Race Lineup
The official 2005 Subway 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Martinsville Speedway.
Subway 500
Sunday, October 23rd, 2005
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
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- 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: 69.695
- Cautions: 19 for 113 laps
- Lead Changes: 15
- Green Flag Passes: 1,373 (3.5 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 98.084 | 19.306 | 0.000 | The Home Depot / Lithium-Ion | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 2 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 97.992 | 19.324 | 0.018 | Motorcraft Genuine Parts | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 3 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | 97.931 | 19.336 | 0.030 | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 97.911 | 19.340 | 0.034 | Alltel | Team Penske |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chevrolet | 97.835 | 19.355 | 0.049 | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 97.548 | 19.412 | 0.106 | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 7 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 97.442 | 19.433 | 0.127 | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Evernham Motorsports |
| 8 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 97.332 | 19.455 | 0.149 | U.S. Army | Nelson Bowers |
| 9 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 97.292 | 19.463 | 0.157 | M&M's | Yates Racing |
| 10 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | 97.212 | 19.479 | 0.173 | Care Net / Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 11 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | 97.212 | 19.479 | 0.173 | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Richard L Petty |
| 12 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Dodge | 97.008 | 19.520 | 0.214 | Kodak / Jasper Engines | Douglas Bawel |
| 13 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 96.929 | 19.536 | 0.230 | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny | Kyle Petty |
| 14 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 96.884 | 19.545 | 0.239 | IRWIN Industrial Tools | Georgetta Roush |
| 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 96.864 | 19.549 | 0.243 | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 16 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 96.849 | 19.552 | 0.246 | Target / Breast Cancer Rsrch Fndati… | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 17 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | 96.835 | 19.555 | 0.249 | GMAC / ditech.com | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 18 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 96.805 | 19.561 | 0.255 | Office Depot | Jack Roush |
| 19 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 96.676 | 19.587 | 0.281 | Jack Daniel's | Richard Childress Racing |
| 20 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 96.671 | 19.588 | 0.282 | Budweiser | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 21 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 96.592 | 19.604 | 0.298 | Cingular Wireless | Richard Childress Racing |
| 22 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 96.533 | 19.616 | 0.310 | Subway / National Guard | Geoff Smith |
| 23 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 96.479 | 19.627 | 0.321 | Kellogg's | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 24 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 96.474 | 19.628 | 0.322 | Schwan's Home Service | Elizabeth Morgenthau |
| 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 96.415 | 19.640 | 0.334 | DEWALT Power Tools | Mark Martin |
| 26 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 96.293 | 19.665 | 0.359 | Valvoline / Herbie: Fully Loaded | James Rocco |
| 27 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | 96.293 | 19.665 | 0.359 | Lucas Oil Products | Larry Mcclure |
| 28 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 96.234 | 19.677 | 0.371 | UPS | Yates Racing |
| 29 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 96.166 | 19.691 | 0.385 | GM Goodwrench | Richard Childress Racing |
| 30 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | 96.151 | 19.694 | 0.388 | Texaco / Havoline | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 31 | 00 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | 96.122 | 19.700 | 0.394 | Haas Automation / Best Buy | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 32 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | 96.097 | 19.705 | 0.399 | Coors Light | Felix Sabates |
| 33 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | 96.034 | 19.718 | 0.412 | Menards | James Smith |
| 34 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 95.908 | 19.744 | 0.438 | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Evernham Motorsports |
| 35 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | 95.830 | 19.760 | 0.454 | Viagra | Jack Roush |
| 36 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | 95.743 | 19.778 | 0.472 | Caterpillar | Bill Davis |
| 37 | 09 | Bobby Hamilton | Dodge | 95.718 | 19.783 | 0.477 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming | Phoenix Racing |
| 38 | 208 | Derrike Cope | Chevrolet | 95.641 | 19.799 | 0.493 | Royal Administration / EPH | Raynard Mcglynn |
| 39 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | 95.357 | 19.858 | 0.552 | NAPA Auto Parts | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 40 | 37 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | 95.266 | 19.877 | 0.571 | BoSPOKER.net | John Carter |
| 41 | 66 | Hermie Sadler | Ford | 95.237 | 19.883 | 0.577 | Kilgore for Governor | Jeff Stec |
| 42 | 195 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | 95.204 | 19.890 | 0.584 | Stanton Barrett Racing | Stanton Barrett |
| 43 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr | Chevrolet | 95.075 | 19.917 | 0.611 | Tide | Calvin Wells Iii |