2005 Samsung/Radio Shack 500

2005 Samsung/Radio Shack 500
Race details
Race 7 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
2005 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 program cover
Date April 17, 2005 (2005-04-17)
Location Texas Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.5 miles (2.414 km)
Distance 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km)
Average speed 130.055 mph (209.303 km/h)
Attendance 211,000
Pole position
Driver Penske Racing
Time 28.040
Most laps led
Driver Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing
Laps 219
Winner
No. 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway 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 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 was the 7th race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, ran on April 17, 2005, at Texas Motor Speedway. The race was won by Greg Biffle, who went on to lead 216 laps of the 334 lap event.

Qualifying

Pos[1][2] No. Driver Make Speed Time Behind
1 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 192.582 28.040 0.000
2 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 192.431 28.062 -0.022
3 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 191.734 28.164 -0.124
4 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 191.557 28.190 -0.150
5 16 Greg Biffle Ford 191.435 28.208 -0.168
6 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 191.286 28.230 -0.190
7 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 191.042 28.266 -0.226
8 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 190.631 28.327 -0.287
9 1 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 190.611 28.330 -0.290
10 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 190.590 28.333 -0.293
11 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 190.570 28.336 -0.296
12 7 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 190.550 28.339 -0.299
13 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 190.510 28.345 -0.305
14 10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 190.342 28.370 -0.330
15 91 Bill Elliott Dodge 190.248 28.384 -0.344
16 6 Mark Martin Ford 190.174 28.395 -0.355
17 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 190.154 28.398 -0.358
18 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 190.047 28.414 -0.374
19 97 Kurt Busch Ford 189.860 28.442 -0.402
20 99 Carl Edwards Ford 189.833 28.446 -0.406
21 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 189.687 28.468 -0.428
22 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 189.627 28.477 -0.437
23 43 Jeff Green Dodge 189.580 28.484 -0.444
24 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 189.281 28.529 -0.489
25 77 Travis Kvapil Dodge 189.248 28.534 -0.494
26 4 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 188.976 28.575 -0.535
27 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 188.772 28.606 -0.566
28 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 188.765 28.607 -0.567
29 11 Jason Leffler Chevrolet 188.488 28.649 -0.609
30 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 188.147 28.701 -0.661
31 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 188.048 28.716 -0.676
32 41 Casey Mears Dodge 187.983 28.726 -0.686
33 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 187.950 28.731 -0.691
34 9 Johnny Sauter Dodge 187.735 28.764 -0.724
35 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 187.709 28.768 -0.728
36 22 Scott Wimmer Dodge 187.617 28.782 -0.742
37 66 Hermie Sadler Ford 187.227 28.842 -0.802
38 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr Chevrolet 187.221 28.843 -0.803
39 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 187.149 28.854 -0.814
40 36 Boris Said Chevrolet 187.058 28.868 -0.828
41 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 185.899 29.048 -1.008
42 00 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 0.000
43 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 186.838 28.902 -0.862
Failed to qualify
44 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge
45 92 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet
46 34 Randy LaJoie Chevrolet

Results

Pos[3] St No. Driver Car Laps Money Status Led Points
1 5 16 Greg Biffle Ford 334 522250 running 219 190
2 31 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 334 308350 running 0 170
3 18 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 334 216400 running 0 165
4 32 41 Casey Mears Dodge 334 207908 running 15 165
5 13 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 334 158700 running 3 160
6 21 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 334 146050 running 7 155
7 19 97 Kurt Busch Ford 334 134975 running 2 151
8 4 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 334 124675 running 0 142
9 11 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 334 117375 running 0 138
10 6 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 334 119200 running 0 134
11 2 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 334 123850 running 34 135
12 41 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 334 115850 running 0 127
13 17 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 334 110100 running 0 124
14 27 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 334 111425 running 0 121
15 7 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 334 107625 running 1 123
16 1 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 334 118725 running 1 120
17 9 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 334 122983 running 0 112
18 39 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 334 101625 running 1 114
19 20 99 Carl Edwards Ford 334 100125 running 0 106
20 16 6 Mark Martin Ford 334 100675 running 0 103
21 35 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 334 102225 running 0 100
22 42 0 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 333 99125 running 0 97
23 30 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 333 97525 running 3 99
24 28 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 333 110083 running 1 96
25 26 4 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 333 95675 running 1 93
26 12 07 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 332 92725 running 0 85
27 40 36 Boris Said Chevrolet 327 88125 running 0 82
28 8 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 324 86625 engine 1 84
29 37 66 Hermie Sadler Ford 319 88525 running 0 76
30 25 77 Travis Kvapil Dodge 297 87375 running 0 73
31 10 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 296 82975 engine 45 75
32 14 10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 288 95533 running 0 67
33 15 91 Bill Elliott Dodge 286 81225 engine 0 64
34 24 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 278 79175 running 0 61
35 3 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 269 78075 engine 0 58
36 29 11 Jason Leffler Chevrolet 250 76950 running 0 55
37 33 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 238 75825 crash 0 52
38 22 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 232 74700 running 0 49
39 38 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet 219 84122 running 0 46
40 43 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 202 74450 engine 0 43
41 34 09 Johnny Sauter Dodge 98 74335 handling 0 40
42 36 22 Scott Wimmer Dodge 39 74225 crash 0 37
43 23 43 Jeff Green Dodge 31 74439 crash 0 34

References

  1. ^ "Samsung Radio Shack 500 Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup Texas Motor Speedway NASCAR 2005". NASCAR Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Qualifying times: Samsung/RadioShack 500". Crash. April 16, 2005. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 4, 2021.