2005 Telcel Motorola 200

2005 Telcel Motorola 200 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2005_Telcel_Motorola_200_Presented_by_Banamex/B/ 2005 Telcel Motorola 200 March 6, 2005 3 35 Mexico City NASCAR 2005.png Mexico City NASCAR layout (2005–2006) 2005 03 06 2005 Telcel Motorola 200 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico Road Course 2.518 4.053 80 201.440 324.186 Clear 67.591 mph km/h on 94,229 Jorge Goeters Brewco Motorsports 1:27.696 Martin Truex Jr. Chance 2 Motorsports 45 8 Martin Truex Jr. Chance 2 Motorsports Fox Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip The 2005 Telcel Motorola 200 was a NASCAR Busch Series race held at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico on March 6, 2005. The race was NASCAR's first ever trip to Mexico City and their first race that is not in the United States since 1999. It was also the 3rd race of the 2005 NASCAR Busch Series. The race was the NASCAR debut for former IndyCar Series driver and the hometown hero Adrián Fernández. One of Mexico's own Jorge Goeters, who was one of 10 Mexican born drivers attempting to qualify in the race, won the pole but it would be Martin Truex Jr. who would dominate the race, leading the most laps and winning the first ever race in the end.https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2005/03/06/Truex-Jr-wins-NASCAR-race-in-Mexico-City/48431110153482/ Truex Jr. wins NASCAR race in Mexico City March 6, 2005 Background The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez is a 4.304 km mi on motorsport race track in Mexico City, Mexico, named after the racing drivers Ricardo (1942–1962) and Pedro Rodríguez (1940–1971). The circuit got its name shortly after it opened when Ricardo Rodríguez died in practice for the non-Championship 1962 Mexican Grand Prix. Ricardo's brother Pedro was also killed behind the wheel nine years later. Since 2015, the track has once again hosted the Formula One Mexican Grand Prix, an event it previously hosted in two separate periods on a different layout, the last occasion of which was in 1992. The circuit is located within the public park of the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City in southeast Mexico City. The circuit is owned by the Government of the city, but is currently operated under concession by Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento (CIE) through OCESA, one of CIE's subsidiaries. CIE also organizes the NASCAR and Desafío Corona races in this circuit and rents the circuits to other parties, including race organizers, automobile clubs and track amateurs for fees that are controversial due to their disproportionately high amounts compared to other ex-F1 courses. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver (i) denotes ineligible for points #DriverTeamMake 0 Rafael Martínez Davis Motorsports Chevrolet 1 Boris Said Phoenix Racing Dodge 2 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Ryan Hemphill (R) Biagi Brothers Racing Dodge 5 Adrián Fernández Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Paul Wolfe (R) Evernham Motorsports Dodge 7 Chris Cook NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Martin Truex Jr. Chance 2 Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Michel Jourdain Jr. (R) ppc Racing Ford 11 Paul Menard Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 12 Tim Fedewa FitzBradshaw Racing Dodge 14 David Stremme FitzBradshaw Racing Dodge 16 Mark Montgomery Day Enterprise Racing Chevrolet 18 J. J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 20 Denny Hamlin (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 21 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22 Kenny Wallace ppc Racing Ford 23 Shawna Robinson Keith Coleman Racing Chevrolet 24 Kim Crosby (R) GIC-Mixon Motorsports Chevrolet 25 Ashton Lewis Jr. Team Rensi Motorsports Ford 27 David Green Brewco Motorsports Ford 28 Johnny Sauter Phoenix Racing Dodge 32 Shane Hmiel Braun Racing Chevrolet 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 34 Randy LaJoie Frank Cicci Racing Chevrolet 35 Jason Keller Team Rensi Motorsports Ford 36 Stanton Barrett DCT Motorsports Chevrolet 38 Tyler Walker (R) Akins Motorsports Dodge 40 Carlos Contreras FitzBradshaw Racing Dodge 41 Reed Sorenson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 43 José Luis Ramírez Curb Agajanian Racing Ford 44 Justin Labonte Labonte-Haas Motorsports Chevrolet 47 Jon Wood (R) ST Motorsports Ford 49 Mara Reyes Jay Robinson Racing Ford 52 Scott Gaylord Means Motorsports Ford 58 Brent Sherman (R) Akins Motorsports Dodge 59 Stacy Compton ST Motorsports Ford 60 Carl Edwards (R) Roush Racing Ford 64 Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace Inc. Dodge 65 Stan Silva Jr. Silva Motorsports Chevrolet 66 Jorge Goeters Brewco Motorsports Ford 67 Jimmy Morales Tom Eriksen Racing Dodge 72 Rubén García Novoa MacDonald Motorsports Chevrolet 73 Eric Jones Red Cactus Racing Chevrolet 83 Robby Gordon (i) Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet 87 Ron Fellows NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 90 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 92 Alfredo Tame Jr. Team Fuerza Motorsports Ford 97 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing ChevroletOfficial Entry list Qualifying Mexico's own Jorge Goeters won the pole for the race with a time of 1:27.696 and a speed of 103.366 mph.https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2005/03/06/mexicos-goeters-wins-pole-at-home/28801207007/ Mexico's Goeters wins pole at home March 6, 2005 Starting grid Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 1 66 Jorge Goeters Brewco Motorsports Ford 2 83 Robby Gordon (i)** Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet 3 8 Martin Truex Jr. Chance 2 Motorsports Chevrolet 4 1 Boris Said Phoenix Racing Dodge 5 87 Ron Fellows NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 6 21 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7 11 Paul Menard Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 8 40 Carlos Contreras FitzBradshaw Racing Dodge 9 60 Carl Edwards (R) Roush Racing Ford 10 90 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 11 27 David Green Brewco Motorsports Ford 12 38 Tyler Walker (R) Akins Motorsports Dodge 13 2 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 14 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 15 35 Jason Keller Team Rensi Motorsports Ford 16 7 Chris Cook** NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 17 12 Tim Fedewa** FitzBradshaw Racing Dodge 18 10 Michel Jourdain Jr. (R) ppc Racing Ford 19 41 Reed Sorenson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 20 25 Ashton Lewis Team Rensi Motorsports Ford 21 33 Ron Hornaday Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 22 58 Brent Sherman (R) Akins Motorsports Dodge 23 18 J. J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 24 59 Stacy Compton ST Motorsports Ford 25 52 Jimmy Morales* ** Means Motorsports Ford 26 32 Shane Hmiel Braun Racing Chevrolet 27 47 Jon Wood (R) ST Motorsports Ford 28 36 Stanton Barrett DCT Motorsports Chevrolet 29 28 Johnny Sauter Phoenix Racing Dodge 30 4 Ryan Hemphill (R) Biagi Brothers Racing Dodge 31 64 Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace Inc. Dodge 32 34 Randy LaJoie Frank Cicci Racing Chevrolet 33 43 José Luis Ramírez Curb Agajanian Racing Ford 34 20 Denny Hamlin (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 35 22 Kenny Wallace ppc Racing Ford 36 14 David Stremme FitzBradshaw Racing Dodge 37 72 Rubén García Novoa MacDonald Motorsports Chevrolet 38 44 Justin Labonte Labonte-Haas Motorsports Chevrolet 39 49 Mara Reyes Jay Robinson Racing Ford 40 5 Adrián Fernández** Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 41 23 Shawna Robinson Keith Coleman Racing Chevrolet 42 0 Rafael Martínez Davis Motorsports Chevrolet 43 73 Eric Jones Red Cactus Racing ChevroletFailed to Qualify, withdrew, or driver changes 44 6 Paul Wolfe (R) Evernham Motorsports Dodge 45 67 Jimmy Morales Tom Eriksen Racing Dodge 46 97 Todd Souza Central Coast Racing Chevrolet 47 24 Kim Crosby (R) GIC-Mixon Motorsports Chevrolet 48 16 Mark Montgomery Day Enterprise Racing Chevrolet 49 92 Alfredo Tame Jr. Team Fuerza Motorsports Ford 50 65 Stan Silva Jr. Silva Motorsports Chevrolet DC 52 Scott Gaylord Means Motorsports FordOfficial Starting grid * – Scott Gaylord originally qualified the car and was to compete but made a last minute change to allow Jimmy Morales to be able to compete in his home Country. ** – Adrián Fernández, Chris Cook, Tim Fedewa, Jimmy Morales, and Robby Gordon all had to start at the rear of the field. Fernández had a backup car, Cook and Gordon had an engine change, Fedewa had a transmission change, and Morales has a driver change. Race On lap 1, Martin Truex Jr. attempted to take the lead from pole sitter Jorge Goeters in turn 3 but failed to get in front of him and Goeters led the first lap becoming the first Mexican born driver to lead a Busch Series race. On lap 8, the first caution flew for debris after José Luis Ramírez's right front tire came apart. The race would restart on lap 12. On the restart, Ron Fellows attempted to take the lead from Goeters but failed to get in front of him. On lap 17, Mara Reyes spun in turn 3 and ended up getting stuck on the gravel traps in turns 1 and 2 which would bring out the second caution on lap 18. The race would restart on lap 21. On lap 25, Martin Truex Jr. took the lead after the top 2 in Jorge Goeters and Jamie McMurray both pitted. On lap 27, a couple of incidents would occur. First being when Tyler Walker overshot turn 3 and ended up going through the gravel trap but that did not bring out a caution after Walker got back onto the track without any harm. The third caution flew when Mara Reyes' car stalled in turn 1. During the caution, a wacky and funny moment would occur when a dog ran out onto the track before it found its way out going through a hole in the fence. The race would restart on lap 30. On lap 32, Stanton Barrett spun in turn 3 but no caution flew as Barrett got going again. On lap 33, Mexico City's own Adrián Fernández took the lead from Truex. At the same time, Paul Menard spun in turn 5 but no caution was thrown as he got back going again. On lap 37, Martin Truex Jr. took the lead back from Fernández. On lap 38, the 4th caution would fly when Michel Jourdain Jr. crashed in turn 8. Final laps The race would restart with 40 laps to go. At around 37 to go, Ron Hornaday spun in turn 3 after he got turned by Jorge Goeters but no caution flew as Hornaday got back going again. With 36 to go, Ron Fellows spun in almost the same area Hornaday did before after Fellows got turned by Carlos Contreras. No caution flew as he got back going again. With 35 to go, Kevin Harvick took the lead after Martin Truex Jr. went to pit. As soon as Truex entered pit road, the 5th caution flew with 34 to go when Rubén García Novoa crashed in the chicane at around turn 3. Stanton Barrett was the new leader and Barrett led the field to the restart with 30 laps to go. With 28 to go, both Ron Fellows and Denny Hamlin spun in turn 3. No caution was thrown as Hamlin and Fellows got back going again. At the same time, Martin Truex Jr. took the lead from Barrett. With 27 to go, the 6th caution flew for debris. The race would restart with 23 laps to go. With 22 to go, Reed Sorenson spun in turn 4 but no caution threw as he got going again before the 7th caution flew for fluid from Robby Gordon's blown engine. The race would restart with 17 to go. With 16 to go, Tim Fedewa spun in turn 4 but no caution flew as he got back going again. With 15 to go, the 8th and final caution flew when Jorge Goeters' engine blew. The race would restart with 11 laps to go. Multiple incidents occurred during the run with no cautions thrown as the drivers got going. With 10 to go, Shawna Robinson spun in turn 3. With 9 to go, Stanton Barrett spun in turn 5. With 7 to go, Tyler Walker and Jamie McMurray spun in turn 5. With 3 to go, José Luis Ramírez spun in turn 4. While all that was going on, Martin Truex Jr. held onto the lead and Truex would win the first race at Mexico with Truex scoring his first of 6 wins en route to his 2nd Busch Series championship in a row. Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Shane Hmiel, and Boris Said rounded out the top 5 while Rusty Wallace, Clint Bowyer, Kenny Wallace, Ashton Lewis, and Adrián Fernández rounded out the top 10.https://www.crash.net/nascar/feature/89390/1/press-snoop-truex-wins-first-mexican-busch-race Press Snoop: Truex wins first Mexican Busch race. March 8, 2005 Race results Pos Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run Laps Led Status Points 1 8 Martin Truex Jr. Chance 2 Motorsports Chevrolet 80 45 running 190 2 21 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 80 2 running 175 3 60 Carl Edwards (R) Roush Racing Ford 80 0 running 165 4 32 Shane Hmiel Braun Racing Chevrolet 80 0 running 160 5 1 Boris Said Phoenix Racing Dodge 80 0 running 155 6 64 Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace Inc. Dodge 80 0 running 150 7 2 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 80 0 running 146 8 22 Kenny Wallace ppc Racing Ford 80 0 running 142 9 25 Ashton Lewis Team Rensi Motorsports Ford 80 1 running 143 10 5 Adrián Fernández Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 80 4 running 139 11 28 Johnny Sauter Phoenix Racing Dodge 80 0 running 130 12 33 Ron Hornaday Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 80 0 running 127 13 35 Jason Keller Team Rensi Motorsports Ford 80 0 running 124 14 41 Reed Sorenson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 80 0 running 121 15 20 Denny Hamlin (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 80 0 running 118 16 47 Jon Wood (R) ST Motorsports Ford 80 0 running 115 17 4 Ryan Hemphill (R) Biagi Brothers Racing Dodge 80 0 running 112 18 90 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 80 0 running 109 19 36 Stanton Barrett SCT Motorsports Chevrolet 80 4 running 111 20 52 Jimmy Morales Means Motorsports Ford 80 0 running 103 21 12 Tim Fedewa FitzBradshaw Racing Dodge 80 0 running 100 22 14 David Stremme FitzBradshaw Racing Dodge 80 0 running 97 23 58 Brent Sherman (R) Akins Motorsports Dodge 80 0 running 94 24 38 Tyler Walker (R) Akins Motorsports Dodge 80 0 running 91 25 44 Justin Labonte Labonte-Haas Motorsports Chevrolet 80 0 running 88 26 7 Chris Cook NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 80 0 running 85 27 72 Rubén García Novoa MacDonald Motorsports Chevrolet 80 0 running 82 28 59 Stacy Compton ST Motorsports Ford 80 0 running 79 29 73 Eric Jones Red Cactus Racing Chevrolet 80 0 running 76 30 23 Shawna Robinson Keith Coleman Racing Chevrolet 80 0 running 73 31 43 José Luis Ramírez Curb Agajanian Racing Ford 80 0 running 70 32 34 Randy LaJoie Frank Cicci Racing Chevrolet 80 0 running 67 33 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 80 0 running 64 34 11 Paul Menard Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 77 0 running 61 35 49 Mara Reyes Jay Robinson Racing Ford 75 0 running 58 36 40 Carlos Contreras FitzBradshaw Racing Dodge 73 0 handling 55 37 10 Michel Jourdain Jr. (R) ppc Racing Ford 69 0 running 52 38 66 Jorge Goeters Brewco Motorsports Ford 65 24 engine 54 39 27 David Green Brewco Motorsports Ford 63 0 running 46 40 83 Robby Gordon (i) Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet 56 0 engine 0 41 87 Ron Fellows NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 54 0 crash 40 42 18 J. J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 20 0 engine 37 43 0 Rafael Martínez Davis Motorsports Chevrolet 0 0 engine 34Official Race results References 2005 Stater Brothers 300 2005 Sam's Town 300 NASCAR Busch Series 2005 Telcel Motorola 200 Telcel Motorola 200 Category:2000s in Mexico City Category:NASCAR races at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez