2005 Pocono 500
Race details | |||||
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Race 14 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||||
Date | June 12, 2005 | ||||
Official name | Pocono 500 | ||||
Location | Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania. | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) | ||||
Distance | 201 laps, 502.5 mi (808.69536 km) | ||||
Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||||
Average speed | 129.177 miles per hour (207.890 km/h) | ||||
Attendance | 100,000 | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | ||||
Time | 53.238 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | |||
Laps | 121 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 99 | Carl Edwards |
Network |
FOX | ||
Announcers | Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip |
The 2005 Pocono 500 was the 14th stock car race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the 24th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 12, 2005 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular track that holds NASCAR races to this day. The race was held before a crowd of 100,000.[1] Rookie Carl Edwards would win the race under caution, his second of the season and his career after originally starting 29th, proceeding to lead 46 laps. Brian Vickers and Joe Nemechek would take the rest of the podium positions, taking 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Qualifying
Pos.[2] | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 53.238 | 169.052 |
2 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 53.356 | 168.678 |
3 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53.465 | 168.334 |
4 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
|
Dodge | 53.622 | 167.842 |
5 | 10 | Scott Riggs | MBV Motorsports
|
Chevrolet | 53.711 | 167.563 |
6 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 53.873 | 167.060 |
7 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 53.881 | 167.035 |
8 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 53.896 | 166.988 |
9 | 0 | Mike Bliss | Haas CNC Racing
|
Chevrolet | 53.905 | 166.960 |
10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 53.945 | 166.837 |
11 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 53.962 | 166.784 |
12 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske-Jasper Racing
|
Dodge | 53.982 | 166.722 |
13 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 53.993 | 166.688 |
14 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
|
Dodge | 54.038 | 166.549 |
15 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 54.049 | 166.516 |
16 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing
|
Ford | 54.098 | 166.365 |
17 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske-Jasper Racing
|
Dodge | 54.106 | 166.340 |
18 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.143 | 166.227 |
19 | 49 | Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Dodge | 54.158 | 166.180 |
20 | 41 | Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
|
Dodge | 54.216 | 166.003 |
21 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.249 | 165.902 |
22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 54.252 | 165.893 |
23 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 54.265 | 165.853 |
24 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | PPI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.265 | 165.853 |
25 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing
|
Ford | 54.296 | 165.758 |
26 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 54.308 | 165.721 |
27 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.320 | 165.685 |
28 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.343 | 165.615 |
29 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 54.364 | 165.551 |
30 | 11 | Jason Leffler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 54.395 | 165.456 |
31 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.428 | 165.356 |
32 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 54.505 | 165.122 |
33 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Penske-Jasper Racing
|
Dodge | 54.544 | 165.004 |
34 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 54.588 | 164.871 |
35 | 43 | Jeff Green | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 54.667 | 164.633 |
36 | 66 | Mike Garvey | Peak Fitness Racing | Ford | 54.702 | 164.606 |
37 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 54.676 | 164.528 |
38 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.705 | 164.519 |
39 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | R&J Racing
|
Dodge | 54.924 | 163.863 |
40 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 54.941 | 163.812 |
41 | 13 | Greg Sacks | Sacks Motorsports
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Dodge | 55.075 | 163.413 |
42 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.494 | 162.180 |
Last car to make it on time (cars not locked in by Top 35 in owner's points) | ||||||
43 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Dodge | 55.226 | 162.967 |
Failed to qualify | ||||||
44 | 27 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Kirk Shelmerdine Racing
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Ford | 55.574 | 161.946 |
45 | 34 | P.J. Jones | Mach 1 Motorsports
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Chevrolet | 55.682 | 161.632 |
46 | 92 | Hermie Sadler | Front Row Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
47 | 00 | Carl Long | McGlynn Racing | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Race
For pre-race ceremonies, the invocation was given out by Father Dan Bisco. The national anthem would be performed by the
United States Army Chorus
.
Race results
Fin[3][1][4] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
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1 | 29 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Racing
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Ford | 201 | 46 | running | 185 | $196,150 |
2 | 3 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 121 | running | 180 | $169,075 |
3 | 18 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | running | 165 | $145,358 |
4 | 38 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | running | 160 | $120,025 |
5 | 1 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 201 | 29 | running | 160 | $135,239 |
6 | 21 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | running | 150 | $124,841 |
7 | 13 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 201 | 0 | running | 146 | $109,125 |
8 | 8 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | running | 142 | $125,011 |
9 | 31 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | running | 138 | $119,961 |
10 | 4 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
|
Dodge | 201 | 0 | running | 134 | $83,875 |
11 | 12 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske-Jasper Racing
|
Dodge | 201 | 0 | running | 130 | $105,708 |
12 | 28 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | running | 127 | $66,925 |
13 | 16 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing
|
Ford | 201 | 0 | running | 124 | $105,333 |
14 | 6 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 201 | 0 | running | 121 | $96,070 |
15 | 35 | 43 | Jeff Green | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 201 | 0 | running | 118 | $97,661 |
16 | 14 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
|
Dodge | 201 | 0 | running | 115 | $94,733 |
17 | 33 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Penske-Jasper Racing
|
Dodge | 201 | 0 | running | 112 | $74,525 |
18 | 20 | 41 | Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
|
Dodge | 201 | 0 | running | 109 | $90,383 |
19 | 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | running | 106 | $92,220 |
20 | 19 | 49 | Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Dodge | 201 | 1 | running | 108 | $66,050 |
21 | 25 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing
|
Ford | 201 | 0 | running | 100 | $103,571 |
22 | 2 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 200 | 2 | running | 102 | $114,250 |
23 | 24 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | PPI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 94 | $79,883 |
24 | 37 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 91 | $72,550 |
25 | 36 | 66 | Mike Garvey | Peak Fitness Racing | Ford | 200 | 1 | running | 93 | $64,625 |
26 | 7 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | crash | 85 | $98,550 |
27 | 15 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 199 | 0 | running | 82 | $95,550 |
28 | 32 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 79 | $87,989 |
29 | 26 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 76 | $108,961 |
30 | 23 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 73 | $78,975 |
31 | 42 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 1 | running | 75 | $60,325 |
32 | 10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 67 | $108,111 |
33 | 34 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 64 | $108,333 |
34 | 17 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske-Jasper Racing
|
Dodge | 194 | 0 | crash | 61 | $104,766 |
35 | 9 | 0 | Mike Bliss | Haas CNC Racing
|
Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 58 | $59,625 |
36 | 11 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 170 | 0 | suspension | 55 | $79,063 |
37 | 5 | 10 | Scott Riggs | MBV Motorsports
|
Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | running | 52 | $76,772 |
38 | 39 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | R&J Racing
|
Dodge | 141 | 0 | crash | 49 | $59,100 |
39 | 27 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | engine | 46 | $58,975 |
40 | 30 | 11 | Jason Leffler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | crash | 43 | $58,825 |
41 | 40 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 43 | 0 | crash | 40 | $58,685 |
42 | 43 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Dodge | 13 | 0 | brakes | 37 | $58,535 |
43 | 41 | 13 | Greg Sacks | Sacks Motorsports
|
Dodge | 12 | 0 | overheating | 34 | $58,394 |
Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
44 | 27 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Kirk Shelmerdine Racing
|
Ford | ||||||
45 | 34 | P.J. Jones | Mach 1 Motorsports
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Chevrolet | ||||||
46 | 92 | Hermie Sadler | Front Row Motorsports | Chevrolet | ||||||
47 | 00 | Carl Long | McGlynn Racing | Chevrolet |
References
- ^ a b c "2005 Pocono 500 race results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on 2021-04-28.
- ^ "Qualifying times: Pocono 500". Crash. 2006-06-10. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ "2005 Pocono 500 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ "Pocono 500". www.ultimateracinghistory.com. Retrieved 2021-08-25.