No. 30 for Richard Childress Racing. Travis Kvapil drove full-time with Penske-Jasper Racing after driving their R&D car in four of the last five races in 2004. Kyle Busch and Terry Labonte swapped seats with Hendrick Motorsports. Busch drove the No. 5 and Labonte drove the No. 44 R&D car on a part-time schedule. Jason Leffler joined Joe Gibbs Racing in 2005. Mike Wallace drove full-time with Morgan-McClure Motorsports after competing in the final two races for them in 2004. Dave Blaney moved over to the No. 07 after competing in eight races in the No. 30 for Richard Childress Racing in 2004. Bobby Hamilton Jr. drove full-time with PPI Motorsports after competing in eleven races in 2004. Team changes Front Row Motorsports will run a full-time schedule as the No. 92. Kirk Shelmerdine Racing will run a part-time schedule. Michael Waltrip Racing, Bill Davis Racing, Mach 1 Motorsports and McGlynn Racing formed an alliance to run the No. 00 MB Sutton Motorsports ran the No. 36 rather than MB2 Motorsports. R&J Racing will run a full-time schedule as the No. 37. Schedule Races Budweiser Shootout The Budweiser Shootout was held on February 12, the Daytona International Speedway, Jimmie Johnson took the 70-lap night exhibition race from Ryan Newman and Jeff Gordon. Top Ten Results 48- Jimmie Johnson 12- Ryan Newman 24- Jeff Gordon 20- Tony Stewart 16- Greg Biffle 97- Kurt Busch 8- Dale Earnhardt Jr. 6- Mark Martin 9- Kasey Kahne 18- Bobby Labonte Gatorade Duel The main story out of the Gatorade Duel was a racing accident between Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick, which turned into a minor feud. Michael Waltrip won race one and Tony Stewart won race two, where the controversial incident took place. Race One Top Ten 15- Michael Waltrip 8- Dale Earnhardt Jr. 23- Mike Skinner 12- Ryan Newman 21- Ricky Rudd 97- Kurt Busch 24- Jeff Gordon 42- Jamie McMurray 5- Kyle Busch 00- Kenny Wallace A fan favorite to make the Daytona 500 was Kerry Earnhardt, but he failed to make the race when Kenny Wallace beat him by 9 one-thousandths of a second (0.009) to get in the 2nd and final transfer spot, due to both teams not being in the top 35 in 2004 owner's points. Race Two Top Ten 20- Tony Stewart 31- Jeff Burton 37- Kevin Lepage 1- Martin Truex Jr. 10- Scott Riggs 17- Matt Kenseth