| 2005 Auto Club 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 2 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,017,255 | Race Date: | Feb 27, 2005 | Auto Club Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .231 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 34Min 45Sec. | Fontana, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 26 | Average Speed: | 139.697 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 40 Laps | autoclubspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Greg Biffle G. Biffle | Driver: | Kyle Busch K. Busch | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #16 Ford | Car No.: | #5 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Doug Richert | Crew Chief: | Alan Gustafson | |||||
| Laps Led: | 46 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 188.245 MPH | |||||
| Official 2005 Auto Club 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Post-It / National Guard | Running |  | 1 | 250 | 46 |
| 2 | 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running |  | 170 | 250 | 4 |
| 3 | 20 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Sharpie / Irwin Industrial Tools | Running | | 165 | 250 | 11 |
| 4 | 15 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Texaco / Havoline | Running |  | 165 | 250 | 0 |
| 5 | 19 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot | Running | | 160 | 250 | 33 |
| 6 | 31 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 150 | 250 | 23 |
| 7 | 18 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra | Running | | 146 | 250 | 4 |
| 8 | 41 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Pedigree | Running | | 147 | 250 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running | | 138 | 250 | 0 |
| 10 | 23 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 134 | 250 | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 135 | 250 | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | 0 | Mike Bliss | NetZero / Best Buy | Running | | 132 | 250 | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 124 | 250 | 0 |
| 14 | 38 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Schwan's Home Service | Running | | 121 | 250 | 0 |
| 15 | 13 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 118 | 250 | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Caterpillar | Running | | 115 | 250 | 0 |
| 17 | 29 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 112 | 250 | 0 |
| 18 | 36 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia Pacific / Brawny | Running | | 114 | 250 | 2 |
| 19 | 32 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 106 | 250 | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | Tide | Running | | 103 | 250 | 0 |
| 21 | 2 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC | Running | | 105 | 250 | 1 |
| 22 | 16 | 41 | Casey Mears | Target | Running | | 97 | 249 | 0 |
| 23 | 1 | 5 | Kyle Busch (R) | Carquest | Running | | 99 | 249 | 2 |
| 24 | 35 | 77 | Travis Kvapil (R) | Kodak / Jasper Engines | Running | | 91 | 249 | 0 |
| 25 | 33 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Lucas Oil Products | Running | | 88 | 249 | 0 |
| 26 | 6 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | USG Sheetrock / DeWalt | Running | | 90 | 249 | 57 |
| 27 | 37 | 43 | Jeff Green | General Mills Whole Grain | Running | | 87 | 249 | 1 |
| 28 | 3 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 84 | 248 | 1 |
| 29 | 24 | 14 | John Andretti | VB / APlus at Sunoco | Running | | 76 | 248 | 0 |
| 30 | 28 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Engine | | 73 | 246 | 0 |
| 31 | 43 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | Carter's Royal Dispos-all | Running | | 70 | 241 | 0 |
| 32 | 40 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 67 | 237 | 0 |
| 33 | 12 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline | Engine | | 64 | 229 | 0 |
| 34 | 42 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Jack Daniel's | Running | | 61 | 224 | 0 |
| 35 | 25 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Harrah's | Engine | | 58 | 222 | 0 |
| 36 | 11 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Rear Gear | | 55 | 216 | 0 |
| 37 | 39 | 11 | Jason Leffler | FedEx Express | Engine | | 52 | 215 | 0 |
| 38 | 30 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Engine | | 49 | 203 | 0 |
| 39 | 4 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army | Engine | | 56 | 180 | 63 |
| 40 | 17 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Accident | | 43 | 167 | 0 |
| 41 | 21 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Genuine Parts | Engine | | 40 | 145 | 0 |
| 42 | 34 | 34 | Randy LaJoie | Mach One Incoporated | Transmission | | 42 | 47 | 2 |
| 43 | 22 | 91 | Bill Elliott | Stanley Tools | Accident | | 34 | 23 | 0 |
