The 2005 Subway 500 was the 32nd stock car racing race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, the sixth race of the 2005 Chase for the Nextel Cup, and the 57th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 23, before a crowd of 72,000 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports would hold off the field on the final restart with three to go to take his 73rd career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his fourth and final win of the season, completing a Martinsville sweep.[1] To fill out the podium, Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing and Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

2005 Subway 500
Race details
Race 32 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
Date October 23, 2005
Official name 57th Annual Subway 500
Location Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance 500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km)
Scheduled Distance 500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km)
Average speed 69.695 miles per hour (112.163 km/h)
Attendance 72,000
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 19.306
Most laps led
Driver Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 283
Winner
No. 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Mike Bliss Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet Haas Automation, Best Buy
00 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Chevrolet carloans.com
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
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Viagra
7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet Menards
07 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Jack Daniel's
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser
08 Derrike Cope McGlynn Racing Chevrolet Royal Administration Services
9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers, UAW
09 Bobby Hamilton Phoenix Racing Dodge Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts
10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet Valvoline, Herbie: Fully Loaded
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet FedEx Freight
12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge Alltel
15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford Subway, National Guard
17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Carenet Health, Interstate Batteries
19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers, UAW
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet The Home Depot LIthium-ion Power Tools
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
31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless
32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. PPI Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
34 Joey McCarthy Mach 1 Motorsports Chevrolet Oak Glove Company
37 Jimmy Spencer R&J Racing Dodge BoSPOKER
38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's
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
61 Wayne Anderson Buddy Sisco Racing Dodge Air Frame International
66 Hermie Sadler Peak Fitness Racing Ford Virginians for Jerry Kilgore
75 Mike Garvey Rinaldi Racing Dodge Rinaldi Air Conditioning, Universal Paving
77 Travis Kvapil Penske Racing Dodge Kodak, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge Racing with Jesus, Dutch Quality Stone
92 Chad Chaffin Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet Oak Glove Company
95 Stanton Barrett Stanton Barrett Motorsports Chevrolet Stanton Barrett Motorsports
97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Irwin Industrial Tools
99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford Office Depot
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session would occur on Friday, October 21, at 11:20 AM EST and would last for two hours.[2] Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with 19.352 and an average speed of 97.850 miles per hour (157.474 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 19.352 97.850
2 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 19.365 97.785
3 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 19.399 97.613
Full first practice results

Second practice

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The second practice session would occur on Saturday, October 22, at 9:30 AM EST and would last for 45 minutes.[2] Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with 19.583 and an average speed of 96.696 miles per hour (155.617 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.583 96.696
2 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 19.614 96.543
3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 19.614 96.543
Full second practice results

Third and final practice

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The third and final practice session, sometimes referred as Happy Hour, would occur on Saturday, October 22, at 11:10 AM EST and would last for 45 minutes.[2] Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with 19.548 and an average speed of 96.869 miles per hour (155.896 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 19.548 96.869
2 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 19.672 96.259
3 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 19.681 96.215
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying would take place on Friday, October 21, at 3:10 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[2]

Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 19.306 and an average speed of 98.084 miles per hour (157.851 km/h).[6]

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 19.306 98.084
2 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 19.324 97.992
3 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge 19.336 97.931
4 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 19.340 97.911
5 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 19.355 97.835
6 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.412 97.548
7 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 19.433 97.442
8 01 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet 19.455 97.332
9 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 19.463 97.292
10 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 19.479 97.212
11 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 19.479 97.212
12 77 Travis Kvapil Penske Racing Dodge 19.520 97.008
13 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 19.536 96.929
14 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 19.545 96.884
15 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.549 96.864
16 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 19.552 96.849
17 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.555 96.835
18 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 19.561 96.805
19 07 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.587 96.676
20 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 19.588 96.671
21 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.604 96.592
22 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 19.616 96.533
23 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.627 96.479
24 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 19.628 96.474
25 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 19.640 96.415
26 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 19.665 96.293
27 4 Mike Wallace Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 19.665 96.293
28 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 19.677 96.234
29 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.691 96.166
30 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 19.694 96.151
31 0 Mike Bliss Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 19.700 96.122
32 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 19.705 96.097
33 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet 19.718 96.034
34 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 19.744 95.908
35 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 19.760 95.830
36 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 19.778 95.743
37 09 Bobby Hamilton Phoenix Racing Dodge 19.783 95.718
38 08 Derrike Cope McGlynn Racing Chevrolet 19.799 95.641
39 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 19.858 95.357
40 37 Jimmy Spencer R&J Racing Dodge 19.877 95.266
41 66 Hermie Sadler Peak Fitness Racing Ford 19.883 95.237
42 95 Stanton Barrett Stanton Barrett Motorsports Chevrolet 19.890 95.204
43 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 19.917 95.075
Failed to qualify
44 92 Chad Chaffin Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet 19.923 95.046
45 34 Joey McCarthy Mach 1 Motorsports Chevrolet 20.217 93.664
46 00 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Dodge 20.260 93.465
47 75 Mike Garvey Rinaldi Racing Dodge 20.417 92.746
48 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge
49 61 Wayne Anderson Buddy Sisco Racing Dodge
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 15 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 151 running 185 $184,926
2 1 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 500 283 running 180 $179,651
3 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 165 $136,441
4 10 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 500 0 running 160 $125,075
5 21 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 0 running 155 $107,795
6 14 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 500 0 running 150 $124,050
7 30 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 500 0 running 146 $90,775
8 5 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 500 0 running 142 $75,150
9 23 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 138 $83,650
10 4 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 500 0 running 134 $120,391
11 2 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 500 2 running 135 $103,064
12 25 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 500 19 running 132 $116,461
13 24 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 500 17 running 129 $71,525
14 13 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 500 0 running 121 $90,858
15 29 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 0 running 118 $115,986
16 19 07 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 10 running 120 $78,600
17 34 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 500 0 running 112 $103,975
18 20 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 500 0 running 109 $113,483
19 3 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge 500 0 running 106 $101,083
20 22 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 500 6 running 108 $85,275
21 12 77 Travis Kvapil Penske Racing Dodge 500 0 running 100 $76,525
22 16 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 499 0 running 97 $92,433
23 8 01 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet 499 0 running 94 $91,133
24 26 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 499 0 running 91 $87,433
25 36 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 499 0 running 88 $85,047
26 18 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 499 0 running 85 $82,650
27 39 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 498 12 running 87 $94,299
28 7 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 497 0 running 79 $93,280
29 9 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 497 0 running 76 $103,791
30 43 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 494 0 running 73 $66,725
31 28 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 492 0 running 70 $97,783
32 41 66 Hermie Sadler Peak Fitness Racing Ford 489 0 running 67 $63,550
33 38 08 Derrike Cope McGlynn Racing Chevrolet 488 0 running 64 $64,375
34 35 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 468 0 running 61 $81,375
35 27 4 Mike Wallace Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 448 0 running 58 $63,325
36 17 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 425 0 running 55 $71,275
37 11 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 409 0 engine 52 $92,161
38 32 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 370 0 crash 49 $91,083
39 37 09 Bobby Hamilton Phoenix Racing Dodge 339 0 oil leak 46 $63,115
40 40 37 Jimmy Spencer R&J Racing Dodge 235 0 electrical 43 $63,065
41 31 0 Mike Bliss Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 173 0 crash 40 $63,015
42 33 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet 115 0 engine 37 $62,960
43 42 95 Stanton Barrett Stanton Barrett Motorsports Chevrolet 110 0 engine 34 $62,008
Failed to qualify
44 92 Chad Chaffin Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet
45 34 Joey McCarthy Mach 1 Motorsports Chevrolet
46 00 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Dodge
47 75 Mike Garvey Rinaldi Racing Dodge
48 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge
49 61 Wayne Anderson Buddy Sisco Racing Dodge
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ "Gordon wins at Martinsville". products.kitsapsun.com. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  2. ^ a b c d "Jayski's® Silly Season Site - Martinsville 2 Race Info / Rundown Page". 2005-12-12. Archived from the original on 2005-12-12. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  3. ^ "NASCAR.com - Races - Martinsville 2 Practice 1 Results". 2005-12-17. Archived from the original on 2005-12-17. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  4. ^ "NASCAR.com - Races - Martinsville 2 Practice 2 Results". 2005-12-17. Archived from the original on 2005-12-17. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  5. ^ "NASCAR.com - Races - Martinsville 2 Practice 3 Results". 2005-12-17. Archived from the original on 2005-12-17. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  6. ^ Press - 10/22/2005, the Associated. "Stewart wins pole for Subway 500 at Martinsville". Montana Standard. Retrieved 2021-11-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "2005 Subway 500 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-26.


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