2005 Coca-Cola 600

February 2025 NASNEX Coca-Cola 600 Weather information for the 2005 Coca-Cola 600 at the Old Farmer's Almanac 2005 5 29 2005 12 36 2005_Coca-Cola_600_program_cover.jpeg 2005 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, with artwork from NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The painting is called "Bottle Rockets!" Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 1.5 2.4 400 600 965.606 Temperatures reaching up to 80.6 F C; wind speeds up to 8.9 mph km/h 114.698 mph km/h on Ryan Newman Penske Racing 27.981 seconds Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports 98 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Fox Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds 6.1http://www.jayski.com/pages/tvratings2005.htm TV RATINGS 2005 Jayski's Silly Season Site December 27, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140214111706/http://www.jayski.com/pages/tvratings2005.htm February 14, 2014 dead The 2005 Coca-Cola 600, the 46th running of the race, was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on May 29, 2005, at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The race was the twelfth of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. The pole position was won by Penske Racing's Ryan Newman, while the race was won by Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports in a fantastic finish against Bobby Labonte. The race featured the most caution flags in Cup history at 22 cautions for 103 laps, as well as the most lap leaders (21) in track history. Background thumb|left|Lowe's Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. Lowe's Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president. Entry list No.2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 Entry List - Charlotte Motor Speedway https://frcs.pro/nascar/cup/races/entrylist/2005/charlotte-motor-speedway/coca-cola-600 2021-06-18 frcs.pro Driver Team Make00Carl LongMcGlynn RacingChevrolet0Mike BlissHaas CNC RacingChevrolet01Joe NemechekMB2 MotorsportsChevrolet1Martin Truex Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthDodge4Mike WallaceMorgan-McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord07Dave BlaneyRichard Childress RacingChevrolet7Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsChevrolet8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet09Johnny SauterPhoenix RacingDodge9Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge10Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet11Jason LefflerJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet12Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge13Greg SacksSacks MotorsportsDodge15Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet16Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord17Matt KensethRoush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet21Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord22Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge23Mike SkinnerBill Davis RacingDodge24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Brian VickersPetty EnterprisesChevrolet27Kirk ShelmerdineKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Bobby Hamilton Jr.PPI MotorsportsChevrolet34Jeff FullerMach 1 MotorsportsChevrolet36Boris SaidMB Sutton MotorsportsChevrolet37Kevin LepageJohn Carter RacingDodge38Elliott SadlerYates RacingFord40Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge41Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge42Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge43Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge44Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge50Jimmy SpencerArnold MotorsportsDodge66Hermie SadlerPeak Fitness RacingFord75Mike GarveyZero Four MotorsportsDodge77Travis KvapilPenske-Jasper RacingDodge88Dale JarrettYates RacingFord91Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge92Tony RainesFront Row MotorsportsChevrolet97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord99Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFord Qualifying 53 drivers attempted to qualify for the race, the most since the 2005 Daytona 500, which featured 57 cars attempting to make the field. The pole position was won by Ryan Newman, his 18th career pole, after recording a lap time of 27.981 seconds and speed of 192.988 mph km/h, surpassing Mike Bliss' record of 28.540 seconds and 189.280 mph km/h set at the NEXTEL Open held six days earlier; the top 18 qualifiers eventually passed Bliss' record. Jason Leffler, Bobby Hamilton Jr., Hermie Sadler, Boris Said, Jeff Fuller, Carl Long, Tony Raines, Mike Garvey, Kirk Shelmerdine and Greg Sacks failed to qualify for the race.http://www.jayski.com/next/2005/2005lms1.htm THE RACE: Coca Cola 600 Jayski's Silly Season Site November 2, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20121006111435/http://www.jayski.com/next/2005/2005lms1.htm October 6, 2012 dead Pos.2005 Coca-Cola 600 Qualifying Results and Race Lineup - Charlotte Motor Speedway https://frcs.pro/nascar/cup/races/lineup/2005/charlotte-motor-speedway/coca-cola-600 2021-06-18 frcs.pro2005-05-27 Qualifying times: Coca-Cola 600. https://www.crash.net/nascar/results/89554/1/qualifying-times-coca-cola-600 2021-06-18 Crash en No. Driver Make Speed Time Behind112Ryan NewmanDodge192.98827.9810.000224Jeff GordonChevrolet191.92528.13600.155317Matt KensethFord191.25928.23400.25349Kasey KahneDodge190.77928.30500.324548Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet190.73928.31100.33065Kyle BuschChevrolet190.68528.31900.338788Dale JarrettFord190.49028.34800.36780Mike BlissChevrolet190.35528.36800.387920Tony StewartChevrolet190.11428.40400.4231038Elliott SadlerFord189.98028.42400.4431142Jamie McMurrayDodge189.86028.44200.4611299Carl EdwardsFord189.80028.45100.470136Mark MartinFord189.58028.48400.5031425Brian VickersChevrolet189.52728.49200.511158Dale Earnhardt JrChevrolet189.47428.50000.5191621Ricky RuddFord189.32728.52200.5411750Jimmy SpencerDodge189.28128.52900.5481877Travis KvapilDodge189.24128.53500.5541909Johnny SauterDodge189.16828.54600.565202Rusty WallaceDodge189.12228.55300.5722149Ken SchraderDodge189.10928.55500.5742223Mike SkinnerDodge189.01028.57000.5892315Michael WaltripChevrolet188.84428.59500.6142441Casey MearsDodge188.83128.59700.616257Robby GordonChevrolet188.73928.61100.6302644Terry LabonteChevrolet188.71928.61400.6332791Bill ElliottDodge188.64628.62500.6442810Scott RiggsChevrolet188.63328.62700.6462916Greg BiffleFord188.58728.63400.653301Martin Truex JrChevrolet188.50128.64700.6663107Dave BlaneyChevrolet188.36328.66800.6873222Scott WimmerDodge188.08828.71000.7293329Kevin HarvickChevrolet187.97728.72700.7463418Bobby LabonteChevrolet187.85928.74500.7643597Kurt BuschFord187.85228.74600.7653619Jeremy MayfieldDodge187.61728.78200.8013745Kyle PettyDodge187.59828.78500.8043801Joe NemechekChevrolet187.38328.81800.8373943Jeff GreenDodge187.11028.86000.8794031Jeff BurtonChevrolet186.88328.89500.9144140Sterling MarlinDodge186.67728.92700.946424Mike WallaceChevrolet185.39529.12701.1464337Kevin LepageDodge188.27828.68100.700Failed to qualify4411Jason LefflerChevrolet28.7834532Bobby Hamilton Jr.Chevrolet28.8824666Hermie SadlerFord28.9054736Boris SaidChevrolet29.0734834Jeff FullerChevrolet29.1234900Carl LongChevrolet29.1565092Tony RainesChevrolet29.4345175Mike GarveyDodge29.4435227Kirk ShelmerdineFord30.0155313Greg SacksDodge0.0000.0000.000 Race recap thumb|Winner Jimmie Johnson battling with Ricky Rudd during the race The race was marred by a Cup Series record 22 caution flags. The first flew on lap 7 for Martin Truex Jr.'s accident in turn 2, followed by Kurt Busch's crash on lap 11. Another caution was flown for debris on lap 94, and on lap 102, five cars (Jimmy Spencer, Scott Riggs, Mike Skinner, Robby Gordon, and Michael Waltrip) crashed on the backstretch. Another debris caution was flown on lap 115, and on the 140th lap, Johnny Sauter crashed in turn 3. Elliott Sadler's spin on lap 151 brought out another caution, and on lap 163, Busch was involved in another crash in turn 2. On lap 201, Scott Wimmer was spun, and Travis Kvapil's crash on lap 210 caused the tenth caution of the race. On lap 217, Truex, Sterling Marlin, and Casey Mears crashed in turn 2, and on lap 228, Marlin and Mears' Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Jamie McMurray crashed in turn 2. On lap 235, Gordon was involved in an accident in turn 4, and six laps later, McMurray was spun in turn 4. On lap 247, Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, and Terry Labonte were involved in a crash on the frontstretch. The crash caused Labonte to be taken to the Carolinas Medical Center, where he was eventually released. After a debris caution on lap 267, Dave Blaney was spun on the frontstretch on lap 290. On lap 308, another caution was flown for an oil spill on the track, and another debris caution was flown on lap 357. The twentieth caution of the race occurred on lap 368 when Blaney's car stalled while entering pit road. On lap 380, Jeff Gordon, Brian Vickers (who led the most laps of the race with 98), Kevin Harvick, Mark Martin, and Bill Elliott crashed in turn 1, while the final and 22nd caution was thrown on lap 392 for Joe Nemechek and Wimmer's accident in turn 4.http://www.racing-reference.info/race/2005_Coca-Cola_600/W 2005 Coca-Cola 600 Racing-Reference November 2, 2013 The last caution eventually forced the red flag to be flown, temporarily pausing the race.Bernstein Viv https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/30/sports/othersports/30nascar.html?_r=0 When Dust Settles, Johnson Is First Again at Coca-Cola 600 The New York Times May 30, 2005 November 2, 2013 Meanwhile, Jimmie Johnson, the only Hendrick Motorsports driver in contention after teammates Jeff Gordon, Brian Vickers, and Terry Labonte had crashed and Kyle Busch had fallen back, was in fourth for the final restart with five laps remaining. After passing pole-sitter Ryan Newman and Carl Edwards, Johnson had a shot to win the race and beat Bobby Labonte. With four to go, Johnson closed the gap from a few car lengths to be on Bobby Labonte's back bumper with three to go. On the final lap, Johnson attempted to pass Labonte on the inside but was not able to get there and went back behind Labonte. In the final two corners, Johnson tried the outside and was able to make it stick and Johnson beat Labonte to the finish by .027 seconds, the closest finish in Lowe's Motor Speedway history since the introduction of electronic scoring.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/05/22/by-the-numbers-coca-cola-600-charlotte.html By the Numbers: Charlotte NASCAR May 22, 2013 November 2, 2013 The win was Johnson's third consecutive 600, a NASCAR record, passing six drivers (Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Darrell Waltrip (twice), Neil Bonnett, and Buddy Baker) for the record.Ryan Nate http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/story/2012-05-20/Coke-600-favorite-Jimmie-Johnson-shows-swagger/55097234/1 He's the man again: Jimmie Johnson the Coke 600 favorite USA Today May 21, 2012 November 2, 2013 It was also Johnson's third win in a row at Lowe's. Edwards, Jeremy Mayfield and Newman rounded out the top five,http://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/media/news/548894.html Jimmie Johnson Wins The Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway May 30, 2005 November 2, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131104071809/http://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/media/news/548894.html November 4, 2013 dead mdy-all Greg Biffle, Martin Truex Jr., Dale Jarrett, Ken Schrader, and Rusty Wallace closed out the Top 10. Lap 400 call The race was broadcast on Fox Sports, with Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, and Darrell Waltrip as commentators. Neil Goldberg was producer and Artie Kempner was director. The call of the final lap has become one of motorsport's signature calls. This is the transcript of the final lap.January 2026 Joy: Last time! Waltrip: (Johnson) can't do it. I don't think he can do it unless Bobby (Labonte) messes up. McReynolds: There (Johnson) goes to the bottom, Darrell, they'll be side by side coming off turn two, Bobby's on the high side! Waltrip: You can't pass over there. There's no way. (With the grinding issues over the off-season, it had become harder to use the inside line.) Joy: Was that the last best move made too soon? Waltrip: Outside, outside, Here (Johnson) comes, outside, outside. (Artie Kempner, director, cuts to a scene of Johnson making the pass on the outside.) McReynolds: Just like in Atlanta last March (from the Golden Corral 500 two months prior, when Johnson was passed by Carl Edwards on the outside exiting Turn 4), he's not going to be able to do it I don't think, they're side by side! Joy: Yes he is! Here he comes, Jimmie Johnson! McReynolds: Driver of the forty-eight car. Waltrip: He did it, three in a row, Jimmie Johnson! McReynolds: By two one hundredths of a second. (0.02) Waltrip: I thought when (Johnson) got beat at turn two it was all over, but he drove it in on the outside and won it! Joy: Boy, was that worth staying up late for or what? Results Fin2005 Coca-Cola 600 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2005_Coca-Cola_600 2021-06-18 www.thethirdturn.com en2005 Coca-Cola 600 race results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2005_Coca-Cola_600/W/ live Racing Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20210428020040/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2005_Coca-Cola_600/W/ 2021-04-28 St No. Driver Make Team LapsLedStatusPtsWinnings 15 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy Hendrick Motorsports 40011running185470091 234 18 Bobby Labonte Chevy Joe Gibbs Racing 40010running175273275 312 99 Carl Edwards Ford Roush Racing 40010running170193300 436 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Evernham Motorsports 4000running160175195 51 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Penske Racing South 40043running160238191 629 16 Greg Biffle Ford Roush Racing 4001running155134725 730 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 4004running151111500 87 88 Dale Jarrett Ford Yates Racing 4000running142144208 921 49 Ken Schrader Dodge BAM Racing 4006running143106150 1020 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Penske Racing South 40015running139144958 1139 43 Jeff Green Dodge Petty Enterprises 4000running130133566 1243 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge John Carter Racing 4000running12797525 1310 38 Elliott Sadler Ford Yates Racing 4004running129136066 1433 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy Richard Childress Racing 4000running121140436 158 0 Mike Bliss Chevy Haas CNC Racing 4000running11898500 1642 4 Mike Wallace Chevy Morgan-McClure Motorsports 4000running11595300 1737 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Petty Enterprises 4001running117112143 1838 01 Joe Nemechek Chevy MB2 Motorsports 40026running114116933 1928 10 Scott Riggs Chevy MBV Motorsports 4000running106113758 2027 91 Bill Elliott Dodge Evernham Motorsports 40013running10896325 2111 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 3990running10098150 2240 31 Jeff Burton Chevy Richard Childress Racing 3990running97115080 2332 22 Scott Wimmer Dodge Bill Davis Racing 3990running94108408 249 20 Tony Stewart Chevy Joe Gibbs Racing 3980running91132461 256 5 Kyle Busch Chevy Hendrick Motorsports 39855running93101825 264 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Evernham Motorsports 39611running90127900 2725 7 Robby Gordon Chevy Ultra Motorsports 3930crash8281800 2813 6 Mark Martin Ford Roush Racing 3900crash7999275 2931 07 Dave Blaney Chevy Richard Childress Racing 3850running7692150 302 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy Hendrick Motorsports 38249crash78140261 3114 25 Brian Vickers Chevy Hendrick Motorsports 37998crash80104475 3218 77 Travis Kvapil Dodge Penske-Jasper Racing 37623running7293750 3315 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 3730running64128983 3424 41 Casey Mears Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 3381running6698017 3516 21 Ricky Rudd Ford Wood Brothers Racing 3051engine63107489 3623 15 Michael Waltrip Chevy Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 2451crash60107364 373 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Roush Racing 2450crash52131456 3826 44 Terry Labonte Chevy Hendrick Motorsports 24517crash5479910 3941 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 2150crash46107708 4019 09 Johnny Sauter Dodge Phoenix Racing 1370crash4379690 4122 23 Mike Skinner Dodge Bill Davis Racing 990crash4079580 4217 50 Jimmy Spencer Dodge Arnold Motorsports 980crash3779485 4335 97 Kurt Busch Ford Roush Racing 260crash34132145 Standings thumb|Race winner Jimmie Johnson led the points standings after the race. Pos Driver Points 1 Jimmie Johnson1747 2 Greg Biffle1676 3 Elliott Sadler1542 4 Ryan Newman1530 5 Jeff Gordon1516 6 Tony Stewart1488 7 Kevin Harvick1485 8 Carl Edwards1459 9 Jamie McMurray1451 10 Kurt Busch1441 References Nextel Cup Series 2005 2005 Chevy American Revolution 400 2005 MBNA RacePoints 400 Coca-Cola 600 Coca-Cola 600 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway