9. ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

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Points races|

* Daytona 500
* Auto Club 500
* UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
* Golden Corral 500
* Food City 500
* Advance Auto Parts 500
* Samsung/Radio Shack 500
* Subway Fresh 500
* Aaron's 499
* Dodge Charger 500
* Chevy American Revolution 400
* Coca-Cola 600
* MBNA RacePoints 400
* Pocono 500
* Batman Begins 400
* Dodge/Save Mart 350
* Pepsi 400
* USG Sheetrock 400
* New England 300
* Pennsylvania 500
* Brickyard 400
* Sirius at The Glen
* GFS Marketplace 400
* Sharpie 500
* Sony HD 500
* Chevy Rock & Roll 400

Chase for the Nextel Cup|

* Sylvania 300
* MBNA NASCAR RacePoints 400
* UAW-Ford 500
* Banquet 400
* UAW-GM Quality 500
* Subway 500
* Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500
* Dickies 500
* Checker Auto Parts 500
* Ford 400

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* Budweiser Shootout
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