2005 MBNA NASCAR RacePoints 400
| Race details | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 28 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||||
 The 2005 MBNA NASCAR RacePoints 400 program cover. | |||||
| Date | September 25, 2005 | ||||
| Official name | 37th Annual MBNA NASCAR RacePoints 400 | ||||
| Location |
Dover International Speedway | ||||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km) | ||||
| Distance | 404 laps, 404 mi (650.174 km) | ||||
| Scheduled Distance | 400 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||||
| Average speed | 119.067 miles per hour (191.620 km/h) | ||||
| Attendance | 150,000 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver |
Penske-Jasper Racing | ||||
| Time | 22.770 | ||||
| Most laps led | |||||
| Driver | Kurt Busch |
Roush Racing | |||
| Laps | 192 | ||||
| Winner | |||||
| No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson |
Network | TNT | ||
| Announcers | Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. | ||||
| Radio in the United States | |||||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||||
The 2005 MBNA NASCAR RacePoints 400 28th
Penske-Jasper Racing
, would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
Dover International Speedway
, the venue where the race was held.Dover International Speedway is an oval
Dover Motorsports
.
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after
Dover Downs
Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, September 23, at 11:00 AM
Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.830 and an average speed of 157.687 miles per hour (253.773 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 22.830 | 157.687 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske-Jasper Racing
|
Dodge | 22.879 | 157.350 |
| 3 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.922 | 157.054 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second practice
The second practice session was held on Saturday, September 24, at 9:30 AM
Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.379 and an average speed of 153.984 miles per hour (247.813 km/h).[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 23.379 | 153.984 |
| 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 23.405 | 153.813 |
| 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 23.409 | 153.787 |
| Full second practice results | ||||||
Third and final practice
The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, September 24, at 11:10 AM
Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.235 and an average speed of 154.939 miles per hour (249.350 km/h).[6]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 23.235 | 154.939 |
| 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.240 | 154.905 |
| 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 23.264 | 154.745 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, September 23, at 3:10 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[3]
Penske-Jasper Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 22.770 and an average speed of 158.103 miles per hour (254.442 km/h).[7]
Five drivers would fail to qualify: Morgan Shepherd, Hermie Sadler, Ryan McGlynn, Joey McCarthy, and Wayne Anderson.
Full qualifying results
Race results
| Fin[8] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 404 | 134 | running | 185 | $296,641 |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Kyle Busch (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 404 | 0 | running | 170 | $164,275 |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske-Jasper Racing
|
Dodge | 404 | 0 | running | 165 | $157,858 |
| 4 | 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 404 | 7 | running | 165 | $126,550 |
| 5 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske-Jasper Racing
|
Dodge | 404 | 30 | running | 160 | $155,616 |
| 6 | 22 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing
|
Ford | 404 | 26 | running | 155 | $129,541 |
| 7 | 12 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 404 | 0 | running | 146 | $114,020 |
| 8 | 34 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 404 | 0 | running | 142 | $100,808 |
| 9 | 32 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 404 | 0 | running | 138 | $93,850 |
| 10 | 23 | 41 | Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 404 | 0 | running | 134 | $105,858 |
| 11 | 36 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 404 | 0 | running | 130 | $102,895 |
| 12 | 20 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 403 | 0 | running | 127 | $101,764 |
| 13 | 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 403 | 14 | running | 129 | $87,875 |
| 14 | 26 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 403 | 0 | running | 121 | $79,625 |
| 15 | 15 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing
|
Ford | 403 | 0 | running | 118 | $105,583 |
| 16 | 2 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 403 | 0 | running | 115 | $113,200 |
| 17 | 9 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 403 | 0 | running | 112 | $91,783 |
| 18 | 31 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 402 | 0 | running | 109 | $114,136 |
| 19 | 17 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 402 | 0 | running | 106 | $112,561 |
| 20 | 24 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 402 | 0 | running | 103 | $79,025 |
| 21 | 13 | 77 | Travis Kvapil (R) | Penske-Jasper Racing
|
Dodge | 402 | 0 | running | 100 | $76,725 |
| 22 | 38 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 402 | 0 | running | 97 | $68,475 |
| 23 | 10 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 401 | 192 | running | 104 | $133,500 |
| 24 | 29 | 10 | Scott Riggs | MBV Motorsports
|
Chevrolet | 401 | 0 | running | 91 | $87,733 |
| 25 | 37 | 11 | J. J. Yeley | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 401 | 0 | running | 88 | $68,200 |
| 26 | 27 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 401 | 1 | running | 90 | $94,764 |
| 27 | 21 | 43 | Jeff Green | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 401 | 0 | running | 82 | $96,336 |
| 28 | 42 | 49 | Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Dodge | 401 | 0 | running | 79 | $66,750 |
| 29 | 19 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 400 | 0 | running | 76 | $72,100 |
| 30 | 30 | 0 | Mike Bliss | Haas CNC Racing
|
Chevrolet | 399 | 0 | running | 73 | $64,450 |
| 31 | 4 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 397 | 0 | running | 70 | $111,183 |
| 32 | 28 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 397 | 0 | running | 67 | $98,175 |
| 33 | 8 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | PPI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 386 | 0 | running | 64 | $73,947 |
| 34 | 43 | 78 | Kenny Wallace | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 381 | 0 | running | 61 | $63,275 |
| 35 | 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 367 | 0 | crash | 58 | $110,986 |
| 36 | 16 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 293 | 0 | crash | 55 | $70,900 |
| 37 | 25 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 291 | 0 | crash | 52 | $111,511 |
| 38 | 39 | 37 | Tony Raines | R&J Racing
|
Dodge | 288 | 0 | crash | 49 | $62,650 |
| 39 | 33 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Chevrolet | 280 | 0 | engine | 46 | $62,525 |
| 40 | 35 | 66 | Kevin Lepage | Peak Fitness Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | crash | 43 | $62,350 |
| 41 | 14 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 190 | 0 | engine | 40 | $90,068 |
| 42 | 41 | 00 | Carl Long | McGlynn Racing | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | engine | 37 | $62,035 |
| 43 | 40 | 95 | Stanton Barrett (R) | Stanton Barrett Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | crash | 34 | $61,886 |
| Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
| 44 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Dodge | ||||||
| 45 | 92 | Hermie Sadler | Front Row Motorsports | Chevrolet | ||||||
| 46 | 08 | Ryan McGlynn | McGlynn Racing | Dodge | ||||||
| 47 | 34 | Joey McCarthy | Mach 1 Motorsports
|
Chevrolet | ||||||
| 48 | 75 | Wayne Anderson | Rinaldi Racing | Dodge | ||||||
| Official race results | ||||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jimmie Johnson wins the MBNA 400". United Press International. September 26, 2005. Retrieved June 15, 2020 – via Gale In Context: Biography.
- ^ a b c d "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2005 Dover 2 Race Info / Rundown Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on December 22, 2005. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "NASCAR.com - Races - 2005 Dover 2 Practice 1 Results". NASCAR. Archived from the original on November 13, 2005. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ "NASCAR.com - Races - 2005 Dover 2 Practice 2 Results". NASCAR. Archived from the original on May 7, 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ "NASCAR.com - Races - 2005 Dover 2 Practice 3 Results". NASCAR. Archived from the original on September 7, 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ Brinster, Dick (September 23, 2005). "Newman wins Bud Pole, pulls sweep at Dover". NASCAR. Associated Press. Archived from the original on December 19, 2005. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "2005 MBNA NASCAR RacePoints 400 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-07-09.