# 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.
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 |
| 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