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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 2 of 36
Sunday, February 27, 2005 at California Speedway, Fontana, CA
250 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:34:45 Average speed: 139.697 mph Pole speed: 188.245 mph	Cautions: 7 for 40 laps Margin of victory: .231 sec Attendance: 90000 Lead changes: 26
Green flag passes: 1,792 (8.5 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2005 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	5	16	Greg Biffle	Post-it / National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	288650	running	46	185
2	8	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	235041	running	4	175
3	20	97	Kurt Busch	Sharpie / Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	208075	running	11	170
4	15	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	250	143225	running	0	160
5	19	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	125600	running	33	160
6	31	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	148811	running	23	155
7	18	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	116825	running	4	151
8	41	38	Elliott Sadler	Pedigree (Yates Racing)	Ford	250	141316	running	0	142
9	9	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	138616	running	0	138
10	23	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	127383	running	0	134
11	7	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	250	130458	running	0	130
12	10	0	Mike Bliss	NetZero / Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	250	94500	running	0	127
13	14	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	250	127225	running	0	124
14	38	49	Ken Schrader	Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	250	90575	running	0	121
15	13	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	250	120383	running	0	118
16	27	22	Scott Wimmer	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	250	115233	running	0	115
17	29	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	250	133111	running	0	112
18	36	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	250	103933	running	2	114
19	32	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	113420	running	0	106
20	26	32	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	Tide / Give Kids The World (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	250	102583	running	0	103
21	2	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	93675	running	1	105
22	16	41	Casey Mears	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	249	104633	running	0	97
23	1	5	Kyle Busch	Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	249	110225	running	2	99
24	35	77	Travis Kvapil	Kodak / Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	249	91550	running	0	91
25	33	4	Mike Wallace	Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	249	83350	running	0	88
26	6	17	Matt Kenseth	USG Sheetrock / DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	249	127286	running	57	90
27	37	43	Jeff Green	General Mills Whole Grain (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	249	110186	running	1	87
28	3	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	248	104495	running	1	84
29	24	14	John Andretti	VB/APlus at Sunoco (Greg Pollex)	Ford	248	77950	running	0	76
30	28	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	246	126936	engine	0	73
31	43	37	Kevin Lepage	Carter's Royal Dispos-All (John Carter)	Dodge	241	77525	running	0	70
32	40	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	237	124728	running	0	67
33	12	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline (James Rocco)	Chevrolet	229	95597	engine	0	64
34	42	07	Dave Blaney	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	224	84900	running	0	61
35	25	7	Robby Gordon	Harrah's (Robby Gordon)	Chevrolet	222	76700	engine	0	58
36	11	44	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	216	76550	rear end	0	55
37	39	11	Jason Leffler	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	215	76325	engine	0	52
38	30	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	203	103289	engine	0	49
39	4	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	180	104255	engine	63	56
40	17	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW / Mountain Dew (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	167	107880	crash	0	43
41	21	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft Genuine Parts (Wood Brothers)	Ford	145	102894	engine	0	40
42	34	34	Randy LaJoie	Mach One Inc. (William Edwards)	Chevrolet	47	75575	transmission	2	42
43	22	91	Bill Elliott	Stanley Tools (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	23	75788	crash	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Dave Blaney	07	backup car
John Andretti	14	impound violation
Tony Stewart	20	transmission change
Randy LaJoie	34	impound violation
Kevin Lepage	37	impound violation
Elliott Sadler	38	impound violation
Jeff Green	43	impound violation

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Stanton Barrett	92	Front Row Motorsports	Bob Jenkins	Chevrolet
45	Hermie Sadler	66	Peak Fitness	Jeff Stec	Ford
46	Stan Boyd	79	Conely Racing	John Conely	Chevrolet
47	Eric McClure	73	ARC Dehooker / joinrfa.com	Ed Raabe	Chevrolet
48	Kirk Shelmerdine	27	Freddie B's	Kirk Shelmerdine	Ford
WD	Morgan Shepherd	89	Victory in Jesus / Red Line Oil	Morgan Shpeherd	Dodge

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	25	25
	26	30	5	#91 accident turn 1	none
	31	59	29
	60	66	7	debris backstretch	#4
	67	107	41
	108	114	7	debris turn 2	#22
	115	143	29
	144	150	7	#07 accident turn 4	#97
	151	160	10
	161	164	4	#9 accident turn 2	#12
	165	203	39
	204	209	6	oil on track	#25
	210	217	8
	218	221	4	oil on track	#12
	222	250	29
Percent of race run under caution: 16.0% Average green flag run: 26.3 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Kyle Busch	1	1	1
Brian Vickers	2	2	1
Kyle Busch	3	3	1
Greg Biffle	4	26	23
Kyle Petty	27	28	2
Randy LaJoie	29	30	2
Matt Kenseth	31	45	15
Carl Edwards	46	60	15
Kurt Busch	61	61	1
Jeremy Mayfield	62	62	1
Jeff Green	63	63	1
Matt Kenseth	64	66	3
Carl Edwards	67	68	2
Matt Kenseth	69	107	39
Mark Martin	108	108	1
Joe Nemechek	109	143	35
Mark Martin	144	144	1
Joe Nemechek	145	160	16
Mark Martin	161	161	1
Jimmie Johnson	162	165	4
Joe Nemechek	166	177	12
Carl Edwards	178	193	16
Kevin Harvick	194	203	10
Mark Martin	204	204	1
Kevin Harvick	205	217	13
Kurt Busch	218	227	10
Greg Biffle	228	250	23

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Kurt Busch	340
2	Jimmie Johnson	335	-5
3	Mark Martin	301	-39
4	Carl Edwards	287	-53
5	Greg Biffle	273	-67
6	Elliott Sadler	272	-68
7	Tony Stewart	268	-72
7	Rusty Wallace	268	-72
9	Sterling Marlin	260	-80
10	Jeff Gordon	258	-82
11	Dale Jarrett	248	-92
12	Ryan Newman	246	-94
13	Kevin Harvick	239	-101
14	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	237	-103
15	Mike Bliss	236	-104
16	Kyle Petty	231	-109
17	Jamie McMurray	227	-113
18	Scott Riggs	224	-116
19	Kevin Lepage	208	-132
20	Brian Vickers	205	-135
21	Jeff Green	202	-138