Daytona 500

Daytona International Speedway — February 20, 2005

Jeff Gordon
Winner
203
Laps
43
Entries
12
Leaders

Jeff Gordon won the 2005 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2005, leading 29 of 203 laps. Kurt Busch finished second; Dale Earnhardt, Jr. rounded out the podium. The race featured 12 different leaders.

Race Details
Date
Sunday, February 20, 2005
Season
2005
Winner
Leaders
12 drivers
Pos Start +/- Driver
1 15 +14 Jeff Gordon
2 13 +11 Kurt Busch
3 5 +2 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
4 12 +8 Scott Riggs
5 2 -3 Jimmie Johnson
6 32 +26 Mark Martin
7 4 -3 Tony Stewart
8 18 +10 Sterling Marlin
9 8 -1 Kevin Lepage
10 36 +26 Rusty Wallace
11 39 +28 Elliott Sadler
12 27 +15 Carl Edwards
13 34 +21 Joe Nemechek
14 38 +24 Dave Blaney
15 1 -14 Dale Jarrett
16 26 +10 Jeff Green
17 33 +16 Kyle Petty
18 35 +17 Mike Bliss
19 25 +6 Travis Kvapil
20 9 -11 Ryan Newman
21 28 +7 Brian Vickers
22 37 +15 Kasey Kahne
23 24 +1 Jeremy Mayfield
24 11 -13 Ricky Rudd
25 23 -2 Greg Biffle
26 29 +3 Casey Mears
27 41 +14 Boris Said
28 30 +2 Kevin Harvick
29 6 -23 Jeff Burton
30 7 -23 Mike Skinner
31 42 +11 John Andretti
32 17 -15 Jamie McMurray
33 16 -17 Scott Wimmer
34 10 -24 Martin Truex, Jr.
35 22 -13 Bobby Hamilton Jr.
36 40 +4 Jason Leffler
37 3 -34 Michael Waltrip
38 19 -19 Kyle Busch
39 31 -8 Ken Schrader
40 21 -19 Kenny Wallace
41 43 +2 Mike Wallace
42 14 -28 Matt Kenseth
43 20 -23 Bobby Labonte

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Who won the 2005 Daytona 500?
Jeff Gordon won the 2005 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
Where was the 2005 Daytona 500 held?
The 2005 Daytona 500 was held at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2005.