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2005 Subway 500
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February 2025
NASNEX 69.695 mph km/h 72,000 The 2005 Subway 500 program cover, featuring Jimmie Johnson. Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. 283 Tony Stewart Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Joe Gibbs Racing Hendrick Motorsports Jeff Gordon 24 NBC Motor Racing Network Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway 500 423.257 36 32 57th Annual Subway 500 0.847 0.526 2005 10 23 Subway 500 2005 263 19.306 2005_Subway_500_program_cover.jpg
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.Gordon wins at Martinsville https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/2005/10-24/74693_gordon_wins_at_martinsville.html 2021-11-27 products.kitsapsun.com To fill out the podium, Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing and Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
thumb|The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held.
Martinsville Speedway is a 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.
#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.Chevrolet08Derrike CopeMcGlynn RacingChevrolet9Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge09Bobby HamiltonPhoenix RacingDodge10Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet11Denny HamlinJoe 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 MotorsportsChevrolet29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Bobby Hamilton Jr.PPI MotorsportsChevrolet34Joey McCarthyMach 1 MotorsportsChevrolet37Jimmy SpencerR&J RacingDodge38Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord40Sterling 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 RacingDodge61Wayne AndersonBuddy Sisco RacingDodge66Hermie SadlerPeak Fitness RacingFord75Mike GarveyRinaldi RacingDodge77Travis KvapilPenske RacingDodge88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge92Chad ChaffinFront Row MotorsportsChevrolet95Stanton BarrettStanton Barrett MotorsportsChevrolet97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord99Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice
The first practice session would occur on Friday, October 21, at 11:20 AM EST and would last for two hours.2005-12-12 Jayski's® Silly Season Site - Martinsville 2 Race Info / Rundown Page http://jayski.com/next/2005/2005mar2.htm live 2021-11-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20051212122339/http://jayski.com/next/2005/2005mar2.htm 2005-12-12 Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with 19.352 and an average speed of 97.850 mph km/h.2005-12-17 NASCAR.com - Races - Martinsville 2 Practice 1 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/32/data/practice1_speeds.html live 2021-11-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20051217073800/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/32/data/practice1_speeds.html 2005-12-17
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19.35297.850221Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord19.36597.785312Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodge19.39997.613Full first practice results
Second practice
The second practice session would occur on Saturday, October 22, at 9:30 AM EST and would last for 45 minutes. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with 19.583 and an average speed of 96.696 mph km/h.2005-12-17 NASCAR.com - Races - Martinsville 2 Practice 2 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/32/data/practice2_speeds.html live 2021-11-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20051217062335/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/32/data/practice2_speeds.html 2005-12-17
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.58396.696220Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19.61496.543311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19.61496.543Full second practice results
Third and final practice
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. Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with 19.548 and an average speed of 96.869 mph km/h.2005-12-17 NASCAR.com - Races - Martinsville 2 Practice 3 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/32/data/practice3_speeds.html live 2021-11-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20051217074732/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/32/data/practice3_speeds.html 2005-12-17
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed111Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19.54896.86928Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet19.67296.259321Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord19.68196.215Full Happy Hour practice results
Qualifying
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.
Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 19.306 and an average speed of 98.084 mph km/h. 2005-10-22 Stewart wins pole for Subway 500 at Martinsville https://mtstandard.com/sports/stewart-wins-pole-for-subway-500-at-martinsville/article_d5980283-31b7-51b7-a4cb-8490ada389ef.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20240304143325/https://mtstandard.com/sports/stewart-wins-pole-for-subway-500-at-martinsville/article_d5980283-31b7-51b7-a4cb-8490ada389ef.html 2024-03-04 2021-11-27 Montana Standard en
Full qualifying results
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19.30698.084221Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord19.32497.99232Rusty WallacePenske RacingDodge19.33697.931412Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodge19.34097.911511Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19.35597.835648Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.41297.548719Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge19.43397.442801Joe NemechekMB2 MotorsportsChevrolet19.45597.332938Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord19.46397.2921018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19.47997.2121143Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge19.47997.2121277Travis KvapilPenske RacingDodge19.52097.0081345Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge19.53696.9291497Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord19.54596.8841524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.54996.8641641Casey MearsChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge19.55296.8491725Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.55596.8351899Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFord19.56196.8051907Dave BlaneyRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19.58796.676208Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet19.58896.6712131Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19.60496.5922216Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord19.61696.533235Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.62796.4792449Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge19.62896.4742517Matt KensethRoush RacingFord19.64096.4152610Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet19.66596.293274Mike WallaceMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet19.66596.2932888Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord19.67796.2342929Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19.69196.1663042Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge19.69496.151310Mike BlissHaas CNC RacingChevrolet19.70096.1223240Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge19.70596.097337Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsChevrolet19.71896.034349Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge19.74495.908356Mark MartinRoush RacingFord19.76095.8303622Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge19.77895.7433709Bobby HamiltonPhoenix RacingDodge19.78395.7183808Derrike CopeMcGlynn RacingChevrolet19.79995.6413915Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet19.85895.3574037Jimmy SpencerR&J RacingDodge19.87795.2664166Hermie SadlerPeak Fitness RacingFord19.88395.2374295Stanton BarrettStanton Barrett MotorsportsChevrolet19.89095.2044332Bobby Hamilton Jr.PPI MotorsportsChevrolet19.91795.075Failed to qualify4492Chad ChaffinFront Row MotorsportsChevrolet19.92395.0464534Joey McCarthyMach 1 MotorsportsChevrolet20.21793.6644600Carl LongMcGlynn RacingDodge20.26093.4654775Mike GarveyRinaldi RacingDodge20.41792.7464889Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge——4961Wayne AndersonBuddy Sisco RacingDodge——Official qualifying results
Race results
Fin2005 Subway 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2005_Subway_500 2021-11-26 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500151running185$184,9262120Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet500283running180$179,6513648Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5000running165$136,44141018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet5000running160$125,07552131Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5000running155$107,79561497Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord5000running150$124,05073042Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge5000running146$90,7758511Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet5000running142$75,1509235Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5000running138$83,65010412Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodge5000running134$120,39111221Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord5002running135$103,064122517Matt KensethRoush RacingFord50019running132$116,461132449Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge50017running129$71,525141345Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge5000running121$90,858152929Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5000running118$115,986161907Dave BlaneyRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50010running120$78,60017349Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge5000running112$103,97518208Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet5000running109$113,4831932Rusty WallacePenske RacingDodge5000running106$101,083202216Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord5006running108$85,275211277Travis KvapilPenske RacingDodge5000running100$76,525221641Casey MearsChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge4990running97$92,43323801Joe NemechekMB2 MotorsportsChevrolet4990running94$91,133242610Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet4990running91$87,433253622Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge4990running88$85,047261899Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFord4990running85$82,650273915Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet49812running87$94,29928719Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge4970running79$93,28029938Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord4970running76$103,791304332Bobby Hamilton Jr.PPI MotorsportsChevrolet4940running73$66,725312888Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord4920running70$97,783324166Hermie SadlerPeak Fitness RacingFord4890running67$63,550333808Derrike CopeMcGlynn RacingChevrolet4880running64$64,37534356Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4680running61$81,37535274Mike WallaceMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet4480running58$63,325361725Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4250running55$71,275371143Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge4090engine52$92,161383240Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge3700crash49$91,083393709Bobby HamiltonPhoenix RacingDodge3390oil leak46$63,115404037Jimmy SpencerR&J RacingDodge2350electrical43$63,06541310Mike BlissHaas CNC RacingChevrolet1730crash40$63,01542337Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsChevrolet1150engine37$62,960434295Stanton BarrettStanton Barrett MotorsportsChevrolet1100engine34$62,008Failed to qualify4492Chad ChaffinFront Row MotorsportsChevrolet4534Joey McCarthyMach 1 MotorsportsChevrolet4600Carl LongMcGlynn RacingDodge4775Mike GarveyRinaldi RacingDodge4889Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge4961Wayne AndersonBuddy Sisco RacingDodgeOfficial race results
References
2005 UAW-GM Quality 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 2005 2005 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500
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