| 2005 Nextel Open NASCAR Cup Series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $921,700 | Race Date: | May 22, 2005 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .114 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 81Min 3Sec. | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 7 Among / 3 Drivers | Average Speed: | 95.688 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 28 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 5 Laps | charlottemotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner and Pole Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Brian Vickers B. Vickers | Driver: | Mike Bliss M. Bliss | Non-Points Race | ||||
| Car No.: | #25 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #0 Chevrolet | |||||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Stewart Haas Racing | |||||
| Crew Chief: | Alan Gustafson | Crew Chief: | Tommy Baldwin, Jr. | |||||
| Laps Led: | 1 of 40 | Pole Speed: | ||||||
| Official 2005 Nextel Open Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC / ditech.com | Running |  | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Mike Bliss | Net Zero / Best Buy | Running | | 0 | 30 | 16 |
| 3 | 4 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Kodak / Jasper Engines | Running |  | 0 | 30 | 13 |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Kellogg's | Running | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | Tide | Running | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 41 | Casey Mears | Target | Running | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Fruit of the Loom | Running | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Genuine Parts | Running |  | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Pizza | Running | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Running | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | 43 | Jeff Green | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Running | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 14 | 17 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Caterpillar | Running | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | 50 | Jimmy Spencer | Arnold Development Company | Running | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Jack Daniel's Country Cocktail | Running | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Wide Open Energy Drink | Running | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | Underdog | Running | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 66 | Hermie Sadler | Peak Fitness | Running | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 21 | 21 | 60 | Derrike Cope | Year One | Running | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 22 | 18 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny | Running | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 36 | Boris Said | Centrix Financial | Running | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 24 | 28 | 11 | Jason Leffler | FedEx Ground | Running | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 25 | 25 | 27 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Freddie B's | Running | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 26 | 23 | 92 | Eric McClure | Bob Jenkins | Overheating | | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 27 | 26 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Red Line Oil / Racing with Jesus | Accident | | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | 27 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline | Accident | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
