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2005 Sam's Town 300

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NASCAR Busch Series race number 4 of 35
Saturday, March 12, 2005 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
200 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (300.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:27:21
Average speed: 122.158 mph
Pole speed: 170.951 mph

Cautions: 8 for 31 laps
Margin of victory: 1.412 sec
Attendance: 110000
Lead changes: 15

Glossary 2005 NASCAR Busch Series results / 2005 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	25	9	Mark Martin	Pennzoil Platinum / Pep Boys (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	91501	running	29	185
2	12	21	Kevin Harvick	Reese's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	61220	running	26	175
3	21	14	David Stremme	Navy "Accelerate Your Life" (Terry Bradshaw)	Dodge	200	62983	running	6	170
4	28	87	Joe Nemechek	Cellular One (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	200	35500	running	1	165
5	10	66	Greg Biffle	Duraflame (Clarence Brewer)	Ford	200	31025	running	11	160
6	7	41	Reed Sorenson	Discount Tire (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	200	35275	running	0	150
7	1	60	Carl Edwards	World Financial Group (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	32025	running	125	156
8	43	34	Randy LaJoie	Dollar General (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	200	30175	running	0	142
9	5	2	Clint Bowyer	AC Delco (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	39715	running	0	138
10	13	27	David Green	Kleenex / Smith's (Clarence Brewer)	Ford	200	34255	running	0	134
11	3	5	Kyle Busch	Lowe's / Spectrum Spectracide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	31105	running	2	135
12	18	20	Denny Hamlin	Rockwell Automation (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	200	31350	running	0	127
13	27	44	Justin Labonte	U.S. Coast Guard (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	200	34838	running	0	124
14	2	90	Elliott Sadler	CitiFinancial (Yates Racing)	Ford	200	22790	running	0	121
15	19	12	Tim Fedewa	Supercuts (Armando Fitz)	Dodge	199	28810	running	0	118
16	20	8	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Chance2 Motorsports)	Chevrolet	199	34559	running	0	115
17	22	47	Jon Wood	Clorox / Wisk / Costco (Tad Geschickter)	Ford	199	24160	running	0	112
18	9	18	J.J. Yeley	Vigoro / The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	199	27730	running	0	109
19	33	31	Dave Blaney	Whelen Engineering (Ted Marsh)	Chevrolet	199	21915	running	0	106
20	8	38	Kasey Kahne	Great Clips (Brad Akins)	Dodge	199	22655	running	0	103
21	30	30	Scott Riggs	Smith & Wesson (Chris Lencheski)	Chevrolet	199	21695	running	0	100
22	23	25	Ashton Lewis	U.S. Marines (Ed Rensi)	Ford	199	32790	running	0	97
23	14	22	Kenny Wallace	Stacker 2 (Greg Pollex)	Ford	199	27488	running	0	94
24	29	64	Jeremy Mayfield	Miller High Life Light (Rusty Wallace)	Dodge	199	21340	running	0	91
25	17	40	Sterling Marlin	Cottman Transmission (Armando Fitz)	Dodge	199	21205	running	0	88
26	35	36	Stanton Barrett	DCT Motorsports / Tucson (John McGill)	Chevrolet	198	23195	running	0	85
27	24	43	Aaron Fike	VisitMesquite.com (Mike Curb)	Dodge	197	20965	running	0	82
28	26	1	Johnny Sauter	Yellow Transportation (James Finch)	Dodge	197	23325	running	0	79
29	38	4	Ryan Hemphill	GEICO / Pet Brands (Fred Biagi)	Dodge	197	28190	running	0	76
30	15	6	Paul Wolfe	Ragu (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	197	20830	running	0	73
31	37	23	Shawna Robinson	Vassarette / Riders (Keith Coleman)	Chevrolet	196	22670	running	0	70
32	34	58	Brent Sherman	Hickory Farms / Serta (Doug Stringer)	Dodge	196	20360	running	0	67
33	32	33	Tony Raines	Outdoor Channel (Kevin Harvick)	Chevrolet	196	20250	running	0	64
34	40	28	Derrike Cope	AMD / FOX Sports en Espanol (Jay Robinson)	Ford	191	24670	running	0	61
35	39	72	Eric Norris	Gunbroker.com / P4OT.com (Pat MacDonald)	Chevrolet	190	22040	running	0	58
36	4	32	Shane Hmiel	Win Fuel (Todd Braun)	Chevrolet	148	22000	transmission	0	55
37	11	11	Paul Menard	Menards / Moen (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	144	22490	crash	0	52
38	16	59	Stacy Compton	Kingsford / Bush's Beans (Tad Geschickter)	Ford	113	24455	crash	0	49
39	42	7	Kim Crosby	Boudreaux's Butt Paste (Gregg Mixon)	Chevrolet	76	19895	crash	0	46
40	31	10	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	ppc Racing (Greg Pollex)	Ford	53	27360	crash	0	43
41	41	49	Steve Grissom	Advil Liqui-Gels (Jay Robinson)	Ford	50	24325	engine	0	40
42	36	0	Kertus Davis	RaceGirl (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	48	21765	engine	0	37
43	6	35	Jason Keller	McDonald's (Sam Rensi)	Ford	41	24259	engine	0	34

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Michael Waltrip	99	Domino's Pizza	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet
45	Ken Schrader	67	Panasonic	Mike Smith	Chevrolet
46	Jerry Robertson	78	Furniture Row Racing	Barney Visser	Chevrolet
47	Eric Jones	73	Red Cactus Salsa	Daniel Griffin	Chevrolet
48	John Hayden	16	31-W Insulation	Wayne Day	Chevrolet
49	Jeff Fuller	24	Big Boar Customs	Gregg Mixon	Chevrolet
50	Shane Hall	52	Top of the World	Jimmy Means	Ford
51	Damon Lusk	85	House Hunter	Daniel Kinney	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	5	5
	6	8	3	#10 accident turn 2
	9	41	33
	42	45	4	oil on track
	46	52	7
	53	55	3	oil on track
	56	85	30
	86	89	4	debris turn 3
	90	109	20
	110	113	4	#7 accident turn 2
	114	114	1
	115	121	7	#59,40,33,11,18,87,38 accident turn 3
	122	175	54
	176	178	3	debris backstretch
	179	187	9
	188	190	3	#60 spun turn 4
	191	200	10
Percent of race run under caution: 15.5% Average green flag run: 18.8 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Carl Edwards	1	45	45
Kevin Harvick	46	57	12
Carl Edwards	58	75	18
Mark Martin	76	85	10
Carl Edwards	86	86	1
Kevin Harvick	87	99	13
Mark Martin	100	109	10
Carl Edwards	110	110	1
Greg Biffle	111	121	11
Carl Edwards	122	169	48
Kevin Harvick	170	170	1
Joe Nemechek	171	171	1
Kyle Busch	172	173	2
Carl Edwards	174	185	12
David Stremme	186	191	6
Mark Martin	192	200	9

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Kevin Harvick	690
2	Carl Edwards	610	-80
3	Clint Bowyer	571	-119
4	Reed Sorenson	564	-126
5	Martin Truex Jr	538	-152
6	Ashton Lewis	494	-196
7	David Stremme	452	-238
8	Shane Hmiel	431	-259
9	Justin Labonte	427	-263
10	Denny Hamlin	418	-272
11	Joe Nemechek	413	-277
12	Kenny Wallace	412	-278
13	Tim Fedewa	409	-281
14	David Green	398	-292
15	Randy LaJoie	385	-305
16	Jon Wood	376	-314
17	Mark Martin	375	-315
18	Greg Biffle	350	-340
19	Johnny Sauter	345	-345
20	J.J. Yeley	343	-347
21	Stacy Compton	337	-353