Race: Food City 500
NASCAR Nextel Cup Series: Race 5 of 36
Date: April 3, 2005
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
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Food City 500 Race Information
| Winner | Kevin Harvick | Car | No. 29 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Richard Childress Racing | Winner Start | 13th |
| Started First | Elliott Sadler | Most Laps Led | Rusty Wallace (157) |
| Race Distance | 266.5 miles (500 laps) | Track Length | 0.533 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 43 |
| Different Leaders | 9 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 10 |
| Points Leader After Race | Jimmie Johnson | Season Race | 5 of 36 |
Food City 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 109 | running | 185 |
| 2 | 1 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 35 | running | 175 |
| 3 | 11 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 165 |
| 4 | 19 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 5 | 21 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 155 |
| 6 | 14 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 1 | running | 155 |
| 7 | 5 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Penske-Jasper Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 146 |
| 8 | 37 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 142 |
| 9 | 10 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 91 | running | 143 |
| 10 | 28 | 10 | Scott Riggs | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 134 |
| 11 | 15 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | 130 |
| 12 | 12 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 127 |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 498 | 157 | running | 134 |
| 14 | 9 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 498 | 0 | running | 121 |
| 15 | 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 498 | 28 | running | 123 |
| 16 | 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 497 | 50 | running | 120 |
| 17 | 8 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 497 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 18 | 16 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 496 | 10 | running | 114 |
| 19 | 27 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 496 | 19 | running | 111 |
| 20 | 2 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | running | 103 |
| 21 | 29 | 50 | Jimmy Spencer | Arnold Motorsports | Dodge | 492 | 0 | running | 100 |
| 22 | 38 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 468 | 0 | running | 97 |
| 23 | 30 | 49 | Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Dodge | 467 | 0 | running | 94 |
| 24 | 17 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 456 | 0 | running | 91 |
| 25 | 20 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 452 | 0 | running | 88 |
| 26 | 42 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Racing | Ford | 447 | 0 | running | 85 |
| 27 | 32 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 437 | 0 | running | 82 |
| 28 | 39 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 428 | 0 | running | 79 |
| 29 | 6 | 43 | Jeff Green | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 427 | 0 | running | 76 |
| 30 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 418 | 0 | running | 73 |
| 31 | 34 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 406 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 32 | 35 | 66 | Hermie Sadler | Peak Fitness Racing | Ford | 395 | 0 | running | 67 |
| 33 | 40 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 393 | 0 | running | 64 |
| 34 | 22 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 379 | 0 | accident | 61 |
| 35 | 26 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 360 | 0 | accident | 58 |
| 36 | 24 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 358 | 0 | accident | 55 |
| 37 | 41 | 0 | Mike Bliss | Haas CNC Racing | Chevrolet | 351 | 0 | running | 52 |
| 38 | 36 | 11 | Jason Leffler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 342 | 0 | running | 49 |
| 39 | 18 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | PPI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 330 | 0 | accident | 46 |
| 40 | 33 | 08 | Shane Hmiel | Braun Racing | Chevrolet | 305 | 0 | overheating | 43 |
| 41 | 23 | 92 | Stanton Barrett | Front Row Motorsports | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | oil pressure | 40 |
| 42 | 43 | 00 | Carl Long | McGlynn Racing | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | overheating | 0 |
| 43 | 31 | 41 | Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 20 | 0 | accident | 34 |
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