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{{Short description|47th Daytona 500}} |
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{{Infobox Daytona 500 |
{{Infobox Daytona 500 |
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| Type = NASNEX |
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| Details ref = <ref name="Race Weather" /><ref name="Race Results" /> |
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| Description = Race 1 of 36 in the [[2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series]] season |
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| Details ref = |
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| Fulldate = {{Start date|2005|2|20}} |
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| Year = 2005 |
| Year = 2005 |
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| Race_No = 1 |
| Race_No = 1 |
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| Season_No = 36 |
| Season_No = 36 |
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| Image = |
| Image = 2005_Daytona_500_logo.jpg |
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| Caption = 2005 Daytona 500 logo |
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| Fulldate = {{Start date|2005|2|20}} |
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| Location = [[Daytona International Speedway]]<br />[[Daytona Beach, Florida]], [[United States|U.S.]] |
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| Attendance = 200,000<ref name="Race Results" /> |
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| Course_mi = 2.5 |
| Course_mi = 2.5 |
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| Course_km = 4.02336 |
| Course_km = 4.02336 |
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| Scheduled_mi = 500 |
| Scheduled_mi = 500 |
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| Scheduled_km = 804.672 |
| Scheduled_km = 804.672 |
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| Weather = Temperatures reaching up to {{convert|72|F|C}}; wind speeds approaching {{convert|11.1|mph|km/h}}<ref name="Race Weather">{{cite web |url=http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/FL/Daytona%20Beach/2005-02-20 |title=Weather of the ''2005 Daytona 500'' |publisher=The Old Farmers' Almanac |access-date=2013-06-19 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002649/http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/FL/Daytona%20Beach/2005-02-20 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| Weather = |
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| Avg = {{convert|135.173|mi/h}}<ref name="Race Results">{{cite web|title=2005 Daytona 500 – Racing-Reference.info|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/race/2005-01/W|work=Racing-Reference.info|access-date=2015-05-22|archive-date=2015-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522234316/http://www.racing-reference.info/race/2005-01/W|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| Avg = {{convert|135.173|mi/h}} |
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| Pole_Driver = [[Dale Jarrett]] |
| Pole_Driver = [[Dale Jarrett]] |
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| Pole_Team = [[Robert Yates Racing]] |
| Pole_Team = [[Robert Yates Racing]] |
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| Pole_Time = 47.793 |
| Pole_Time = 47.793 |
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| Duel1 = [[Michael Waltrip]] |
| Duel1 = [[Michael Waltrip]] |
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| One_Team = |
| One_Team = [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]] |
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| Duel2 = [[Tony Stewart]] |
| Duel2 = [[Tony Stewart]] |
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| Two_Team = |
| Two_Team = [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] |
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| Most_Driver = |
| Most_Driver = Tony Stewart |
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| Most_Team = |
| Most_Team = Joe Gibbs Racing |
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| Most_laps = 107 |
| Most_laps = 107 |
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| Car = 24 |
| Car = 24 |
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| First_Team = [[Hendrick Motorsports]] |
| First_Team = [[Hendrick Motorsports]] |
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| Network = [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] |
| Network = [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] |
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| Announcers = [[Mike Joy]], [[Darrell Waltrip]] and [[Larry McReynolds]] |
| Announcers = [[Mike Joy]], [[Darrell Waltrip]], and [[Larry McReynolds]] |
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| Ratings = 10.9/23 <br/>(18.7 million viewers) |
| Ratings = 10.9/23 <br />(18.7 million viewers) |
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The '''2005 |
The '''2005 Daytona 500''', the 47th running of the [[Daytona 500|event]], was held on February 20, 2005, at [[Daytona International Speedway]] in [[Daytona Beach, Florida]] as the first race of the [[2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup season]]. [[Dale Jarrett]] won the pole and [[Jeff Gordon]] won the race, making this his third Daytona 500 win. [[Kurt Busch]] finished second<ref name="Race Results" /> and [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] finished third.<ref name="Race Results" /> |
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This was the first Daytona 500 to go longer than 500 miles. As the result of NASCAR's implementation of the [[green-white-checker finish]] rule the previous season, the race had three extra laps due to a caution with 3 laps to go, reaching a total distance of 507.5 miles. It was also the first Daytona 500 to end at sunset. |
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As the result of NASCAR's implementation of the [[green-white-checker finish]] rule the previous season, the race had three extra laps due to a caution with three laps to go, reaching a total distance of 203 laps and {{convert|507.5|miles|km}}. Because of that, this was the first Daytona 500 to go longer than 500 miles. It was also the first Daytona 500 to end at sunset, around 6:18 pm EST. |
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==Race summary== |
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A crowd of 200,000 people were estimated to have attended this race.<ref name="Race Results" /> |
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The green flag waved with [[Dale Jarrett]] out in front, but he lost the first lap to [[Jimmie Johnson]], and fell back down the field after a small bump from behind from [[2004 Daytona 500|defending Daytona 500 champion]] [[Dale Earnhardt, Jr.|Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] |
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==Qualifying and Gatorade Duels== |
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The first caution flag came out on the fifteenth lap, halfway through the first fuel run, when [[Bobby Labonte]]'s engine blew up. [[Tony Stewart]] had been leading for 11 laps. [[Scott Wimmer]], who had only changed two tires, led after the caution. |
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Three-time Daytona 500 champion [[Dale Jarrett]] won his third pole for this race with a speed of {{convert|188.312|mi/h}}.<ref name="Race Results" /> [[2001 Daytona 500|2001]] and [[2003 Daytona 500|2003]] winner [[Michael Waltrip]] won the first Gatorade Duel and [[2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2002 Cup Series]] champion [[Tony Stewart]] won the second. The main story focusing on the Gatorade Duels was an accident involving [[Jimmie Johnson]] and [[Kevin Harvick]], which turned into a minor feud.<ref>[[2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series#Gatorade Duel]]</ref> |
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==Race summary== |
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The second caution came out on lap 28 when [[Ricky Rudd]] spun in the middle of the field while [[Michael Waltrip]] was leading, collecting five cars. On lap 36, [[Matt Kenseth]], one of the pre-race favorites, in trouble with a smoking exhaust, pitted under green. |
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After a legendary “Start your engines” by [[Matthew McConaughey]], the green flag waved with [[Dale Jarrett]] leading the field, but he lost the first lap to [[Jimmie Johnson]] and fell back through the field after a small bump from behind from [[2004 Daytona 500|defending Daytona 500 champion]] [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] [[Tony Stewart]] took the lead from Johnson on lap 4 and led 12 laps. |
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The first caution came out on lap 15 halfway through the first fuel run when [[Bobby Labonte]] blew an engine. [[Scott Wimmer]], who had only changed two tires, led when the race restarted. |
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On lap 61 was the start of a series of green flag pit stops, with the Dodges coming in first as they did not get as good fuel mileage as others. Earnhardt was pushed by [[Jeff Burton]] coming into his pit stop, and had to back up to get out after his tires were changed, causing him to drop down the field. There were about 7 speeding violations on pit road during this round of pit stops, most notably [[Jimmie Johnson]]. Once the green flag pit stops cycled through on lap 64, [[Jeff Gordon]] had the lead. |
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The second caution flew on lap 28 when [[Ricky Rudd]] spun out in the middle of the field, collecting five cars. On lap 36, [[Matt Kenseth]], one of the pre-race favorites in trouble with a smoking exhaust, pitted under green. |
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Debris on the racetrack caused the third caution flag on lap 86, with Gordon still in the lead. [[Tony Stewart]] led on the restart, and was also leading at halfway and at the point of the fourth caution, for debris, on lap 105. |
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On lap 61, there came to the start of green-flag pit stops, with the Dodges coming in first, as they did not get as good fuel mileage as others. Earnhardt Jr. was pushed by [[Jeff Burton]] coming into his pit stop, and had to back up to get out after his tires were changed, causing him to drop down through the field. There was a total of seven speeding violations on pit road during these pit stops, most notably Johnson. Once the green flag pit stops cycled through on lap 64, [[Jeff Gordon]] had the lead. |
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Debris on the racetrack brought out the third caution on lap 86, with Gordon still out in front. Stewart led the race at the restart, and he was still leading at halfway and when the fourth caution came out on lap 105 for debris. |
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With 32 laps to go [[John Andretti]], running three wide, and following a group of cars going four wide, crashed and turned into Jason Leffler, taking Leffler out of the race and bringing up the eighth caution, with [[Tony Stewart]] still in the lead. |
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On lap 137, there came another round of green-flag pit stops, with Stewart still taking the lead. The fifth caution came out on lap 144 and the sixth one came on lap 155. Waltrip brought out the seventh caution, allowing him to leave the race and led to another round of pit stops on lap 164. [[Jason Leffler]] and [[Kasey Kahne]] came together on pit road, dropping them both down the field. The wreck on pit road occurred when Kasey Kahne, who was 4th when the pit stops began, was exiting his pit stall, and Leffler was turning into his, unbeknownst to Kahne. Kahne would later rebound before becoming a victim of a couple of crashes not of his own making. |
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Tony Stewart is the first driver since [[Bobby Allison]] in 1981–82 to lead the most laps in two consecutive Daytona 500s. |
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With 32 laps to go, [[John Andretti]], running three-wide and following a group of cars going four-wide, crashed and turned into Leffler, taking that driver out of the race. This would bring up the eight caution, with Stewart still out in front. |
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The "Big One" occurred on lap 184, when [[Greg Biffle]] turned in to [[Scott Riggs]], collecting 11 cars total in turn 3. [[Scott Wimmer]]'s car took the worst of it, as his car got onto the apron, flipped over four full times and spun on its nose before crashing hard on its wheels, bringing out the ninth caution. Only some cars chose to pit, with Stewart and others remaining out. [[Dale Earnhardt, Jr.]], who had languished in midfield for the earlier part of the race, was now up to third. |
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Stewart became the first driver since [[Bobby Allison]] in 1981 and 1982 to lead the most laps in two consecutive Daytona 500's. |
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On the restart on lap 187, John Andretti drove straight into [[Mike Skinner (NASCAR)|Mike Skinner]], starting a chain reaction crash involving eight or so cars to bring out an immediate tenth caution. This accident was the result of someone, possibly Skinner, missing a gear on the restart. |
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The "Big One" occurred on lap 184. This began when [[Greg Biffle]] ran into [[Scott Riggs]], collecting 11 cars in turn 3. [[Scott Wimmer]]'s car took the worst of it, as his car went onto the apron, flipped over four times, spun on its nose, and crashed hard on its wheels. This crash brought out the ninth caution. Only some cars chose to pit, and Stewart and the others stayed out. Earnhardt Jr., who had languished in midfield for the earlier part of the race, was now up to third place. Kasey Kahne was right in the middle of this crash in his #9 mango colored Dodge Charger, but managed to miss it. Kahne charged again back up through the field when the race went back green. |
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The race restarted with 6 laps to go. With 5 laps to go, Earnhardt briefly took the lead. [[Tony Stewart]] retook the lead on the next lap; Earnhardt and Stewart raced side-by-side until Earnhardt regained the lead. [[Jeff Gordon]] took the lead before the eleventh caution came out with three laps to go. |
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When the race restarted on lap 187, Andretti drove straight into [[Mike Skinner (NASCAR)|Mike Skinner]], starting a chain reaction crash (another "Big One") involving at least eight cars, bringing out the immediate 10th caution. This crash was the result of someone (possibly Skinner) missing a gear at the restart. Kasey Kahne was also involved in this crash, because as he checked up Dale Jarrett in the 88 accidentally punted him into the infield grass. Kahne spent a lot of time on pit road, but he did not lose a lap, and apparently his car was, or should have been being checked for fender rubs, when the race restarted Kahne made his way from about the 20th position to about the 8th position, but there was clearly still a tire rub on his right front fender; because it was clearly smoking, and FOX commentator Darrel Waltrip even made mention of it, as he made his way back up through the field again. |
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The race length of 500 miles (200 laps) was completed under yellow, so a [[green-white-checker finish]] was in order. The race restarted on lap 202 with 2 laps to go. Despite much activity behind him, Jeff Gordon was able to hold off [[Kurt Busch]] and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. to win his third Daytona 500. |
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The race restarted with six laps to go. With five to go, Earnhardt Jr. briefly took the lead, but Stewart retook it on the next lap. The two drivers raced side-by-side until Earnhardt Jr. retook the lead. Gordon took the lead before the 11th caution came out with three laps to go. The caution came out when Kasey Kahne was on the outside moving forward from the 8th position trying keep his momentum up and move into the top 6 or so, as Kurt Busch made a pass on Tony Stewart, who was in the lead; but Jeff Gordon was also fighting on the outside with Stewart for the lead; Kahne slid up the race track hard probably due to a cut tire and as he did so, his teammate Jeremy Mayfield in the 19 car apparently got into the back of him as well and Kahne went into the wall. He could not get off the wall until about the middle of the backstretch, when NASCAR finally brought out the caution. Kahne would end up scored 22nd after being crashed while running 7th and possibly moving up into the top 5 to contend for the win. Oddly as the cars came around for the green flag Kahne's teammate Jeremy Mayfield came down to pit road from running 9th on the track, but apparently returned to the race and would end up finishing a position behind his teammate. |
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It was the second-slowest Daytona 500 to go the distance, with only the 1960 race slower. Two other races in the 2000s were slower but both were rain-shortened events. |
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The race length of 200 laps and {{convert|500|miles|km}} was completed under yellow, so a [[green-white-checker finish]] would take place. The race restarted on lap 202 with two laps to go. Despite much activity behind him, Gordon was able to hold off [[Kurt Busch]] and Earnhardt Jr. to win his third Daytona 500 victory. |
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This was the third-slowest Daytona 500 to go the distance, with only both the [[1960 Daytona 500|1960]] and [[2011 Daytona 500|2011]] races were slower. [[2003 Daytona 500|Two other]] [[2009 Daytona 500|runnings of this race]] in the 2000s were also slower, but they both were rain-shortened. |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |
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# [[Hendrick Motorsports|24]]-[[Jeff Gordon]], Led 29 of 203 Laps |
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# [[Roush Racing|97]]-[[Kurt Busch]] |
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! Pos |
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# [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.|8]]-[[Dale Earnhardt, Jr.]], Led 2 Laps |
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! Grid |
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# [[Ginn Racing|10]]-[[Scott Riggs]] |
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! Car |
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# [[Hendrick Motorsports|48]]-[[Jimmie Johnson]], Led 3 Laps |
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! Driver |
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# [[Roush Racing|6]]-[[Mark Martin]] |
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! Team |
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# [[Joe Gibbs Racing|20]]-[[Tony Stewart]], '''Led 107 Laps''' |
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! Manufacturer |
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# [[Chip Ganassi Racing|40]]-[[Sterling Marlin]] |
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! Laps |
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# [[R&J Racing|37]]-[[Kevin Lepage]] |
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! Laps Led |
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# [[Penske Racing#NASCAR|2]]-[[Rusty Wallace]] |
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! Status |
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# [[Robert Yates Racing|38]]-[[Elliott Sadler]] |
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# [[Roush Racing|99]]-[[Carl Edwards]]* |
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! 1 |
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# [[Ginn Racing|01]]-[[Joe Nemechek]], Led 2 Laps |
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| 15 || 24 || [[Jeff Gordon]] '''(W)''' || [[Hendrick Motorsports]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 203 || 29 || Running |
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# [[Richard Childress Racing|07]]-[[Dave Blaney]] |
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# [[Robert Yates Racing|88]]-[[Dale Jarrett]] |
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! 2 |
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# [[Petty Enterprises|43]]-[[Jeff Green (NASCAR)|Jeff Green]] |
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| 13 || 97 || [[Kurt Busch]] || [[Roush Fenway Racing|Roush Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 203 || 0 || Running |
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# [[Petty Enterprises|45]]-[[Kyle Petty]], Led 1 Lap |
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# [[Haas CNC Racing|0]]-[[Mike Bliss]] |
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! 3 |
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# [[Penske Racing#NASCAR|77]]-[[Travis Kvapil]] |
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| 5 || 8 || [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] '''(W)''' || [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 203 || 2 || Running |
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# [[Penske Racing#NASCAR|12]]-[[Ryan Newman]], Led 1 Lap |
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# [[Hendrick Motorsports|25]]-[[Brian Vickers]] |
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# [[Evernham Motorsports|9]]-[[Kasey Kahne]] |
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| 12 || 10 || [[Scott Riggs]] || [[MBV Motorsports]] ||[[Chevrolet]] || 203 || 0 || Running |
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# [[Evernham Motorsports|19]]-[[Jeremy Mayfield]], Led 1 Lap |
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# [[Wood Brothers Racing|21]]-[[Ricky Rudd]], 1 Lap Down |
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! 5 |
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# [[Roush Racing|16]]-[[Greg Biffle]], 2 Laps Down |
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| 2 || 48 || [[Jimmie Johnson]] || [[Hendrick Motorsports]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 203 || 3 || Running |
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# [[Chip Ganassi Racing|41]]-[[Casey Mears]], 4 Laps Down |
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# [[Ginn Racing|36]]-[[Boris Said]]*, 5 Laps Down |
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# [[Richard Childress Racing|29]]-[[Kevin Harvick]], 5 Laps Down; Led 1 Lap |
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| 32 || 6 || [[Mark Martin]] || [[Roush Fenway Racing|Roush Fenway]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 203 || 0 || Running |
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# [[Richard Childress Racing|31]]-[[Jeff Burton]], 9 Laps Down; Led 6 Laps |
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# [[Bill Davis Racing|23]]-[[Mike Skinner (NASCAR)|Mike Skinner]], Completed 187 Laps (Accident) |
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# [[ppc Racing|14]]-[[John Andretti]], 187 Laps (Accident) |
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| 4 || 20 || [[Tony Stewart]] || [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 203 || 107 || Running |
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# [[Chip Ganassi Racing|42]]-[[Jamie McMurray]], 184 Laps (Accident) |
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# [[Bill Davis Racing|22]]-[[Scott Wimmer]], 182 Laps (Blowover accident); Led 8 Laps |
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# [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.|1]]-[[Martin Truex, Jr.]]*, 178 Laps (Engine Failure) |
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| 18 || 40 || [[Sterling Marlin]] '''(W)''' || [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] || [[Dodge]] || 203 || 0 || Running |
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# [[PPI Motorsports|32]]-[[Bobby Hamilton Jr.]], 30 Laps Down |
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# [[Joe Gibbs Racing|11]]-[[Jason Leffler]], 168 Laps (Accident) |
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# [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.|15]]-[[Michael Waltrip]], 161 Laps (Engine Failure); Led 42 Laps |
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| 8 || 37 || [[Kevin Lepage]] || [[R&J Racing]] || [[Dodge]] || 203 || 0 || Running |
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# [[Hendrick Motorsports|5]]-[[Kyle Busch]]*, 55 Laps Down |
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# [[BAM Racing|49]]-[[Ken Schrader]], 120 Laps (Engine Failure) |
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! 10 |
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# [[Michael Waltrip Racing|00]]-[[Kenny Wallace]], 39 Laps (Engine Failure) |
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| 36 || 2 || [[Rusty Wallace]] || [[Penske Racing]] || [[Dodge]] || 203 || 0 || Running |
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# [[Morgan-McClure Motorsports|4]]-[[Mike Wallace (racing driver)|Mike Wallace]], 35 Laps (Overheating) |
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# [[Roush Racing|17]]-[[Matt Kenseth]], 34 Laps (Engine Failure) |
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# [[Joe Gibbs Racing|18]]-[[Bobby Labonte]], 14 Laps (Engine Failure) |
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| 39 || 38 || [[Elliott Sadler]] || [[Robert Yates Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 203 || 0 || Running |
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! 12 |
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| 27 || 99 || [[Carl Edwards]] '''(R)''' || [[Roush Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 203 || 0 || Running |
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! 13 |
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| 34 || 01 || [[Joe Nemechek]] || [[MB2 Motorsports]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 203 || 2 || Running |
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! 14 |
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| 38 || 07 || [[Dave Blaney]] || [[Richard Childress Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 203 || 0 || Running |
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! 15 |
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| 1 || 88 || [[Dale Jarrett]] '''(W)''' || [[Robert Yates Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 203 || 0 || Running |
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! 16 |
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| 26 || 43 || [[Jeff Green (racing driver)|Jeff Green]] || [[Petty Enterprises]] || [[Dodge]] || 203 || 0 || Running |
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! 17 |
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| 33 || 45 || [[Kyle Petty]] || [[Petty Enterprises]] || [[Dodge]] || 203 || 1 || Running |
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! 18 |
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| 35 || 0 || [[Mike Bliss]] || [[Haas CNC Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 203 || 0 || Running |
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! 19 |
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| 25 || 77 || [[Travis Kvapil]] '''(R)''' || [[Penske-Jasper Racing]] || [[Dodge]] || 203 || 0 || Running |
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! 20 |
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| 9 || 12 || [[Ryan Newman (racing driver)|Ryan Newman]] || [[Penske Racing]] || [[Dodge]] || 203 || 1 || Running |
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! 21 |
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| 28 || 25 || [[Brian Vickers]] || [[Hendrick Motorsports]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 203 || 0 || Running |
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! 22 |
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| 37 || 9 || [[Kasey Kahne]] || [[Evernham Motorsports]] || [[Dodge]] || 203 || 0 || Running |
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! 23 |
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| 24 || 19 || [[Jeremy Mayfield]] || [[Evernham Motorsports]] || [[Dodge]] || 203 || 1 || Running |
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! 24 |
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| 11 || 21 || [[Ricky Rudd]] || [[Wood Brothers Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 202 || 0 || Flagged |
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! 25 |
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| 23 || 16 || [[Greg Biffle]] || [[Roush Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 201 || 0 || Flagged |
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! 26 |
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| 29 || 41 || [[Casey Mears]] || [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] || [[Dodge]] || 199 || 0 || Flagged |
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! 27 |
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| 41 || 36 || [[Boris Said]] '''(R)''' || [[MB/Sutton Motorsports]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 198 || 0 || Flagged |
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! 28 |
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| 30 || 29 || [[Kevin Harvick]] || [[Richard Childress Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 198 || 1 || Flagged |
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! 29 |
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| 6 || 31 || [[Jeff Burton]] || [[Richard Childress Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 194 || 6 || Flagged |
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! 30 |
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| 7 || 23 || [[Mike Skinner (racing driver)|Mike Skinner]] || [[Bill Davis Racing]] || [[Dodge]] || 187 || 0 || Contact FS |
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! 31 |
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| 42 || 14 || [[John Andretti]] || [[ppc Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 187 || 0 || Contact FS |
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! 32 |
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| 17 || 42 || [[Jamie McMurray]] || [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] || [[Dodge]] || 184 || 0 || Contact T4 |
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! 33 |
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| 16 || 22 || [[Scott Wimmer]] || [[Bill Davis Racing]] || [[Dodge]] || 182 || 8 || Contact T4 |
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! 34 |
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| 10 || 1 || [[Martin Truex Jr.]] '''(R)''' || [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 178 || 0 || Engine |
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! 35 |
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| 22 || 32 || [[Bobby Hamilton Jr.]] '''(R)''' || [[PPI Motorsports]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 173 || 0 || Flagged |
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! 36 |
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| 40 || 11 || [[Jason Leffler]] || [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 168 || 0 || Contact T4 |
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! 37 |
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| 3 || 15 || [[Michael Waltrip]] '''(W)''' || [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 161 || 42 || Engine |
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! 38 |
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| 19 || 5 || [[Kyle Busch]] '''(R)''' || [[Hendrick Motorsports]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 148 || 0 || Flagged |
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! 39 |
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| 31 || 49 || [[Ken Schrader]] || [[BAM Racing]] || [[Dodge]] || 120 || 0 || Engine |
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! 40 |
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| 21 || 00 || [[Kenny Wallace]] || [[Michael Waltrip Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 39 || 0 || Engine |
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! 41 |
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| 43 || 4 || [[Mike Wallace (racing driver)|Mike Wallace]] || [[Morgan-McClure Motorsports]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 35 || 0 || Overheating |
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! 42 |
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| 14 || 17 || [[Matt Kenseth]] || [[Roush Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 34 || 0 || Engine |
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| 20 || 18 || [[Bobby Labonte]] || [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 14 || 0 || Engine |
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| || 7 || [[Robby Gordon]] || [[Robby Gordon Motorsports]] || [[Chevrolet]] || || || |
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| || 09 || [[Johnny Sauter]] || [[Phoenix Racing (NASCAR team)|Phoenix Racing]] || [[Dodge]] || || || |
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| || 89 || [[Morgan Shepherd]] || [[Victory in Jesus Racing]] || [[Dodge]] || || || |
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| || 13 || [[Greg Sacks]] || [[Sacks Motorsports]] || [[Dodge]] || || || |
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| || 33 || [[Kerry Earnhardt]] '''(R)''' || [[Richard Childress Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || || || |
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| || 73 || [[Eric McClure]] '''(R)''' || [[Raabe Racing Enterprises]] || [[Dodge]] || || || |
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| || 52 || [[Larry Gunselman]] '''(R)''' || [[Ware Racing Enterprises]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || || || |
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| || 66 || [[Hermie Sadler]] '''(R)''' || [[Peak Fitness Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || || || |
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| || 34 || [[Randy LaJoie]] || [[Mach 1 Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || || || |
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| || 93 || [[Geoffrey Bodine]] '''(W)''' || [[GIC-Mixon Motorsports]] || [[Chevrolet]] || || || |
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| || 80 || [[Andy Belmont]] '''(R)''' || [[Hover Motorsports]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || || || |
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| || 27 || [[Kirk Shelmerdine]] '''(R)''' || [[Kirk Shelmerdine Motorsports]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || || || |
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| Race details[1][2] | |||
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| Race 1 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
 2005 Daytona 500 logo | |||
| Date | February 20, 2005 | ||
| Location |
Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.02336 km) | ||
| Distance | 203 laps, 507.5 mi (816.742 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 72 °F (22 °C); wind speeds approaching 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 135.173 miles per hour (217.540 km/h)[2] | ||
| Attendance | 200,000[2] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Robert Yates Racing | ||
| Time | 47.793 | ||
| Qualifying race winners | |||
| Duel 1 Winner | Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | |
| Duel 2 Winner | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 107 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, and Larry McReynolds | ||
| Nielsen Ratings |
10.9/23 (18.7 million viewers) | ||
The 2005 Daytona 500, the 47th running of the event, was held on February 20, 2005, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida as the first race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup season. Dale Jarrett won the pole and Jeff Gordon won the race, making this his third Daytona 500 win. Kurt Busch finished second[2] and Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished third.[2]
As the result of NASCAR's implementation of the green-white-checker finish rule the previous season, the race had three extra laps due to a caution with three laps to go, reaching a total distance of 203 laps and 507.5 miles (816.7 km). Because of that, this was the first Daytona 500 to go longer than 500 miles. It was also the first Daytona 500 to end at sunset, around 6:18 pm EST.
A crowd of 200,000 people were estimated to have attended this race.[2]
Qualifying and Gatorade Duels
[edit]Three-time Daytona 500 champion Dale Jarrett won his third pole for this race with a speed of 188.312 miles per hour (303.059 km/h).[2] 2001 and 2003 winner Michael Waltrip won the first Gatorade Duel and 2002 Cup Series champion Tony Stewart won the second. The main story focusing on the Gatorade Duels was an accident involving Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick, which turned into a minor feud.[3]
Race summary
[edit]After a legendary “Start your engines” by Matthew McConaughey, the green flag waved with Dale Jarrett leading the field, but he lost the first lap to Jimmie Johnson and fell back through the field after a small bump from behind from defending Daytona 500 champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. Tony Stewart took the lead from Johnson on lap 4 and led 12 laps.
The first caution came out on lap 15 halfway through the first fuel run when Bobby Labonte blew an engine. Scott Wimmer, who had only changed two tires, led when the race restarted.
The second caution flew on lap 28 when Ricky Rudd spun out in the middle of the field, collecting five cars. On lap 36, Matt Kenseth, one of the pre-race favorites in trouble with a smoking exhaust, pitted under green.
On lap 61, there came to the start of green-flag pit stops, with the Dodges coming in first, as they did not get as good fuel mileage as others. Earnhardt Jr. was pushed by Jeff Burton coming into his pit stop, and had to back up to get out after his tires were changed, causing him to drop down through the field. There was a total of seven speeding violations on pit road during these pit stops, most notably Johnson. Once the green flag pit stops cycled through on lap 64, Jeff Gordon had the lead.
Debris on the racetrack brought out the third caution on lap 86, with Gordon still out in front. Stewart led the race at the restart, and he was still leading at halfway and when the fourth caution came out on lap 105 for debris.
On lap 137, there came another round of green-flag pit stops, with Stewart still taking the lead. The fifth caution came out on lap 144 and the sixth one came on lap 155. Waltrip brought out the seventh caution, allowing him to leave the race and led to another round of pit stops on lap 164. Jason Leffler and Kasey Kahne came together on pit road, dropping them both down the field. The wreck on pit road occurred when Kasey Kahne, who was 4th when the pit stops began, was exiting his pit stall, and Leffler was turning into his, unbeknownst to Kahne. Kahne would later rebound before becoming a victim of a couple of crashes not of his own making.
With 32 laps to go, John Andretti, running three-wide and following a group of cars going four-wide, crashed and turned into Leffler, taking that driver out of the race. This would bring up the eight caution, with Stewart still out in front.
Stewart became the first driver since Bobby Allison in 1981 and 1982 to lead the most laps in two consecutive Daytona 500's.
The "Big One" occurred on lap 184. This began when Greg Biffle ran into Scott Riggs, collecting 11 cars in turn 3. Scott Wimmer's car took the worst of it, as his car went onto the apron, flipped over four times, spun on its nose, and crashed hard on its wheels. This crash brought out the ninth caution. Only some cars chose to pit, and Stewart and the others stayed out. Earnhardt Jr., who had languished in midfield for the earlier part of the race, was now up to third place. Kasey Kahne was right in the middle of this crash in his #9 mango colored Dodge Charger, but managed to miss it. Kahne charged again back up through the field when the race went back green.
When the race restarted on lap 187, Andretti drove straight into Mike Skinner, starting a chain reaction crash (another "Big One") involving at least eight cars, bringing out the immediate 10th caution. This crash was the result of someone (possibly Skinner) missing a gear at the restart. Kasey Kahne was also involved in this crash, because as he checked up Dale Jarrett in the 88 accidentally punted him into the infield grass. Kahne spent a lot of time on pit road, but he did not lose a lap, and apparently his car was, or should have been being checked for fender rubs, when the race restarted Kahne made his way from about the 20th position to about the 8th position, but there was clearly still a tire rub on his right front fender; because it was clearly smoking, and FOX commentator Darrel Waltrip even made mention of it, as he made his way back up through the field again.
The race restarted with six laps to go. With five to go, Earnhardt Jr. briefly took the lead, but Stewart retook it on the next lap. The two drivers raced side-by-side until Earnhardt Jr. retook the lead. Gordon took the lead before the 11th caution came out with three laps to go. The caution came out when Kasey Kahne was on the outside moving forward from the 8th position trying keep his momentum up and move into the top 6 or so, as Kurt Busch made a pass on Tony Stewart, who was in the lead; but Jeff Gordon was also fighting on the outside with Stewart for the lead; Kahne slid up the race track hard probably due to a cut tire and as he did so, his teammate Jeremy Mayfield in the 19 car apparently got into the back of him as well and Kahne went into the wall. He could not get off the wall until about the middle of the backstretch, when NASCAR finally brought out the caution. Kahne would end up scored 22nd after being crashed while running 7th and possibly moving up into the top 5 to contend for the win. Oddly as the cars came around for the green flag Kahne's teammate Jeremy Mayfield came down to pit road from running 9th on the track, but apparently returned to the race and would end up finishing a position behind his teammate.
The race length of 200 laps and 500 miles (800 km) was completed under yellow, so a green-white-checker finish would take place. The race restarted on lap 202 with two laps to go. Despite much activity behind him, Gordon was able to hold off Kurt Busch and Earnhardt Jr. to win his third Daytona 500 victory.
This was the third-slowest Daytona 500 to go the distance, with only both the 1960 and 2011 races were slower. Two other runnings of this race in the 2000s were also slower, but they both were rain-shortened.
Results
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Weather of the 2005 Daytona 500". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "2005 Daytona 500 – Racing-Reference.info". Racing-Reference.info. Archived from the original on 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ^ 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series#Gatorade Duel