Motor car race
The 2005 Sharpie 500 was the 24th stock car race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 45th iteration of the event . The race was held on Saturday, August 27, 2005, before a crowd of 160,000 in Bristol, Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway , a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Matt Kenseth of Roush Racing would dominate the race to win his 10th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his first and only win of the season.[ 1] Jeff Burton of Richard Childress Racing and Greg Biffle of Roush Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
The layout of Bristol Motor Speedway , the venue where the race was held. The Bristol Motor Speedway , formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway , is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee . Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads , and stadium -like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor 0 Mike Bliss Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet CertainTeed 00 Johnny Benson Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Chevrolet Bryan Foods 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 , Food City 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's , Johnny Bravo 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Reverse Viagra 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet Jim Bean 07 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Happy Birthday Jack 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 Terry Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet FedEx Express 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge Alltel 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford National Guard 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Powerade , LeBron James , Interstate Batteries 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 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet GMAC , ditech.com , Scooby-Doo 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench , Reese's Big Cup 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. PPI Motorsports Chevrolet Tide 34 P. J. Jones Mach 1 Motorsports Chevrolet PEO Pros 37 Tony Raines R&J Racing Dodge BoSPOKER 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Coors Light 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Target 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Texaco , Havoline 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios , Hamburger Helper 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Georgia-Pacific Quilted Northern 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge Schwan's Home Service 50 Jimmy Spencer Arnold Motorsports Dodge Allied Steel Buildings 66 Mike Garvey Peak Fitness Racing Ford EAS 75 Wayne Anderson Rinaldi Racing Dodge Rinaldi Air Conditioning 77 Travis Kvapil Penske Racing Dodge Kodak , Jasper Engines & Transmissions 80 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Chevrolet Royal Administration Services 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge Victory in Jesus , Dutch Quality Stone 92 Hermie Sadler Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet Kingsport Iron & Metal 95 Stanton Barrett Stanton Barrett Motorsports Chevrolet Langley Properties 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Sharpie Mini 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford Office Depot Official entry list
The first and only two-hour practice session would occur on Friday, August 26, at 12:00 PM EST .[ 2] Greg Biffle of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.247 and an average speed of 125.848 miles per hour (202.533 km/h).[ 3]
Qualifying was held on Friday, August 26, at 6:10 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]
Matt Kenseth of Roush Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 15.073 and an average speed of 127.300 miles per hour (204.869 km/h).[ 4]
6 drivers would fail to qualify: Wayne Anderson , Mike Garvey , Johnny Sauter , Morgan Shepherd , P. J. Jones , and Tony Raines .
Full qualifying results [ edit ] Fin[ 5] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings 1 1 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 500 415 running 190 $360,536 2 24 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 0 running 170 $219,895 3 4 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 500 1 running 170 $168,225 4 5 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 500 0 running 160 $156,514 5 20 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge 500 9 running 160 $154,733 6 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 27 running 155 $155,886 7 27 0 Mike Bliss Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 500 4 running 151 $106,650 8 17 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 500 0 running 142 $146,086 9 41 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 500 0 running 138 $144,333 10 13 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 500 0 running 134 $148,625 11 7 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 500 0 running 130 $96,000 12 35 01 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 127 $126,558 13 9 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 500 2 running 129 $131,291 14 32 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 500 0 running 121 $119,133 15 22 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 500 0 running 118 $121,139 16 25 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 500 0 running 115 $107,025 17 15 4 Mike Wallace Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 112 $91,675 18 16 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 500 18 running 114 $117,345 19 31 77 Travis Kvapil Penske Racing Dodge 500 0 running 106 $99,875 20 23 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 103 $99,775 21 42 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 500 21 running 105 $123,550 22 28 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 500 0 running 97 $117,261 23 3 07 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 0 running 94 $96,900 24 37 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 499 0 running 91 $101,875 25 26 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 499 0 running 88 $101,008 26 18 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 498 0 running 85 $93,415 27 39 11 Terry Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 497 0 running 82 $84,905 28 34 50 Jimmy Spencer Arnold Motorsports Dodge 493 0 running 79 $81,395 29 40 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 491 0 running 76 $111,693 30 38 92 Hermie Sadler Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet 491 0 running 73 $81,675 31 30 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 478 0 running 70 $115,223 32 43 80 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Chevrolet 472 0 running 67 $80,955 33 11 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 448 0 running 64 $89,795 34 14 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 427 0 running 61 $100,393 35 8 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 411 0 running 58 $90,172 36 29 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 410 0 engine 55 $128,956 37 19 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 352 3 crash 57 $127,316 38 33 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet 332 0 oil leak 49 $80,270 39 6 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 317 0 crash 46 $125,151 40 12 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 309 0 engine 43 $88,050 41 36 95 Stanton Barrett Stanton Barrett Motorsports Chevrolet 251 0 engine 40 $79,900 42 10 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 212 0 crash 37 $111,840 43 21 00 Johnny Benson Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Chevrolet 78 0 electrical 34 $79,962 Failed to qualify 44 75 Wayne Anderson Rinaldi Racing Dodge 45 66 Mike Garvey Peak Fitness Racing Ford 46 09 Johnny Sauter Phoenix Racing Dodge 47 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge 48 34 P. J. Jones Mach 1 Motorsports Chevrolet 49 37 Tony Raines R&J Racing Dodge
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