Race Lineup
Daytona 500
Sunday, February 20th, 2005
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
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- Drivers Entered: 57 (17 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Laps Actual: 203 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 45 Minutes 16 Seconds
- Average Speed: 135.173
- Cautions: 11 for 45 laps
- Lead Changes: 22
- Green Flag Passes: 6,741 (42.7 passes per green flag lap)
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| START | VEH # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | Yates Racing | |
| 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon | |
| 3 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | Dale Earnhardt Inc | |
| 4 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 5 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Dale Earnhardt Inc | |
| 6 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 7 | 23 | Mike Skinner | Dodge | Bill Davis Racing | Gail Davis | |
| 8 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | Carter's Royal Dispos-all | John Carter | |
| 9 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Alltel | Team Penske | |
| 10 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops | Dale Earnhardt Inc | |
| 11 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| 12 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | Valvoline | James Rocco | |
| 13 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Sharpie / IRWIN Industrial Tools | Georgetta Roush | |
| 14 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT Power Tools | Mark Martin | |
| 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 16 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | Caterpillar | Bill Davis | |
| 17 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| 18 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | Felix Sabates | |
| 19 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 20 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 21 | 100 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Aaron's | Buffy Waltrip | |
| 22 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr | Chevrolet | Tide | Calvin Wells Iii | |
| 23 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard | Geoff Smith | |
| 24 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Evernham Motorsports | |
| 25 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Dodge | Kodak / Jasper Engines | Douglas Bawel | |
| 26 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | General Mills / Cheerios | Richard L Petty | |
| 27 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | Jack Roush | |
| 28 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 29 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| 30 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 31 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | Elizabeth Morgenthau | |
| 32 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | Jack Roush | |
| 33 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny | Kyle Petty | |
| 34 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | Nelson Bowers | |
| 35 | 00 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | NetZero Best Buy | Stewart-haas Racing | |
| 36 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | Team Penske | |
| 37 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Evernham Motorsports | |
| 38 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 39 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | Yates Racing | |
| 40 | 11 | Jason Leffler | Chevrolet | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 41 | 136 | Boris Said | Chevrolet | CENTRIX Financial | Bob Sutton | |
| 42 | 14 | John Andretti | Ford | VB / APlus at Sunoco | Gregory Pollex | |
| 43 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil Products | Larry Mcclure |