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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
| 2005 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 program cover | |||
| Date | April 17, 2005 | ||
| Location | Texas Motor Speedway | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.414 km) | ||
| Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
| Average speed | 130.055 mph (209.303 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 211,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Penske Racing | ||
| Time | 28.040 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | |
| Laps | 219 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FOX | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Performance Racing Network | ||
The 2005 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 was the 7th race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, ran on April 17, 2005, at Texas Motor Speedway. The race was won by Greg Biffle, who went on to lead 216 laps of the 334 lap event.
| Pos [1] [2] | No. | Driver | Make | Speed | Time | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 192.582 | 28.040 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 192.431 | 28.062 | -0.022 |
| 3 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 191.734 | 28.164 | -0.124 |
| 4 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 191.557 | 28.190 | -0.150 |
| 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 191.435 | 28.208 | -0.168 |
| 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | 191.286 | 28.230 | -0.190 |
| 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 191.042 | 28.266 | -0.226 |
| 8 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 190.631 | 28.327 | -0.287 |
| 9 | 1 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 190.611 | 28.330 | -0.290 |
| 10 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 190.590 | 28.333 | -0.293 |
| 11 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 190.570 | 28.336 | -0.296 |
| 12 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 190.550 | 28.339 | -0.299 |
| 13 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | 190.510 | 28.345 | -0.305 |
| 14 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 190.342 | 28.370 | -0.330 |
| 15 | 91 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | 190.248 | 28.384 | -0.344 |
| 16 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | 190.174 | 28.395 | -0.355 |
| 17 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 190.154 | 28.398 | -0.358 |
| 18 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 190.047 | 28.414 | -0.374 |
| 19 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 189.860 | 28.442 | -0.402 |
| 20 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 189.833 | 28.446 | -0.406 |
| 21 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | 189.687 | 28.468 | -0.428 |
| 22 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | 189.627 | 28.477 | -0.437 |
| 23 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | 189.580 | 28.484 | -0.444 |
| 24 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | 189.281 | 28.529 | -0.489 |
| 25 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Dodge | 189.248 | 28.534 | -0.494 |
| 26 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | 188.976 | 28.575 | -0.535 |
| 27 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 188.772 | 28.606 | -0.566 |
| 28 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 188.765 | 28.607 | -0.567 |
| 29 | 11 | Jason Leffler | Chevrolet | 188.488 | 28.649 | -0.609 |
| 30 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 188.147 | 28.701 | -0.661 |
| 31 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | 188.048 | 28.716 | -0.676 |
| 32 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 187.983 | 28.726 | -0.686 |
| 33 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | 187.950 | 28.731 | -0.691 |
| 34 | 9 | Johnny Sauter | Dodge | 187.735 | 28.764 | -0.724 |
| 35 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 187.709 | 28.768 | -0.728 |
| 36 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | 187.617 | 28.782 | -0.742 |
| 37 | 66 | Hermie Sadler | Ford | 187.227 | 28.842 | -0.802 |
| 38 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr | Chevrolet | 187.221 | 28.843 | -0.803 |
| 39 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 187.149 | 28.854 | -0.814 |
| 40 | 36 | Boris Said | Chevrolet | 187.058 | 28.868 | -0.828 |
| 41 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 185.899 | 29.048 | -1.008 |
| 42 | 00 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 43 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 186.838 | 28.902 | -0.862 |
| Failed to qualify | ||||||
| 44 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | |||
| 45 | 92 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | |||
| 46 | 34 | Randy LaJoie | Chevrolet | |||
| Pos [3] | St | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 334 | 522250 | running | 219 | 190 |
| 2 | 31 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | 334 | 308350 | running | 0 | 170 |
| 3 | 18 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 334 | 216400 | running | 0 | 165 |
| 4 | 32 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 334 | 207908 | running | 15 | 165 |
| 5 | 13 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | 334 | 158700 | running | 3 | 160 |
| 6 | 21 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | 334 | 146050 | running | 7 | 155 |
| 7 | 19 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 334 | 134975 | running | 2 | 151 |
| 8 | 4 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 334 | 124675 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 9 | 11 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | 334 | 117375 | running | 0 | 138 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | 334 | 119200 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 11 | 2 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 334 | 123850 | running | 34 | 135 |
| 12 | 41 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 334 | 115850 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 13 | 17 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 334 | 110100 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 14 | 27 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 334 | 111425 | running | 0 | 121 |
| 15 | 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 334 | 107625 | running | 1 | 123 |
| 16 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 334 | 118725 | running | 1 | 120 |
| 17 | 9 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 334 | 122983 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 39 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 334 | 101625 | running | 1 | 114 |
| 19 | 20 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 334 | 100125 | running | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 16 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | 334 | 100675 | running | 0 | 103 |
| 21 | 35 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 334 | 102225 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 42 | 0 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | 333 | 99125 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 30 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 333 | 97525 | running | 3 | 99 |
| 24 | 28 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 333 | 110083 | running | 1 | 96 |
| 25 | 26 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | 333 | 95675 | running | 1 | 93 |
| 26 | 12 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 332 | 92725 | running | 0 | 85 |
| 27 | 40 | 36 | Boris Said | Chevrolet | 327 | 88125 | running | 0 | 82 |
| 28 | 8 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 324 | 86625 | engine | 1 | 84 |
| 29 | 37 | 66 | Hermie Sadler | Ford | 319 | 88525 | running | 0 | 76 |
| 30 | 25 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Dodge | 297 | 87375 | running | 0 | 73 |
| 31 | 10 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 296 | 82975 | engine | 45 | 75 |
| 32 | 14 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 288 | 95533 | running | 0 | 67 |
| 33 | 15 | 91 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | 286 | 81225 | engine | 0 | 64 |
| 34 | 24 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | 278 | 79175 | running | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 3 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 269 | 78075 | engine | 0 | 58 |
| 36 | 29 | 11 | Jason Leffler | Chevrolet | 250 | 76950 | running | 0 | 55 |
| 37 | 33 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | 238 | 75825 | crash | 0 | 52 |
| 38 | 22 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | 232 | 74700 | running | 0 | 49 |
| 39 | 38 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Chevrolet | 219 | 84122 | running | 0 | 46 |
| 40 | 43 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 202 | 74450 | engine | 0 | 43 |
| 41 | 34 | 09 | Johnny Sauter | Dodge | 98 | 74335 | handling | 0 | 40 |
| 42 | 36 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | 39 | 74225 | crash | 0 | 37 |
| 43 | 23 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | 31 | 74439 | crash | 0 | 34 |