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2005 Sam's Town 300

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NASCAR Busch Series race number 4 of 35
Saturday, March 12, 2005 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
200 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (300.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:27:21
Average Speed: 122.158 mph
Pole Speed: 170.951 mph

Cautions: 8 for 31 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.412 sec
Attendance: 110,000
Lead changes: 15

Glossary 2005 NASCAR Busch Series results / 2005 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
2	12	21	Kevin Harvick	Reese's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	61,220	running	26	175
4	28	87	Joe Nemechek	Cellular One (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	200	35,500	running	1	165
8	43	34	Randy LaJoie	Dollar General (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	200	30,175	running	0	142
9	5	2	Clint Bowyer	AC Delco (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	39,715	running	0	138
11	3	5	Kyle Busch	Lowe's / Spectrum Spectracide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	31,105	running	2	135
12	18	20	Denny Hamlin	Rockwell Automation (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	200	31,350	running	0	127
13	27	44	Justin Labonte	U.S. Coast Guard (Terry Labonte)	Chevrolet	200	34,838	running	0	124
16	20	8	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	199	34,559	running	0	115
18	9	18	J.J. Yeley	Vigoro / The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	199	27,730	running	0	109
19	33	31	Dave Blaney	Whelen Engineering (Ted Marsh)	Chevrolet	199	21,915	running	0	106
21	30	30	Scott Riggs	Smith & Wesson (Chris Lencheski)	Chevrolet	199	21,695	running	0	100
26	35	36	Stanton Barrett	DCT Motorsports / Tucson (John McGill)	Chevrolet	198	23,195	running	0	85
31	37	23	Shawna Robinson	Vassarette / Riders (Keith Coleman)	Chevrolet	196	22,670	running	0	70
33	32	33	Tony Raines	Outdoor Channel (Kevin Harvick)	Chevrolet	196	20,250	running	0	64
35	39	72	Eric Norris	Gunbroker.com / P4OT.com (Pat MacDonald)	Chevrolet	190	22,040	running	0	58
36	4	32	Shane Hmiel	Win Fuel (Todd Braun)	Chevrolet	148	22,000	transmission	0	55
37	11	11	Paul Menard	Menards / Moen (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	144	22,490	crash	0	52
39	42	7	Kim Crosby	Boudreaux's Butt Paste (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	76	19,895	crash	0	46
42	36	0	Kertus Davis	RaceGirl (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	48	21,765	engine	0	37
3	21	14	David Stremme	Navy "Accelerate Your Life" (Terry Bradshaw)	Dodge	200	62,983	running	6	170
6	7	41	Reed Sorenson	Discount Tire (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	200	35,275	running	0	150
15	19	12	Tim Fedewa	Supercuts (Armando Fitz)	Dodge	199	28,810	running	0	118
20	8	38	Kasey Kahne	Great Clips (Brad Akins)	Dodge	199	22,655	running	0	103
24	29	64	Jeremy Mayfield	Miller High Life Light (Rusty Wallace)	Dodge	199	21,340	running	0	91
25	17	40	Sterling Marlin	Cottman Transmission (Armando Fitz)	Dodge	199	21,205	running	0	88
27	24	43	Aaron Fike	VisitMesquite.com (Mike Curb)	Dodge	197	20,965	running	0	82
28	26	1	Johnny Sauter	Yellow Transportation (James Finch)	Dodge	197	23,325	running	0	79
29	38	4	Ryan Hemphill	GEICO / Pet Brands (Fred Biagi)	Dodge	197	28,190	running	0	76
30	15	6	Paul Wolfe	Ragu (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	197	20,830	running	0	73
32	34	58	Brent Sherman	Hickory Farms / Serta (Doug Stringer)	Dodge	196	20,360	running	0	67
1	25	9	Mark Martin	Pennzoil Platinum / Pep Boys (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	91,501	running	29	185
5	10	66	Greg Biffle	Duraflame (Clarence Brewer)	Ford	200	31,025	running	11	160
7	1	60	Carl Edwards	World Financial Group (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	32,025	running	125	156
10	13	27	David Green	Kleenex / Smith's (Clarence Brewer)	Ford	200	34,255	running	0	134
14	2	90	Elliott Sadler	CitiFinancial (Yates Racing)	Ford	200	22,790	running	0	121
17	22	47	Jon Wood	Clorox / Wisk / Costco (Tad Geschickter)	Ford	199	24,160	running	0	112
22	23	25	Ashton Lewis	U.S. Marines (Ed Rensi)	Ford	199	32,790	running	0	97
23	14	22	Kenny Wallace	Stacker 2 (Greg Pollex)	Ford	199	27,488	running	0	94
34	40	28	Derrike Cope	AMD / FOX Sports en Espanol (Jay Robinson)	Ford	191	24,670	running	0	61
38	16	59	Stacy Compton	Kingsford / Bush's Beans (Tad Geschickter)	Ford	113	24,455	crash	0	49
40	31	10	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	ppc Racing (Greg Pollex)	Ford	53	27,360	crash	0	43
41	41	49	Steve Grissom	Advil Liqui-Gels (Jay Robinson)	Ford	50	24,325	engine	0	40
43	6	35	Jason Keller	McDonald's (Sam Rensi)	Ford	41	24,259	engine	0	34

Failed to qualify: Michael Waltrip (#99), Ken Schrader (#67), Jerry Robertson (#78), Eric Jones (#73), John Hayden (#16), Jeff Fuller (#24), Shane Hall (#52), Damon Lusk (#85)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	5	5
	6	8	3	#10 accident turn 2
	9	41	33
	42	45	4	oil on track
	46	52	7
	53	55	3	oil on track
	56	85	30
	86	89	4	debris turn 3
	90	109	20
	110	113	4	#7 accident turn 2
	114	114	1
	115	121	7	#59,40,33,11,18,87,38 accident turn 3
	122	175	54
	176	178	3	debris backstretch
	179	187	9
	188	190	3	#60 spun turn 4
	191	200	10
Percent of race run under caution: 15.5% Average green flag run: 18.8 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Carl Edwards	1	45	45
Kevin Harvick	46	57	12
Carl Edwards	58	75	18
Mark Martin	76	85	10
Carl Edwards	86	86	1
Kevin Harvick	87	99	13
Mark Martin	100	109	10
Carl Edwards	110	110	1
Greg Biffle	111	121	11
Carl Edwards	122	169	48
Kevin Harvick	170	170	1
Joe Nemechek	171	171	1
Kyle Busch	172	173	2
Carl Edwards	174	185	12
David Stremme	186	191	6
Mark Martin	192	200	9

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Kevin Harvick	690
2	Carl Edwards	610	-80
3	Clint Bowyer	571	-119
4	Reed Sorenson	564	-126
5	Martin Truex, Jr.	538	-152
6	Ashton Lewis	494	-196
7	David Stremme	452	-238
8	Shane Hmiel	431	-259
9	Justin Labonte	427	-263
10	Denny Hamlin	418	-272
11	Joe Nemechek	413	-277
12	Kenny Wallace	412	-278
13	Tim Fedewa	409	-281
14	David Green	398	-292
15	Randy LaJoie	385	-305
16	Jon Wood	376	-314
17	Mark Martin	375	-315
18	Greg Biffle	350	-340
19	Johnny Sauter	345	-345
20	J.J. Yeley	343	-347

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