Official NASCAR Race Results
Greg Biffle won the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway.
02-27-2005 | Auto Club 500 | Auto Club Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Post-it / National Guard | 185 | 250 | 46 | Running | 288,650 |
| 2 | 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 175 | 250 | 4 | Running | 235,041 |
| 3 | 20 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Sharpie / Irwin Industrial Tools | 170 | 250 | 10 | Running | 208,075 |
| 4 | 15 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 160 | 250 | 0 | Running | 143,225 |
| 5 | 19 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 160 | 250 | 33 | Running | 125,600 |
| 6 | 31 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 155 | 250 | 23 | Running | 148,811 |
| 7 | 18 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 151 | 250 | 4 | Running | 116,825 |
| 8 | 41 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Pedigree | 142 | 250 | 0 | Running | 141,316 |
| 9 | 9 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Alltel | 138 | 250 | 0 | Running | 138,616 |
| 10 | 23 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 134 | 250 | 0 | Running | 127,383 |
| 11 | 7 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 130 | 250 | 0 | Running | 130,458 |
| 12 | 10 | 0 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | NetZero / Best Buy | 127 | 250 | 0 | Running | 94,500 |
| 13 | 14 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 124 | 250 | 0 | Running | 127,225 |
| 14 | 38 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 121 | 250 | 0 | Running | 90,575 |
| 15 | 13 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 118 | 250 | 0 | Running | 120,383 |
| 16 | 27 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | Caterpillar | 115 | 250 | 0 | Running | 115,233 |
| 17 | 29 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 112 | 250 | 0 | Running | 133,111 |
| 18 | 36 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny | 114 | 250 | 2 | Running | 103,933 |
| 19 | 32 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 106 | 250 | 0 | Running | 113,420 |
| 20 | 26 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | Chevrolet | Tide / Give Kids The World | 103 | 250 | 0 | Running | 102,583 |
| 21 | 2 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC | 105 | 250 | 1 | Running | 93,675 |
| 22 | 16 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target | 97 | 249 | 0 | Running | 104,633 |
| 23 | 1 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Carquest | 99 | 249 | 3 | Running | 110,225 |
| 24 | 35 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Dodge | Kodak / Jasper Engines | 91 | 249 | 0 | Running | 91,550 |
| 25 | 33 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil Products | 88 | 249 | 0 | Running | 83,350 |
| 26 | 6 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | USG Sheetrock / DeWalt | 90 | 249 | 57 | Running | 127,286 |
| 27 | 37 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | General Mills Whole Grain | 87 | 249 | 1 | Running | 110,186 |
| 28 | 3 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 84 | 248 | 1 | Running | 104,495 |
| 29 | 24 | 14 | John Andretti | Ford | VB/APlus at Sunoco | 76 | 248 | 0 | Running | 77,950 |
| 30 | 28 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 73 | 246 | 0 | Engine | 126,936 |
| 31 | 43 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | Carter's Royal Dispos-All | 70 | 241 | 0 | Running | 77,525 |
| 32 | 40 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 67 | 237 | 0 | Running | 124,728 |
| 33 | 12 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 64 | 229 | 0 | Engine | 95,597 |
| 34 | 42 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 61 | 224 | 0 | Running | 84,900 |
| 35 | 25 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Harrah's | 58 | 222 | 0 | Engine | 76,700 |
| 36 | 11 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 55 | 216 | 0 | Rear end | 76,550 |
| 37 | 39 | 11 | Jason Leffler | Chevrolet | FedEx Express | 52 | 215 | 0 | Engine | 76,325 |
| 38 | 30 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 49 | 203 | 0 | Engine | 103,289 |
| 39 | 4 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 56 | 180 | 63 | Engine | 104,255 |
| 40 | 17 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 43 | 167 | 0 | Crash | 107,880 |
| 41 | 21 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft Genuine Parts | 40 | 145 | 0 | Engine | 102,894 |
| 42 | 34 | 34 | Randy LaJoie | Chevrolet | Mach One Inc. | 42 | 47 | 2 | Transmission | 75,575 |
| 43 | 22 | 91 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Stanley Tools | 34 | 23 | 0 | Crash | 75,788 |
Race Recap
- Date: 02-27-2005
- Track: Auto Club Speedway
- Race: Auto Club 500
- Race #: 2
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Greg Biffle
- Start Position: 5th
- Car Make: Ford
- Avg Speed: 139.697 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $5,017,255
- Cautions: 7
- Caution Laps: 40
- Lead Changes: 26
- Pole: 188.245 mph


