Official NASCAR Race Results
Kyle Busch won the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Sony HD 500 at Auto Club Speedway.
09-04-2005 | Sony HD 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 | 25 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 190 | 254 | 95 | Running | 241,065 |
| 2 | 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard / Charter Communications | 175 | 254 | 16 | Running | 175,740 |
| 3 | 9 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC / ditech.com | 165 | 254 | 0 | Running | 143,300 |
| 4 | 1 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 165 | 254 | 21 | Running | 152,125 |
| 5 | 14 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 160 | 254 | 56 | Running | 178,036 |
| 6 | 7 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 150 | 254 | 0 | Running | 138,800 |
| 7 | 23 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 151 | 254 | 14 | Running | 150,286 |
| 8 | 40 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Home123 Corp. | 142 | 254 | 0 | Running | 113,625 |
| 9 | 39 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft Genuine Parts | 138 | 254 | 0 | Running | 125,139 |
| 10 | 22 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 134 | 254 | 0 | Running | 130,583 |
| 11 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 135 | 254 | 4 | Running | 109,825 |
| 12 | 3 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Smirnoff Ice | 132 | 254 | 39 | Running | 143,025 |
| 13 | 19 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 129 | 254 | 3 | Running | 123,364 |
| 14 | 18 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 121 | 254 | 0 | Running | 136,136 |
| 15 | 34 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 118 | 254 | 0 | Running | 123,908 |
| 16 | 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 115 | 254 | 0 | Running | 137,316 |
| 17 | 15 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 112 | 254 | 0 | Running | 127,066 |
| 18 | 28 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Alltel / Sony HDTV | 109 | 254 | 0 | Running | 131,366 |
| 19 | 12 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 106 | 254 | 0 | Running | 117,408 |
| 20 | 42 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | AsthmaControl.com | 103 | 254 | 0 | Running | 125,500 |
| 21 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 100 | 254 | 0 | Running | 133,386 |
| 22 | 21 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Happy Birthday Jack | 97 | 254 | 0 | Running | 95,800 |
| 23 | 11 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | Chevrolet | Tide | 94 | 254 | 0 | Running | 104,408 |
| 24 | 37 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 91 | 254 | 0 | Running | 120,983 |
| 25 | 17 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Wheaties | 93 | 254 | 1 | Running | 115,736 |
| 26 | 13 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 90 | 254 | 1 | Running | 112,345 |
| 27 | 38 | 0 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | NetZero / Best Buy | 82 | 254 | 0 | Running | 85,760 |
| 28 | 32 | 37 | Tony Raines | Dodge | Patron Tequila | 79 | 254 | 0 | Running | 85,535 |
| 29 | 31 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 76 | 253 | 0 | Running | 85,425 |
| 30 | 26 | 36 | Boris Said | Chevrolet | Centrix Financial | 73 | 253 | 0 | Running | 82,875 |
| 31 | 27 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | CAT Dealers | 70 | 250 | 0 | Crash | 106,983 |
| 32 | 33 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target | 67 | 249 | 0 | Running | 101,933 |
| 33 | 29 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Dodge | Kodak / Jasper Engines | 64 | 249 | 0 | Running | 90,225 |
| 34 | 24 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Fruit of the Loom | 66 | 248 | 2 | Crash | 83,125 |
| 35 | 16 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 58 | 248 | 0 | Crash | 108,470 |
| 36 | 10 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 55 | 246 | 0 | Crash | 99,622 |
| 37 | 36 | 66 | Mike Garvey | Ford | Jani-King | 52 | 232 | 0 | Running | 82,025 |
| 38 | 41 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 54 | 211 | 2 | Engine | 129,383 |
| 39 | 8 | 11 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | FedEx Freight | 46 | 209 | 0 | Running | 81,915 |
| 40 | 30 | 91 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | McDonald's | 43 | 180 | 0 | Engine | 81,865 |
| 41 | 20 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Brawny / Georgia-Pacific | 40 | 171 | 0 | Engine | 81,815 |
| 42 | 43 | 92 | Hermie Sadler | Dodge | Oak Glove Co. | 37 | 87 | 0 | Brakes | 81,760 |
| 43 | 35 | 51 | Stuart Kirby | Chevrolet | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | 34 | 31 | 0 | Brakes | 81,166 |
Race Recap
- Date: 09-04-2005
- Track: Auto Club Speedway
- Race: Sony HD 500
- Race #: 25
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Kyle Busch
- Start Position: 25th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 136.356 mph
- Distance: 508 miles
- Purse: $5,056,153
- Cautions: 11
- Caution Laps: 43
- Lead Changes: 30
- Pole: 185.061 mph


