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2005 Dollar General 300


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NASCAR Busch Series race number 31 of 35
Friday, October 14, 2005 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
200 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (300.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:55:36
Average Speed: 102.506 mph
Pole Speed: 187.735 mph 		Cautions: 14 for 67 laps
Margin of Victory: .313 sec
Attendance: 55,000
Lead changes: 13

Glossary    2005 NASCAR Busch Series results   /   2005 standings

Fin St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Points
1 239   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Don Miller)Dodge20059,490running133190
22490   Elliott Sadler CitiFinancial   (Yates Racing)Ford20056,351running0170
31211   Paul Menard Menards / Quaker State   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet20051,523running2170
41860   Carl Edwards Charter Communications   (Jack Roush)Ford20033,975running1165
53140   Sterling Marlin Family Dollar   (Armando Fitz)Dodge20026,500running0155
63332   Jason Leffler KB Home   (Todd Braun)Chevrolet20023,850running0150
71947   Jon Wood Clorox / Wisk   (Tad Geschickter)Ford20027,560running0146
84225   Ashton Lewis U.S. Marines   (Ed Rensi)Ford20034,470running0142
92872   Kevin Lepage Vector Security   (Pat MacDonald)Chevrolet20019,075running0138
103044   Justin Labonte U.S. Coast Guard   (Terry Labonte)Chevrolet20031,035running0134
11148   Martin Truex, Jr. Bass Pro Shops / Tracker   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet20029,070running5135
123638   Kasey Kahne Great Clips   (Brad Akins)Dodge20017,200running0127
131710   Brent Sherman Serta "Counting Sheep for the Cure"   (Greg Pollex)Ford20027,248running0124
142343   Aaron Fike Channellock Code Blue   (Mike Curb)Ford20019,050running0121
15354   Kevin Hamlin GEICO   (Fred Biagi)Dodge20018,140running0118
161564   Jamie McMurray Top-Flite Golf   (Rusty Wallace)Dodge20015,390running0115
17266   Bill Elliott Country Crock Spread   (Ray Evernham)Dodge20017,190running0112
183435   Jason Keller McDonald's   (Sam Rensi)Ford20020,195running0109
193712   Steadman Marlin Hot Tamales   (Armando Fitz)Dodge20016,820running0106
202959   Stacy Compton Kingsford / Bush's Beans   (Tad Geschickter)Ford19420,720running0103
212519   Tony Stewart Texas Instruments / DLP HDTV   (Joe Gibbs)Chevrolet19114,535crash0100
221018   J.J. Yeley Vigoro / The Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs)Chevrolet19119,655crash097
233814   David Stremme Navy "Accelerate Your Life"   (Terry Bradshaw)Dodge19120,778crash2299
241321   Kevin Harvick Reese's   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet18614,230crash2396
25169   Matt Kenseth Pennzoil Platinum   (Jack Roush)Ford18314,235suspension088
26 622   Kenny Wallace AutoZone   (Greg Pollex)Ford18218,105running085
27327   Jeff Fuller Big Boar Customs   (Joe Nemechek)Chevrolet17513,920engine082
28 558   Regan Smith Samson Stone   (Scott Glynn)Dodge17317,935running079
29 879   Jeremy Mayfield Auto Value / Bumper to Bumper   (Ray Evernham)Dodge17013,810crash076
30 720   Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation   (Joe Gibbs)Chevrolet16923,710running073
312055   Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports   (Robby Gordon)Chevrolet16813,640crash070
323934   Todd Bodine Dollar General   (Frank Cicci)Chevrolet15515,610crash067
33 92   Clint Bowyer AC Delco   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet13723,125running064
344036   T.J. Bell Tucson   (John McGill)Chevrolet13615,550crash061
35 441   Reed Sorenson Discount Tire   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge12323,140crash563
361166   Greg Biffle Duraflame   (Clarence Brewer)Ford10813,465crash055
372233   Tony Raines Outdoor Channel   (Kevin Harvick)Chevrolet10117,465crash052
382727   David Green Kleenex   (Clarence Brewer)Ford10122,920crash049
394381   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Menards   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet10113,365crash046
40415   Adrian Fernandez Lowe's / Hitachi Power Tools   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet9015,345crash043
41 357   Kyle Busch Lowe's / Spectrum Spectracide   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet7313,475transmission945
42211   Johnny Sauter Yellow Transportation   (James Finch)Dodge6922,820crash037
43 148   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's / Kobalt Tools   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet2920,677crash034

Failed to qualify:   Kertus Davis (#0), Michel Jourdain, Jr. (#15), Michael Waltrip (#99), Steve Grissom (#49), Mark Green (#23), Johnny Benson, Jr. (#67), Kim Crosby (#26)

To the back:   Ashton Lewis (#25) backup car, Adrian Fernandez (#5) backup car, Jeff Fuller (#7) unapproved impound adjustment, Todd Bodine (#34) unapproved impound adjustment, Aaron Fike (#43) engine change

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps		Reason'Lucky
Dog'
12929  
30345   #48 accident turn 2 
35439  
44485   #58 spun turn 2 
49502  
51555   #2 accident tri-oval 
567116  
72754   #1,60 accident turn 3 
76805  
81844   #20,58 accident turn 4 
85917  
92976   #5 accident backstretch 
981025  
1031064   #22,27,32,33,47,81 accident tri-oval 
1071082  
1091113   #66 accident turn 3 
11212413  
1251339   #41 accident turn 1 
1341363  
1371393   #36 accident turn 2 
14016223  
1631675   #55 accident turn 1 
1681714  
1721754   #79 accident turn 4 
17618611  
1871915   #21 accident turn 1 
1921921  
1931975   #18,19,14 accident turn 4 
1982003  
  Percent of race run under caution: 33.5%             Average green flag run: 8.9 laps

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Ryan Newman13030
  Reed Sorenson31355
  Paul Menard36372
  Kyle Busch38392
  Ryan Newman40489
  Kyle Busch49557
  Ryan Newman567116
  Carl Edwards72721
  Martin Truex, Jr.73775
  Ryan Newman7812447
  David Stremme12514622
  Kevin Harvick14716923
  Ryan Newman17020031

Points standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Martin Truex, Jr. 4341    
2   Clint Bowyer 4221   -120  
3   Reed Sorenson 4018   -323  
4   Carl Edwards 3985   -356  
5   Denny Hamlin 3696   -645  
6   Kenny Wallace 3659   -682  
7   Paul Menard 3555   -786  
8   Jason Keller 3365   -976  
9   David Green 3360   -981  
10   Greg Biffle 3355   -986  
11   David Stremme 3327   -1014  
12   Ashton Lewis 3283   -1058  
13   J.J. Yeley 3240   -1101  
14   Johnny Sauter 3158   -1183  
15   Jon Wood 3004   -1337  
16   Stacy Compton 2972   -1369  
17   Justin Labonte 2870   -1471  
18   Kevin Harvick 2749   -1592  
19   Randy LaJoie 2704   -1637  
20   Kasey Kahne 2406   -1935