Entry List
Auto Club 500
Sunday, February 27th, 2005
Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
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- Drivers Entered: 48 (8 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 250
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 139.697
- Cautions: 7 for 40 laps
- Lead Changes: 26
- Green Flag Passes: 1,792 (8.5 passes per green flag lap)
Race weekend links appear as data becomes available.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 91 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Oct 8, 1955 | 68 | Dodge | Stanley Tools | Ray Evernham Sr. | |
| 2 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr | Nashville, TN | Jan 8, 1978 | 46 | Chevrolet | Tide - Give Kids The World | Calvin Wells III | |
| 3 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | May 8, 1964 | 60 | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 4 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Thomasville, NC | Oct 24, 1983 | 40 | Chevrolet | GMAC | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Columbia, MO | Aug 15, 1979 | 45 | Ford | Office Depot | Jack Roush | |
| 6 | 41 | Casey Mears | Bakersfield, CA | Mar 12, 1978 | 46 | Dodge | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| 7 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Kannapolis, NC | Oct 10, 1974 | 49 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Dale Earnhardt Inc | |
| 8 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Hickory, NC | Nov 26, 1956 | 67 | Ford | UPS | Yates Racing | |
| 9 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Hartford, OH | Oct 24, 1962 | 61 | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 10 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Emporia, VA | Apr 30, 1975 | 49 | Ford | Pedigree | Yates Racing | |
| 11 | 173 | Eric McClure | Abingdon, VA | Dec 11, 1978 | 45 | Chevrolet | ARC Dehooker / joinrfa.org | Ed Raabe | |
| 12 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Vancouver, WA | Dec 23, 1969 | 54 | Ford | 3M Post-it / National Guard | Geoff Smith | |
| 13 | 66 | Hermie Sadler | Emporia, VA | Apr 24, 1969 | 55 | Ford | Peak Fitness | Jeff Stec | |
| 14 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 48 | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| 15 | 11 | Jason Leffler | Long Beach, CA | Sep 16, 1975 | 49 | Chevrolet | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 16 | 31 | Jeff Burton | South Boston, VA | Jan 29, 1967 | 57 | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 17 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Vallejo, CA | Aug 4, 1971 | 53 | Chevrolet | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 18 | 43 | Jeff Green | Owensboro, KY | Sep 6, 1962 | 62 | Dodge | General Mills Whole Grain | Richard L Petty | |
| 19 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Owensboro, KY | May 27, 1969 | 55 | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Evernham Motorsports | |
| 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 49 | Chevrolet | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon | |
| 21 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Lakeland, FL | Sep 26, 1963 | 61 | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | Nelson Bowers | |
| 22 | 14 | John Andretti | Bethlehem, PA | Mar 12, 1963 | 61 | Ford | VB / APlus at Sunoco | Gregory Pollex | |
| 23 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 44 | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Evernham Motorsports | |
| 24 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Fenton, MO | May 29, 1955 | 69 | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | Elizabeth Morgenthau | |
| 25 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 48 | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 26 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | Shelburne, VT | Jun 26, 1962 | 62 | Dodge | Carter's Royal Dispos-all | John Carter | |
| 27 | 27 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Winston-Salem, NC | Mar 8, 1958 | 66 | Ford | Freddie B's | Kirk Shelmerdine | |
| 28 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 46 | Ford | Sharpie / IRWIN Industrial Tools | Georgetta Roush | |
| 29 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 39 | Chevrolet | CARQUEST | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 30 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Jun 2, 1960 | 64 | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny | Kyle Petty | |
| 31 | 6 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Jan 9, 1959 | 65 | Ford | Viagra | Jack Roush | |
| 32 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 52 | Ford | USG Sheetrock / DEWALT | Mark Martin | |
| 33 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Apr 30, 1963 | 61 | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | Dale Earnhardt Inc | |
| 34 | 00 | Mike Bliss | Milwaukie, OR | Apr 5, 1965 | 59 | Chevrolet | NetZero Best Buy | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| 35 | 4 | Mike Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Mar 10, 1959 | 65 | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil Products | Larry McClure | |
| 36 | 34 | Randy LaJoie | Norwalk, CT | Aug 28, 1961 | 63 | Chevrolet | Mach One Inc. | William Edwards | |
| 37 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Sep 12, 1956 | 68 | Ford | Motorcraft Genuine Parts | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| 38 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Bellflower, CA | Jan 2, 1969 | 55 | Chevrolet | Harrah's | James Smith | |
| 39 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Aug 14, 1956 | 68 | Dodge | Miller Lite | Team Penske | |
| 40 | 12 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 46 | Dodge | Alltel | Team Penske | |
| 41 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Bahama, NC | Jan 1, 1971 | 53 | Chevrolet | Valvoline | James Rocco | |
| 42 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Wausau, WI | Jan 26, 1976 | 48 | Dodge | Caterpillar | Bill Davis | |
| 43 | 192 | Stanton Barrett | Bishop, CA | Dec 1, 1972 | 51 | Chevrolet | Front Row Motorsports | Front Row Motorsports | |
| 44 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Jun 30, 1957 | 67 | Dodge | Coors Light | Felix Sabates | |
| 45 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 67 | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 46 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Rushville, IN | May 20, 1971 | 53 | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 47 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Janesville, WI | Mar 1, 1976 | 48 | Dodge | Kodak / Jasper Engines | Douglas Bawel | |
| 48 | 179 | Stan Boyd | Holly, MI | Sep 16, 1970 | 54 | Chevrolet | Conely Racing | John Conely |