| 2005 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $14,322,448 | Race Date: | Feb 20, 2005 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .158 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 45Min 16Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 22 | Average Speed: | 135.173 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 45 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Driver: | Dale Jarrett D. Jarrett | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #88 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Yates Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Robbie Loomis | Crew Chief: | Mike Ford | |||||
| Laps Led: | 29 of 203 | Pole Speed: | 188.312 MPH | |||||
| Official 2005 Daytona 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 185 | 203 | 29 |
| 2 | 13 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Sharpie / Irwin Industrial Tools | Running |  | 170 | 203 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 170 | 203 | 2 |
| 4 | 12 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline | Running | | 160 | 203 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 160 | 203 | 3 |
| 6 | 32 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra | Running | | 150 | 203 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 156 | 203 | 107 |
| 8 | 18 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running |  | 142 | 203 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | Patron Tequila | Running | | 138 | 203 | 0 |
| 10 | 36 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 134 | 203 | 0 |
| 11 | 39 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's | Running | | 130 | 203 | 0 |
| 12 | 27 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot | Running | | 127 | 203 | 0 |
| 13 | 34 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army | Running | | 129 | 203 | 2 |
| 14 | 38 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Jack Daniel's | Running | | 121 | 203 | 0 |
| 15 | 1 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 118 | 203 | 0 |
| 16 | 26 | 43 | Jeff Green | Cheerios | Running | | 115 | 203 | 0 |
| 17 | 33 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia Pacific / Brawny | Running | | 117 | 203 | 1 |
| 18 | 35 | 0 | Mike Bliss | NetZero / Best Buy | Running | | 109 | 203 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | 77 | Travis Kvapil (R) | Kodak / Jasper Engines | Running | | 106 | 203 | 0 |
| 20 | 9 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running | | 108 | 203 | 1 |
| 21 | 28 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC / ditech.com | Running | | 100 | 203 | 0 |
| 22 | 37 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 97 | 203 | 0 |
| 23 | 24 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 99 | 203 | 1 |
| 24 | 11 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 66 | 202 | 0 |
| 25 | 23 | 16 | Greg Biffle | National Guard | Running | | 88 | 201 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 41 | Casey Mears | Target | Running | | 85 | 199 | 0 |
| 27 | 41 | 36 | Boris Said (R) | CENTRIX Financial | Running | | 82 | 198 | 0 |
| 28 | 30 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 84 | 198 | 1 |
| 29 | 6 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 81 | 194 | 6 |
| 30 | 7 | 23 | Mike Skinner | Argent Mortgage | Accident | | 73 | 187 | 0 |
| 31 | 42 | 14 | John Andretti | VB / APlus at Sunoco | Accident | | 70 | 187 | 0 |
| 32 | 17 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Texaco / Havoline | Accident | | 67 | 184 | 0 |
| 33 | 16 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Caterpillar | Accident | | 69 | 182 | 8 |
| 34 | 10 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops | Engine | | 61 | 178 | 0 |
| 35 | 22 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | Tide Coldwater | Running | | 58 | 173 | 0 |
| 36 | 40 | 11 | Jason Leffler | FedEx Express | Accident | | 55 | 168 | 0 |
| 37 | 3 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Engine | | 57 | 161 | 42 |
| 38 | 19 | 5 | Kyle Busch (R) | Kellogg's | Running | | 49 | 148 | 0 |
| 39 | 31 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Schwan's Home Service | Engine | | 46 | 120 | 0 |
| 40 | 21 | 00 | Kenny Wallace | Aaron's | Engine | | 43 | 39 | 0 |
| 41 | 43 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Lucas Oil Products | Overheating | | 40 | 35 | 0 |
| 42 | 14 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Engine | | 37 | 34 | 0 |
| 43 | 20 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Engine | | 34 | 14 | 0 |
