2005 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Race details The 2005 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 program cover, featuring
Jimmie Johnson , winner of the 2004 event.
Date October 30, 2005 Official name 46th Annual Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Location Hampton, Georgia , Atlanta Motor Speedway Course Permanent racing facility 1.54 mi (2.48 km) Distance 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km) Scheduled Distance 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km) Average speed 146.834 miles per hour (236.306 km/h) Attendance 120,000 Driver Penske Racing Time 28.588 Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Laps 142 No. 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Network NBC Announcers Bill Weber , Benny Parsons , Wally Dallenbach Jr. Radio Performance Racing Network
Motor car race
The 2005 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 was the 33nd stock car race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, the seventh race of the 2005 Chase for the Nextel Cup , and the 46th iteration of the event . The race was held on Sunday, October 30, 2005, before a crowd of 120,000 in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway , a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 325 laps to complete. At race's end, rookie Carl Edwards of Roush Racing would steal the lead on the final restart on Lap 289 to win his third NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win of his career, his third of the season, and completing an Atlanta sweep for the 2005 season.[1] To fill out the podium, Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports and Mark Martin of Roush Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Background [ edit ] The layout of Atlanta Motor Speedway , the venue where the race was held. Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway ) is a track in Hampton, Georgia , 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta . It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.
Entry list [ edit ] # Driver Team Make Sponsor 0 Mike Bliss Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet Best Buy 00 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Chevrolet Royal Administration Services , Kellee Kars 1 Martin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops , Tracker Boats 01 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet U. S. Army 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge Miller Lite 4 Mike Wallace Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Lucas Oil 04 Bobby Hamilton Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Viagra 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet Menards 07 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers , UAW 09 Johnny Sauter Phoenix Racing Dodge Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet Checkers and Rally's 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet FedEx Ground 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge Mobil 1 , Speedpass 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford Charter Communications , National Guard 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford USG Sheetrock 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Asthma Control 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers , UAW 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet The Home Depot 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Motorcraft Genuine Parts 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge Caterpillar AccessAccount 23 Johnny Benson Jr. Bill Davis Racing Dodge Challenger Farm Equipment 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet GMAC , ditech.com 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. PPI Motorsports Chevrolet Tide 36 Boris Said MB Sutton Motorsports Chevrolet Centrix Financial 37 Mike Skinner R&J Racing Dodge BoSPOKER 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's Halloween Minis 39 Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Discount Tire 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Coors Light 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Target , Breast Cancer Research Foundation 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Texaco , Havoline 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios , Betty Crocker 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Georgia-Pacific Brawny 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge Schwan's Home Service 50 Jimmy Spencer Arnold Motorsports Dodge U. S. Micro Corporation 51 Stuart Kirby Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 66 Kevin Lepage Peak Fitness Racing Ford Peak Fitness , Vassarette 75 Mike Garvey Rinaldi Racing Dodge Rinaldi Air Conditioning , 2nd Chance Race Parts 77 Travis Kvapil Penske Racing Dodge Kodak , Jasper Engines & Transmissions 80 J. J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Vigoro Winterizer , The Home Depot 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge Racing with Jesus , Dutch Quality Stone 92 Hermie Sadler Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet Oak Glove Company 96 Shane Hall * Ortec Racing Chevrolet ServiceLink 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Irwin Industrial Tools 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford Office Depot Official entry list
*Withdrew.[2]
Practice [ edit ] First practice [ edit ] The first one-hour practice session would occur on Friday, October 28, at 12:00 PM EST .[2] Greg Biffle of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a 29.125 and an average speed of 190.352 miles per hour (306.342 km/h).[3]
Second and final practice [ edit ] The second and final one-hour practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Friday, October 28, at 1:30 PM EST .[2] Dale Earnhardt of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. would set the fastest time in the session, with a 29.300 and an average speed of 189.215 miles per hour (304.512 km/h).[4]
Qualifying [ edit ] Qualifying was held on Friday, October 28, at 7:10 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.[2]
Ryan Newman of Penske Racing would win the pole, with a lap of 28.588 and an average speed of 193.928 miles per hour (312.097 km/h).[5]
Full qualifying results [ edit ] Race results [ edit ] Fin[6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings 1 2 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 325 115 running 185 $314,700 2 24 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 325 0 running 170 $236,836 3 4 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 325 43 running 170 $174,200 4 17 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 325 142 running 170 $207,808 5 23 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 325 1 running 160 $161,486 6 28 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 325 0 running 150 $119,500 7 16 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 325 5 running 151 $118,150 8 41 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 325 0 running 142 $133,645 9 10 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 325 1 running 143 $143,311 10 3 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 325 10 running 139 $157,641 11 37 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 325 0 running 130 $123,889 12 7 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 325 4 running 132 $104,475 13 21 0 Mike Bliss Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 325 1 running 129 $94,725 14 9 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 325 0 running 121 $126,858 15 11 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 325 0 running 118 $101,300 16 12 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 325 0 running 115 $135,341 17 29 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 324 0 running 112 $117,314 18 27 01 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet 324 0 running 109 $115,258 19 25 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 324 0 running 106 $88,275 20 33 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 323 0 running 103 $117,338 21 38 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 323 0 running 100 $110,733 22 31 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 323 0 running 97 $129,186 23 1 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 323 1 running 99 $137,266 24 5 07 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 323 0 running 91 $93,225 25 39 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 323 1 running 93 $98,133 26 40 77 Travis Kvapil Penske Racing Dodge 322 0 running 85 $90,775 27 36 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 321 0 running 82 $101,733 28 19 23 Johnny Benson Jr. Bill Davis Racing Dodge 321 0 running 79 $78,375 29 14 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 319 1 running 81 $110,261 30 26 04 Bobby Hamilton Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge 319 0 running 73 $78,575 31 35 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 316 0 running 70 $115,500 32 20 00 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Dodge 311 0 running 67 $77,750 33 34 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 291 0 engine 64 $98,572 34 42 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 277 0 engine 61 $77,425 35 6 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 276 0 crash 58 $109,350 36 30 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 270 0 running 55 $129,550 37 32 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge 258 0 running 52 $108,008 38 18 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 226 0 running 49 $103,200 39 43 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet 219 0 engine 46 $76,725 40 8 1 Martin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 176 0 crash 43 $76,600 41 22 39 Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 133 0 crash 40 $76,475 42 13 66 Kevin Lepage Peak Fitness Racing Ford 113 0 engine 37 $76,365 43 15 37 Mike Skinner R&J Racing Dodge 5 0 crash 34 $76,588 Failed to qualify or withdrew 44 80 J. J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 45 36 Boris Said MB Sutton Motorsports Chevrolet 46 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 47 09 Johnny Sauter Phoenix Racing Dodge 48 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet 49 51 Stuart Kirby Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet 50 4 Mike Wallace Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 51 50 Jimmy Spencer Arnold Motorsports Dodge 52 75 Mike Garvey Rinaldi Racing Dodge 53 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge WD 96 Shane Hall Ortec Racing Chevrolet
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