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2005 Chevy Rock & Roll 400
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February 2025
NASNEX Kurt Busch 48th Annual Chevy Rock & Roll 400 September 10 0.75 1.21 400 400 482.803 482.803 300 98.567 mph km/h Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing 185 Kurt Busch Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway Roush Racing Roush Racing TNT Motor Racing Network Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. 97 The 2005 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 program cover. 107,000 36 26 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 2005 300 21.024 2005_Chevy_Rock_&_Roll_400_program_cover.jpg
The 2005 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 was the 26th stock car race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, the final race of the regular season, and the 48th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 10, 2005, before a sold-out crowd of 107,000 in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Kurt Busch of Roush Racing would take control of the race in the late stages of the race to win his 14th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his third and final win of the season.Kurt Busch wins at Richmond https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2005/09/11/Kurt-Busch-wins-at-Richmond/73191126452431/ 2021-11-20 UPI en To fill out the podium, Busch's teammates, Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle would finish second and third, respectively.
The ten drivers who would make the second edition of the Chase for the Nextel Cup were Tony Stewart, Greg Biffle, Rusty Wallace, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Mark Martin, Jeremy Mayfield, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, and Ryan Newman.2005 "Chase" field is set to go https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/2005-chase-field-is-set-to-go/1270586/ 2021-11-20 us.motorsport.com en
Background
thumb|The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at.
Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.
Entry list
#DriverTeamMake0Mike BlissHaas CNC RacingChevrolet00Carl LongMcGlynn RacingChevrolet01Joe NemechekMB2 MotorsportsChevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske RacingDodge4Mike WallaceMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsChevrolet07Dave BlaneyRichard Childress RacingChevrolet8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet9Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge09Johnny SauterPhoenix RacingDodge10Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet11Terry LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet12Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodge15Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet16Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord17Matt KensethRoush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet21Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord22Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Kirk ShelmerdineKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Bobby Hamilton Jr.PPI MotorsportsChevrolet34Joey McCarthyMach 1 MotorsportsChevrolet37Tony RainesR&J RacingDodge38Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord39David StremmeChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge40Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge41Casey MearsChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge42Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge43Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge50Jimmy SpencerArnold MotorsportsDodge66Mike GarveyPeak Fitness RacingFord75Wayne AndersonRinaldi RacingDodge77Travis KvapilPenske RacingDodge88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge92Hermie SadlerFront Row MotorsportsChevrolet95Stanton BarrettStanton Barrett MotorsportsChevrolet97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord99Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice
The only 2-hour practice session would start on Friday, September 9, at 12:00 PM EST.2005-11-28 Jayski's® Silly Season Site - Richmond 2 Race Info / Rundown Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2005/2005rir2.htm live 2021-11-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20051128114037/http://www.jayski.com/next/2005/2005rir2.htm 2005-11-28 Ryan Newman of Penske Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.221 and an average speed of 127.232 mph km/h.Newman fastest in Richmond practice https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/newman-fastest-in-richmond-practice/1269722/ 2021-11-20 us.motorsport.com en
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodge21.221127.232216Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord21.347126.481397Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord21.392126.215Full practice results
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, September 9, at 6:10 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.
Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing would win the pole, setting a lap of 21.024 and an average speed of 128.425 mph km/h.Harvick wins Busch Series race, Nextel Cup pole The Spokesman-Review https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2005/sep/10/harvick-wins-busch-series-race-nextel-cup-pole/ 2021-11-20 www.spokesman.com
Kirk Shelmerdine would crash on his second lap coming into turn 3, spinning and hitting the Turn 3-4 wall. While he had set a lap time, the time was not good enough to get him into the race, making Shelmerdine not qualify for the race.Kirk Shelmerdine Hard into the wall Richmond Cup Qualifying 2005 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhFAMVoRw5I en 2021-11-20
Seven drivers would fail to qualify: Wayne Peterson, Stanton Barrett, Carl Long, Hermie Sadler, Morgan Shepherd, Joey McCarthy, and Kirk Shelmerdine.
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed129Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21.024128.425216Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord21.043128.309377Travis KvapilPenske RacingDodge21.067128.16346Mark MartinRoush RacingFord21.099127.968597Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord21.117127.859624Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.148127.67275Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.159127.605812Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodge21.201127.353988Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord21.210127.2981019Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge21.211127.2921101Joe NemechekMB2 MotorsportsChevrolet21.216127.2621231Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21.218127.2501317Matt KensethRoush RacingFord21.220127.239149Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge21.228127.190152Rusty WallacePenske RacingDodge21.233127.1611621Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord21.241127.1131741Casey MearsChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge21.245127.0891899Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFord21.253127.0411938Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord21.253127.0412043Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge21.253127.0412137Tony RainesR&J RacingDodge21.273126.9212225Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.278126.8922318Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet21.289126.8262448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.297126.7782520Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet21.303126.743264Mike WallaceMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet21.311126.6952707Dave BlaneyRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21.351126.4582815Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet21.356126.428298Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet21.367126.3633022Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge21.373126.328310Mike BlissHaas CNC RacingChevrolet21.379126.2923242Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge21.390126.2273332Bobby Hamilton Jr.PPI MotorsportsChevrolet21.421126.0453439David StremmeChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge21.436125.9563550Jimmy SpencerArnold MotorsportsDodge21.447125.8923609Johnny SauterPhoenix RacingDodge21.449125.8803710Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet21.454125.851387Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsChevrolet21.480125.6983911Terry LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet21.540125.3484045Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge21.600125.0004140Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge21.601124.994Qualified by owner's points4249Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge21.659124.660Last car to qualify on time4366Mike GarveyPeak Fitness RacingFord21.639124.775Failed to qualify4475Wayne AndersonRinaldi RacingDodge21.641124.7634595Stanton BarrettStanton Barrett MotorsportsChevrolet21.659124.6604600Carl LongMcGlynn RacingChevrolet21.666124.6194792Hermie SadlerFront Row MotorsportsChevrolet21.834123.6604889Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge21.984122.8174934Joey McCarthyMach 1 MotorsportsChevrolet22.103122.1555027Kirk ShelmerdineKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord22.357120.768Official starting lineup
Race results
Fin2005 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2005_Chevy_Rock_&_Roll_400 2021-11-19 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1597Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord400185running190$242,90021317Matt KensethRoush RacingFord4003running175$191,5613216Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord4003running170$135,700475Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40010running165$127,8005152Rusty WallacePenske RacingDodge4000running155$131,83361019Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge40017running155$117,52072520Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet4000running146$126,7118149Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge4006running147$112,02593911Terry LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet4007running143$82,12510129Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet400167running139$146,66111377Travis KvapilPenske RacingDodge4001running135$82,32512812Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodge4000running127$113,4411346Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4000running124$86,52514264Mike WallaceMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet4000running121$71,57515310Mike BlissHaas CNC RacingChevrolet4000running118$70,750162043Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge4000running115$97,686171938Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord4000running112$104,741181231Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4000running109$94,645194249Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge4000running106$68,07520298Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet4000running103$112,808211899Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFord4000running100$83,225222318Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3990running97$102,175231741Casey MearsChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge3990running94$94,433243022Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge3990running91$91,233252448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3990running88$112,466261101Joe NemechekMB2 MotorsportsChevrolet3990running85$88,833274045Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge3990running82$78,108283609Johnny SauterPhoenix RacingDodge3990running79$63,225293710Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet3980running76$83,64730624Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3980running73$112,211312815Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3960running70$93,064324366Mike GarveyPeak Fitness RacingFord3950running67$65,225332707Dave BlaneyRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3950running64$71,550342137Tony RainesR&J RacingDodge3940running61$62,47535387Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsChevrolet3941running63$62,350363550Jimmy SpencerArnold MotorsportsDodge3930running55$62,200372225Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3740running52$70,075381621Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord3660crash49$89,16439988Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord3640crash46$95,983403242Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge3620crash43$69,700414140Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge3580running40$89,468423439David StremmeChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge3210crash37$61,435433332Bobby Hamilton Jr.PPI MotorsportsChevrolet1930crash34$61,631Official race results
References
2005 Sony HD 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 2005 2005 Sylvania 300
Category:2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
Category:NASCAR races at Richmond Raceway
Category:September 2005 sports events in the United States
Category:2005 in sports in Virginia