| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season | |||
 2005 Auto Club 500 program cover with Jeff Gordon | |||
| Date | February 27, 2005 | ||
| Official name | Auto Club 500 | ||
| Location | California Speedway, Fontana, California | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.0 mi (3.23 km) | ||
| Distance | 250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Weather | Chilly with temperatures approaching 64.9 °F (18.3 °C) and wind speeds gathering up to 11.3 miles per hour (18.2 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 139.697 miles per hour (224.821 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 90,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Joe Nemechek | MB2 Motorsports | |
| Laps | 63 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2005 Auto Club 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on February 27, 2005 at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.23 km) asphalt D-shaped oval, it was the second race of the 2005 Nextel Cup Series season. Greg Biffle of Roush Racing won the race, his first win of the season. Jimmie Johnson finished second and Kurt Busch finished third.
- ^ "2005 Auto Club 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2015-11-03.