Complex sentence: However, in race 2 he took the win ahead of Chris Vermeulen and Noriyuki Haga, earning himself a place on the factory team for 2006.
Split into simpler sentences: However, in race 2 he took the win ahead of Chris Vermeulen and Noriyuki Haga. His 2005 performance was enough to earn him a place on the factory team for 2006.