2005 Advance Auto Parts 500

The 2005 Advance Auto Parts 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on April 10, 2005 at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. The race was the sixth of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. The pole position was won by Scott Riggs of MB2 Motorsports, his first career pole,[2] while Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing led the most laps with 247. Hendrick Motorsports' Jeff Gordon won the race. Sergeant Sean McGuire gave the starting command from Iraq.[2]

2005 Advance Auto Parts 500
Race details[1]
Race 6 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
A map showing the layout of Martinsville Speedway
Date April 10, 2005 (2005-04-10)
Location Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
.526 mi (.847 km)
Distance 500 laps, 263 mi (423 km)
Weather Warm with temperatures approaching 80.6 °F (27.0 °C); wind speeds up to 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Average speed 72.009 mph (115.887 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
MB2 Motorsports
Time 19.588 seconds[2]
Most laps led
Driver Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 247
Winner
No. 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds
Nielsen Ratings 5.1[3]

Race

Pole-sitter Scott Riggs lost the lead on the first lap after getting loose in turn 4, sliding up and colliding with Ryan Newman, allowing Jeremy Mayfield to take the lead. A tire on Newman's car popped, which brought out the first caution. Much of the early portion of the race was dominated by Mayfield, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, and defending race winner Rusty Wallace.[4] Meanwhile, Jeff Gordon fell behind three laps by lap 70 due to a loose wheel, but regained two laps, and via the beneficiary rule, got back on the lead lap after a caution on lap 276, while gaining the lead with 35 laps left. Sometime during the race, Gordon and Kurt Busch made contact, sending Busch into the wall.[2] With three laps left, Travis Kvapil's car spilled oil on the track, bringing out the final caution. Gordon had a strong jump on the restart, and held off Kasey Kahne, Mark Martin and Newman to claim his 71st career win, his seventh at Martinsville,[5] and his second of the season.[2] Wallace closed out the Top 5, with Sterling Marlin, Ricky Rudd, points leader Jimmie Johnson, Elliott Sadler, and Joe Nemechek rounding out the Top 10.[6]

Results
Jimmie Johnson led the point standings after the race.

Top 10 finishers
Pos[6] Grid No. Driver Manufacturer Laps Laps led Winnings
1 1624Jeff GordonChevrolet50036$186,051
2 359Kasey KahneDodge5000$143,915
3 226Mark MartinFord5001$109,625
4 212Ryan NewmanDodge50025$132,431
5 42Rusty WallaceDodge50047$111,308
6 2040Sterling MarlinDodge5006$109,758
7 1321Ricky RuddFord5000$104,309
8 3748Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet5000$120,041
9 2538Elliott SadlerFord5000$114,901
10 1001Joe NemechekChevrolet5000$103,508

Standings after the race
Pos Driver Points
1 Jimmie Johnson 977
2 Greg Biffle 817
3 Elliott Sadler 795
4 Mark Martin 779
5 Tony Stewart 774
6 Jeff Gordon 772
7 Rusty Wallace 771
8 Ryan Newman 753
9 Kurt Busch 746
10 Dale Jarrett 732

References
  1. "2005 Advance Auto Parts 500 weather information". The Old Farmers Almanac. Archived from the original on 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
  2. "2005 Advance Auto Parts 500". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  3. "TV RATINGS 2005". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  4. McCormick, Steve. "2005 Advance Auto Parts 500 at Martinsville Speedway". About.com. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  5. McCormick, Steve (2005-04-11). "Jeff Gordon Wrestles To Martinsville Win". About.com. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  6. "2005 Advance Auto Parts 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
Previous race:
2005 Food City 500		 Nextel Cup Series
2005 season		 Next race:
2005 Samsung/Radio Shack 500


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.