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| Race 13 of 36 in the2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
 The 2005 MBNA RacePoints 400 program cover, featuringMark Martin. | |||
| Date | June 5, 2005 | ||
| Official name | 37th Annual MBNA RacePoints 400 | ||
| Location | Dover, Delaware,Dover International Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1 miles (1.6 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 400 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
| Average speed | 122.626 miles per hour (197.347 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 150,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | Set by 2005 owner's points | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 150 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FX | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy,Larry McReynolds,Darrell Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The2005 MBNA RacePoints 400 was the 13th2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 37th iteration of theevent. The race was held on Sunday, June 5, 2005, before a crowd of 150,000 inDover, Delaware atDover International Speedway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end,Greg Biffle ofRoush Racing would take control in the late stages of the race to take home his seventh careerNASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his fourth of the season.[1] To round out the podium,Kyle Busch ofHendrick Motorsports andMark Martin ofRoush Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Dover International Speedway is an ovalrace track inDover,Delaware,United States that has held at least twoNASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hostedUSAC and theNTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concreteoval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated byDover 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 afterDover 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.
While there were initially three practices scheduled, with one on Friday and two on Saturday, the lone Friday practice was canceled due to constant rain. Only the two Saturday practices were run.[2]
The first 45-minute practice session would occur on Saturday, June 4, at 9:30 AMEST.[3]Jeremy Mayfield ofEvernham Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a 22.992 and an average speed of 156.576 miles per hour (251.985 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 22.992 | 156.576 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing | Dodge | 23.101 | 155.837 |
| 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 23.157 | 155.461 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
The second and final 45-minute practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Saturday, June 4, at 11:10 AMEST.[3]Jeremy Mayfield ofEvernham Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a 23.096 and an average speed of 155.871 miles per hour (250.850 km/h).[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 23.096 | 155.871 |
| 2 | 10 | Scott Riggs | MBV Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.241 | 154.899 |
| 3 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 23.243 | 154.885 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||
Qualifying was originally scheduled to be held on Friday, June 3, at 3:10 PMEST.[3] However, Friday's activities would be rained out and canceled. In the rule of a rain out, the field would be set by the current 2005 owner's points. As a result,Jimmie Johnson ofHendrick Motorsports won the pole.[2]
Due to this, two drivers would fail to qualify as they didn't have enough owner's points:Kirk Shelmerdine andMike Skinner.
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