2005 Sony HD 500
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.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 25 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season | |||
_-_Speedway.svg.png.webp) Track map of the speedway at Auto Club Speedway AKA California Speedway | |||
| Date | September 4, 2005 | ||
| 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 | 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. | ||
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.[1]
Top 10 results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 3 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 5 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet |
| 6 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge |
| 7 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 8 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge |
| 9 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 10 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | MB2 Motorsports | 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
References
- Race information at Race Database
| Preceded by 2005 Sharpie 500 |
NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Season 2005 |
Succeeded by 2005 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 |
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