# 2005 Samsung/Radio Shack 500

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.

## Qualifying

| Pos | Car # | Driver | Make | Primary Sponsor | Speed | Time | Behind |
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Alltel | 192.582 | 28.040 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 192.431 | 28.062 | -0.022 |
| 3 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 191.734 | 28.164 | -0.124 |
| 4 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft / Rent-A-Center | 191.557 | 28.190 | -0.150 |
| 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M Post-it / National Guard | 191.435 | 28.208 | -0.168 |
| 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Kodak / Miller Lite | 191.286 | 28.230 | -0.190 |
| 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 191.042 | 28.266 | -0.226 |
| 8 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 190.631 | 28.327 | -0.287 |
| 9 | 1 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 190.611 | 28.330 | -0.290 |
| 10 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 190.590 | 28.333 | -0.293 |
| 11 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 190.570 | 28.336 | -0.296 |
| 12 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 190.550 | 28.339 | -0.299 |
| 13 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 190.510 | 28.345 | -0.305 |
| 14 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 190.342 | 28.370 | -0.330 |
| 15 | 91 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Stanley Tools | 190.248 | 28.384 | -0.344 |
| 16 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 190.174 | 28.395 | -0.355 |
| 17 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 190.154 | 28.398 | -0.358 |
| 18 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 190.047 | 28.414 | -0.374 |
| 19 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | IRWIN Industrial Tools / Sharpie | 189.860 | 28.442 | -0.402 |
| 20 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Scotts | 189.833 | 28.446 | -0.406 |
| 21 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 189.687 | 28.468 | -0.428 |
| 22 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 189.627 | 28.477 | -0.437 |
| 23 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Cheerios / Pillsbury Bake-Off | 189.580 | 28.484 | -0.444 |
| 24 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | Garnier Fructis | 189.281 | 28.529 | -0.489 |
| 25 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Dodge | Jasper Engines / Kodak | 189.248 | 28.534 | -0.494 |
| 26 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil Products | 188.976 | 28.575 | -0.535 |
| 27 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 188.772 | 28.606 | -0.566 |
| 28 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny | 188.765 | 28.607 | -0.567 |
| 29 | 11 | Jason Leffler | Chevrolet | FedEx Express | 188.488 | 28.649 | -0.609 |
| 30 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 188.147 | 28.701 | -0.661 |
| 31 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 188.048 | 28.716 | -0.676 |
| 32 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Fujifilm | 187.983 | 28.726 | -0.686 |
| 33 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Jim Beam | 187.950 | 28.731 | -0.691 |
| 34 | 9 | Johnny Sauter | Dodge | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming | 187.735 | 28.764 | -0.724 |
| 35 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Kellogg's / Delphi | 187.709 | 28.768 | -0.728 |
| 36 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | Caterpillar | 187.617 | 28.782 | -0.742 |
| 37 | 66 | Hermie Sadler | Ford | Peak Fitness | 187.227 | 28.842 | -0.802 |
| 38 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr | Chevrolet | Tide | 187.221 | 28.843 | -0.803 |
| 39 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT Power Tools | 187.149 | 28.854 | -0.814 |
| 40 | 36 | Boris Said | Chevrolet | CENTRIX Financial | 187.058 | 28.868 | -0.828 |
| 41 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 185.899 | 29.048 | -1.008 |
| 42 | 00 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | U.S. Coast Guard | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 43 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | GMAC | 186.838 | 28.902 | -0.862 |
| Failed to qualify ||||||||
| 44 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | R & J Racing | | 29.161 | |
| 45 | 92 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | Front Row Motorsports | | 29.521 | |
| 46 | 34 | Randy LaJoie | Chevrolet | Mach One Inc. | | 29.624 | |

## Results

| POS | ST | # | DRIVER | SPONSOR / OWNER | CAR | LAPS | MONEY | STATUS | LED | PTS |
| 1 | 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Post-it / National Guard (Jack Roush) | Ford | 334 | 522250 | running | 219 | 190 |
| 2 | 31 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Texaco / Havoline "Shine On" (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 334 | 308350 | running | 0 | 170 |
| 3 | 18 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 334 | 216400 | running | 0 | 165 |
| 4 | 32 | 41 | Casey Mears | Fujifilm (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 334 | 207908 | running | 15 | 165 |
| 5 | 13 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 334 | 158700 | running | 3 | 160 |
| 6 | 21 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 334 | 146050 | running | 7 | 155 |
| 7 | 19 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Irwin Industrial Tools / Sharpie (Jack Roush) | Ford | 334 | 134975 | running | 2 | 151 |
| 8 | 4 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft / Rent-A-Center (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 334 | 124675 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 9 | 11 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 334 | 117375 | running | 0 | 138 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Kodak / Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 334 | 119200 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 11 | 2 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 334 | 123850 | running | 34 | 135 |
| 12 | 41 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 334 | 115850 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 13 | 17 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 334 | 110100 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 14 | 27 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS (Yates Racing) | Ford | 334 | 111425 | running | 0 | 121 |
| 15 | 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 334 | 107625 | running | 1 | 123 |
| 16 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 334 | 118725 | running | 1 | 120 |
| 17 | 9 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers) | Chevrolet | 334 | 122983 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 39 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush) | Ford | 334 | 101625 | running | 1 | 114 |
| 19 | 20 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts (Jack Roush) | Ford | 334 | 100125 | running | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 16 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra / Salute to You (Jack Roush) | Ford | 334 | 100675 | running | 0 | 103 |
| 21 | 35 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Kellogg's / Delphi (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 334 | 102225 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 42 | 0 | Mike Bliss | U.S. Coast Guard (Gene Haas) | Chevrolet | 333 | 99125 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 30 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau) | Dodge | 333 | 97525 | running | 3 | 99 |
| 24 | 28 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 333 | 110083 | running | 1 | 96 |
| 25 | 26 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure) | Chevrolet | 333 | 95675 | running | 1 | 93 |
| 26 | 12 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 332 | 92725 | running | 0 | 85 |
| 27 | 40 | 36 | Boris Said | Centrix Financial (Bob Sutton) | Chevrolet | 327 | 88125 | running | 0 | 82 |
| 28 | 8 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's (Yates Racing) | Ford | 324 | 86625 | engine | 1 | 84 |
| 29 | 37 | 66 | Hermie Sadler | Peak Fitness (Jeff Stec) | Ford | 319 | 88525 | running | 0 | 76 |
| 30 | 25 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Jasper Engines / Kodak (Doug Bawel) | Dodge | 297 | 87375 | running | 0 | 73 |
| 31 | 10 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 296 | 82975 | engine | 45 | 75 |
| 32 | 14 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline (James Rocco) | Chevrolet | 288 | 95533 | running | 0 | 67 |
| 33 | 15 | 91 | Bill Elliott | Stanley Tools (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 286 | 81225 | engine | 0 | 64 |
| 34 | 24 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Garnier Fructis (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 278 | 79175 | running | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 3 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 269 | 78075 | engine | 0 | 58 |
| 36 | 29 | 11 | Jason Leffler | FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 250 | 76950 | running | 0 | 55 |
| 37 | 33 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam (Robby Gordon) | Chevrolet | 238 | 75825 | crash | 0 | 52 |
| 38 | 22 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 232 | 74700 | running | 0 | 49 |
| 39 | 38 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | Tide (Cal Wells) | Chevrolet | 219 | 84122 | running | 0 | 46 |
| 40 | 43 | 44 | Terry Labonte | GMAC (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 202 | 74450 | engine | 0 | 43 |
| 41 | 34 | 09 | Johnny Sauter | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts (James Finch) | Dodge | 98 | 74335 | handling | 0 | 40 |
| 42 | 36 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Caterpillar (Bill Davis) | Dodge | 39 | 74225 | crash | 0 | 37 |
| 43 | 23 | 43 | Jeff Green | Cheerios / Pillsbury Bake-Off (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 31 | 74439 | crash | 0 | 34 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| POS | NAME | NBR | SPONSOR | OWNER | CAR | | | | | |
| 44 | Kevin Lepage | 37 | R & J Racing | John Carter | Dodge | | | | | |
| 45 | Stanton Barrett | 92 | Front Row Motorsports | Bob Jenkins | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 46 | Randy LaJoie | 34 | Mach One Inc. | Chris Edwards | Chevrolet | | | | | |