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| 2005 Nextel Open | 
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| Held on May 21, 2005 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, NC | |
| 30 L, 45 M, 72.42 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 | 5 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC, ditech.com | Chevy | 30 | 1 | running | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Mike Bliss | NetZero, Best Buy | Chevy | 30 | 16 | running | |
| 3 | 4 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Kodak, Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Dodge | 30 | 13 | running | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Kellogg's | Chevy | 30 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 11 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | Tide to Go Instant Stain Remover | Chevy | 30 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 3 | 41 | Casey Mears | Target | Dodge | 30 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 12 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Fruit of the Loom | Chevy | 30 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 9 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Genuine Parts | Ford | 30 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 6 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Dodge | 30 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 8 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats | Chevy | 30 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 16 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless | Chevy | 30 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 14 | 43 | Jeff Green | Bugles, Cheerios, Chex | Dodge | 30 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 13 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Dodge | 30 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 17 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Texaco, Havoline | Dodge | 30 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 15 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Caterpillar | Dodge | 30 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 10 | 50 | Jimmy Spencer | US Micro Corporation, Arnold Development Companies | Dodge | 30 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 19 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Jack Daniel's Black Jack Cola | Chevy | 30 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 24 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Wide Open Energy Drink | Chevy | 30 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 7 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | Underdog | Dodge | 30 | 0 | running | |
| 20 | 20 | 66 | Hermie Sadler | Peak Fitness | Ford | 30 | 0 | running | |
| 21 | 21 | 60 | Derrike Cope | Year One | Chevy | 30 | 0 | running | |
| 22 | 18 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia-Pacific, Brawny | Dodge | 30 | 0 | running | |
| 23 | 22 | 36 | Boris Said | Centrix Financial | Chevy | 30 | 0 | running | |
| 24 | 28 | 11 | Jason Leffler | FedEx Ground | Chevy | 30 | 0 | running | |
| 25 | 25 | 27 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Freddie B's | Ford | 30 | 0 | running | |
| 26 | 23 | 92 | Eric McClure | Front Row Motorsports | Chevy | 20 | 0 | overheating | |
| 27 | 26 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Red Line Oil, Racing with Jesus | Dodge | 6 | 0 | accident | |
| 28 | 27 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline | Chevy | 2 | 0 | accident |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 0h:28:13 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Unknown Methods | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.114 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 95.688 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 2 for 5 laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 7 among 3 drivers - Mike Bliss (1-4); Travis Kvapil (5-10); Bliss (11-14); Kvapil (15-20); Bliss (21-24); Kvapil (25); Bliss (26-29); Brian Vickers (30) | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
