Race Lineup

The official 2005 Food City 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Food City 500

Sunday, April 3rd, 2005

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

  • 23 Chevrolet
  • 10 Ford
  • 16 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 49 (9 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 77.496
  • Cautions: 14 for 115 laps
  • Lead Changes: 14
  • Green Flag Passes: 831 (2.2 passes per green flag lap)
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Race lineup for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM
1 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 127.733 15.022 0.000 M&M's Yates Racing
2 07 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 127.444 15.056 0.034 Jack Daniel's Richard Childress Racing
3 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 127.048 15.103 0.081 Miller Lite Team Penske
4 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 126.964 15.113 0.091 DuPont Hendrick Motorsports
5 77 Travis Kvapil Dodge 126.955 15.114 0.092 Kodak / Jasper Engines Douglas Bawel
6 43 Jeff Green Dodge 126.603 15.156 0.134 Cheerios / Betty Crocker Richard L Petty
7 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 126.536 15.164 0.142 Alltel Team Penske
8 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 126.536 15.164 0.142 Dodge Dealers / UAW Evernham Motorsports
9 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 126.503 15.168 0.146 Dodge Dealers / UAW Evernham Motorsports
10 16 Greg Biffle Ford 126.503 15.168 0.146 Charter Comm. Geoff Smith
11 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 126.462 15.173 0.151 The Home Depot Joe Gibbs Racing
12 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 126.403 15.180 0.158 GMAC / ditech.com Hendrick Motorsports
13 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 126.312 15.191 0.169 GM Goodwrench Richard Childress Racing
14 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 126.303 15.192 0.170 Lowe's Jeff Gordon
15 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 126.245 15.199 0.177 Coors Light Felix Sabates
16 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 126.179 15.207 0.185 Kellogg's Hendrick Motorsports
17 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 126.104 15.216 0.194 Texaco / Havoline-Autism Society of… Chip Ganassi Racing
18 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr Chevrolet 126.013 15.227 0.205 Tide Calvin Wells Iii
19 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 125.947 15.235 0.213 Budweiser Dale Earnhardt Inc
20 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 125.947 15.235 0.213 Motorcraft Genuine Parts Wood Brothers Racing
21 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 125.897 15.241 0.219 UPS Yates Racing
22 4 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 125.897 15.241 0.219 Lucas Oil / Food City Larry Mcclure
23 192 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 125.782 15.255 0.233 USmilitary.com Front Row Motorsports
24 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 125.716 15.263 0.241 Cingular Wireless Richard Childress Racing
25 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 125.642 15.272 0.250 DEWALT Power Tools Mark Martin
26 97 Kurt Busch Ford 125.568 15.281 0.259 Sharpie Retractable "Autograph… Georgetta Roush
27 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 125.436 15.297 0.275 NAPA Auto Parts Dale Earnhardt Inc
28 10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 125.354 15.307 0.285 Valvoline James Rocco
29 50 Jimmy Spencer Dodge 125.313 15.312 0.290 U.S. Micro Corporation Don Arnold
30 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 125.281 15.316 0.294 Schwan's Home Service Elizabeth Morgenthau
31 41 Casey Mears Dodge 125.003 15.350 0.328 Target Chip Ganassi Racing
32 22 Scott Wimmer Dodge 124.954 15.356 0.334 Caterpillar Bill Davis
33 108 Shane Hmiel Chevrolet 124.954 15.356 0.334 Win Fuel Todd Braun
34 6 Mark Martin Ford 124.922 15.360 0.338 Viagra Jack Roush
35 66 Hermie Sadler Ford 124.889 15.364 0.342 East Tennessee Trailers Jeff Stec
36 11 Jason Leffler Chevrolet 124.646 15.394 0.372 FedEx Express Joe Gibbs Racing
37 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 124.581 15.402 0.380 Georgia-Pacific / Brawny Kyle Petty
38 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 124.258 15.442 0.420 Interstate Batteries Joe Gibbs Racing
39 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 124.210 15.448 0.426 CARQUEST Hendrick Motorsports
40 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 123.770 15.503 0.481 U.S. Army Nelson Bowers
41 00 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 123.079 15.590 0.568 NetZero Best Buy Stewart-haas Racing
42 99 Carl Edwards Ford 0.000 0.000 0.000 Office Depot Jack Roush
43 200 Carl Long Chevrolet 124.387 15.426 0.404 Buyer's Choice / KelleeKars.com Raynard Mcglynn