USG Durock 300

Chicagoland Speedway — January 1, 2005

Kevin Harvick

Winner

200

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Kevin Harvick won the 2005 USG Durock 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on January 1, 2005, leading 20 of 200 laps. Greg Biffle finished second; Ryan Newman rounded out the podium. The race featured 11 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Saturday, January 1, 2005

Track

Chicagoland Speedway

Season

2005

Winner

Kevin Harvick

Leaders

11 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	5	+4	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing		200	—	Running	20	185
2	6	+4	Greg Biffle	Brewco Motorsports		200	—	Running	—	170
3	1	-2	Ryan Newman	Penske Racing South	Dodge	200	—	Running	118	175
4	9	+5	Carl Edwards	Roush Racing		200	—	Running	—	160
5	10	+5	Mark Martin	Roush Racing		200	—	Running	7	160
6	24	+18	Clint Bowyer	Richard Childress Racing		200	—	Running	—	150
7	16	+9	Martin Truex Jr.	Dale Earnhardt Inc.		200	—	Running	3	151
8	28	+20	Matt Kenseth	Roush Racing		200	—	Running	—	142
9	31	+22	Paul Menard	Dale Earnhardt Inc.		200	—	Running	—	138
10	19	+9	Reed Sorenson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	200	—	Running	30	139
11	23	+12	Ashton Lewis	Team Rensi Motorsports		200	—	Running	—	130
12	2	-10	Kasey Kahne	Akins Motorsports	Dodge	200	—	Running	—	127
13	17	+4	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports		200	—	Running	5	129
14	11	-3	Michael Waltrip	Michael Waltrip Racing		200	—	Running	—	121
15	18	+3	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing		200	—	Running	—	118
16	14	-2	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs Racing		200	—	Running	—	115
17	8	-9	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports		200	—	Running	11	117
18	4	-14	J.J. Yeley	Joe Gibbs Racing		200	—	Running	1	114
19	22	+3	Tony Raines	Kevin Harvick Inc.		199	—	Running	—	106
20	12	-8	David Stremme	FitzBradshaw Racing	Dodge	199	—	Running	—	103
21	37	+16	Casey Atwood	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	199	—	Running	—	100
22	32	+10	Jason Keller	Team Rensi Motorsports		199	—	Running	—	97
23	36	+13	Jason Leffler	Braun Racing		199	—	Running	—	94
24	30	+6	Brent Sherman	ppc Racing		199	—	Running	—	91
25	13	-12	Dave Blaney	Marsh Racing		199	—	Running	—	88
26	41	+15	Stanton Barrett	DCT Motorsports		199	—	Running	—	85
27	33	+6	Johnny Sauter	Phoenix Racing	Dodge	199	—	Running	—	82
28	27	-1	Stacy Compton	JTG Daugherty Racing		199	—	Running	1	84
29	21	-8	Kenny Wallace	ppc Racing		198	—	Running	—	76
30	35	+5	David Green	Brewco Motorsports		198	—	Running	—	73
31	42	+11	Randy LaJoie	Frank Cicci Racing		198	—	Running	—	70
32	39	+7	Tim Fedewa	FitzBradshaw Racing	Dodge	198	—	Running	—	67
33	7	-26	Elliott Sadler	Robert Yates Racing		198	—	Running	3	69
34	34	—	Jerry Robertson	Furniture Row Racing		198	—	Running	—	61
35	38	+3	Sterling Marlin	FitzBradshaw Racing	Dodge	197	—	Running	—	58
36	3	-33	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Motorsports		197	—	Running	1	60
37	15	-22	Jon Wood	JTG Daugherty Racing		195	—	Running	—	52
38	20	-18	Jeff Green	Biagi Brothers Racing	Dodge	172	—	DNF - Engine	—	49
39	26	-13	Jeremy Mayfield	Rusty Wallace Racing	Dodge	151	—	DNF - Crash	—	46
40	29	-11	Regan Smith	Glynn Motorsports	Dodge	83	—	DNF	—	43
41	40	-1	Justin Labonte	Labonte Motorsports		80	—	DNF - Crash	—	40
42	25	-17	Aaron Fike	Curb Racing	Dodge	75	—	DNF - Crash	—	37
43	43	—	Steve Grissom	Robinson-Blakeney Racing		29	—	DNF - Crash	—	34

Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 5 matched drivers, the model averaged 9.6 positions off — worse than the season average of 8.5. Below Average

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
7	Martin Truex, Jr.	15.4	7	+8.4	Coinflip
15	Denny Hamlin	8.2	15	-6.8	High Confidence
17	Jimmie Johnson	19.9	17	+2.9	Moderate
18	J.J. Yeley	28.8	18	+10.8	High Confidence
36	Kyle Busch	17.0	36	-19.0	Coinflip

Predicted finish from NR-Rating model. Delta = predicted − actual (positive = driver beat prediction). Confidence: High Confidence = low variance (stdDev ≤ 9), Moderate = medium variance, Coinflip = high variance.

Historical Context

Kevin Harvick: has 30 career starts at Chicagoland Speedway with a 10.9 avg finish (5 wins) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
Denny Hamlin: was the model’s top pick based on 19 career starts at Chicagoland Speedway with a 14.4 avg finish (1 win), finishing P15 on the day.
J.J. Yeley: was the biggest surprise, finishing P18 vs predicted P29. Track history: 22 starts, 23.8 avg finish.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2005 USG Durock 300?

Kevin Harvick won the 2005 USG Durock 300 at Chicagoland Speedway driving for Richard Childress Racing.

Where was the 2005 USG Durock 300 held?

The 2005 USG Durock 300 was held at Chicagoland Speedway on January 1, 2005.