The 2005 Hurricane Relief 400 was the eleventh round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on September 24, 2005, at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sébastien Bourdais swept the pole and the race victory. With the dissolution of the Champ Car World Series in 2008, this was the final Champ Car race to take place on a high-banked oval of more than a mile in length. Proceeds for the event were donated to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita relief efforts.
| Race details | |
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| Race 11 of 13 in the 2005 Champ Car season | |
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| Date | September 24, 2005 |
| Official name | Champ Car Hurricane Relief 400 |
| Location | Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Course | 1.5 Mile Banked Oval 1.500 mi / 2.414 km |
| Distance | 166 laps 249.000 mi / 400.724 km |
| Weather | Mostly Cloudy (night race) |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 26.381 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 26.336 (on lap 166 of 166) |
| Podium | |
| First | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Second | Oriol Servià (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Third | Jimmy Vasser (PKV Racing) |
Qualifying results edit
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Best Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 1 | 26.381 |
| 2 | 
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Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas Racing | 2 | 26.388 |
| 3 | 
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Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 1 | 26.477 |
| 4 | 
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Cristiano da Matta | PKV Racing | 1 | 26.632 |
| 5 | 
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Björn Wirdheim | HVM Racing | 2 | 26.635 |
| 6 | 
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Mario Domínguez | Forsythe Racing | 2 | 26.638 |
| 7 |
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Rodolfo Lavín | HVM Racing | 1 | 26.732 |
| 8 |
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A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 1 | 26.800 |
| 9 | 
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Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 1 | 26.860 |
| 10 | 
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Marcus Marshall | Team Australia | 1 | 26.974 |
| 11 |
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Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 2 | 26.985 |
| 12 | 
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Ronnie Bremer | Dale Coyne Racing | 1 | 26.995 |
| 13 | 
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Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 1 | 27.026 |
| 14 |
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Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 1 | 27.037 |
| 15 | 
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Timo Glock | Rocketsports Racing | 2 | 27.110 |
| 16 |
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Ryan Hunter-Reay | Rocketsports Racing | 2 | 27.175 |
| 17 |
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Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1 | 27.250 |
| 18 |
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Ricardo Sperafico | Dale Coyne Racing | 1 | 27.423 |
Race edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sébastien Bourdais
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Newman/Haas Racing | 166 | 1:26:22.636 | 1 | 34 |
| 2 | 2 | Oriol Servià
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Newman/Haas Racing | 166 | +0.312 secs | 2 | 28 |
| 3 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser
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PKV Racing | 166 | +3.604 secs | 3 | 25 |
| 4 | 7 | Mario Domínguez
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Forsythe Racing | 166 | +7.169 secs | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | 55 | Rodolfo Lavín
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HVM Racing | 166 | +7.538 secs | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | 4 | Björn Wirdheim
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HVM Racing | 166 | +7.555 secs | 5 | 19 |
| 7 | 15 | Alex Tagliani
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Team Australia | 166 | +8.162 secs | 13 | 17 |
| 8 | 8 | Timo Glock
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Rocketsports Racing | 165 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 16 |
| 9 | 5 | Marcus Marshall
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Team Australia | 165 | + 1 Lap | 10 | 13 |
| 10 | 31 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
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Rocketsports Racing | 165 | + 1 Lap | 16 | 11 |
| 11 | 9 | Justin Wilson
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RuSPORT | 164 | + 2 Laps | 9 | 10 |
| 12 | 21 | Cristiano da Matta
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PKV Racing | 164 | + 2 Laps | 4 | 9 |
| 13 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger
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RuSPORT | 163 | + 3 Laps | 8 | 8 |
| 14 | 27 | Andrew Ranger
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Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 162 | + 4 Laps | 17 | 7 |
| 15 | 11 | Ricardo Sperafico
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Dale Coyne Racing | 161 | + 5 Laps | 18 | 6 |
| 16 | 34 | Nelson Philippe
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Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 127 | Contact | 11 | 5 |
| 17 | 3 | Paul Tracy
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Forsythe Racing | 123 | Contact | 14 | 5 |
| 18 | 19 | Ronnie Bremer
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Dale Coyne Racing | 41 | Pit Incident | 12 | 3 |
Caution flags edit
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 124-139 | Tracy (3) contact; Yellow Restart |
Notes edit
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- New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:26:22.636
- Average Speed 172.962 mph
Championship standings after the race edit
External links edit
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