Motor car race
The2005 UAW-GM Quality 500 was thestock car racing race of the2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, the fifth race of the2005 Chase for the Nextel Cup , and the 46th iteration of theevent . The race was held on Saturday, October 15, 2005, before a crowd of 165,000 inConcord, North Carolina , atLowe's Motor Speedway , a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race was extended from its scheduled 334 laps to 336 laps due to agreen–white–checker finish . At race's end,Jimmie Johnson ofHendrick Motorsports would hold off the field on the final restart to win his 18th careerNASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his fourth and final win of the season.[ 1] Kurt Busch andGreg Biffle ofRoush Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
The layout ofLowe's Motor Speedway , the venue where the race was held. Lowe's Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigiousCoca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and theNEXTEL All-Star Challenge , as well as theUAW-GM Quality 500 . The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son ofBruton Smith ) as track president.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor 0 Mike Bliss Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet NetZero ,Best Buy 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Chevrolet State Fair Corn Dogs 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 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's ,Delphi 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford ReverseViagra 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet Jim Beam 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 Mopar Bling Bling 09 Johnny Sauter Phoenix Racing Dodge Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet Valvoline 11 Denny Hamlin 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 Carhartt 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 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 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench ,Snap-on 85th Anniversary 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. PPI Motorsports Chevrolet Tide 34 Hermie Sadler *Mach 1 Motorsports Chevrolet Mach One Inc. 36 Boris Said MB Sutton Motorsports Chevrolet Centrix Financial 37 Tony Raines R&J Racing Dodge BoSPOKER 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's 39 David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Commit Nicotine Lozenges 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 Allied Steel Structures 51 Stuart Kirby Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 66 Kevin Lepage Peak Fitness Racing Ford Peak Fitness 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 92 P. J. Jones Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet Front Row Motorsports 95 Stanton Barrett Stanton Barrett Motorsports Chevrolet Stanton Barrett Motorsports 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Irwin Vise-Grip Groovelocks 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford Scotts
*Withdrew.[ 2]
The first practice session was held on Thursday, October 13, at 1:00 PMEST and would last for 50 minutes.Elliott Sadler ofRobert Yates Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a 28.305 and an average speed of 190.779 miles per hour (307.029 km/h).[ 3]
The second practice session was held on Thursday, October 13, at 3:10 PMEST and would last for an hour and 10 minutes.Jimmie Johnson ofHendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a 27.948 and an average speed of 193.216 miles per hour (310.951 km/h).[ 4]
The third practice session was held on Friday, October 14, at 4:30 PMEST and would last for 45 minutes.Jimmie Johnson ofHendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a 28.692 and an average speed of 188.206 miles per hour (302.888 km/h).[ 5]
Fourth and final practice [ edit ] The fourth and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, October 14, at 6:10 PMEST and would last for 45 minutes.Ryan Newman ofPenske Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a 28.502 and an average speed of 189.460 miles per hour (304.906 km/h).[ 6]
Qualifying was held on Thursday, October 13, at 7:10 PMEST . Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[ 2]
Elliott Sadler ofRobert Yates Racing would win the pole, with a time of 27.948 and an average speed of 193.216 miles per hour (310.951 km/h).[ 7]
Six drivers would fail to qualify:Boris Said ,Carl Long ,Jimmy Spencer ,Mike Garvey ,P. J. Jones , andStanton Barrett .
Full qualifying results [ edit ] Fin[ 8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings 1 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 336 13 running 185 $264,991 2 7 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 336 2 running 175 $222,625 3 21 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 336 4 running 170 $156,050 4 12 01 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet 336 11 running 165 $154,308 5 6 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 336 0 running 155 $128,900 6 9 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 336 9 running 155 $138,908 7 2 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 336 42 running 151 $145,641 8 39 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 336 1 running 147 $92,325 9 31 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 336 4 running 143 $112,214 10 8 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 336 0 running 134 $100,275 11 37 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 336 1 running 135 $108,870 12 25 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 336 0 running 127 $86,850 13 22 07 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 336 0 running 124 $86,150 14 19 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 336 0 running 121 $101,520 15 16 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 336 0 running 118 $90,233 16 43 09 Johnny Sauter Phoenix Racing Dodge 336 0 running 115 $68,875 17 42 77 Travis Kvapil Penske Racing Dodge 336 1 running 117 $81,525 18 5 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 336 0 running 109 $107,550 19 41 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 336 1 running 111 $99,911 20 14 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 336 1 running 108 $90,783 21 17 66 Kevin Lepage Peak Fitness Racing Ford 336 0 running 100 $71,675 22 26 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Chevrolet 336 0 running 97 $66,600 23 33 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 336 35 running 99 $105,025 24 27 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge 336 0 running 91 $100,188 25 4 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 328 61 running 93 $139,561 26 18 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 326 0 running 85 $113,561 27 1 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 326 112 running 92 $157,001 28 35 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 291 0 running 79 $112,136 29 32 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 278 31 crash 81 $95,214 30 20 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 278 0 crash 73 $102,433 31 29 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 278 0 crash 70 $75,075 32 23 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet 278 0 engine 67 $64,375 33 15 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 267 0 crash 64 $82,747 34 40 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 255 0 engine 61 $64,125 35 11 0 Mike Bliss Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 252 0 crash 58 $63,975 36 34 39 David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 244 0 crash 55 $63,790 37 38 51 Stuart Kirby Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet 213 0 handling 52 $63,670 38 10 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 151 0 crash 49 $112,596 39 13 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 150 7 crash 51 $71,450 40 30 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 124 0 crash 43 $91,248 41 24 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 94 0 crash 40 $63,215 42 28 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 61 0 crash 37 $110,508 43 36 4 Mike Wallace Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 40 0 timing chain 34 $63,318 Failed to qualify or withdrew 44 36 Boris Said MB Sutton Motorsports Chevrolet 45 80 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Chevrolet 46 50 Jimmy Spencer Arnold Motorsports Dodge 47 37 Mike Garvey R&J Racing Dodge 48 92 P. J. Jones Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet 49 95 Stanton Barrett Stanton Barrett Motorsports Chevrolet WD 34 Hermie Sadler Mach 1 Motorsports Chevrolet Official race results
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