2005 Sony HD 500

2005 Sony HD 500

Race details
Race 25 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
2005 Sony HD 500 program cover with Elliott Sadler
Date	September 4, 2005 (2005-September-04)
Official name	Sony HD 500
Location	California Speedway, Fontana, California
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.0 mi (3.23 km)
Distance	254 laps, 508 mi (817.546 km)
Scheduled Distance	250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed	136.356 miles per hour (219.444 km/h)
Attendance	100,000
Pole position
Driver	Carl Edwards	Roush Racing
Most laps led
Driver	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Motorsports
Laps	95
Winner
No. 5	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Bill Weber, Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth Announcers	Joe Moore, Adam Alexander
Turn Announcers	Dave Moody (1 & 2), and Dan Hubbard (3 & 4)

The 2005 Sony HD 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on September 4, 2005 at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.23 km) asphalt D-shaped oval, it was the twenty-fifth race of the 2005 Nextel Cup Series season. The race was extended to 254 laps because of a green-white-checker finish.

Kyle Busch of Hendrick Motorsports won the race for the first time in his career and also became the youngest Cup Series race winner until the 2009 Lenox Industrial Tools 301. Carl Edwards would earn his first pole position during qualifying.

Entry list

Car #	Driver	Hometown	Make	Sponsor	Team	Crew Chief
0	Mike Bliss	Milwaukie, OR	Chevrolet	NetZero Best Buy	Gene Haas
01	Joe Nemechek	Lakeland, FL	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	Nelson Bowers
2	Rusty Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Dodge	Miller Lite	Roger Penske
4	John Andretti	Bethlehem, PA	Chevrolet	Lucas / Wide Open Energy Drink	Larry McClure
5	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Chevrolet	Kellogg's	Rick Hendrick
6	Mark Martin	Batesville, AR	Ford	Viagra	Jack Roush
07	Dave Blaney	Hartford, OH	Chevrolet	Happy Birthday Jack	Richard Childress
7	Robby Gordon	Bellflower, CA	Chevrolet	Fruit of the Loom	James Smith
8	Dale Earnhardt Jr	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	Budweiser	Teresa Earnhardt
9	Kasey Kahne	Enumclaw, WA	Dodge	Dodge Dealers / UAW / Reverse Pit Cap	Ray Evernham
10	Scott Riggs	Bahama, NC	Chevrolet	Valvoline	James Rocco
11	JJ Yeley	Phoenix, AZ	Chevrolet	FedEx Freight	J D Gibbs
12	Ryan Newman	South Bend, IN	Dodge	ALLTEL / Sony HDTV	Roger Penske
15	Michael Waltrip	Owensboro, KY	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts	Teresa Earnhardt
16	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	Ford	National Guard / Charter Communications	Geoff Smith
17	Matt Kenseth	Cambridge, WI	Ford	DEWALT Power Tools	Mark Martin
18	Bobby Labonte	Corpus Christi, TX	Chevrolet	GSK AsthmaControl.com	Joe Gibbs
19	Jeremy Mayfield	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	Dodge Dealers / UAW	Ray Evernham
20	Tony Stewart	Rushville, IN	Chevrolet	The Home Depot	Joe Gibbs
21	Ricky Rudd	Chesapeake, VA	Ford	Motorcraft Genuine Parts	Glen Wood
22	Scott Wimmer	Wausau, WI	Dodge	CAT Dealers	Bill Davis
24	Jeff Gordon	Vallejo, CA	Chevrolet	DuPont	Rick Hendrick
25	Brian Vickers	Thomasville, NC	Chevrolet	GMAC / ditech.com	Mary Hendrick
29	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench	Richard Childress
31	Jeff Burton	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	Richard Childress
32	Bobby Hamilton Jr	Nashville, TN	Chevrolet	Tide	Calvin Wells III
34	PJ Jones	Torrance, CA	Chevrolet	PEOPros.com	William Edwards
36	Boris Said	New York, NY	Chevrolet	CENTRIX Financial	Bob Sutton
37	Tony Raines	LaPorte, IN	Dodge	Patron Tequila	John Carter
38	Elliott Sadler	Emporia, VA	Ford	M&M's	Robert Yates
40	Sterling Marlin	Columbia, TN	Dodge	Coors Light	Felix Sabates
41	Casey Mears	Bakersfield, CA	Dodge	Target	Chip Ganassi
42	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Dodge	Home123 Corp.	Floyd Ganassi
43	Jeff Green	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	Wheaties	Richard L Petty
45	Kyle Petty	Trinity, NC	Dodge	Brawny / Georgia-Pacific	Kyle Petty
48	Jimmie Johnson	El Cajon, CA	Chevrolet	Lowe's	Jeff Gordon
49	Ken Schrader	Fenton, MO	Dodge	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Elizabeth Morgenthau
51	Stuart Kirby	Bowling Green, KY	Chevrolet	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil	Joe Auer
66	Mike Garvey	McDonough, GA	Ford	Jani-King	Jeff Stec
77	Travis Kvapil	Janesville, WI	Dodge	Kodak / Jasper Engines	Douglas Bawel
88	Dale Jarrett	Hickory, NC	Ford	UPS	Robert Yates
91	Bill Elliott	Dawsonville, GA	Dodge	McDonald's	Ray Evernham Sr.
92	Hermie Sadler	Emporia, VA	Dodge	Oak Glove Co.	Bob Jenkins
97	Kurt Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Ford	Smirnoff Ice	Georgetta Roush
99	Carl Edwards	Columbia, MO	Ford	Office Depot	Jack Roush

Practice

Top 10 practice 1 results

Pos.	Car #	Driver	Make	SPD	Time	BHND	Best	Laps
1	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	182.955	0:39.354	0.000	0	0
2	97	Kurt Busch	Ford	182.602	0:39.430	0.076	0	0
3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	182.533	0:39.445	0.091	0	0
4	6	Mark Martin	Ford	182.445	0:39.464	0.110	0	0
5	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	182.320	0:39.491	0.137	0	0
6	01	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	182.108	0:39.537	0.183	0	0
7	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	181.438	0:39.683	0.329	0	0
8	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	181.365	0:39.699	0.345	0	0
9	5	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	181.337	0:39.705	0.351	0	0
10	22	Scott Wimmer	Dodge	181.283	0:39.717	0.363	0	0
Full practice 1 results

Top 10 practice 2 results

Pos.	Car #	Driver	Make	SPD	Time	BHND	Best	Laps
1	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	183.734	0:39.187	0.000	0	0
2	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	182.431	0:39.467	0.280	0	0
3	5	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	182.251	0:39.506	0.319	0	0
4	01	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	182.149	0:39.528	0.341	0	0
5	15	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	182.071	0:39.545	0.358	0	0
6	0	Mike Bliss	Chevrolet	181.942	0:39.573	0.386	0	0
7	11	JJ Yeley	Chevrolet	181.938	0:39.574	0.387	0	0
8	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	181.809	0:39.602	0.415	0	0
9	91	Bill Elliott	Dodge	181.648	0:39.637	0.450	0	0
10	10	Scott Riggs	Chevrolet	181.452	0:39.680	0.493	0	0
Full practice 2 results

Qualifying

Pos	Car #	Driver	Make	Primary Sponsor	Speed	Time	Behind
1	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Office Depot	185.061	38.906	0.000
2	6	Mark Martin	Ford	Viagra	184.833	38.954	-0.048
3	97	Kurt Busch	Ford	Smirnoff Ice	184.403	39.045	-0.139
4	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	National Guard / Charter Communications	184.370	39.052	-0.146
5	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's	184.049	39.120	-0.214
6	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont	183.833	39.166	-0.260
7	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	Dodge Dealers / UAW / Reverse Pit Cap	183.805	39.172	-0.266
8	11	JJ Yeley	Chevrolet	FedEx Freight	183.758	39.182	-0.276
9	25	Brian Vickers	Chevrolet	GMAC / ditech.com	183.702	39.194	-0.288
10	10	Scott Riggs	Chevrolet	Valvoline	183.482	39.241	-0.335
11	32	Bobby Hamilton Jr	Chevrolet	Tide	183.435	39.251	-0.345
12	40	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	Coors Light	183.318	39.276	-0.370
13	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	Dodge Dealers / UAW	183.309	39.278	-0.372
14	20	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	The Home Depot	182.987	39.347	-0.441
15	38	Elliott Sadler	Ford	M&M's	182.941	39.357	-0.451
16	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	182.913	39.363	-0.457
17	43	Jeff Green	Dodge	Wheaties	182.741	39.400	-0.494
18	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench	182.727	39.403	-0.497
19	15	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts	182.560	39.439	-0.533
20	45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	Brawny / Georgia-Pacific	182.542	39.443	-0.537
21	07	Dave Blaney	Chevrolet	Happy Birthday Jack	182.519	39.448	-0.542
22	01	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	182.486	39.455	-0.549
23	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	DEWALT Power Tools	182.380	39.478	-0.572
24	7	Robby Gordon	Chevrolet	Fruit of the Loom	182.283	39.499	-0.593
25	5	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	Kellogg's	182.195	39.518	-0.612
26	36	Boris Said	Chevrolet	CENTRIX Financial	182.043	39.551	-0.645
27	22	Scott Wimmer	Dodge	CAT Dealers	181.749	39.615	-0.709
28	12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	ALLTEL / Sony HDTV	181.726	39.620	-0.714
29	77	Travis Kvapil	Dodge	Kodak / Jasper Engines	181.351	39.702	-0.796
30	91	Bill Elliott	Dodge	McDonald's	181.228	39.729	-0.823
31	49	Ken Schrader	Dodge	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	181.141	39.748	-0.842
32	37	Tony Raines	Dodge	Patron Tequila	180.991	39.781	-0.875
33	41	Casey Mears	Dodge	Target	180.873	39.807	-0.901
34	2	Rusty Wallace	Dodge	Miller Lite	180.537	39.881	-0.975
35	51	Stuart Kirby	Chevrolet	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil	180.523	39.884	-0.978
36	66	Mike Garvey	Ford	Jani-King	180.415	39.908	-1.002
37	88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	UPS	180.252	39.944	-1.038
38	0	Mike Bliss	Chevrolet	NetZero Best Buy	180.108	39.976	-1.070
39	21	Jon Wood	Ford	Motorcraft Genuine Parts	179.816	40.041	-1.135
40	42	Jamie McMurray	Dodge	Home123 Corp.	179.744	40.057	-1.151
41	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr	Chevrolet	Budweiser	179.681	40.071	-1.165
42	18	Bobby Labonte	Chevrolet	GSK AsthmaControl.com	176.631	40.763	-1.857
43	92	Hermie Sadler	Dodge	Oak Glove Co.	176.479	40.798	-1.892
Failed to qualify
44	34	P.J. Jones	Chevrolet	PEOPros.com		40.900
45	4	John Andretti	Chevrolet	Lucas / Wide Open Energy Drink	0.000	0.000	0.000

Results

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	25	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's	Chevy	254	95	running	190
2	4	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard, Charter Communications	Ford	254	16	running	175
3	9	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC, ditech.com	Chevy	254	0	running	165
4	1	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot	Ford	254	21	running	165
5	14	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot	Chevy	254	56	running	160
6	7	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers, UAW, Reverse Pit Cap	Dodge	254	0	running	150
7	23	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt	Ford	254	14	running	151
8	40	42	Jamie McMurray	Home123 Corp.	Dodge	254	0	running	142
9	39	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft	Ford	254	0	running	138
10	22	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army	Chevy	254	0	running	134
11	2	6	Mark Martin	Viagra	Ford	254	4	running	135
12	3	97	Kurt Busch	Smirnoff Ice	Ford	254	39	running	132
13	19	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts	Chevy	254	3	running	129
14	18	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench	Chevy	254	0	running	121
15	34	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite	Dodge	254	0	running	118
16	5	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's	Chevy	254	0	running	115
17	15	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's	Ford	254	0	running	112
18	28	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel, Sony HDTV	Dodge	254	0	running	109
19	12	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light	Dodge	254	0	running	106
20	42	18	Bobby Labonte	AsthmaControl.com	Chevy	254	0	running	103
21	6	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont	Chevy	254	0	running	100
22	21	07	Dave Blaney	Happy Birthday Jack	Chevy	254	0	running	97
23	11	32	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Tide	Chevy	254	0	running	94
24	37	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS	Ford	254	0	running	91
25	17	43	Jeff Green	Wheaties	Dodge	254	1	running	93
26	13	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers, UAW	Dodge	254	1	running	90
27	38	0	Mike Bliss	NetZero, Best Buy	Chevy	254	0	running	82
28	32	37	Tony Raines	Patron Tequila	Dodge	254	0	running	79
29	31	49	Ken Schrader	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Dodge	253	0	running	76
30	26	36	Boris Said	Centrix Financial	Chevy	253	0	running	73
31	27	22	Scott Wimmer	CAT Dealers	Dodge	250	0	crash	70
32	33	41	Casey Mears	Target	Dodge	249	0	running	67
33	29	77	Travis Kvapil	Kodak, Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Dodge	249	0	running	64
34	24	7	Robby Gordon	Fruit of the Loom	Chevy	248	2	crash	66
35	16	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless	Chevy	248	0	crash	58
36	10	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline	Chevy	246	0	crash	55
37	36	66	Mike Garvey	Jani-King	Ford	232	0	running	52
38	41	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Budweiser	Chevy	211	2	engine	54
39	8	11	J.J. Yeley	FedEx Freight	Chevy	209	0	running	46
40	30	91	Bill Elliott	McDonald's	Dodge	180	0	engine	43
41	20	45	Kyle Petty	Brawny, Georgia-Pacific	Dodge	171	0	engine	40
42	43	92	Hermie Sadler	Oak Glove Company	Dodge	87	0	brakes	37
43	35	51	Stuart Kirby	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil	Chevy	31	0	brakes	34
Failed to qualify
44		34	P.J. Jones	PEOPros.com	Chevrolet
45		4	John Andretti	Lucas / Wide Open Energy Drink	Chevrolet

Race Statistics

• Time of race: 3:43:32
• Average Speed: 136.356 miles per hour (219.444 km/h)
• Pole Speed: 185.061
• Cautions: 11 for 43 laps
• Margin of Victory: 0.554 sec
• Lead changes: 30
• Percent of race run under caution: 16.9%
• Average green flag run: 17.6 laps