2005 Sylvania 300

February 2025 NASNEX Sylvania 300 2005 09 18 2005 27 36 2005_Sylvania_300_program_cover.png Layout of New Hampshire Motor Speedway 2005 Sylvania 300 program cover, with artwork by Jane Bready New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire 1.058 1.702 300 317.4 510.805 Mild with temperatures approaching 73.9 F C; wind speeds up to 12 mph km/hWeather Information for New Hampshire Motor Speedway http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/NH/Loudon/2005-09-18 Old Farmer's Almanac Yankee Publishing January 20, 2015 95.891 mph km/h on Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing 29.043 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing 173 12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing TNT Bill Weber, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Benny Parsons 3.4/9 (3.786 million)2005 TV Ratings http://www.jayski.com/pages/tvratings2005.htm Jayski's Silly Season Site ESPN Internet Ventures December 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140214111706/http://www.jayski.com/pages/tvratings2005.htm February 14, 2014 dead The 2005 Sylvania 300 was the twenty-seventh stock car race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the first in the ten-race season-ending Chase for the Nextel Cup. It was held on September 18, 2005 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. The 300-lap race was won by Ryan Newman of the Penske-Jasper Racing team. Tony Stewart finished second and Matt Kenseth came in third. Background alt=New Hampshire Motor Speedway aerial photo|thumb|left|New Hampshire Motor Speedway, where the race was held New Hampshire Motor Speedway is one of ten intermediate tracks that hold NASCAR races.NASCAR Race Tracks http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ September 15, 2010 NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. https://web.archive.org/web/20100912133620/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ September 12, 2010 The standard track at New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a four-turn oval track, 1 mi km long.NASCAR Tracks—The New Hampshire Motor Speedway http://www.nhms.com/speedway/about/facts/ New Hampshire Motor Speedway Speedway Motorsports September 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100920004300/http://www.nhms.com/speedway/about/facts/ September 20, 2010 Its banking in the turns varies from two to seven degrees, while the front stretch, the finish line, and the back stretch are all banked at one degree. Before the race, Tony Stewart led the Drivers' Championship with 5,050 points, followed by Greg Biffle with 5,045. Jimmie Johnson was fourth with 5,035 points and Kurt Busch in fifth had 5,030 points. Mark Martin was sixth with 5,025 points with Jeremy Mayfield seventh on 5,020 points. Matt Kenseth was tied with Carl Edwards on 5,015 points and Ryan Newman on 5,005 points rounded out the top ten.Drivers' Championship Classification http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/26/data/standings_official.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20090817084035/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/26/data/standings_official.html August 17, 2009 In the Manufacturers' Championship, Busch was the race's defending champion.2004 Sylvania 300 http://racing-reference.info/race/2004_Sylvania_300/W Racing-Reference NASCAR Digital Media, LLC December 25, 2014 Entry list Car # Driver Make Team0Mike BlissChevroletGene Haas00Carl LongDodgeRaynard McGlynn01Joe NemechekChevroletNelson Bowers2Rusty WallaceDodgeRoger Penske4Mike WallaceChevroletLarry McClure5Kyle BuschChevroletRick Hendrick6Mark MartinFordJack Roush07Dave BlaneyChevroletRichard Childress7Robby GordonChevroletJames Smith8Dale Earnhardt Jr.ChevroletTeresa Earnhardt9Kasey KahneDodgeRay Evernham10Scott RiggsChevroletJames Rocco11J. J. YeleyChevroletJ D Gibbs12Ryan NewmanDodgeRoger Penske15Michael WaltripChevroletTeresa Earnhardt16Greg BiffleFordGeoff Smith17Matt KensethFordMark Martin18Bobby LabonteChevroletJoe Gibbs19Jeremy MayfieldDodgeRay Evernham20Tony StewartChevroletJoe Gibbs21Ricky RuddFordGlen Wood22Scott WimmerDodgeBill Davis24Jeff GordonChevroletRick Hendrick25Brian VickersChevroletMary Hendrick27Kirk ShelmerdineFordKirk Shelmerdine29Kevin HarvickChevroletRichard Childress31Jeff BurtonChevroletRichard Childress32Bobby Hamilton Jr.ChevroletCalvin Wells III34Ted ChristopherChevroletWilliam Edwards37Tony RainesDodgeJohn Carter38Elliott SadlerFordRobert Yates40Sterling MarlinDodgeFelix Sabates41Casey MearsDodgeChip Ganassi42Jamie McMurrayDodgeFloyd Ganassi43Jeff GreenDodgeRichard L Petty45Kyle PettyDodgeKyle Petty48Jimmie JohnsonChevroletJeff Gordon49Ken SchraderDodgeElizabeth Morgenthau50Jimmy SpencerDodgeDon Arnold51Stuart KirbyChevroletJoe Auer66Mike GarveyFordJeff Stec75Wayne AndersonDodgeRobert Rinaldi77Travis KvapilDodgeDouglas Bawel88Dale JarrettFordRobert Yates89Morgan ShepherdDodgeCindy Shepherd92Joey McCarthyDodgeBob Jenkins95Stanton BarrettChevroletStanton Barrett97Kurt BuschFordGeorgetta Roush99Carl EdwardsFordJack Roush Practice and qualifying Two practice sessions were held on Friday before the Sunday race—both of which lasted 60 minutes.The Race: Sylvania 300 http://www.jayski.com/next/2005/2005nhis2.htm Jayski's Silly Season Site ESPN Internet Ventures December 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115204/http://www.jayski.com/next/2005/2005nhis2.htm March 4, 2016 dead During the first practice session, Gordon was fastest, placing ahead of Stewart in second and Robby Gordon in third. Newman was scored fourth, and Bobby Labonte placed fifth. Jamie McMurray, Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Green and Casey Mears rounded out the top ten fastest drivers in the session.Practice One Speeds http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/27/data/practice1_speeds.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20051120185016/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/27/data/practice1_speeds.html November 20, 2005 Later that day, Rusty Wallace set the second session's fastest time, ahead of Kyle Busch, brother Kurt Busch and Kasey Kahne in second, third and fourth respectively. Stewart was fifth, while the rest of the top ten consisted of Travis Kvapil, J. J. Yeley, Newman, Martin and Jeff Burton.Practice Two Speeds http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/27/data/practice2_speeds.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc December 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20051121015503/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/27/data/practice2_speeds.html November 21, 2005 Although forty-nine cars attempted to qualify; according to NASCAR's qualifying procedure, only forty-three could race. Qualifying results Start2005-09-18 Qualifying times - New Hampshire. https://www.crash.net/nascar/results/89806/1/qualifying-times-new-hampshire 2021-06-15 Crash en Car Driver Make Avg. Speed Time Behind120Tony StewartChevrolet131.14329.0430.000224Jeff GordonChevrolet131.07629.05800.01538Dale Earnhardt Jr.Chevrolet130.77929.12400.081417Matt KensethFord130.66729.14900.106510Scott RiggsChevrolet130.46529.19400.151638Elliott SadlerFord130.30529.23000.18772Rusty WallaceDodge130.22929.24700.204819Jeremy MayfieldDodge130.06029.28500.242929Kevin HarvickChevrolet129.85129.33200.2891048Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet129.82029.33900.2961101Joe NemechekChevrolet129.79829.34400.3011297Kurt BuschFord129.72729.36000.3171312Ryan NewmanDodge129.65729.37600.3331431Jeff BurtonChevrolet129.45429.42200.379156Mark MartinFord129.44129.42500.3821607Dave BlaneyChevrolet129.41529.43100.3881718Bobby LabonteChevrolet129.39729.43500.3921843Jeff GreenDodge129.39729.43500.392197Robby GordonChevrolet129.36629.44200.3992042Jamie McMurrayDodge129.30029.45700.414219Kasey KahneDodge129.22129.47500.432220Mike BlissChevrolet129.12929.49600.4532341Casey MearsDodge129.08129.50700.4642499Carl EdwardsFord129.00329.52500.482254Mike WallaceChevrolet128.98929.52800.4852616Greg BiffleFord128.96329.53400.4912777Travis KvapilDodge128.95929.53500.4922821Ricky RuddFord128.71029.59200.5492911J. J. YeleyChevrolet128.45429.65100.608305Kyle BuschChevrolet128.44629.65300.6103125Brian VickersChevrolet128.23029.70300.6603232Bobby Hamilton Jr.Chevrolet127.97529.76200.7193388Dale JarrettFord127.92829.77300.7303451Stuart KirbyChevrolet127.69629.82700.7843575Wayne AndersonDodge127.56429.85800.8153615Michael WaltripChevrolet127.45329.88400.8413740Sterling MarlinDodge127.37229.90300.8603834Ted ChristopherChevrolet127.24829.93200.8893992Joey McCarthyDodge126.90930.01200.9694049Ken SchraderDodge126.74930.05001.0074122Scott WimmerDodge126.50030.10901.0664245Kyle PettyChevrolet30.1274350Jimmy SpencerDodge126.81230.03500.992Failed to qualify or driver changes4400Carl LongDodge30.0474589Morgan ShepherdDodge30.0754695Stanton BarrettChevrolet30.1304766Mike GarveyFord30.1954837Tony RainesDodge30.2084927Kirk ShelmerdineFord0.0000.0000.000DC45Mark GreenDodge30.127 Race recap May 2018 Tempers flared during the race day with the tone of the afternoon was set early when Scott Riggs tangled with playoff driver Kurt Busch on lap 3. Busch was sent to the garage for repairs and fell 66 laps down. Busch stormed Riggs' pit box, and had words with crew chief, Rodney Childers.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2005-09-19-chase-crashes_x.htm Chase tactics leave drivers in bad disposition USAToday.com 2005-09-19 2009-11-04 Chris Jenkinshttps://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20050921/auto21/auto-racing-notebook-bids-rise-for-gordons-thrown-helmet Auto racing notebook: Bids rise for Gordon's thrown helmet The Seattle Times 2005-09-21 2009-11-04 On lap 166, Kyle Busch tangled with Kasey Kahne, who was sent hard into the wall. During the caution, Kahne maneuvered his wrecked car in front of Kyle Busch. On lap 191, Michael Waltrip and Robby Gordon crashed. The next time by, Gordon attempted ram Waltrip's car with his wrecked machine, then threw his helmet at Waltrip's car. Ryan Newman eventually won the race by leading a total of 66 out of the 300 laps. Pole sitter Tony Stewart led 173 before getting passed by Newman on lap 298 of 300. This victory for Newman would jump him up in the Chase standings from 10th to 3rd with just 9 races to go with him finishing 6th at the end of the season. Race results Fin2005 Sylvania 300 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2005_Sylvania_300 2021-06-15 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverMakeLapsLedStatusPts11312Ryan NewmanDodge30066running1852120Tony StewartChevy300173running1803417Matt KensethFord3000running16542616Greg BiffleFord3001running165538Dale Earnhardt Jr.Chevy3008running160672Rusty WallaceDodge3000running1507156Mark MartinFord30031running15181048Jimmie JohnsonChevy3000running14291431Jeff BurtonChevy3000running13810929Kevin HarvickChevy3001running139113740Sterling MarlinDodge3004running135122042Jamie McMurrayDodge3000running127133125Brian VickersChevy3008running12914224Jeff GordonChevy3002running126153615Michael WaltripChevy3000running11816819Jeremy MayfieldDodge3000running115171843Jeff GreenDodge3001running117183388Dale JarrettFord3000running109192499Carl EdwardsFord3000running106202821Ricky RuddFord3000running103214245Kyle PettyDodge3000running10022254Mike WallaceChevy3000running97232341Casey MearsDodge2990running94241718Bobby LabonteChevy2990running91251101Joe NemechekChevy2990running88264122Scott WimmerDodge2990running8527305Kyle BuschChevy2990running8228510Scott RiggsChevy2990running79293232Bobby Hamilton Jr.Chevy2990running7630638Elliott SadlerFord2984running78313992Joey McCarthyDodge2950running70323451Stuart KirbyChevy2890running67331607Dave BlaneyChevy2710running64342911J. J. YeleyChevy2510running61351297Kurt BuschFord2330running5836220Mike BlissChevy1940crash5537197Robby GordonChevy1901crash738219Kasey KahneDodge1640crash24394350Jimmy SpencerDodge1440crash46404049Ken SchraderDodge1110crash43412777Travis KvapilDodge1050crash40423834Ted ChristopherChevy290transmission37433575Wayne AndersonDodge160engine34 Post-race May 2018 NASCAR issued the following penalties following the race: Kasey Kahne was $25,000 and docked him 25 pointshttps://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2005-09-19-new-hampshire-fines_x.htm?POE=SPOISVA Gordon, Kahne fined for Loudon outbursts USAToday.com 2005-09-19 2009-11-04 and was placed on probation for the remainder of the season for the deliberate collision against Kyle Busch. Robby Gordon was fined a total of $35,000, docked 50 points and was also placed on probation for the balance of the season for calling Waltrip a "piece of s**t" on the post-race live interview on TNT and for throwing his helmet at Waltrip's car; the 50-point penalty covered both charges at 25 points each. Waltrip was also fined $10,000 and docked 25 points for using what seemed to be an obscene gesture, but after review of video on appeal, there was no obscene gesture and the penalty was overturned. Brian Vickers was fined $15,000 and docked 25 points for failing post-race inspection, unrelated to incidents above. Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Tony Stewart 5,230 10px 2 Greg Biffle 5,210 (-20) 10px 6 3 Ryan Newman 5,190 (-40) 10px 3 Rusty Wallace 5,190 (–40) 10px 4 5 Matt Kenseth 5,180 (–50) 10px 2 6 Jimmie Johnson 5,177 (–53) 10px 1 7 Mark Martin 5,176 (–54) 10px 1 8 Jeremy Mayfield 5,135 (–95) 10px 1 9 Carl Edwards 5,121 (–109) 10px 5 10 Kurt Busch 5,088 (–142)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 30em Nextel Cup Series 2005 2005 Chevy Rock and Roll 400 2005 MBNA NASCAR RacePoints 400 Sports United States Sylvania 300 Sylvania 300 Category:NASCAR races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway