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| Race 3 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season | |||
 2005 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 program cover | |||
| Date | March 13, 2005 | ||
| Official name | UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 | ||
| Location | Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.414 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||
| Average speed | 121.038 miles per hour (194.792 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Penske Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 107 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
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.[1][2] | 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 | 00 | 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 | 173 | 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 | ||