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2005 UAW-GM Quality 500


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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 31 of 36
Saturday, October 15, 2005 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
334 laps* on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.0 miles)

Time of race: 4:11:18
Average Speed: 120.334 mph
Pole Speed: 193.216 mph 		Cautions: 15 for 84 laps
Margin of Victory: .309 sec
Attendance: 165,000
Lead changes: 35

Glossary    2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup results   /   2005 standings

'Chase' drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Fin St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Points
1 348   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet336264,991running13185
2 797   Kurt Busch Irwin Vise-Grip GrooveLocks   (Jack Roush)Ford336222,625running2175
32116   Greg Biffle National Guard   (Jack Roush)Ford336156,050running4170
41201   Joe Nemechek U.S. Army   (Nelson Bowers)Chevrolet336154,308running11165
5 66   Mark Martin Viagra   (Jack Roush)Ford336128,900running0155
6 941   Casey Mears Target / Breast Cancer Research Foundation   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge336138,908running9155
7 212   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske)Dodge336145,641running42151
83911   Denny Hamlin FedEx Express   (Joe Gibbs)Chevrolet33692,325running1147
93121   Ricky Rudd Motorcraft Genuine Parts   (Wood Brothers)Ford336112,214running4143
10 899   Carl Edwards Scotts   (Jack Roush)Ford336100,275running0134
113719   Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham)Dodge336108,870running1135
122525   Brian Vickers GMAC / ditech.com   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet33686,850running0127
132207   Dave Blaney Jack Daniel's   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet33686,150running0124
141931   Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet336101,520running0121
151645   Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific / Brawny   (Petty Enterprises)Dodge33690,233running0118
164309   Johnny Sauter Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts   (James Finch)Dodge33668,875running0115
174277   Travis Kvapil Kodak / Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel)Dodge33681,525running1117
18 518   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs)Chevrolet336107,550running0109
194143   Jeff Green Petty Fan Fest   (Petty Enterprises)Dodge33699,911running1111
201422   Scott Wimmer Caterpillar   (Bill Davis)Dodge33690,783running1108
211766   Kevin Lepage Peak Fitness   (Jeff Stec)Ford33671,675running0100
222600   David Reutimann State Fair Corn Dogs   (Michael Waltrip)Chevrolet33666,600running097
23339   Kasey Kahne Mopar / Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham)Dodge336105,025running3599
24272   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske)Dodge336100,188running091
25 420   Tony Stewart The Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs)Chevrolet328139,561running6193
261817   Matt Kenseth Carhartt   (Jack Roush)Ford326113,561running085
27 138   Elliott Sadler M&M's   (Yates Racing)Ford326157,001running11292
283529   Kevin Harvick Snap-On Tools   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet291112,136running079
293215   Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet27895,214crash3181
302088   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing)Ford278102,433crash073
312942   Jamie McMurray Texaco / Havoline   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge27875,075crash070
32237   Robby Gordon Jim Beam   (Jim Smith)Chevrolet27864,375engine067
331510   Scott Riggs Valvoline   (James Rocco)Chevrolet26782,747crash064
344049   Ken Schrader Schwan's Home Service   (Beth Ann Morgenthau)Dodge25564,125engine061
35110   Mike Bliss NetZero / Best Buy   (Gene Haas)Chevrolet25263,975crash058
363439   David Stremme Commit Nicotene Lozenges   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge24463,790crash055
373851   Stuart Kirby Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil   (Joe Auer)Chevrolet21363,670handling052
381024   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet151112,596crash049
39135   Kyle Busch Kellogg's   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet15071,450crash751
403040   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge12491,248crash043
412432   Bobby Hamilton, Jr. Tide   (Cal Wells)Chevrolet9463,215crash040
42288   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet61110,508crash037
43364   Mike Wallace Lucas Oil Products   (Larry McClure)Chevrolet4063,318timing chain034
* Race extended to 336 laps due to green/white/checker.

Failed to qualify:   Boris Said (#36), Carl Long (#00), Jimmy Spencer (#50), Mike Garvey (#37), P.J. Jones (#92), Stanton Barrett (#95)

To the back:   Jimmie Johnson (#48) engine change, Mike Wallace (#4) engine change, Jeremy Mayfield (#19) transmission change

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps		Reason'Lucky
Dog'
133  
474   debrisnone
83124  
32354   competition#12
366227  
63675   #8 accident turn 1#66
689528  
961005   #32 accident turn 4#51
10112525  
1261305   #40 accident turn 2#51
13115121  
1521554   #5 accident turn 1#66
15617318  
1741796   #29 accident turn 4#66
18020021  
2012066   competition#66
20721610  
2172215   #20 accident turn 4#09
22224423  
2452517   #39 accident turn 4#01
2522532  
2542596   #38,0 accident turn 3#01
26026910  
2702756   #10 accident turn 4#2
2762783  
2792868   #7,15,42,88 accident turn 4#2
28730620  
3073126   debris#2
31333018  
3313344   #2 accident backstretchnone
3353362  
  Percent of race run under caution: 24.1%             Average green flag run: 15.9 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Ryan Newman12121
  Elliott Sadler22298
  Tony Stewart30323
  Denny Hamlin33331
  Elliott Sadler345926
  Tony Stewart60645
  Elliott Sadler659127
  Greg Biffle92921
  Elliott Sadler93964
  Jeremy Mayfield97971
  Greg Biffle981003
  Elliott Sadler10112727
  Scott Wimmer1281281
  Elliott Sadler12914315
  Kyle Busch1441507
  Elliott Sadler1511522
  Casey Mears1531608
  Tony Stewart16117515
  Travis Kvapil1761761
  Tony Stewart17720226
  Jeff Green2032031
  Tony Stewart20421512
  Michael Waltrip2162216
  Elliott Sadler2222243
  Michael Waltrip22524521
  Ryan Newman24626621
  Michael Waltrip2672704
  Kasey Kahne27130535
  Kurt Busch3063072
  Casey Mears3083081
  Ricky Rudd3093124
  Joe Nemechek3133186
  Jimmie Johnson3193191
  Joe Nemechek3203245
  Jimmie Johnson32533612

Points standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Tony Stewart 5777    
2   Jimmie Johnson 5777   0  
3   Greg Biffle 5766   -11  
4   Ryan Newman 5760   -17  
5   Mark Martin 5726   -51  
6   Carl Edwards 5723   -54  
7   Rusty Wallace 5685   -92  
8   Jeremy Mayfield 5662   -115  
9   Matt Kenseth 5653   -124  
10   Kurt Busch 5635   -142  
11   Elliott Sadler 3507   -2270  
12   Kevin Harvick 3496   -2281  
13   Joe Nemechek 3490   -2287  
14   Jamie McMurray 3486   -2291  
15   Brian Vickers 3444   -2333  
16   Dale Jarrett 3392   -2385  
17   Jeff Gordon 3385   -2392  
18   Jeff Burton 3227   -2550  
19   Kyle Busch 3215   -2562  
20   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 3210   -2567  

Non-'Chase' standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Tony Stewart 4443    
2   Greg Biffle 4252   -191  
3   Jimmie Johnson 4142   -301  
4   Rusty Wallace 4057   -386  
5   Mark Martin 3974   -469  
6   Kurt Busch 3909   -534  
7   Jeremy Mayfield 3870   -573  
8   Carl Edwards 3822   -621  
9   Ryan Newman 3810   -633  
10   Matt Kenseth 3752   -691  
11   Elliott Sadler 3507   -936  
12   Kevin Harvick 3496   -947  
13   Joe Nemechek 3490   -953  
14   Jamie McMurray 3486   -957  
15   Brian Vickers 3444   -999  
16   Dale Jarrett 3392   -1051  
17   Jeff Gordon 3385   -1058  
18   Jeff Burton 3227   -1216  
19   Kyle Busch 3215   -1228  
20   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 3210   -1233