2005 Advance Auto Parts 500
# 2005 Advance Auto Parts 500

The 2005 Advance Auto Parts 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on April 10, 2005 at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. The race was the sixth of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. The pole position was won by Scott Riggs of MB2 Motorsports, his first career pole, while Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing led the most laps with 247. Hendrick Motorsports' Jeff Gordon won the race. Sergeant Sean McGuire gave the starting command from Iraq.

## Qualifying

| Pos | No. | Driver | Manufacture | Sponsor | Avg. Speed | Time | Time behind driver |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 96.671 | 19.588 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Alltel | 96.657 | 19.591 | -0.003 |
| 3 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 96.583 | 19.606 | -0.018 |
| 4 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 96.558 | 19.611 | -0.023 |
| 5 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 96.376 | 19.648 | -0.060 |
| 6 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 96.259 | 19.672 | -0.084 |
| 7 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 96.195 | 19.685 | -0.097 |
| 8 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Jackson Hewitt | 96.127 | 19.699 | -0.111 |
| 9 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Crown Royal | 96.063 | 19.712 | -0.124 |
| 10 | 1 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 96.015 | 19.722 | -0.134 |
| 11 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 95.917 | 19.742 | -0.154 |
| 12 | 11 | Jason Leffler | Chevrolet | FedEx Express | 95.888 | 19.748 | -0.160 |
| 13 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft Genuine Parts | 95.864 | 19.753 | -0.165 |
| 14 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 95.748 | 19.777 | -0.189 |
| 15 | 0 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | NetZero Best Buy | 95.743 | 19.778 | -0.190 |
| 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 95.728 | 19.781 | -0.193 |
| 17 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Dodge | Kodak / Jasper Engines | 95.699 | 19.787 | -0.199 |
| 18 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT Power Tools | 95.574 | 19.813 | -0.225 |
| 19 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny | 95.554 | 19.817 | -0.229 |
| 20 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 95.458 | 19.837 | -0.249 |
| 21 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 95.280 | 19.874 | -0.286 |
| 22 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 95.271 | 19.876 | -0.288 |
| 23 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil Products | 95.208 | 19.889 | -0.301 |
| 24 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target | 95.194 | 19.892 | -0.304 |
| 25 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 95.170 | 19.897 | -0.309 |
| 26 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 95.127 | 19.906 | -0.318 |
| 27 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC / ditech.com | 95.089 | 19.914 | -0.326 |
| 28 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr | Chevrolet | Tide | 95.046 | 19.923 | -0.335 |
| 29 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 95.008 | 19.931 | -0.343 |
| 30 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 94.955 | 19.942 | -0.354 |
| 31 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 94.917 | 19.950 | -0.362 |
| 32 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 94.865 | 19.961 | -0.373 |
| 33 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | Caterpillar | 94.652 | 20.006 | -0.418 |
| 34 | 75 | Mike Garvey | Dodge | Jani-King / Rinaldi Air Conditioning | 94.614 | 20.014 | -0.426 |
| 35 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 94.562 | 20.025 | -0.437 |
| 36 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Scotts | 94.519 | 20.034 | -0.446 |
| 37 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 94.491 | 20.040 | -0.452 |
| 38 | 66 | Hermie Sadler | Ford | Peak Fitness | 94.336 | 20.073 | -0.485 |
| 39 | 34 | Randy LaJoie | Chevrolet | Mach One Inc. | 94.129 | 20.117 | -0.529 |
| 40 | 09 | Johnny Sauter | Dodge | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming | 93.929 | 20.160 | -0.572 |
| 41 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | Carter's Royal Dispos-all | 93.530 | 20.246 | -0.658 |
| 42 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | SKF / Jack Daniel's | 93.525 | 20.247 | -0.659 |
| 43 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Harrah's | 93.354 | 20.284 | -0.696 |
| 44 | 92 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | Front Row Motorsports | | 20.371 | |
| 45 | 61 | Jeff Fuller | Dodge | Sisco Motorsports | | 20.398 | |
| 46 | 27 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Ford | Kirk Shelmerdine Racing | | 20.480 | |
| 47 | 00 | Carl Long | Chevrolet | Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties | | 20.598 | |

## Race

Pole-sitter Scott Riggs lost the lead on the first lap after getting loose in turn 4, sliding up and colliding with Ryan Newman, allowing Jeremy Mayfield to take the lead. A tire on Newman's car popped, which brought out the first caution. Much of the early portion of the race was dominated by Mayfield, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, and defending race winner Rusty Wallace. Meanwhile, Jeff Gordon fell behind three laps by lap 70 due to a loose wheel, but regained two laps, and via the beneficiary rule, got back on the lead lap after a caution on lap 276, while gaining the lead with 35 laps left. Sometime during the race, Gordon and Kurt Busch made contact, sending Busch into the wall. With three laps left, Travis Kvapil's car spilled oil on the track, bringing out the final caution. Gordon had a strong jump on the restart, and held off Kasey Kahne, Mark Martin and Newman to claim his 71st career win, his seventh at Martinsville, and his second of the season. Wallace closed out the Top 5, with Sterling Marlin, Ricky Rudd, points leader Jimmie Johnson, Elliott Sadler, and Joe Nemechek rounding out the Top 10.

## Results

| POS | ST | # | DRIVER | SPONSOR / OWNER | CAR | LAPS | MONEY | STATUS | LED | PTS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 500 | 186051 | running | 36 | 185 |
| 2 | 35 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 500 | 143915 | running | 0 | 170 |
| 3 | 22 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra (Jack Roush) | Ford | 500 | 109625 | running | 1 | 170 |
| 4 | 2 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 500 | 132241 | running | 25 | 165 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 500 | 111308 | running | 47 | 160 |
| 6 | 20 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 500 | 109758 | running | 6 | 155 |
| 7 | 13 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Genuine Parts (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 500 | 104439 | running | 0 | 146 |
| 8 | 37 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 500 | 120041 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 9 | 25 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's (Yates Racing) | Ford | 500 | 114091 | running | 0 | 138 |
| 10 | 10 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers) | Chevrolet | 500 | 103508 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 11 | 18 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush) | Ford | 500 | 118186 | running | 1 | 135 |
| 12 | 12 | 11 | Jason Leffler | FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 500 | 69375 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 13 | 26 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 500 | 118133 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 14 | 32 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS (Yates Racing) | Ford | 500 | 106733 | running | 0 | 121 |
| 15 | 3 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 499 | 111095 | running | 68 | 123 |
| 16 | 30 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 499 | 98895 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 17 | 24 | 41 | Casey Mears | Target (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 499 | 95688 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 19 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 498 | 84958 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 19 | 9 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Crown Royal (Jack Roush) | Ford | 498 | 119325 | running | 33 | 111 |
| 20 | 43 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Harrah's (Robby Gordon) | Chevrolet | 498 | 67700 | running | 4 | 108 |
| 21 | 1 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline (James Rocco) | Chevrolet | 498 | 95858 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 14 | 43 | Jeff Green | Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 497 | 99286 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 23 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure) | Chevrolet | 497 | 70450 | running | 0 | 94 |
| 24 | 11 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau) | Dodge | 496 | 69200 | running | 0 | 91 |
| 25 | 29 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 496 | 77275 | running | 0 | 88 |
| 26 | 7 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 493 | 128861 | running | 247 | 95 |
| 27 | 17 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Kodak / Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel) | Dodge | 490 | 77810 | engine | 0 | 82 |
| 28 | 41 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | Carter's Royal Dispos-All (John Carter) | Dodge | 489 | 65010 | running | 0 | 79 |
| 29 | 8 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Jackson Hewitt (Jack Roush) | Ford | 487 | 82825 | running | 0 | 76 |
| 30 | 31 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 477 | 95414 | running | 0 | 73 |
| 31 | 33 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Caterpillar (Bill Davis) | Dodge | 466 | 85097 | running | 0 | 70 |
| 32 | 5 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 436 | 111661 | running | 0 | 67 |
| 33 | 6 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 435 | 102225 | engine | 32 | 69 |
| 34 | 42 | 07 | Dave Blaney | SKF / Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 416 | 72075 | running | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 27 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC / ditech.com (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 412 | 72025 | running | 0 | 58 |
| 36 | 15 | 0 | Mike Bliss | NetZero / Best Buy (Gene Haas) | Chevrolet | 410 | 63975 | overheating | 0 | 55 |
| 37 | 38 | 66 | Hermie Sadler | Peak Fitness (Jeff Stec) | Ford | 340 | 63925 | crash | 0 | 52 |
| 38 | 36 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts (Jack Roush) | Ford | 321 | 81875 | running | 0 | 49 |
| 39 | 21 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 304 | 71815 | overheating | 0 | 46 |
| 40 | 28 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | Tide (Cal Wells) | Chevrolet | 151 | 63740 | overheating | 0 | 43 |
| 41 | 40 | 09 | Johnny Sauter | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts (James Finch) | Dodge | 55 | 63690 | brakes | 0 | 40 |
| 42 | 39 | 34 | Randy LaJoie | Mach One Inc. (William Edwards) | Chevrolet | 27 | 63640 | engine | 0 | 37 |
| 43 | 34 | 75 | Mike Garvey | Jani-King / Rinaldi Air Conditioning (Robert Rinaldi) | Dodge | 18 | 63053 | brakes | 0 | 34 |
| Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: |||||||||||
| POS | NAME | NBR | SPONSOR | OWNER | CAR | | | | | |
| 44 | Stanton Barrett | 92 | Front Row Motorsports | Bob Jenkins | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 45 | Jeff Fuller | 61 | Sisco Motorsports | Buddy Sisco | Dodge | | | | | |
| 46 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 27 | Kirk Shelmerdine Racing | Kirk Shelmerdine | Ford | | | | | |
| 47 | Carl Long | 00 | Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties | Raynard McGlynn | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| WD | Morgan Shepherd | 89 | Racing With Jesus / Red Line Oil | Morgan Shepherd | Dodge | | | | | |

## Standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 977 |
| 2 | Greg Biffle | 817 |
| 3 | Elliott Sadler | 795 |
| 4 | Mark Martin | 779 |
| 5 | Tony Stewart | 774 |
| 6 | Jeff Gordon | 772 |
| 7 | Rusty Wallace | 771 |
| 8 | Ryan Newman | 753 |
| 9 | Kurt Busch | 746 |
| 10 | Dale Jarrett | 732 |
