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2005 Advance Auto Parts 500

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{{Infobox NASCAR race report

| Type = NASNEX

| Description =

| Race Name = Advance Auto Parts 500

| Details ref = {{cite web|url=http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/VA/Martinsville/2005-04-10 |title=2005 Advance Auto Parts 500 weather information |work=The Old Farmers Almanac |access-date=2013-07-10 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240526184340/https://www.webcitation.org/6I4c7ZFmq?url=http://m.almanac.com/weather/history/VA/Martinsville/2005-04-10 |archive-date=2024-05-26 |url-status=live }}

| Fulldate = {{Start date|2005|4|10}}

| Year = 2005

| Race_No = 6

| Season_No = 36

| Image = 2005_Advance_Auto_Parts_500_program_cover.jpg

| image-size = 200px

| image-alt =

| Caption = 2005 Advance Auto Parts 500 program cover

| Location = Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia

| Course_mi = .526

| Course_km = .847

| Distance_laps = 500

| Distance_mi = 263

| Distance_km = 423

| Weather = Warm with temperatures approaching {{convert|80.6|F|C}}; wind speeds up to {{convert|6|mph|km/h}}

| Avg = {{convert|72.009|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}

| Pole_Driver = Scott Riggs

| Pole_Team = MB2 Motorsports

| Pole_Time = 19.588 seconds{{cite web|url=http://www.jayski.com/next/2005/2005mar1.htm|title=2005 Advance Auto Parts 500|work=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=2013-07-02|archive-date=2012-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006111441/http://www.jayski.com/next/2005/2005mar1.htm|url-status=dead}}

| Most_Driver = Tony Stewart

| Most_Team = Joe Gibbs Racing

| Most_laps = 247

| Car = 24

| First_Driver = Jeff Gordon

| First_Team = Hendrick Motorsports

| Network = Fox

| Announcers = Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds

| Ratings = 5.1{{cite web|url=http://www.jayski.com/pages/tvratings2005.htm|title=TV RATINGS 2005|work=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=2013-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214111706/http://www.jayski.com/pages/tvratings2005.htm|archive-date=2014-02-14|url-status=dead}}

}}

The 2005 Advance Auto Parts 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on April 10, 2005 at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. The race was the sixth of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. The pole position was won by Scott Riggs of MB2 Motorsports, his first career pole, while Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing led the most laps with 247. Hendrick Motorsports' Jeff Gordon won the race. Sergeant Sean McGuire gave the starting command from Iraq.

Qualifying

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!No.

!Driver

!Manufacture

!Sponsor

!Avg. Speed

!Time

!Time behind driver

1

|10

|Scott Riggs

|Chevrolet

|Valvoline

|96.671

|19.588

|0.000

2

|12

|Ryan Newman

|Dodge

|Alltel

|96.657

|19.591

| -0.003

3

|19

|Jeremy Mayfield

|Dodge

|Dodge Dealers / UAW

|96.583

|19.606

| -0.018

4

|2

|Rusty Wallace

|Dodge

|Miller Lite

|96.558

|19.611

| -0.023

5

|29

|Kevin Harvick

|Chevrolet

|GM Goodwrench

|96.376

|19.648

| -0.060

6

|18

|Bobby Labonte

|Chevrolet

|Interstate Batteries

|96.259

|19.672

| -0.084

7

|20

|Tony Stewart

|Chevrolet

|The Home Depot

|96.195

|19.685

| -0.097

8

|16

|Greg Biffle

|Ford

|Jackson Hewitt

|96.127

|19.699

| -0.111

9

|97

|Kurt Busch

|Ford

|Crown Royal

|96.063

|19.712

| -0.124

10

|1

|Joe Nemechek

|Chevrolet

|U.S. Army

|96.015

|19.722

| -0.134

11

|49

|Ken Schrader

|Dodge

|Schwan's Home Service

|95.917

|19.742

| -0.154

12

|11

|Jason Leffler

|Chevrolet

|FedEx Express

|95.888

|19.748

| -0.160

13

|21

|Ricky Rudd

|Ford

|Motorcraft Genuine Parts

|95.864

|19.753

| -0.165

14

|43

|Jeff Green

|Dodge

|Cheerios / Betty Crocker

|95.748

|19.777

| -0.189

15

|0

|Mike Bliss

|Chevrolet

|NetZero Best Buy

|95.743

|19.778

| -0.190

16

|24

|Jeff Gordon

|Chevrolet

|DuPont

|95.728

|19.781

| -0.193

17

|77

|Travis Kvapil

|Dodge

|Kodak / Jasper Engines

|95.699

|19.787

| -0.199

18

|17

|Matt Kenseth

|Ford

|DEWALT Power Tools

|95.574

|19.813

| -0.225

19

|45

|Kyle Petty

|Dodge

|Georgia-Pacific / Brawny

|95.554

|19.817

| -0.229

20

|40

|Sterling Marlin

|Dodge

|Coors Light

|95.458

|19.837

| -0.249

21

|5

|Kyle Busch

|Chevrolet

|Kellogg's

|95.280

|19.874

| -0.286

22

|6

|Mark Martin

|Ford

|Viagra

|95.271

|19.876

| -0.288

23

|4

|Mike Wallace

|Chevrolet

|Lucas Oil Products

|95.208

|19.889

| -0.301

24

|41

|Casey Mears

|Dodge

|Target

|95.194

|19.892

| -0.304

25

|38

|Elliott Sadler

|Ford

|M&M's

|95.170

|19.897

| -0.309

26

|8

|Dale Earnhardt Jr

|Chevrolet

|Budweiser

|95.127

|19.906

| -0.318

27

|25

|Brian Vickers

|Chevrolet

|GMAC / ditech.com

|95.089

|19.914

| -0.326

28

|32

|Bobby Hamilton Jr

|Chevrolet

|Tide

|95.046

|19.923

| -0.335

29

|42

|Jamie McMurray

|Dodge

|Texaco / Havoline

|95.008

|19.931

| -0.343

30

|31

|Jeff Burton

|Chevrolet

|Cingular Wireless

|94.955

|19.942

| -0.354

31

|15

|Michael Waltrip

|Chevrolet

|NAPA Auto Parts

|94.917

|19.950

| -0.362

32

|88

|Dale Jarrett

|Ford

|UPS

|94.865

|19.961

| -0.373

33

|22

|Scott Wimmer

|Dodge

|Caterpillar

|94.652

|20.006

| -0.418

34

|75

|Mike Garvey

|Dodge

|Jani-King / Rinaldi Air Conditioning

|94.614

|20.014

| -0.426

35

|9

|Kasey Kahne

|Dodge

|Dodge Dealers / UAW

|94.562

|20.025

| -0.437

36

|99

|Carl Edwards

|Ford

|Scotts

|94.519

|20.034

| -0.446

37

|48

|Jimmie Johnson

|Chevrolet

|Lowe's

|94.491

|20.040

| -0.452

38

|66

|Hermie Sadler

|Ford

|Peak Fitness

|94.336

|20.073

| -0.485

39

|34

|Randy LaJoie

|Chevrolet

|Mach One Inc.

|94.129

|20.117

| -0.529

40

|09

|Johnny Sauter

|Dodge

|Miccosukee Resort & Gaming

|93.929

|20.160

| -0.572

41

|37

|Kevin Lepage

|Dodge

|Carter's Royal Dispos-all

|93.530

|20.246

| -0.658

42

|07

|Dave Blaney

|Chevrolet

|SKF / Jack Daniel's

|93.525

|20.247

| -0.659

43

|7

|Robby Gordon

|Chevrolet

|Harrah's

|93.354

|20.284

| -0.696

44

|92

|Stanton Barrett

|Chevrolet

|Front Row Motorsports

|

|20.371

|

45

|61

|Jeff Fuller

|Dodge

|Sisco Motorsports

|

|20.398

|

46

|27

|Kirk Shelmerdine

|Ford

|Kirk Shelmerdine Racing

|

|20.480

|

47

|00

|Carl Long

|Chevrolet

|Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties

|

|20.598

|

Race

Pole-sitter Scott Riggs lost the lead on the first lap after getting loose in turn 4, sliding up and colliding with Ryan Newman, allowing Jeremy Mayfield to take the lead. A tire on Newman's car popped, which brought out the first caution. Much of the early portion of the race was dominated by Mayfield, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, and defending race winner Rusty Wallace.{{cite web|last=McCormick|first=Steve|url=http://nascar.about.com/od/races/p/05martinsville1.htm|title=2005 Advance Auto Parts 500 at Martinsville Speedway|publisher=About.com|access-date=2013-07-02|archive-date=2013-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513113412/http://nascar.about.com/od/races/p/05martinsville1.htm|url-status=dead}} Meanwhile, Jeff Gordon fell behind three laps by lap 70 due to a loose wheel, but regained two laps, and via the beneficiary rule, got back on the lead lap after a caution on lap 276, while gaining the lead with 35 laps left. Sometime during the race, Gordon and Kurt Busch made contact, sending Busch into the wall. With three laps left, Travis Kvapil's car spilled oil on the track, bringing out the final caution. Gordon had a strong jump on the restart, and held off Kasey Kahne, Mark Martin and Newman to claim his 71st career win, his seventh at Martinsville,{{cite web|last=McCormick|first=Steve|url=http://nascar.about.com/od/races/a/2005martinsvpst.htm|title=Jeff Gordon Wrestles To Martinsville Win|publisher=About.com|date=2005-04-11|access-date=2013-07-02|archive-date=2009-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331120641/http://nascar.about.com/od/races/a/2005martinsvpst.htm|url-status=dead}} and his second of the season. Wallace closed out the Top 5, with Sterling Marlin, Ricky Rudd, points leader Jimmie Johnson, Elliott Sadler, and Joe Nemechek rounding out the Top 10.

Results

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!POS{{Cite web|title=Race Results - 2005 Advance Auto Parts 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2005_Advance_Auto_Parts_500/W|access-date=April 6, 2025|website=Racing-Reference|language=en-US}}

!ST

!#

!DRIVER

!SPONSOR / OWNER

!CAR

!LAPS

!MONEY

!STATUS

!LED

!PTS

1

|16

|24

|  Jeff Gordon

|DuPont   (Rick Hendrick)

|Chevrolet

|500

|186051

|running

|36

|185

2

|35

|9

|  Kasey Kahne

|Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham)

|Dodge

|500

|143915

|running

|0

|170

3

|22

|6

|  Mark Martin

|Viagra   (Jack Roush)

|Ford

|500

|109625

|running

|1

|170

4

|2

|12

|  Ryan Newman

|Alltel   (Roger Penske)

|Dodge

|500

|132241

|running

|25

|165

5

|4

|2

|  Rusty Wallace

|Miller Lite   (Roger Penske)

|Dodge

|500

|111308

|running

|47

|160

6

|20

|40

|  Sterling Marlin

|Coors Light   (Chip Ganassi)

|Dodge

|500

|109758

|running

|6

|155

7

|13

|21

|  Ricky Rudd

|Motorcraft Genuine Parts   (Wood Brothers)

|Ford

|500

|104439

|running

|0

|146

8

|37

|48

|  Jimmie Johnson

|Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick)

|Chevrolet

|500

|120041

|running

|0

|142

9

|25

|38

|  Elliott Sadler

|M&M's   (Yates Racing)

|Ford

|500

|114091

|running

|0

|138

10

|10

|01

|  Joe Nemechek

|U.S. Army   (Nelson Bowers)

|Chevrolet

|500

|103508

|running

|0

|134

11

|18

|17

|  Matt Kenseth

|DeWalt Power Tools   (Jack Roush)

|Ford

|500

|118186

|running

|1

|135

12

|12

|11

|  Jason Leffler

|FedEx Express   (Joe Gibbs)

|Chevrolet

|500

|69375

|running

|0

|127

13

|26

|8

|  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

|Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)

|Chevrolet

|500

|118133

|running

|0

|124

14

|32

|88

|  Dale Jarrett

|UPS   (Yates Racing)

|Ford

|500

|106733

|running

|0

|121

15

|3

|19

|  Jeremy Mayfield

|Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham)

|Dodge

|499

|111095

|running

|68

|123

16

|30

|31

|  Jeff Burton

|Cingular Wireless   (Richard Childress)

|Chevrolet

|499

|98895

|running

|0

|115

17

|24

|41

|  Casey Mears

|Target   (Chip Ganassi)

|Dodge

|499

|95688

|running

|0

|112

18

|19

|45

|  Kyle Petty

|Georgia-Pacific / Brawny   (Petty Enterprises)

|Dodge

|498

|84958

|running

|0

|109

19

|9

|97

|  Kurt Busch

|Crown Royal   (Jack Roush)

|Ford

|498

|119325

|running

|33

|111

20

|43

|7

|  Robby Gordon

|Harrah's   (Robby Gordon)

|Chevrolet

|498

|67700

|running

|4

|108

21

|1

|10

|  Scott Riggs

|Valvoline   (James Rocco)

|Chevrolet

|498

|95858

|running

|0

|100

22

|14

|43

|  Jeff Green

|Cheerios / Betty Crocker   (Petty Enterprises)

|Dodge

|497

|99286

|running

|0

|97

23

|23

|4

|  Mike Wallace

|Lucas Oil Products   (Larry McClure)

|Chevrolet

|497

|70450

|running

|0

|94

24

|11

|49

|  Ken Schrader

|Schwan's Home Service   (Beth Ann Morgenthau)

|Dodge

|496

|69200

|running

|0

|91

25

|29

|42

|  Jamie McMurray

|Texaco / Havoline   (Chip Ganassi)

|Dodge

|496

|77275

|running

|0

|88

26

|7

|20

|  Tony Stewart

|The Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs)

|Chevrolet

|493

|128861

|running

|247

|95

27

|17

|77

|  Travis Kvapil

|Kodak / Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel)

|Dodge

|490

|77810

|engine

|0

|82

28

|41

|37

|  Kevin Lepage

|Carter's Royal Dispos-All   (John Carter)

|Dodge

|489

|65010

|running

|0

|79

29

|8

|16

|  Greg Biffle

|Jackson Hewitt   (Jack Roush)

|Ford

|487

|82825

|running

|0

|76

30

|31

|15

|  Michael Waltrip

|NAPA Auto Parts   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)

|Chevrolet

|477

|95414

|running

|0

|73

31

|33

|22

|  Scott Wimmer

|Caterpillar   (Bill Davis)

|Dodge

|466

|85097

|running

|0

|70

32

|5

|29

|  Kevin Harvick

|GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress)

|Chevrolet

|436

|111661

|running

|0

|67

33

|6

|18

|  Bobby Labonte

|Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs)

|Chevrolet

|435

|102225

|engine

|32

|69

34

|42

|07

|  Dave Blaney

|SKF / Jack Daniel's   (Richard Childress)

|Chevrolet

|416

|72075

|running

|0

|61

35

|27

|25

|  Brian Vickers

|GMAC / ditech.com   (Rick Hendrick)

|Chevrolet

|412

|72025

|running

|0

|58

36

|15

|0

|  Mike Bliss

|NetZero / Best Buy   (Gene Haas)

|Chevrolet

|410

|63975

|overheating

|0

|55

37

|38

|66

|  Hermie Sadler

|Peak Fitness   (Jeff Stec)

|Ford

|340

|63925

|crash

|0

|52

38

|36

|99

|  Carl Edwards

|Scotts   (Jack Roush)

|Ford

|321

|81875

|running

|0

|49

39

|21

|5

|  Kyle Busch

|Kellogg's   (Rick Hendrick)

|Chevrolet

|304

|71815

|overheating

|0

|46

40

|28

|32

|  Bobby Hamilton, Jr.

|Tide   (Cal Wells)

|Chevrolet

|151

|63740

|overheating

|0

|43

41

|40

|09

|  Johnny Sauter

|Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts   (James Finch)

|Dodge

|55

|63690

|brakes

|0

|40

42

|39

|34

|  Randy LaJoie

|Mach One Inc.   (William Edwards)

|Chevrolet

|27

|63640

|engine

|0

|37

43

|34

|75

|  Mike Garvey

|Jani-King / Rinaldi Air Conditioning   (Robert Rinaldi)

|Dodge

|18

|63053

|brakes

|0

|34

colspan="11" |Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
POS

!NAME

!NBR

!SPONSOR

!OWNER

!CAR

! colspan="5" rowspan="6" |

44

|Stanton Barrett

|92

|Front Row Motorsports

|Bob Jenkins

|Chevrolet

45

|Jeff Fuller

|61

|Sisco Motorsports

|Buddy Sisco

|Dodge

46

|Kirk Shelmerdine

|27

|Kirk Shelmerdine Racing

|Kirk Shelmerdine

|Ford

47

|Carl Long

|00

|Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties

|Raynard McGlynn

|Chevrolet

WD

|Morgan Shepherd

|89

|Racing With Jesus / Red Line Oil

|Morgan Shepherd

|Dodge

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Race statistics

  • Time: 3:38:52
  • Average speed: {{convert|72.099|mph}}
  • Pole speed: {{convert|96.671|mph}}
  • Cautions: 16 for 91 laps
  • Margin of victory: 0.593
  • Lead changes: 17
  • Percent of race run under caution: 18.2%
  • Average green flag run: 24.1 laps

Standings after the race

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Pos

! Driver

! Points

1

| Jimmie Johnson

| style="text-align:center;"|977

2

| Greg Biffle

| style="text-align:center;"|817

3

| Elliott Sadler

| style="text-align:center;"|795

4

| Mark Martin

| style="text-align:center;"|779

5

| Tony Stewart

| style="text-align:center;"|774

6

| Jeff Gordon

| style="text-align:center;"|772

7

| Rusty Wallace

| style="text-align:center;"|771

8

| Ryan Newman

| style="text-align:center;"|753

9

| Kurt Busch

| style="text-align:center;"|746

10

| Dale Jarrett

| style="text-align:center;"|732

References

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