# 2005 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

The 2005 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on March 13, 2005 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contested at 267 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 3rd race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.

## Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Sponsor | Avg. Speed | Time | Time behind driver |
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Mobil 1 Ext. Perf. / ALLTEL | 173.745 | 31.080 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 173.712 | 31.086 | -0.006 |
| 3 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard | 173.182 | 31.181 | -0.101 |
| 4 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 171.920 | 31.410 | -0.330 |
| 5 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Sharpie / IRWIN Industrial Tools | 171.865 | 31.420 | -0.340 |
| 6 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Dodge | Mobil Clean 5000 / Kodak / Jasper | 171.717 | 31.447 | -0.367 |
| 7 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 171.527 | 31.482 | -0.402 |
| 8 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT Power Tools | 170.946 | 31.589 | -0.509 |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 170.848 | 31.607 | -0.527 |
| 10 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Kellogg's / Robots | 170.832 | 31.610 | -0.530 |
| 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 170.336 | 31.702 | -0.622 |
| 12 | 1 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 170.283 | 31.712 | -0.632 |
| 13 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 169.934 | 31.777 | -0.697 |
| 14 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 169.886 | 31.786 | -0.706 |
| 15 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Energizer | 169.854 | 31.792 | -0.712 |
| 16 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr | Chevrolet | Tide | 169.817 | 31.799 | -0.719 |
| 17 | 11 | Jason Leffler | Chevrolet | FedEx Express | 169.806 | 31.801 | -0.721 |
| 18 | 0 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | NetZero Best Buy | 169.753 | 31.811 | -0.731 |
| 19 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 169.465 | 31.865 | -0.785 |
| 20 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | World Financial Group | 169.258 | 31.904 | -0.824 |
| 21 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Mobil Clean 7500 / Miller Lite | 169.226 | 31.910 | -0.830 |
| 22 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 169.199 | 31.915 | -0.835 |
| 23 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 169.173 | 31.920 | -0.840 |
| 24 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 169.125 | 31.929 | -0.849 |
| 25 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 169.051 | 31.943 | -0.863 |
| 26 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 168.993 | 31.954 | -0.874 |
| 27 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Harrah's | 168.729 | 32.004 | -0.924 |
| 28 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | Caterpillar | 168.676 | 32.014 | -0.934 |
| 29 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 168.503 | 32.047 | -0.967 |
| 30 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil Products | 168.439 | 32.059 | -0.979 |
| 31 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 168.345 | 32.077 | -0.997 |
| 32 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC / ditech.com | 167.937 | 32.155 | -1.075 |
| 33 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft Genuine Parts | 167.717 | 32.197 | -1.117 |
| 34 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 167.198 | 32.297 | -1.217 |
| 35 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny | 167.017 | 32.332 | -1.252 |
| 36 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 166.631 | 32.407 | -1.327 |
| 37 | 14 | John Andretti | Ford | VB / APlus at Sunoco | 166.164 | 32.498 | -1.418 |
| 38 | 34 | Randy LaJoie | Chevrolet | Mach One Inc. | 165.787 | 32.572 | -1.492 |
| 39 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 165.695 | 32.590 | -1.510 |
| 40 | 66 | Hermie Sadler | Ford | Peak Fitness / Stratosphere LV | 165.350 | 32.658 | -1.578 |
| 41 | 73 | Eric McClure | Chevrolet | ARC Dehooker / joinrfa.org | 165.279 | 32.672 | -1.592 |
| 42 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 43 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Dodge | Victory in Jesus / Red Line Oil | 165.234 | 32.681 | -1.601 |
| Failed to qualify ||||||||
| 44 | 09 | Johnny Sauter | Dodge | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | | 32.695 | |
| 45 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | Carter's Royal Dispos-all | | 32.765 | |
| 46 | 92 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | Master Spas / First Trust Portfolios | | 32.838 | |
| 47 | 79 | Stan Boyd | Chevrolet | Michigan Amber Alert | | 32.842 | |
| 48 | 00 | Carl Long | Chevrolet | Buyer's Choice / Howes Lubricator | | 33.198 | |
| 49 | 27 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Ford | Freddie B's | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |

## Summary

The UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 was run on Sunday, March 13, 2005 and is run over 267 laps of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ryan Newman started on the pole. Greg Biffle soon took over. The 1st caution came out on lap 12 when Dale Earnhardt Jr. touched Brian Vickers coming into turn 1. Bobby Labonte and Ricky Rudd were also involved. All 4 cars were out of the race. The race restarts on lap 20 and Kurt Busch had the lead, only for Biffle took it again soon afterwards.
Newman then got up to within 0.5 seconds of Biffle, and the lead remained for a long green-flag run; this would end on lap 59 when Robby Gordon's engine blew up, bringing out the 2nd caution. Sterling Marlin stayed out to lead a lap but at the restart, Newman was led over by Travis Kvapil and Greg Biffle in 2nd and 3rd positions respectively. Shortly after the restart, a crash occurred on lap 65, when Matt Kenseth nudged the back of Elliott Sadler's car; this would bring out the 3rd caution. Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart were also involved, though the latter's car only received minor damage.
The race restarted came on lap 70 with Newman taking the lead, having Kvapil, Jimmie Johnson, and Biffle behind him. On lap 77, Kenseth went a lap behind after a tire went down as a result of his crash with Sadler earlier.
Lap 86 brought out the 4th caution when Jason Leffler, trying to get onto pit road, got pushed by Ken Schrader. Most drivers pitted, with Kasey Kahne ending up in the lead from Newman and Kvapil. Ku. Busch was leading from Johnson and Biffle when the 6th caution came out on lap 126. An error in the pits, however, saw Kvapil drop to 23rd place.
Jimmie Johnson took the lead on lap 147. On lap 175, the 7th caution flew for debris, with Johnson still out in front. Newman took the green from Johnson, Busch, and Biffle. Trouble occurred when Scott Riggs brought out the eighth caution with 74 laps to go, with Sadler getting the free pass.
Newman, Johnson, and Joe Nemechek led at the restart, with Johnson swiftly regaining the lead. Debris brought out yet another caution with 62 laps to go. Newman and Johnson battled for the lead at the restart. With 44 to go, Hermie Sadler crashed into the inside wall bringing out another caution with Johnson leading over Gordon. The battle resumed with 39 laps left. Newman got into the back of Gordon with 34 laps to go, which caused them to lose 3 positions.
With 15 to go, Jimmie Johnson had got a 1.5-second lead over Kyle Busch, who was 5 seconds ahead of Ku. Busch. An error by Johnson lost him 0.8 seconds, but he then extended his lead again, and he won from the Busch brothers.

## Results

| POS | ST | # | DRIVER | SPONSOR / OWNER | CAR | LAPS | MONEY | STATUS | LED | PTS |
| 1 | 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 267 | 428066 | running | 107 | 165 |
| 2 | 10 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Kellogg's / Robots (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 267 | 244800 | running | 0 | 145 |
| 3 | 5 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Sharpie / Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush) | Ford | 267 | 249125 | running | 40 | 170 |
| 4 | 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 267 | 197911 | running | 0 | 160 |
| 5 | 42 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 267 | 179486 | running | 0 | 130 |
| 6 | 3 | 16 | Greg Biffle | National Guard (Jack Roush) | Ford | 267 | 139600 | running | 52 | 155 |
| 7 | 15 | 41 | Casey Mears | Energizer (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 267 | 139083 | running | 0 | 146 |
| 8 | 8 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush) | Ford | 267 | 151111 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 9 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Mobil 1 Ext. Performance / Alltel (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 267 | 148511 | running | 44 | 143 |
| 10 | 23 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 267 | 147891 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 11 | 16 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Tide (Cal Wells) | Chevrolet | 267 | 117908 | running | 0 | 130 |
| 12 | 21 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Mobil Clean 7500 / Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 267 | 129283 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 13 | 29 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 267 | 106100 | running | 7 | 129 |
| 14 | 20 | 99 | Carl Edwards | World Financial Group (Jack Roush) | Ford | 267 | 104025 | running | 0 | 121 |
| 15 | 22 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 267 | 105925 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 16 | 18 | 0 | Mike Bliss | NetZero / Best Buy (Gene Haas) | Chevrolet | 267 | 94925 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 17 | 24 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 267 | 118970 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 13 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS (Yates Racing) | Ford | 267 | 125683 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 19 | 12 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers) | Chevrolet | 267 | 112583 | running | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 26 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 267 | 117220 | running | 0 | 103 |
| 21 | 36 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 266 | 115439 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 17 | 11 | Jason Leffler | FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 266 | 84425 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 39 | 43 | Jeff Green | Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 266 | 115061 | running | 1 | 99 |
| 24 | 30 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure) | Chevrolet | 266 | 85950 | running | 1 | 96 |
| 25 | 35 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 266 | 95958 | running | 2 | 93 |
| 26 | 6 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Mobil Clean 5000 / Kodak / Jasper (Doug Bawel) | Dodge | 266 | 90900 | running | 9 | 90 |
| 27 | 28 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Caterpillar (Bill Davis) | Dodge | 266 | 98947 | running | 0 | 82 |
| 28 | 37 | 14 | John Andretti | VB/APlus at Sunoco (Greg Pollex) | Ford | 265 | 77900 | running | 0 | 79 |
| 29 | 2 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's (Yates Racing) | Ford | 265 | 117691 | running | 0 | 76 |
| 30 | 19 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra (Jack Roush) | Ford | 243 | 95950 | running | 0 | 73 |
| 31 | 4 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline (James Rocco) | Chevrolet | 243 | 85250 | running | 0 | 70 |
| 32 | 41 | 73 | Eric McClure | ARC Dehooker / joinrfa.org (Ed Raabe) | Chevrolet | 237 | 77050 | engine | 0 | 67 |
| 33 | 40 | 66 | Hermie Sadler | Peak Fitness / Stratosphere LV (Jeff Stec) | Ford | 226 | 77800 | crash | 0 | 64 |
| 34 | 14 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau) | Dodge | 225 | 76650 | running | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 25 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 219 | 104358 | running | 1 | 63 |
| 36 | 38 | 34 | Randy LaJoie | Mach One Inc. (William Edwards) | Chevrolet | 182 | 76250 | engine | 0 | 55 |
| 37 | 33 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Genuine Parts (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 181 | 103239 | running | 0 | 52 |
| 38 | 7 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 154 | 107900 | crash | 1 | 54 |
| 39 | 27 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Harrah's (Robby Gordon) | Chevrolet | 57 | 75625 | engine | 0 | 46 |
| 40 | 43 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory in Jesus / Red Line Oil (Morgan Shepherd) | Dodge | 39 | 75400 | engine | 2 | 48 |
| 41 | 31 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 15 | 109780 | crash | 0 | 40 |
| 42 | 34 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 11 | 122433 | crash | 0 | 37 |
| 43 | 32 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC / ditech.com (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 11 | 83166 | crash | 0 | 34 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| POS | NAME | NBR | SPONSOR | OWNER | CAR | | | | | |
| 44 | Johnny Sauter | 09 | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | James Finch | Dodge | | | | | |
| 45 | Kevin Lepage | 37 | Carter's Royal Dispos-all | John Carter | Dodge | | | | | |
| 46 | Stanton Barrett | 92 | Master Spas / First Trust Portfolios | Bob Jenkins | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 47 | Stan Boyd | 79 | Michigan Amber Alert | John Conely | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 48 | Carl Long | 00 | Buyer's Choice / Howes Lubricator | Raynard McGlynn | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 49 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 27 | Freddie B's | Kirk Shelmerdine | Ford | | | | | |

## Race Statistics

* Time of race: 3:18:32
* Average Speed: 121.038 miles per hour (194.792 km/h)
* Pole Speed: 173.745
* Cautions: 10 for 46 laps
* Margin of Victory: 1.661 sec
* Lead changes: 25
* Percent of race run under caution: 17.2%
* Average green flag run: 20.1 laps