2005 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500

2005 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500

Race details
Race 33 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
The 2005 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 program cover, featuring Jimmie Johnson, winner of the 2004 event.
Date	October 30, 2005
Official name	46th Annual Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500
Location	Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.54 mi (2.48 km)
Distance	325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km)
Scheduled Distance	325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km)
Average speed	146.834 miles per hour (236.306 km/h)
Attendance	120,000
Pole position
Driver	Ryan Newman	Penske Racing
Time	28.588
Most laps led
Driver	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Laps	142
Winner
No. 99	Carl Edwards	Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio	Performance Racing Network

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. To fill out the podium, Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports and Mark Martin of Roush Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

The layout of Atlanta Motor Speedway, 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

#	Driver	Team	Make	Sponsor
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
Official entry list

*Withdrew.

Practice

First practice

The first one-hour practice session would occur on Friday, October 28, at 12:00 PM EST. Greg Biffle of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a 29.125 and an average speed of 190.352 miles per hour (306.342 km/h).

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	16	Greg Biffle	Roush Racing	Ford	29.125	190.352
2	97	Kurt Busch	Roush Racing	Ford	29.231	189.662
3	5	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.235	189.636
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

The second and final one-hour practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Friday, October 28, at 1:30 PM EST. Dale Earnhardt of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. would set the fastest time in the session, with a 29.300 and an average speed of 189.215 miles per hour (304.512 km/h).

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	29.300	189.215
2	43	Jeff Green	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	29.386	188.661
3	25	Brian Vickers	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.389	188.642
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, October 28, at 7:10 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.

Ryan Newman of Penske Racing would win the pole, with a lap of 28.588 and an average speed of 193.928 miles per hour (312.097 km/h).

Full qualifying results

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	12	Ryan Newman	Penske Racing	Dodge	28.588	193.928
2	99	Carl Edwards	Roush Racing	Ford	28.663	193.420
3	38	Elliott Sadler	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	28.670	193.373
4	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	28.797	192.520
5	07	Dave Blaney	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	28.849	192.173
6	9	Kasey Kahne	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	28.878	191.980
7	5	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	28.903	191.814
8	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	28.914	191.741
9	88	Dale Jarrett	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	28.917	191.721
10	20	Tony Stewart	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	28.922	191.688
11	25	Brian Vickers	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	28.934	191.609
12	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	28.940	191.569
13	66	Kevin Lepage	Peak Fitness Racing	Ford	28.953	191.483
14	43	Jeff Green	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	28.976	191.331
15	37	Mike Skinner	R&J Racing	Dodge	29.010	191.107
16	16	Greg Biffle	Roush Racing	Ford	29.014	191.080
17	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	29.014	191.080
18	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	29.079	190.653
19	23	Johnny Benson Jr.	Bill Davis Racing	Dodge	29.079	190.653
20	00	Carl Long	McGlynn Racing	Dodge	29.081	190.640
21	0	Mike Bliss	Haas CNC Racing	Chevrolet	29.092	190.568
22	39	Reed Sorenson	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	Dodge	29.106	190.476
23	17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Racing	Ford	29.107	190.470
24	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.108	190.463
25	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	29.151	190.182
26	04	Bobby Hamilton	Bobby Hamilton Racing	Dodge	29.155	190.156
27	01	Joe Nemechek	MB2 Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.175	190.026
28	42	Jamie McMurray	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	Dodge	29.190	189.928
29	21	Ricky Rudd	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	29.198	189.876
30	97	Kurt Busch	Roush Racing	Ford	29.210	189.798
31	29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	29.235	189.636
32	2	Rusty Wallace	Penske Racing	Dodge	29.272	189.396
33	40	Sterling Marlin	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	Dodge	29.287	189.299
34	10	Scott Riggs	MBV Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.337	188.976
35	18	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	29.361	188.822
36	22	Scott Wimmer	Bill Davis Racing	Dodge	29.376	188.725
37	15	Michael Waltrip	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	29.379	188.706
38	41	Casey Mears	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	Dodge	29.409	188.514
Qualified on owner's points
39	45	Kyle Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	29.431	188.373
40	77	Travis Kvapil	Penske Racing	Dodge	29.495	187.964
41	31	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	29.517	187.824
42	49	Ken Schrader	BAM Racing	Dodge	29.606	187.259
Last car to qualify on time
43	92	Chad Chaffin	Front Row Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.226	189.694
Failed to qualify or withdrew
44	80	J. J. Yeley	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	29.245	189.571
45	36	Boris Said	MB Sutton Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.252	189.525
46	32	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	PPI Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.396	188.597
47	09	Johnny Sauter	Phoenix Racing	Dodge	29.413	188.488
48	7	Robby Gordon	Robby Gordon Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.417	188.462
49	51	Stuart Kirby	Competitive Edge Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.425	188.411
50	4	Mike Wallace	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.569	187.494
51	50	Jimmy Spencer	Arnold Motorsports	Dodge	29.571	187.481
52	75	Mike Garvey	Rinaldi Racing	Dodge	29.687	186.748
53	89	Morgan Shepherd	Shepherd Racing Ventures	Dodge	30.437	182.147
WD	96	Shane Hall	Ortec Racing	Chevrolet	—	—
Official qualifying results

Race results

Fin	St	#	Driver	Team	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts	Winnings
1	2	99	Carl Edwards	Roush Racing	Ford	325	115	running	185	$314,700
2	24	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	325	0	running	170	$236,836
3	4	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	325	43	running	170	$174,200
4	17	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	325	142	running	170	$207,808
5	23	17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Racing	Ford	325	1	running	160	$161,486
6	28	42	Jamie McMurray	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	Dodge	325	0	running	150	$119,500
7	16	16	Greg Biffle	Roush Racing	Ford	325	5	running	151	$118,150
8	41	31	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	325	0	running	142	$133,645
9	10	20	Tony Stewart	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	325	1	running	143	$143,311
10	3	38	Elliott Sadler	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	325	10	running	139	$157,641
11	37	15	Michael Waltrip	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	325	0	running	130	$123,889
12	7	5	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	325	4	running	132	$104,475
13	21	0	Mike Bliss	Haas CNC Racing	Chevrolet	325	1	running	129	$94,725
14	9	88	Dale Jarrett	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	325	0	running	121	$126,858
15	11	25	Brian Vickers	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	325	0	running	118	$101,300
16	12	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	325	0	running	115	$135,341
17	29	21	Ricky Rudd	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	324	0	running	112	$117,314
18	27	01	Joe Nemechek	MB2 Motorsports	Chevrolet	324	0	running	109	$115,258
19	25	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	324	0	running	106	$88,275
20	33	40	Sterling Marlin	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	Dodge	323	0	running	103	$117,338
21	38	41	Casey Mears	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	Dodge	323	0	running	100	$110,733
22	31	29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	323	0	running	97	$129,186
23	1	12	Ryan Newman	Penske Racing	Dodge	323	1	running	99	$137,266
24	5	07	Dave Blaney	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	323	0	running	91	$93,225
25	39	45	Kyle Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	323	1	running	93	$98,133
26	40	77	Travis Kvapil	Penske Racing	Dodge	322	0	running	85	$90,775
27	36	22	Scott Wimmer	Bill Davis Racing	Dodge	321	0	running	82	$101,733
28	19	23	Johnny Benson Jr.	Bill Davis Racing	Dodge	321	0	running	79	$78,375
29	14	43	Jeff Green	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	319	1	running	81	$110,261
30	26	04	Bobby Hamilton	Bobby Hamilton Racing	Dodge	319	0	running	73	$78,575
31	35	18	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	316	0	running	70	$115,500
32	20	00	Carl Long	McGlynn Racing	Dodge	311	0	running	67	$77,750
33	34	10	Scott Riggs	MBV Motorsports	Chevrolet	291	0	engine	64	$98,572
34	42	49	Ken Schrader	BAM Racing	Dodge	277	0	engine	61	$77,425
35	6	9	Kasey Kahne	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	276	0	crash	58	$109,350
36	30	97	Kurt Busch	Roush Racing	Ford	270	0	running	55	$129,550
37	32	2	Rusty Wallace	Penske Racing	Dodge	258	0	running	52	$108,008
38	18	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	226	0	running	49	$103,200
39	43	32	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Front Row Motorsports	Chevrolet	219	0	engine	46	$76,725
40	8	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	176	0	crash	43	$76,600
41	22	39	Reed Sorenson	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	Dodge	133	0	crash	40	$76,475
42	13	66	Kevin Lepage	Peak Fitness Racing	Ford	113	0	engine	37	$76,365
43	15	37	Mike Skinner	R&J Racing	Dodge	5	0	crash	34	$76,588
Failed to qualify or withdrew
44		80	J. J. Yeley	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet
45		36	Boris Said	MB Sutton Motorsports	Chevrolet
46		32	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	PPI Motorsports	Chevrolet
47		09	Johnny Sauter	Phoenix Racing	Dodge
48		7	Robby Gordon	Robby Gordon Motorsports	Chevrolet
49		51	Stuart Kirby	Competitive Edge Motorsports	Chevrolet
50		4	Mike Wallace	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet
51		50	Jimmy Spencer	Arnold Motorsports	Dodge
52		75	Mike Garvey	Rinaldi Racing	Dodge
53		89	Morgan Shepherd	Shepherd Racing Ventures	Dodge
WD		96	Shane Hall	Ortec Racing	Chevrolet