Race Lineup
The official 2005 Sony HD 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Auto Club Speedway.
Sony HD 500
Sunday, September 4th, 2005
Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
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- Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 250
- Laps Actual: 254 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 136.356
- Cautions: 11 for 43 laps
- Lead Changes: 30
- Green Flag Passes: 2,513 (11.9 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 185.061 | 38.906 | 0.000 | Office Depot | Jack Roush |
| 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | 184.833 | 38.954 | 0.048 | Viagra | Jack Roush |
| 3 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 184.403 | 39.045 | 0.139 | Smirnoff Ice | Georgetta Roush |
| 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 184.370 | 39.052 | 0.146 | National Guard / Charter Communicat… | Geoff Smith |
| 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 184.049 | 39.120 | 0.214 | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 183.833 | 39.166 | 0.260 | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 7 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 183.805 | 39.172 | 0.266 | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Evernham Motorsports |
| 8 | 11 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 183.758 | 39.182 | 0.276 | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 9 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | 183.702 | 39.194 | 0.288 | GMAC / ditech.com | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 10 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 183.482 | 39.241 | 0.335 | Valvoline | James Rocco |
| 11 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr | Chevrolet | 183.435 | 39.251 | 0.345 | Tide | Calvin Wells Iii |
| 12 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | 183.318 | 39.276 | 0.370 | Coors Light | Felix Sabates |
| 13 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 183.309 | 39.278 | 0.372 | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Evernham Motorsports |
| 14 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 182.987 | 39.347 | 0.441 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 15 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 182.941 | 39.357 | 0.451 | M&M's | Yates Racing |
| 16 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 182.913 | 39.363 | 0.457 | Cingular Wireless | Richard Childress Racing |
| 17 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | 182.741 | 39.400 | 0.494 | Wheaties | Richard L Petty |
| 18 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 182.727 | 39.403 | 0.497 | GM Goodwrench | Richard Childress Racing |
| 19 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | 182.560 | 39.439 | 0.533 | NAPA Auto Parts | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 20 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 182.542 | 39.443 | 0.537 | Brawny / Georgia-Pacific | Kyle Petty |
| 21 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 182.519 | 39.448 | 0.542 | Happy Birthday Jack | Richard Childress Racing |
| 22 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 182.486 | 39.455 | 0.549 | U.S. Army | Nelson Bowers |
| 23 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 182.380 | 39.478 | 0.572 | DEWALT Power Tools | Mark Martin |
| 24 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | 182.283 | 39.499 | 0.593 | Fruit of the Loom | James Smith |
| 25 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 182.195 | 39.518 | 0.612 | Kellogg's | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 26 | 136 | Boris Said | Chevrolet | 182.043 | 39.551 | 0.645 | CENTRIX Financial | Bob Sutton |
| 27 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | 181.749 | 39.615 | 0.709 | CAT Dealers | Bill Davis |
| 28 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 181.726 | 39.620 | 0.714 | ALLTEL / Sony HDTV | Team Penske |
| 29 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Dodge | 181.351 | 39.702 | 0.796 | Kodak / Jasper Engines | Douglas Bawel |
| 30 | 91 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | 181.228 | 39.729 | 0.823 | McDonald's | Ray Evernham Sr. |
| 31 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 181.141 | 39.748 | 0.842 | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Elizabeth Morgenthau |
| 32 | 37 | Tony Raines | Dodge | 180.991 | 39.781 | 0.875 | Patron Tequila | John Carter |
| 33 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 180.873 | 39.807 | 0.901 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 34 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | 180.537 | 39.881 | 0.975 | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 35 | 151 | Stuart Kirby | Chevrolet | 180.523 | 39.884 | 0.978 | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | Joe Auer |
| 36 | 66 | Mike Garvey | Ford | 180.415 | 39.908 | 1.002 | Jani-King | Jeff Stec |
| 37 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 180.252 | 39.944 | 1.038 | UPS | Yates Racing |
| 38 | 00 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | 180.108 | 39.976 | 1.070 | NetZero Best Buy | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 39 | Jon Wood | 179.816 | 40.041 | 1.135 | ||||
| 40 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | 179.744 | 40.057 | 1.151 | Home123 Corp. | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 41 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 179.681 | 40.071 | 1.165 | Budweiser | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 42 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | 176.631 | 40.763 | 1.857 | GSK AsthmaControl.com | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 43 | 192 | Hermie Sadler | Dodge | 176.479 | 40.798 | 1.892 | Oak Glove Co. | Front Row Motorsports |