2005 Food City 500
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
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The 2005 Food City 500 program cover. | |||
| Date | April 3, 2005 | ||
| Location | Bristol Motor Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.533 miles (0.858 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km) | ||
| Average speed | 77.496 mph (124.718 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 160,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Robert Yates Racing | ||
| Time | 15.022 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing | |
| Laps | 157 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FOX | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Performance Racing Network | ||
The 2005 Food City 500 was the 5th race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, held on April 3, 2005, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Pole position was won by Elliott Sadler of Robert Yates Racing, who had a pole time of 15.022 seconds. Rusty Wallace would lead the most laps of the day with 157. In the end, Kevin Harvick would win the race.
Entry list
Qualifying
Elliott Sadler would win the pole with a 15.022. Meanwhile, Carl Edwards would crash during qualifying after spinning off of Turn 2, causing him to start at the back.
| Pos[1][2] | No. | Driver | Make | Speed | Time | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 127.733 | 15.022 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 127.444 | 15.056 | -0.034 |
| 3 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | 127.048 | 15.103 | -0.081 |
| 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 126.964 | 15.113 | -0.091 |
| 5 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Dodge | 126.955 | 15.114 | -0.092 |
| 6 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | 126.603 | 15.156 | -0.134 |
| 7 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 126.536 | 15.164 | -0.142 |
| 8 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 126.536 | 15.164 | -0.142 |
| 9 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 126.503 | 15.168 | -0.146 |
| 10 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 126.503 | 15.168 | -0.146 |
| 11 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 126.462 | 15.173 | -0.151 |
| 12 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | 126.403 | 15.180 | -0.158 |
| 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 126.312 | 15.191 | -0.169 |
| 14 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 126.303 | 15.192 | -0.170 |
| 15 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | 126.245 | 15.199 | -0.177 |
| 16 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 126.179 | 15.207 | -0.185 |
| 17 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | 126.104 | 15.216 | -0.194 |
| 18 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr | Chevrolet | 126.013 | 15.227 | -0.205 |
| 19 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 125.947 | 15.235 | -0.213 |
| 20 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 125.947 | 15.235 | -0.213 |
| 21 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 125.897 | 15.241 | -0.219 |
| 22 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | 125.897 | 15.241 | -0.219 |
| 23 | 92 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | 125.782 | 15.255 | -0.233 |
| 24 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 125.716 | 15.263 | -0.241 |
| 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 125.642 | 15.272 | -0.250 |
| 26 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 125.568 | 15.281 | -0.259 |
| 27 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | 125.436 | 15.297 | -0.275 |
| 28 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 125.354 | 15.307 | -0.285 |
| 29 | 50 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | 125.313 | 15.312 | -0.290 |
| 30 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 125.281 | 15.316 | -0.294 |
| 31 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 125.003 | 15.350 | -0.328 |
| 32 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | 124.954 | 15.356 | -0.334 |
| 33 | 08 | Shane Hmiel | Chevrolet | 124.954 | 15.356 | -0.334 |
| 34 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | 124.922 | 15.360 | -0.338 |
| 35 | 66 | Hermie Sadler | Ford | 124.889 | 15.364 | -0.342 |
| 36 | 11 | Jason Leffler | Chevrolet | 124.646 | 15.394 | -0.372 |
| 37 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 124.581 | 15.402 | -0.380 |
| 38 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | 124.258 | 15.442 | -0.420 |
| 39 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 124.210 | 15.448 | -0.426 |
| 40 | 1 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 123.770 | 15.503 | -0.481 |
| 41 | 0 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | 123.079 | 15.590 | -0.568 |
| 42 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 43 | 00 | Carl Long | Chevrolet | 124.387 | 15.426 | -0.404 |
| Failed to qualify or withdrew | ||||||
| 44 | 09 | Johnny Sauter | Dodge | 124.162 | 15.454 | |
| 45 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | 123.945 | 15.481 | |
| 46 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | 123.190 | 15.576 | |
| 47 | 34 | Randy LaJoie | Chevrolet | 121.813 | 15.752 | |
| 48 | 27 | Brad Teague | Ford | 120.999 | 15.858 | |
| WD | 89 | Jason Jarrett | Dodge | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Results
References
- ^ "Food City 500 Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup Bristol Motor Speedway NASCAR 2005". NASCAR Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "Qualifying times: Food City 500". Crash. April 2, 2005. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "2005 Food City 500 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "2005 Food City 500 race results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021.