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2005 Pennsylvania 500
Race details
Race 20 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
The 2005 Pennsylvania 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace and Mark Martin.
The 2005 Pennsylvania 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace and Mark Martin.
Date July 24, 2005
Official name 32nd Annual Pennsylvania 500
Location Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 203 laps, 816.742 mi (816.742 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed 125.283 miles per hour (201.623 km/h)
Attendance 100,000
Pole position
Driver Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
Time 53.330
Most laps led
Driver Kurt Busch Roush Racing
Laps 131
Winner
No. 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network TNT
Announcers Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2005 Pennsylvania 500 was the 20th stock car racing race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 24, 2005, before a crowd of 100,000 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race was extended from 200 laps to 203 due to a green–white–checker finish caused by Michael Waltrip spinning with two to go. The race would end under caution, with Kurt Busch of Roush Racing pulling ahead of Rusty Wallace of Penske Racing when the caution came out due to Kasey Kahne hitting the wall on the final lap.[1] The race would be Busch's 13th NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win of his career and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Mark Martin of Roush Racing would finish third.

Background

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The layout of Pocono Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race.

Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.

Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Mike Bliss Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet NetZero, Best Buy
00 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Chevrolet Champion Builders, Sundance Vacations
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, Wide Open Energy Drink
5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Viagra
7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet Jim Bean
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
10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet Valvoline
11 Jason Leffler Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet FedEx Ground
12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge Mobil 1, Speedpass
13 Greg Sacks Sacks Motorsports Dodge Sacks Motorsports
15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford Post-it Notes, National Guard
17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
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
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet ditech.com, GMAC
27 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford L. R. Lyon & Sons, Salem RV
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
34 P. J. Jones Mach 1 Motorsports Chevrolet Mach One Inc.
37 Kevin Lepage R&J Racing Dodge BOSpoker
38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's
40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Coors Light
41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Target
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 Chick-fil-A, Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's
49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge Schwan's Home Service
52 Derrike Cope Rick Ware Racing Dodge Pro30, Sugar Hollow Farms
66 Mike Garvey Peak Fitness Racing Ford Peak Fitness
77 Travis Kvapil Penske Racing Dodge Kodak, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge Cornerstone Bancard, Victory in Jesus
92 Hermie Sadler Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet Front Row Motorsports
97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Irwin Industrial Tools
99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford Office Depot
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session would occur on Friday, July 22, at 1:20 PM EST, and would last for one hour and 20 minutes.[2] Ryan Newman of Penske Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.007 and an average speed of 166.645 miles per hour (268.189 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 54.007 166.645
2 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 54.218 165.997
3 01 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet 54.454 165.277
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The second and final practice session would occur on Friday, July 22, at 4:00 PM EST, and would last for one hour and 15 minutes.[2] Ryan Newman of Penske Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.213 and an average speed of 166.012 miles per hour (267.170 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 54.213 166.012
2 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 54.272 165.831
3 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 54.304 165.734
Full final practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying would take place on Saturday, July 23, at 12:10 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.

Jamie McMurray of Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates would win the pole, with a lap of 53.330 and an average speed of 168.761 miles per hour (271.595 km/h).[5]

Two incidents would occur in qualifying: first, Derrike Cope would hit the wall in Turn 2, then in Turn 3 during his first lap, causing Cope to not set a lap time. Then, Carl Long would spin in Turn 1 and hit the wall during his first lap, causing him to also not set a lap time.[2]

Four drivers would fail to qualify: Morgan Shepherd, Hermie Sadler, Carl Long, and Derrike Cope.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 53.330 168.761
2 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 53.402 168.533
3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 53.450 168.382
4 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 53.492 168.249
5 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 53.617 167.857
6 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 53.721 167.532
7 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 53.818 167.230
8 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 53.818 167.230
9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 53.869 167.072
10 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 53.869 167.072
11 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 53.921 166.911
12 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 53.985 166.713
13 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge 54.027 166.583
14 01 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet 54.063 166.472
15 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 54.146 166.217
16 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 54.153 166.196
17 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 54.224 165.978
18 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 54.233 165.951
19 11 Jason Leffler Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 54.265 165.853
20 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 54.282 165.801
21 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 54.298 165.752
22 07 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 54.324 165.673
23 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 54.347 165.603
24 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 54.470 165.229
25 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 54.521 165.074
26 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 54.561 164.953
27 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 54.621 164.772
28 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 54.645 164.699
29 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet 54.645 164.699
30 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 57.711 164.501
31 4 Mike Wallace Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 54.854 164.072
32 66 Mike Garvey Peak Fitness Racing Ford 54.858 164.060
33 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 54.954 163.773
34 0 Mike Bliss Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 55.058 163.464
35 13 Greg Sacks Sacks Motorsports Dodge 55.063 163.449
36 34 P. J. Jones Mach 1 Motorsports Chevrolet 55.091 163.366
37 37 Kevin Lepage R&J Racing Dodge 55.132 163.245
Qualified on owner's points
38 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 55.375 162.528
39 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 55.567 161.705
40 77 Travis Kvapil Penske Racing Dodge 55.967 160.809
41 99 Bobby Gerhart* Roush Racing Ford 56.466 159.388
42 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 60.488 148.790
Last car to qualify on time
43 27 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford 55.154 163.179
Failed to qualify
44 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge 55.330 162.660
45 92 Hermie Sadler Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet 56.199 160.145
46 00 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Chevrolet
47 52 Derrike Cope Rick Ware Racing Dodge
Official qualifying results

*Gerhart would qualify for Carl Edwards, as Edwards would later race in the day's NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race.[2]

Race results

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Fin[6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 2 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 203 131 running 190 $261,275
2 13 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge 203 18 running 175 $178.858
3 3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 203 26 running 170 $134,400
4 41 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 203 0 running 160 $125,900
5 4 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 203 1 running 160 $133,066
6 10 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 203 0 running 150 $131,661
7 6 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 203 0 running 146 $125,336
8 23 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 203 0 running 142 $112,250
9 34 0 Mike Bliss Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 203 0 running 138 $77,925
10 5 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 203 0 running 134 $103,489
11 1 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 203 0 running 130 $90,500
12 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 203 0 running 127 $115,566
13 21 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 203 0 running 124 $115,411
14 8 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 203 0 running 121 $76,725
15 20 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 203 0 running 118 $103,183
16 39 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 203 0 running 115 $103,116
17 7 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 203 17 running 117 $81,325
18 16 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 203 0 running 109 $94,270
19 26 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 203 0 running 106 $95,211
20 22 07 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 203 0 running 103 $76,000
21 42 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 203 0 running 100 $91,788
22 14 01 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet 203 8 running 102 $89,483
23 27 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 203 0 running 94 $80,083
24 19 11 Jason Leffler Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 203 0 running 91 $64,750
25 11 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 203 0 running 88 $84,483
26 24 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 203 0 running 85 $91,389
27 15 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 202 0 running 82 $96,000
28 25 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 202 0 running 79 $91,683
29 31 4 Mike Wallace Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 202 1 running 81 $63,125
30 33 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 202 0 running 73 $70,522
31 12 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 202 0 running 70 $60,325
32 38 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 201 0 running 67 $107,583
33 18 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 201 0 running 64 $68,925
34 32 66 Mike Garvey Peak Fitness Racing Ford 201 0 running 61 $61,275
35 37 37 Kevin Lepage R&J Racing Dodge 201 0 running 58 $59,625
36 30 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 195 0 running 55 $107,341
37 17 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 192 0 running 52 $85,570
38 40 77 Travis Kvapil Penske Racing Dodge 179 0 running 49 $67,100
39 28 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 150 0 crash 46 $66,975
40 29 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet 143 0 engine 43 $58,825
41 36 34 P. J. Jones Mach 1 Motorsports Chevrolet 23 1 transmission 45 $58,685
42 43 27 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford 11 0 overheating 37 $58,535
43 35 13 Greg Sacks Sacks Motorsports Dodge 5 0 brakes 34 $58,394
Failed to qualify
44 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge
45 92 Hermie Sadler Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet
46 00 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Chevrolet
47 52 Derrike Cope Rick Ware Racing Dodge
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ "Busch holds on at Pocono". The Denver Post. Associated Press. 2005-07-24. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  2. ^ a b c d "Jayski's® Silly Season Site - Race Info / Rundown Page". 2005-11-23. Archived from the original on 2005-11-23. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  3. ^ "NASCAR.com - Races - Practice Results". 2005-07-26. Archived from the original on 2005-07-26. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  4. ^ "NASCAR.com - Races - Practice Results". 2005-07-26. Archived from the original on 2005-07-26. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  5. ^ "McMurray Wins Second Career Pole at Pocono". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  6. ^ "2005 Pennsylvania 500 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
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