2005 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500

{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=NASNEX|Avg={{convert|146.834|mph|km/h}}|Pole_Time=28.588|Pole_Team=Penske Racing|First_Team=Roush Racing|First_Driver=Carl Edwards|Car=99|Most_laps=142|Most_Team=Dale Earnhardt, Inc.|Most_Driver=Dale Earnhardt Jr.|Pole_Driver=Ryan Newman|Attendance=120,000|Announcers=Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.|Network=NBC|Radio=Performance Racing Network|Scheduled_laps=325|Location=Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway|Scheduled_km=805.476|Distance_km=805.476|Date=October 30|Season_No=36|Race_No=33|Course_km=2.48|Scheduled_mi=500.5|Distance_laps=325|Course_mi=1.54|Official_name=46th Annual Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500|Race_Name=Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500|Year=2005|Distance_mi=500.5|Caption=The 2005 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 program cover, featuring Jimmie Johnson, winner of the 2004 event.|Image=2005_Bass_Pro_Shops_MBNA_500_program_cover.png}}

The 2005 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 was the 33nd stock car race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, the seventh race of the 2005 Chase for the Nextel Cup, and the 46th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 30, 2005, before a crowd of 120,000 in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 325 laps to complete. At race's end, rookie Carl Edwards of Roush Racing would steal the lead on the final restart on Lap 289 to win his third NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win of his career, his third of the season, and completing an Atlanta sweep for the 2005 season.{{Cite web|title=Edwards wins, moves up Chase standings {{!}} The Spokesman-Review|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2005/oct/31/edwards-wins-moves-up-chase-standings/|access-date=2021-11-28|website=www.spokesman.com}} To fill out the podium, Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports and Mark Martin of Roush Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

File:Atlanta Motor Speedway.svg, the venue where the race was held.]]

Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.

= Entry list =

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0 \|Mike Bliss \|Haas CNC Racing \|Chevrolet \|Best Buy
00 \|Carl Long \|McGlynn Racing \|Chevrolet \|Royal Administration Services, Kellee Kars
1 \|Martin Truex Jr. \|Dale Earnhardt, Inc. \|Chevrolet \|Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats
01 \|Joe Nemechek \|MB2 Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|U. S. Army
2 \|Rusty Wallace \|Penske Racing \|Dodge \|Miller Lite
4 \|Mike Wallace \|Morgan–McClure Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Lucas Oil
04 \|Bobby Hamilton \|Bobby Hamilton Racing \|Dodge \|Bobby Hamilton Racing
5 \|Kyle Busch \|Hendrick Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Kellogg's
6 \|Mark Martin \|Roush Racing \|Ford \|Viagra
7 \|Robby Gordon \|Robby Gordon Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Menards
07 \|Dave Blaney \|Richard Childress Racing \|Chevrolet \|Jack Daniel's
8 \|Dale Earnhardt Jr. \|Dale Earnhardt, Inc. \|Chevrolet \|Budweiser
9 \|Kasey Kahne \|Evernham Motorsports \|Dodge \|Dodge Dealers, UAW
09 \|Johnny Sauter \|Phoenix Racing \|Dodge \|Miccosukee Resort & Gaming
10 \|Scott Riggs \|MBV Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Checkers and Rally's
11 \|Denny Hamlin \|Joe Gibbs Racing \|Chevrolet \|FedEx Ground
12 \|Ryan Newman \|Penske Racing \|Dodge \|Mobil 1, Speedpass
15 \|Michael Waltrip \|Dale Earnhardt, Inc. \|Chevrolet \|NAPA Auto Parts
16 \|Greg Biffle \|Roush Racing \|Ford \|Charter Communications, National Guard
17 \|Matt Kenseth \|Roush Racing \|Ford \|USG Sheetrock
18 \|Bobby Labonte \|Joe Gibbs Racing \|Chevrolet \|Asthma Control
19 \|Jeremy Mayfield \|Evernham Motorsports \|Dodge \|Dodge Dealers, UAW
20 \|Tony Stewart \|Joe Gibbs Racing \|Chevrolet \|The Home Depot
21 \|Ricky Rudd \|Wood Brothers Racing \|Ford \|Motorcraft Genuine Parts
22 \|Scott Wimmer \|Bill Davis Racing \|Dodge \|Caterpillar AccessAccount
23 \|Johnny Benson Jr. \|Bill Davis Racing \|Dodge \|Challenger Farm Equipment
24 \|Jeff Gordon \|Hendrick Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|DuPont
25 \|Brian Vickers \|Hendrick Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|GMAC, ditech.com
29 \|Kevin Harvick \|Richard Childress Racing \|Chevrolet \|GM Goodwrench
31 \|Jeff Burton \|Richard Childress Racing \|Chevrolet \|Cingular Wireless
32 \|Bobby Hamilton Jr. \|PPI Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Tide
36 \|Boris Said \|MB Sutton Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Centrix Financial
37 \|Mike Skinner \|R&J Racing \|Dodge \|BoSPOKER
38 \|Elliott Sadler \|Robert Yates Racing \|Ford \|M&M's Halloween Minis
39 \|Reed Sorenson \|Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates \|Dodge \|Discount Tire
40 \|Sterling Marlin \|Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates \|Dodge \|Coors Light
41 \|Casey Mears \|Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates \|Dodge \|Target, Breast Cancer Research Foundation
42 \|Jamie McMurray \|Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates \|Dodge \|Texaco, Havoline
43 \|Jeff Green \|Petty Enterprises \|Dodge \|Cheerios, Betty Crocker
45 \|Kyle Petty \|Petty Enterprises \|Dodge \|Georgia-Pacific Brawny
48 \|Jimmie Johnson \|Hendrick Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Lowe's
49 \|Ken Schrader \|BAM Racing \|Dodge \|Schwan's Home Service
50 \|Jimmy Spencer \|Arnold Motorsports \|Dodge \|U. S. Micro Corporation
51 \|Stuart Kirby \|Competitive Edge Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil
66 \|Kevin Lepage \|Peak Fitness Racing \|Ford \|Peak Fitness, Vassarette
75 \|Mike Garvey \|Rinaldi Racing \|Dodge \|Rinaldi Air Conditioning, 2nd Chance Race Parts
77 \|Travis Kvapil \|Penske Racing \|Dodge \|Kodak, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
80 \|J. J. Yeley \|Joe Gibbs Racing \|Chevrolet \|Vigoro Winterizer, The Home Depot
88 \|Dale Jarrett \|Robert Yates Racing \|Ford \|UPS
89 \|Morgan Shepherd \|Shepherd Racing Ventures \|Dodge \|Racing with Jesus, Dutch Quality Stone
92 \|Hermie Sadler \|Front Row Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Oak Glove Company
96 \|Shane Hall* \|Ortec Racing \|Chevrolet \|ServiceLink
97 \|Kurt Busch \|Roush Racing \|Ford \|Irwin Industrial Tools
99 \|Carl Edwards \|Roush Racing \|Ford \|Office Depot
colspan="5" \|[https://web.archive.org/web/20051225050743/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/33/data/entry_list.html Official entry list]

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2005 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500

Background

= Entry list =

Practice

= First practice =

= Second and final practice =

Qualifying

= Full qualifying results =

Race results

References