2005 Subway 500
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{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=NASNEX|Avg={{convert|69.695|mph|km/h}}|Attendance=72,000|Description=The 2005 Subway 500 program cover, featuring Jimmie Johnson.|Announcers=Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.|Most_laps=283|Pole_Driver=Tony Stewart|Most_Driver=Tony Stewart|Pole_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing|Most_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing|First_Team=Hendrick Motorsports|First_Driver=Jeff Gordon|Car=24|Network=NBC|Radio=Motor Racing Network|Scheduled_laps=500|Location=Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway|Distance_laps=500|Scheduled_km=423.257|Distance_km=423.257|Scheduled_mi=263|Season_No=36|Race_No=32|Official_name=57th Annual Subway 500|Course_km=0.847|Course_mi=0.526|Date=October 23|Race_Name=Subway 500|Year=2005|Distance_mi=263|Pole_Time=19.306|Image=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.{{Cite web|title=Gordon wins at Martinsville|url=https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/2005/10-24/74693_gordon_wins_at_martinsville.html|access-date=2021-11-27|website=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
File:Martinsville Speedway track map.png, 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.
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!# !Driver !Team !Make !Sponsor |
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| 00 |
| 01 |
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| 4 |
| 5 |
| 6
|Ford |
| 7 |
| 07 |
| 8 |
| 08 |
| 9 |
| 09 |
| 10 |
| 11 |
| 12 |
| 15 |
| 16
|Ford |
| 17
|Ford |
| 18 |
| 19 |
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| 21
|Ford |
| 22 |
| 24 |
| 25 |
| 29 |
| 31 |
| 32
|Tide |
| 34 |
| 37 |
| 38
|Ford |
| 40 |
| 41 |
| 42 |
| 43 |
| 45 |
| 48 |
| 49 |
| 61 |
| 66
|Ford |Virginians for Jerry Kilgore |
| 75 |
| 77 |
| 88
|Ford |UPS |
| 89 |
| 92 |
| 95 |
| 97
|Ford |
| 99
|Ford |
| colspan="5" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20051223051005/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/32/data/entry_list.html Official entry list] |
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Practice
= First practice =
The first practice session would occur on Friday, October 21, at 11:20 AM EST and would last for two hours.{{Cite web|date=2005-12-12|title=Jayski's® Silly Season Site - Martinsville 2 Race Info / Rundown Page|url=http://jayski.com/next/2005/2005mar2.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051212122339/http://jayski.com/next/2005/2005mar2.htm|archive-date=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 {{Convert|97.850|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web|date=2005-12-17|title=NASCAR.com - Races - Martinsville 2 Practice 1 Results|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/32/data/practice1_speeds.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051217073800/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/32/data/practice1_speeds.html|archive-date=2005-12-17}}
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|20 |19.352 |97.850 |
|---|
| 2
|21 |Ford |19.365 |97.785 |
| 3
|12 |19.399 |97.613 |
| colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20051217073800/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/32/data/practice1_speeds.html Full 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 {{Convert|96.696|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web|date=2005-12-17|title=NASCAR.com - Races - Martinsville 2 Practice 2 Results|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/32/data/practice2_speeds.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051217062335/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/32/data/practice2_speeds.html|archive-date=2005-12-17}}
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|48 |19.583 |96.696 |
|---|
| 2
|20 |19.614 |96.543 |
| 3
|11 |19.614 |96.543 |
| colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20051217062335/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/32/data/practice2_speeds.html Full 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 {{Convert|96.869|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web|date=2005-12-17|title=NASCAR.com - Races - Martinsville 2 Practice 3 Results|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/32/data/practice3_speeds.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051217074732/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/32/data/practice3_speeds.html|archive-date=2005-12-17}}
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|11 |19.548 |96.869 |
|---|
| 2
|8 |19.672 |96.259 |
| 3
|21 |Ford |19.681 |96.215 |
| colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20051217074732/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/32/data/practice3_speeds.html Full 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 {{Convert|98.084|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web|last=Press - 10/22/2005|first=the Associated|title=Stewart wins pole for Subway 500 at Martinsville|url=https://mtstandard.com/sports/stewart-wins-pole-for-subway-500-at-martinsville/article_d5980283-31b7-51b7-a4cb-8490ada389ef.html|access-date=2021-11-27|website=Montana Standard|language=en}}
= Full qualifying results =
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|20 |19.306 |98.084 |
|---|
| 2
|21 |Ford |19.324 |97.992 |
| 3
|2 |19.336 |97.931 |
| 4
|12 |19.340 |97.911 |
| 5
|11 |19.355 |97.835 |
| 6
|48 |19.412 |97.548 |
| 7
|19 |19.433 |97.442 |
| 8
|01 |19.455 |97.332 |
| 9
|38 |Ford |19.463 |97.292 |
| 10
|18 |19.479 |97.212 |
| 11
|43 |19.479 |97.212 |
| 12
|77 |19.520 |97.008 |
| 13
|45 |19.536 |96.929 |
| 14
|97 |Ford |19.545 |96.884 |
| 15
|24 |19.549 |96.864 |
| 16
|41 |Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |19.552 |96.849 |
| 17
|25 |19.555 |96.835 |
| 18
|99 |Ford |19.561 |96.805 |
| 19
|07 |19.587 |96.676 |
| 20
|8 |19.588 |96.671 |
| 21
|31 |19.604 |96.592 |
| 22
|16 |Ford |19.616 |96.533 |
| 23
|5 |19.627 |96.479 |
| 24
|49 |19.628 |96.474 |
| 25
|17 |Ford |19.640 |96.415 |
| 26
|10 |19.665 |96.293 |
| 27
|4 |19.665 |96.293 |
| 28
|88 |Ford |19.677 |96.234 |
| 29
|29 |19.691 |96.166 |
| 30
|42 |Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |19.694 |96.151 |
| 31
|0 |19.700 |96.122 |
| 32
|40 |Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |19.705 |96.097 |
| 33
|7 |19.718 |96.034 |
| 34
|9 |19.744 |95.908 |
| 35
|6 |Ford |19.760 |95.830 |
| 36
|22 |19.778 |95.743 |
| 37
|09 |19.783 |95.718 |
| 38
|08 |19.799 |95.641 |
| 39
|15 |19.858 |95.357 |
| 40
|37 |19.877 |95.266 |
| 41
|66 |Ford |19.883 |95.237 |
| 42
|95 |19.890 |95.204 |
| 43
|32 |19.917 |95.075 |
| colspan="7" |Failed to qualify |
| 44
|92 |19.923 |95.046 |
| 45
|34 |20.217 |93.664 |
| 46
|00 |20.260 |93.465 |
| 47
|75 |20.417 |92.746 |
| 48
|89 |— |— |
| 49
|61 |— |— |
| colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20051217061959/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2005/32/data/lineup.html Official qualifying results] |
Race results
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
!St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts !Winnings |
| 1
|15 |24 |500 |151 |running |185 |$184,926 |
|---|
| 2
|1 |20 |500 |283 |running |180 |$179,651 |
| 3
|6 |48 |500 |0 |running |165 |$136,441 |
| 4
|10 |18 |500 |0 |running |160 |$125,075 |
| 5
|21 |31 |500 |0 |running |155 |$107,795 |
| 6
|14 |97 |Ford |500 |0 |running |150 |$124,050 |
| 7
|30 |42 |Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |500 |0 |running |146 |$90,775 |
| 8
|5 |11 |500 |0 |running |142 |$75,150 |
| 9
|23 |5 |500 |0 |running |138 |$83,650 |
| 10
|4 |12 |500 |0 |running |134 |$120,391 |
| 11
|2 |21 |Ford |500 |2 |running |135 |$103,064 |
| 12
|25 |17 |Ford |500 |19 |running |132 |$116,461 |
| 13
|24 |49 |500 |17 |running |129 |$71,525 |
| 14
|13 |45 |500 |0 |running |121 |$90,858 |
| 15
|29 |29 |500 |0 |running |118 |$115,986 |
| 16
|19 |07 |500 |10 |running |120 |$78,600 |
| 17
|34 |9 |500 |0 |running |112 |$103,975 |
| 18
|20 |8 |500 |0 |running |109 |$113,483 |
| 19
|3 |2 |500 |0 |running |106 |$101,083 |
| 20
|22 |16 |Ford |500 |6 |running |108 |$85,275 |
| 21
|12 |77 |500 |0 |running |100 |$76,525 |
| 22
|16 |41 |Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |499 |0 |running |97 |$92,433 |
| 23
|8 |01 |499 |0 |running |94 |$91,133 |
| 24
|26 |10 |499 |0 |running |91 |$87,433 |
| 25
|36 |22 |499 |0 |running |88 |$85,047 |
| 26
|18 |99 |Ford |499 |0 |running |85 |$82,650 |
| 27
|39 |15 |498 |12 |running |87 |$94,299 |
| 28
|7 |19 |497 |0 |running |79 |$93,280 |
| 29
|9 |38 |Ford |497 |0 |running |76 |$103,791 |
| 30
|43 |32 |494 |0 |running |73 |$66,725 |
| 31
|28 |88 |Ford |492 |0 |running |70 |$97,783 |
| 32
|41 |66 |Ford |489 |0 |running |67 |$63,550 |
| 33
|38 |08 |488 |0 |running |64 |$64,375 |
| 34
|35 |6 |Ford |468 |0 |running |61 |$81,375 |
| 35
|27 |4 |448 |0 |running |58 |$63,325 |
| 36
|17 |25 |425 |0 |running |55 |$71,275 |
| 37
|11 |43 |409 |0 |engine |52 |$92,161 |
| 38
|32 |40 |Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |370 |0 |crash |49 |$91,083 |
| 39
|37 |09 |339 |0 |oil leak |46 |$63,115 |
| 40
|40 |37 |235 |0 |electrical |43 |$63,065 |
| 41
|31 |0 |173 |0 |crash |40 |$63,015 |
| 42
|33 |7 |115 |0 |engine |37 |$62,960 |
| 43
|42 |95 |110 |0 |engine |34 |$62,008 |
| colspan="11" |Failed to qualify |
| 44
! rowspan="6" | |92 ! colspan="5" rowspan="6" | |
| 45
|34 |
| 46
|00 |
| 47
|75 |
| 48
|89 |
| 49
|61 |
| colspan="11" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20051228175933/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2005standings/oct23results.htm Official race results] |
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