| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Auto Club 500 | California Speedway | |||||||||
| February 27, 2005 | Race 2 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 139.697 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .231 second | Time of Race: 03:34:45 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 26 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 26-30, 60-66, 108-114, 144-150, 161-164, 204-209, 218-221 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 5 | #16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Post-it/National Guard | 185/5 | 250 | Running | $288,650 |
| 2 | 8 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 175/5 | 250 | Running | $235,041 |
| 3 | 20 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Sharpie/IRWIN Industrial Tools | 170/5 | 250 | Running | $208,075 |
| 4 | 15 | #42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline | 160/0 | 250 | Running | $143,225 |
| 5 | 19 | #99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 160/5 | 250 | Running | $125,600 |
| 6 | 31 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 155/5 | 250 | Running | $148,811 |
| 7 | 18 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 151/5 | 250 | Running | $116,825 |
| 8 | 41 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Pedigree | 142/0 | 250 | Running | $141,316 |
| 9 | 9 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 138/0 | 250 | Running | $138,616 |
| 10 | 23 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 134/0 | 250 | Running | $137,383 |
| 11 | 7 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 130/0 | 250 | Running | $130,458 |
| 12 | 10 | #0 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | NetZero Best Buy | 127/0 | 250 | Running | $94,500 |
| 13 | 14 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 124/0 | 250 | Running | $127,225 |
| 14 | 38 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 121/0 | 250 | Running | $90,575 |
| 15 | 13 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 118/0 | 250 | Running | $120,383 |
| 16 | 27 | #22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | Caterpillar | 115/0 | 250 | Running | $115,233 |
| 17 | 29 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 112/0 | 250 | Running | $133,111 |
| 18 | 36 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific/Brawny | 114/5 | 250 | Running | $103,933 |
| 19 | 32 | #31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 106/0 | 250 | Running | $113,420 |
| 20 | 26 | #32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Chevrolet | Tide - Give Kids The World | 103/0 | 250 | Running | $102,583 |
| 21 | 2 | #25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC | 105/5 | 250 | Running | $93,675 |
| 22 | 16 | #41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target | 97/0 | 249 | Running | $104,633 |
| 23 | 1 | #5 | Kyle Busch * | Chevrolet | CARQUEST | 99/5 | 249 | Running | $110,225 |
| 24 | 35 | #77 | Travis Kvapil * | Dodge | Kodak/Jasper Engines | 91/0 | 249 | Running | $91,550 |
| 25 | 33 | #4 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil Products | 88/0 | 249 | Running | $83,350 |
| 26 | 6 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | USG Sheetrock/DeWalt | 90/5 | 249 | Running | $127,286 |
| 27 | 37 | #43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | General Mills Whole Grain | 87/5 | 249 | Running | $110,186 |
| 28 | 3 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 84/5 | 248 | Running | $104,495 |
| 29 | 24 | #14 | John Andretti | Ford | VB/APlus at Sunoco | 76/0 | 248 | Running | $77,950 |
| 30 | 28 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 73/0 | 246 | Engine | $126,936 |
| 31 | 43 | #37 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | Carter's Royal Dispos-all | 70/0 | 241 | Running | $77,525 |
| 32 | 40 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 67/0 | 237 | Running | $124,728 |
| 33 | 12 | #10 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 64/0 | 229 | Engine | $95,597 |
| 34 | 42 | #07 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 61/0 | 224 | Running | $84,900 |
| 35 | 25 | #7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Harrah's | 58/0 | 222 | Engine | $99,388 |
| 36 | 11 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 55/0 | 216 | Rear Gear | $76,550 |
| 37 | 39 | #11 | Jason Leffler | Chevrolet | FedEx Express | 52/0 | 215 | Engine | $76,325 |
| 38 | 30 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 49/0 | 203 | Engine | $103,289 |
| 39 | 4 | #01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 56/10 | 180 | Engine | $104,255 |
| 40 | 17 | #9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 43/0 | 167 | Accident | $107,880 |
| 41 | 21 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft Genuine Parts | 40/0 | 145 | Engine | $102,894 |
| 42 | 34 | #34 | Randy LaJoie | Chevrolet | Mach One Inc. | 42/5 | 47 | Transmission | $96,713 |
| 43 | 22 | #91 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Stanley Tools | 34/0 | 23 | Accident | $75,788 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||