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2005 UAW-Ford 500

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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 29 of 36
Sunday, October 2, 2005 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps* on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 3:30:51 Average speed: 143.818 mph Pole speed: 189.26 mph	Cautions: 10 for 33 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: 155000 Lead changes: 50
Green flag passes: 7,997 (50.9 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2005 standings

Playoff drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	190	239833	running	2	185
2	4	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	190	212361	running	65	180
3	11	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	190	179511	running	23	170
4	3	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	190	172041	running	12	165
5	10	99	Carl Edwards	World Financial Group (Jack Roush)	Ford	190	128475	running	2	160
6	27	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC / ditech.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	190	109875	running	6	155
7	16	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light Camouflage Can (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	190	124633	running	0	146
8	21	97	Kurt Busch	Sharpie (Jack Roush)	Ford	190	138200	running	7	147
9	5	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	190	114758	running	1	143
10	42	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	190	137161	running	6	139
11	6	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	190	120875	running	0	130
12	14	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco / Havoline "Shine On" (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	190	98925	running	38	132
13	28	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	190	117125	running	0	124
14	32	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	190	107995	running	1	126
15	30	07	Dave Blaney	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	190	89475	running	0	118
16	15	77	Travis Kvapil	Kodak / Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	190	89875	running	1	120
17	36	22	Scott Wimmer	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	190	103783	running	0	112
18	29	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft Genuine Parts (Wood Brothers)	Ford	190	116539	running	5	114
19	33	4	Mike Wallace	Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	190	78950	running	1	111
20	31	32	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	Tide (Bob Jenkins)	Chevrolet	190	94733	running	0	103
21	40	43	Jeff Green	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	189	107061	running	1	105
22	43	37	Tony Raines	BoSPOKER.net (John Carter)	Dodge	189	77825	running	0	97
23	22	7	Robby Gordon	Menards (Robby Gordon)	Chevrolet	189	78400	running	0	94
24	38	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	188	88833	running	0	91
25	41	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	185	107433	running	0	88
26	39	49	Ken Schrader	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	183	73750	crash	1	90
27	8	16	Greg Biffle	Post-it / National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	172	91950	running	0	82
28	17	1	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	170	73400	engine	0	79
29	19	11	J.J. Yeley	FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	165	73250	running	1	81
30	37	66	Kevin Lepage	Ace & TJ Show / Peak Fitness (Jeff Stec)	Ford	160	73575	running	0	73
31	9	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	158	121366	running	3	75
32	23	0	Mike Bliss	Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	149	72750	crash	0	67
33	13	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	146	81550	engine	0	64
34	1	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	128	123916	running	9	66
35	18	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	71	98595	crash	0	58
36	7	10	Scott Riggs	Checkers / Valvoline (James Rocco)	Chevrolet	65	89647	crash	0	55
37	12	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	65	120711	crash	0	52
38	26	41	Casey Mears	Target / Breast Cancer Research Foundation (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	65	79850	crash	5	54
39	34	33	Kerry Earnhardt	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	57	71725	crash	0	46
40	20	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	19	118983	crash	0	43
41	24	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	19	89435	crash	0	40
42	25	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	19	98524	crash	0	37
43	35	00	Mike Skinner	Aaron's (William Edwards)	Ford	19	71528	crash	0	34

* Race extended to 190 laps due to green/white/checker.

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Mike Skinner	00	driver change
Joe Nemechek	01	engine change
Rusty Wallace	2	engine change
Michael Waltrip	15	transmission change
Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	32	driver change
Casey Mears	41	transmission change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	32	Tide	Cal Wells	Chevrolet
45	Johnny Sauter	09	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts	James Finch	Dodge
46	Morgan Shepherd	89	Racing With Jesus / Dutch Quality Stone	Morgan Shepherd	Dodge
DC	Hermie Sadler	34	Aaron's	William Edwards	Ford
WD	Mike Skinner	92	Front Row Motorsports	Bob Jenkins	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	20	20
	21	27	7	#00,01,6,8,15,38,48 accident turn 1	none
	28	34	7
	35	37	3	debris	none
	38	57	20
	58	60	3	#0,43,11,33 accident turn 2	none
	61	65	5
	66	70	5	#2,4,10,16,24,31,41,48 accident frontstretch	#45
	71	77	7
	78	80	3	#5 accident turn 4	#4
	81	90	10
	91	93	3	#97 accident turn 4	#45
	94	109	16
	110	112	3	debris	#45
	113	128	16
	129	131	3	debris	#37
	132	185	54
	186	188	3	#49 accident turn 4	none
	189	189	1
	190	190	1	#45 accident backstretch	none
Percent of race run under caution: 17.9% Average green flag run: 15.6 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Elliott Sadler	1	1	1
Tony Stewart	2	2	1
Dale Jarrett	3	3	1
Elliott Sadler	4	8	5
Matt Kenseth	9	9	1
Jimmie Johnson	10	12	3
Matt Kenseth	13	13	1
Elliott Sadler	14	16	3
Jamie McMurray	17	20	4
Mike Wallace	21	21	1
Jeff Green	22	22	1
Matt Kenseth	23	29	7
Tony Stewart	30	30	1
Matt Kenseth	31	31	1
Tony Stewart	32	32	1
Kevin Harvick	33	34	2
J.J. Yeley	35	35	1
Kurt Busch	36	41	6
Casey Mears	42	43	2
Tony Stewart	44	44	1
Casey Mears	45	47	3
Jamie McMurray	48	51	4
Tony Stewart	52	52	1
Jamie McMurray	53	53	1
Tony Stewart	54	54	1
Jamie McMurray	55	55	1
Tony Stewart	56	57	2
Joe Nemechek	58	58	1
Brian Vickers	59	63	5
Jamie McMurray	64	77	14
Jeremy Mayfield	78	78	1
Kevin Harvick	79	82	4
Matt Kenseth	83	88	6
Kurt Busch	89	89	1
Jamie McMurray	90	90	1
Ken Schrader	91	91	1
Ricky Rudd	92	96	5
Brian Vickers	97	97	1
Ryan Newman	98	109	12
Travis Kvapil	110	110	1
Jamie McMurray	111	114	4
Tony Stewart	115	119	5
Jamie McMurray	120	120	1
Tony Stewart	121	131	11
Matt Kenseth	132	132	1
Tony Stewart	133	161	29
Carl Edwards	162	163	2
Tony Stewart	164	175	12
Jamie McMurray	176	183	8
Matt Kenseth	184	189	6
Dale Jarrett	190	190	1

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Tony Stewart	5519
2	Ryan Newman	5515	-4
3	Rusty Wallace	5443	-76
4	Jimmie Johnson	5437	-82
5	Greg Biffle	5421	-98
6	Carl Edwards	5419	-100
7	Matt Kenseth	5408	-111
8	Jeremy Mayfield	5407	-112
9	Mark Martin	5381	-138
10	Kurt Busch	5339	-180
11	Kevin Harvick	3321	-2198
12	Jamie McMurray	3307	-2212
13	Elliott Sadler	3288	-2231
14	Dale Jarrett	3270	-2249
15	Joe Nemechek	3222	-2297
16	Jeff Gordon	3202	-2317
17	Brian Vickers	3187	-2332
18	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3112	-2407
19	Kyle Busch	3064	-2455
20	Jeff Burton	3022	-2497
21	Kasey Kahne	3002	-2517

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Tony Stewart	4185
2	Greg Biffle	3907	-278
3	Rusty Wallace	3815	-370
4	Jimmie Johnson	3802	-383
5	Mark Martin	3629	-556
6	Jeremy Mayfield	3615	-570
7	Kurt Busch	3613	-572
8	Ryan Newman	3565	-620
9	Carl Edwards	3518	-667
10	Matt Kenseth	3507	-678
11	Kevin Harvick	3321	-864
12	Jamie McMurray	3307	-878
13	Elliott Sadler	3288	-897
14	Dale Jarrett	3270	-915
15	Joe Nemechek	3222	-963
16	Jeff Gordon	3202	-983
17	Brian Vickers	3187	-998
18	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3112	-1073
19	Kyle Busch	3064	-1121
20	Jeff Burton	3022	-1163