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2005 Samsung/Radio Shack 500
Held on April 17, 2005 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, TX
334 L, 501 M, 806.276 KM - Scheduled Distance

FEATURE RESULTS
Fin St # Driver Sponsor Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 5 16 Greg Biffle Post-it Notes, National Guard Ford 334 219 running 190
2 31 42 Jamie McMurray Texaco, Havoline "Shine On" Dodge 334 0 running 170
3 18 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevy 334 0 running 165
4 32 41 Casey Mears Fujifilm Dodge 334 15 running 165
5 13 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light Dodge 334 3 running 160
6 21 15 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Chevy 334 7 running 155
7 19 97 Kurt Busch Irwin Industrial Tools, Sharpie Ford 334 2 running 151
8 4 21 Ricky Rudd Motorcraft, Rent-A-Center Ford 334 0 running 142
9 11 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser Chevy 334 0 running 138
10 6 2 Rusty Wallace Kodak, Miller Lite Dodge 334 0 running 134
11 2 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers, UAW Dodge 334 34 running 135
12 41 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevy 334 0 running 127
13 17 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevy 334 0 running 124
14 27 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 334 0 running 121
15 7 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevy 334 1 running 123
16 1 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 334 1 running 120
17 9 01 Joe Nemechek U.S. Army Chevy 334 0 running 112
18 39 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Ford 334 1 running 114
19 20 99 Carl Edwards Scotts Ford 334 0 running 106
20 16 6 Mark Martin Viagra, Mark Martin's Salute to You Ford 334 0 running 103
21 35 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg's, Delphi Chevy 334 0 running 100
22 42 0 Mike Bliss U.S. Coast Guard Chevy 333 0 running 97
23 30 49 Ken Schrader Schwan's Home Service Dodge 333 3 running 99
24 28 45 Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific, Brawny Dodge 333 1 running 96
25 26 4 Mike Wallace Lucas Oil Chevy 333 1 running 93
26 12 07 Dave Blaney Jack Daniel's Chevy 332 0 running 85
27 40 36 Boris Said Centrix Financial Chevy 327 0 running 82
28 8 38 Elliott Sadler M&M's Ford 324 1 engine 84
29 37 66 Hermie Sadler Peak Fitness Ford 319 0 running 76
30 25 77 Travis Kvapil Jasper Engines & Transmissions, Kodak Dodge 297 0 running 73
31 10 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Chevy 296 45 engine 75
32 14 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline Chevy 288 0 running 67
33 15 91 Bill Elliott Stanley Tools Dodge 286 0 engine 64
34 24 25 Brian Vickers Garnier Fructis Chevy 278 0 running 61
35 3 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers, UAW Dodge 269 0 engine 58
36 29 11 Jason Leffler FedEx Express Chevy 250 0 running 55
37 33 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam Chevy 238 0 accident 52
38 22 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Chevy 232 0 running 49
39 38 32 Bobby Hamilton, Jr. Tide Chevy 219 0 running 46
40 43 44 Terry Labonte GMAC Chevy 202 0 engine 43
41 34 09 Johnny Sauter Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts Dodge 98 0 handling 40
42 36 22 Scott Wimmer Caterpillar Dodge 39 0 accident 37
43 23 43 Jeff Green Cheerios, Pillsbury Bake-Off Dodge 31 0 accident 34
DID NOT QUALIFY

37 Kevin Lepage R&J Racing Dodge DNQ
92 Stanton Barrett Front Row Motorsports Chevy DNQ
34 Randy LaJoie Mach One Inc. Chevy DNQ
RACE DATA
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Time of Race: 3:51:08
Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials
Fast Qualifier: Ryan Newman - 28.040 sec.
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Margin of Victory: 3.244 seconds
Average Speed: 130.055 mph
Cautions: 11 for 56 laps - 4-6 (#07,43 spun (turn 4)); 9-11 (#10 accident (turn 4)); 24-27 (#11 accident (backstretch)); 33-39 (#6,18,22,25,32,43,77 accident (backstretch)); 80-84 (debris); 124-127 (debris); 212-218 (debris); 242-245 (#7 accident (turn 2)); 272-280 (#9 accident (turn 4)); 298-303 (oil on track); 305-308 (#07 accident (turn 2))
Lead Changes: 25 among 14 drivers - Ryan Newman 1; Jeremy Mayfield 2-24; Kyle Petty 25; Sterling Marlin 26-28; Mayfield 29-39; Tony Stewart 40-79; Kurt Busch 80; Mike Wallace 81; Stewart 82-86; Greg Biffle 87-123; Michael Waltrip 124-127; Biffle 128-184; Waltrip 185-187; Matt Kenseth 188; Ken Schrader 189-191; Biffle 192-211; Ku.Busch 212; Biffle 213-241; Casey Mears 242; Elliott Sadler 243; Biffle 244-276; Mears 277; Jeff Gordon 278; Biffle 279-297; Mears 298-310; Biffle 311-334
Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered