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2005 Daytona 500

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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 1 of 36
February 20, 2005 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps* on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:45:16
Average Speed: 135.173 mph
Pole Speed: 188.312 mph

Cautions: 11 for 45 laps
Margin of Victory: .158 sec
Attendance: 200,000
Lead changes: 22

Glossary 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2005 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	15	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	203	1,497,150	running	29	185
2	13	97	Kurt Busch	Sharpie / Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	203	1,106,130	running	0	170
3	5	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	203	828,796	running	2	170
4	12	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline (James Rocco)	Chevrolet	203	643,896	running	0	160
5	2	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	203	533,579	running	3	160
6	32	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	203	395,313	running	0	150
7	4	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	203	442,610	running	107	156
8	18	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	203	341,341	running	0	142
9	8	37	Kevin Lepage	Patron Tequila (John Carter)	Dodge	203	307,138	running	0	138
10	36	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	203	317,646	running	0	134
11	39	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	203	318,604	running	0	130
12	27	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	203	278,963	running	0	127
13	34	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	203	290,671	running	2	129
14	38	07	Dave Blaney	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	203	270,363	running	0	121
15	1	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	203	307,596	running	0	118
16	26	43	Jeff Green	Cheerios (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	203	289,499	running	0	115
17	33	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	203	273,321	running	1	117
18	35	0	Mike Bliss	NetZero / Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	203	258,538	running	0	109
19	25	77	Travis Kvapil	Kodak / Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	203	267,788	running	0	106
20	9	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	203	306,479	running	1	108
21	28	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC / ditech.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	203	266,738	running	0	100
22	37	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	203	288,388	running	0	97
23	24	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	203	283,158	running	1	99
24	11	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft Quality Parts (Wood Brothers)	Ford	202	287,002	running	0	66
25	23	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	201	269,613	running	0	88
26	29	41	Casey Mears	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	199	273,321	running	0	85
27	41	36	Boris Said	Centrix Financial (Bob Sutton)	Chevrolet	198	249,838	running	0	82
28	30	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	198	288,799	running	1	84
29	6	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	194	294,608	running	6	81
30	7	23	Mike Skinner	Argent Mortgage (Bill Davis)	Dodge	187	260,113	crash	0	73
31	42	14	John Andretti	VB/APlus at Sunoco (Greg Pollex)	Ford	187	247,538	crash	0	70
32	17	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	184	257,613	crash	0	67
33	16	22	Scott Wimmer	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	182	265,110	crash	8	69
34	10	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	178	252,593	engine	0	61
35	22	32	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	Tide Coldwater (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	173	245,468	running	0	58
36	40	11	Jason Leffler	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	168	244,988	crash	0	55
37	3	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	161	304,563	engine	42	57
38	19	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	148	252,063	running	0	49
39	31	49	Ken Schrader	Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	120	243,288	engine	0	46
40	21	00	Kenny Wallace	Aaron's (Michael Waltrip)	Chevrolet	39	243,038	engine	0	43
41	43	4	Mike Wallace	Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	35	242,388	overheating	0	40
42	14	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	34	292,124	engine	0	37
43	20	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	14	276,444	engine	0	34

* Race extended to 203 laps due to green/white/checker.

Failed to qualify: Robby Gordon (#7), Johnny Sauter (#09), Stanton Barrett (#92), Derrike Cope (#55), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Greg Sacks (#13), Kerry Earnhardt (#33), Eric McClure (#73), Larry Gunselman (#52), Hermie Sadler (#66), Randy LaJoie (#34), Geoffrey Bodine (#93), Andy Belmont (#80), Kirk Shelmerdine (#27)

To the back: Joe Nemecheck (#01) backup car, Dave Blaney (#07) backup car, Rusty Wallace (#2) backup car, Kasey Kahne (#9) backup car, Kevin Harvick (#29) backup car, Bobby Hamilton, Jr. (#32) transmission change

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	14	14
	15	18	4	oil on track	none
	19	26	8
	27	30	4	#4,5,21,36,38 accident turn 4	#01
	31	85	55
	86	89	4	debris	#38
	90	104	15
	105	108	4	debris	#16
	109	143	35
	144	147	4	debris	#25
	148	154	7
	155	158	4	debris	#41
	159	161	3
	162	165	4	oil on track	#36
	166	168	3
	169	172	4	#11,14,17 accident turn 4	#37
	173	183	11
	184	187	4	#2,9,10,16,19,22,25,29,41,42 accident turn 4	#21
	188	188	1
	189	194	6	#0,9,12,14,23,77,88,99 accident frontstretch	#21
	195	198	4
	199	201	3	debris	none
	202	203	2
Percent of race run under caution: 22.2% Average green flag run: 13.2 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jimmie Johnson	1	3	3
Tony Stewart	4	15	12
Kyle Petty	16	16	1
Scott Wimmer	17	19	3
Michael Waltrip	20	61	42
Scott Wimmer	62	63	2
Jeff Gordon	64	86	23
Jeremy Mayfield	87	87	1
Tony Stewart	88	105	18
Scott Wimmer	106	108	3
Tony Stewart	109	135	27
Ryan Newman	136	136	1
Joe Nemechek	137	138	2
Tony Stewart	139	155	17
Jeff Burton	156	161	6
Tony Stewart	162	162	1
Kevin Harvick	163	163	1
Tony Stewart	164	194	31
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	195	195	1
Tony Stewart	196	196	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	197	197	1
Jeff Gordon	198	203	6

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	185
2	Kurt Busch	170	-15
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	170	-15
4	Scott Riggs	160	-25
5	Jimmie Johnson	160	-25
6	Tony Stewart	156	-29
7	Mark Martin	150	-35
8	Sterling Marlin	142	-43
9	Kevin Lepage	138	-47
10	Rusty Wallace	134	-51
11	Elliott Sadler	130	-55
12	Joe Nemechek	129	-56
13	Carl Edwards	127	-58
14	Dave Blaney	121	-64
15	Dale Jarrett	118	-67
16	Kyle Petty	117	-68
17	Jeff Green	115	-70
18	Mike Bliss	109	-76
19	Ryan Newman	108	-77
20	Travis Kvapil	106	-79

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