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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 25 of 36
Sunday, September 4, 2005 at California Speedway, Fontana, CA
250 laps* on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:43:32
Average Speed: 136.356 mph
Pole Speed: 185.061 mph

Cautions: 11 for 43 laps
Margin of Victory: .554 sec
Attendance: 100,000
Lead changes: 30

Glossary 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2005 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
27	38	0	Mike Bliss	NetZero / Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	254	85,760	running	0	82
10	22	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	254	130,583	running	0	134
22	21	07	Dave Blaney	Happy Birthday Jack (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	254	95,800	running	0	97
36	10	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline (James Rocco)	Chevrolet	246	99,622	crash	0	55
39	8	11	J.J. Yeley	FedEx Freight (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	209	81,915	running	0	46
18	28	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel / Sony HDTV (Roger Penske)	Dodge	254	131,366	running	0	109
13	19	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	254	123,364	running	3	129
2	4	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard / Charter Communications (Jack Roush)	Ford	254	175,740	running	16	175
7	23	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	254	150,286	running	14	151
20	42	18	Bobby Labonte	AsthmaControl.com (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	254	125,500	running	0	103
26	13	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	254	112,345	running	1	90
15	34	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	254	123,908	running	0	118
5	14	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	254	178,036	running	56	160
9	39	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft Genuine Parts (Wood Brothers)	Ford	254	125,139	running	0	138
31	27	22	Scott Wimmer	CAT Dealers (Bill Davis)	Dodge	250	106,983	crash	0	70
21	6	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	254	133,386	running	0	100
3	9	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC / ditech.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	254	143,300	running	0	165
14	18	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	254	136,136	running	0	121
35	16	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	248	108,470	crash	0	58
23	11	32	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	Tide (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	254	104,408	running	0	94
30	26	36	Boris Said	Centrix Financial (Bob Sutton)	Chevrolet	253	82,875	running	0	73
28	32	37	Tony Raines	Patron Tequila (John Carter)	Dodge	254	85,535	running	0	79
17	15	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	254	127,066	running	0	112
19	12	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	254	117,408	running	0	106
32	33	41	Casey Mears	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	249	101,933	running	0	67
8	40	42	Jamie McMurray	Home123 Corp. (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	254	113,625	running	0	142
25	17	43	Jeff Green	Wheaties (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	254	115,736	running	1	93
41	20	45	Kyle Petty	Brawny / Georgia-Pacific (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	171	81,815	engine	0	40
16	5	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	254	137,316	running	0	115
29	31	49	Ken Schrader	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	253	85,425	running	0	76
1	25	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	254	241,065	running	95	190
43	35	51	Stuart Kirby	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil (Joe Auer)	Chevrolet	31	81,166	brakes	0	34
11	2	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	254	109,825	running	4	135
37	36	66	Mike Garvey	Jani-King (Jeff Stec)	Ford	232	82,025	running	0	52
34	24	7	Robby Gordon	Fruit of the Loom (Jim Smith)	Chevrolet	248	83,125	crash	2	66
33	29	77	Travis Kvapil	Kodak / Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	249	90,225	running	0	64
38	41	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	211	129,383	engine	2	54
24	37	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	254	120,983	running	0	91
6	7	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	254	138,800	running	0	150
40	30	91	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	180	81,865	engine	0	43
42	43	92	Hermie Sadler	Oak Glove Co. (Bob Jenkins)	Dodge	87	81,760	brakes	0	37
12	3	97	Kurt Busch	Smirnoff Ice (Jack Roush)	Ford	254	143,025	running	39	132
4	1	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	254	152,125	running	21	165

* Race extended to 254 laps due to green/white/checker.

Failed to qualify: P.J. Jones (#34), John Andretti (#4)

To the back: Robby Gordon (#7) transmission change, Ricky Rudd (#21) driver change

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	2	2
	3	5	3	#11 accident turn 4	none
	6	23	18
	24	26	3	oil on track	#51
	27	47	21
	48	50	3	#99 spun turn 4	none
	51	93	43
	94	98	5	#92 stalled backstretch	#36
	99	114	16
	115	118	4	debris	#29
	119	144	26
	145	148	4	#97 spun frontstretch	#2
	149	165	17
	166	169	4	#0 spun turn 2	#36
	170	199	30
	200	205	6	#36 spun backstretch	#37
	206	211	6
	212	215	4	oil on track	#37
	216	241	26
	242	243	2	debris	none
	244	247	4
	248	252	5	#10,22,31 accident backstretch	none
	253	254	2
Percent of race run under caution: 16.9% Average green flag run: 17.6 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Carl Edwards	1	1	1
Mark Martin	2	5	4
Kurt Busch	6	10	5
Greg Biffle	11	23	13
Matt Kenseth	24	24	1
Greg Biffle	25	26	2
Carl Edwards	27	46	20
Kurt Busch	47	47	1
Greg Biffle	48	48	1
Kurt Busch	49	81	33
Kyle Busch	82	93	12
Tony Stewart	94	94	1
Jeremy Mayfield	95	95	1
Tony Stewart	96	115	20
Michael Waltrip	116	118	3
Tony Stewart	119	145	27
Jeff Green	146	146	1
Matt Kenseth	147	149	3
Tony Stewart	150	151	2
Kyle Busch	152	165	14
Tony Stewart	166	166	1
Matt Kenseth	167	169	3
Tony Stewart	170	172	3
Kyle Busch	173	199	27
Tony Stewart	200	200	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	201	202	2
Matt Kenseth	203	209	7
Kyle Busch	210	240	31
Tony Stewart	241	241	1
Robby Gordon	242	243	2
Kyle Busch	244	254	11

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Tony Stewart	3570
2	Greg Biffle	3361	-209
3	Jimmie Johnson	3312	-258
4	Rusty Wallace	3257	-313
5	Mark Martin	3149	-421
6	Kurt Busch	3114	-456
7	Jeremy Mayfield	3073	-497
8	Carl Edwards	3014	-556
9	Matt Kenseth	2939	-631
10	Jamie McMurray	2929	-641
11	Ryan Newman	2928	-642
12	Jeff Gordon	2899	-671
13	Elliott Sadler	2877	-693
14	Dale Jarrett	2812	-758
15	Kevin Harvick	2798	-772
16	Joe Nemechek	2794	-776
17	Brian Vickers	2755	-815
18	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2736	-834
19	Michael Waltrip	2611	-959
20	Kasey Kahne	2592	-978

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