2005 Banquet 400 Last updated December 27, 2025
Motor car race
The 2005 Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods was the 30th stock car racing race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, the fourth race of the 2005 Chase for the Nextel Cup , and the fifth iteration of the event . The race was held on Sunday, October 9, 2005, before a crowd of 125,000 in Kansas City, Kansas , at Kansas Speedway , a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 267 laps to complete. At race's end, Mark Martin of Roush Racing would take control of the race in the late stages to win his 35th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his first and only win of the season. [ 1] To fill out the podium, teammates Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards would finish second and third, respectively.
The race was the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series debut for Denny Hamlin .
Background The layout of Kansas Speedway , the venue where the race was held. Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas . It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation .
Entry list # Driver Team Make Sponsor 0 Mike Bliss Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet NetZero , Best Buy 00 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Chevrolet Polly Klaas Foundation , Royal Administration Services 01 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet U. S. Army 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge Miller Lite 02 Brandon Ash Ash Motorsports Dodge Stricker's Auction Company 4 Mike Wallace Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Lucas Oil , Wide Open Energy Drink 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Carquest 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Viagra 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet Harrah's 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 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet FedEx Kinko's 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge Alltel 13 Greg Sacks Sacks Motorsports Dodge Sacks Motorsports 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 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 , Mountain Dew Pitch Black 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 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 34 Eric McClure Mach 1 Motorsports Chevrolet Oak Glove Company 36 Boris Said MB Sutton Motorsports Chevrolet Centrix Financial 37 Tony Raines 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 , 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 44 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Georgia-Pacific Quilted Northern 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge Schwan's Home Service 51 Stuart Kirby Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 61 Wayne Anderson Buddy Sisco Racing Dodge Buddy Sisco Racing 66 Kevin Lepage Peak Fitness Racing Ford Peak Fitness , EAS 77 Travis Kvapil Penske Racing Dodge Kodak Mammography Film , Jasper Engines & Transmissions 78 Kenny Wallace * Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet Furniture Row 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS 92 P. J. Jones Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet Harrah's , FOX Collision 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Sharpie 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford Office Depot Official entry list
Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, October 7, at 12:30 PM CST , and would last for one hour. [ 2] Scott Wimmer of Bill Davis Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a 30.289 and an average speed of 178.283 miles per hour (286.919 km/h) . [ 3]
Second and final practice The second and final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, October 7, at 2:35 PM CST , and would last for one hour and 20 minutes. [ 2] Elliott Sadler of Robert Yates Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a 30.105 and an average speed of 179.372 miles per hour (288.671 km/h) . [ 4]
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 8, at 10:40 AM CST . Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. [ 2]
Matt Kenseth of Roush Racing would win the pole, with a 29.858 and an average speed of 180.856 miles per hour (291.060 km/h) . [ 5]
Two drivers would crash in qualifying: debuter Denny Hamlin would crash on his second lap coming into Turn 3, and Kasey Kahne would crash on his warm-up lap coming into the frontstretch. [ 6] While both drivers would qualify on owner's points, they would both have to start at the back for the race due to switching to a backup car.
Six drivers would fail to qualify: Robby Gordon , Carl Long , Wayne Anderson , Tony Raines , Eric McClure , and P. J. Jones .
Race results Fin [ 7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings 1 19 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 267 139 running 190 $339,725 2 8 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 267 47 running 175 $210,025 3 5 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 267 1 running 170 $176,625 4 9 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 267 1 running 165 $179,836 5 1 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 267 71 running 160 $174,111 6 22 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 1 running 155 $150,816 7 33 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge 267 1 running 151 $145,683 8 34 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 267 0 running 142 $129,708 9 29 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 267 0 running 138 $125,564 10 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 0 running 134 $142,711 11 17 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 0 running 130 $102,225 12 2 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 267 0 running 127 $138.516 13 13 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 267 0 running 124 $121,283 14 10 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 267 0 running 121 $138,425 15 28 0 Mike Bliss Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 267 0 running 118 $92,300 16 14 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 267 2 running 120 $115,245 17 24 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 267 0 running 112 $88,200 18 30 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 267 0 running 109 $95,400 19 42 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 267 0 running 106 $118,775 20 16 01 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet 267 0 running 103 $112,208 21 21 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 0 running 100 $94,800 22 37 77 Travis Kvapil Penske Racing Dodge 267 1 running 102 $92,600 23 11 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 267 0 running 94 $125,591 24 20 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 1 running 96 $127,866 25 26 07 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 0 running 88 $91,075 26 12 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 266 0 running 85 $110,911 27 4 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 266 0 running 82 $103,433 28 40 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 266 1 running 84 $106,920 29 23 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 266 0 running 76 $92,033 30 41 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 265 0 running 73 $97,672 31 32 36 Boris Said MB Sutton Motorsports Chevrolet 265 0 running 70 $76,925 32 7 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 265 0 running 67 $76,725 33 35 44 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 265 0 running 64 $77,475 34 38 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 265 0 running 61 $123,733 35 15 4 Mike Wallace Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 263 1 running 63 $76,125 36 6 66 Kevin Lepage Peak Fitness Racing Ford 263 0 running 0 $75,925 37 43 51 Stuart Kirby Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet 263 0 running 52 $75,700 38 31 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 258 0 running 49 $109,658 39 39 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 222 0 crash 46 $109,875 40 36 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 215 0 engine 43 $102,314 41 27 92 P. J. Jones Front Row Motorsports Dodge 184 0 handling 40 $74,875 42 18 02 Brandon Ash Ash Motorsports Dodge 161 0 rear end 37 $74,690 43 25 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 63 0 engine 34 $74,841 Failed to qualify or withdrew 44 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet 45 00 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Dodge 46 61 Wayne Anderson Buddy Sisco Racing Dodge 47 37 Tony Raines R&J Racing Dodge 48 34 Eric McClure Mach 1 Motorsports Chevrolet 49 13 Greg Sacks Sacks Motorsports Dodge WD 78 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet Official race results
References ↑ "Martin grabs Cup win at Kansas Speedway" . Deseret News . Associated Press. October 10, 2005. Retrieved November 25, 2021 . 1 2 3 "Jayski's® Silly Season Site - Kansas 2 Race Info / Rundown Page" . December 14, 2005. Archived from the original on December 14, 2005. Retrieved November 25, 2021 . ↑ "Kansas practice 1 times" . us.motorsport.com . Retrieved November 25, 2021 . ↑ "Kansas final practice times" . au.motorsport.com . Retrieved November 25, 2021 . ↑ "Kenseth's Kansas Pole" . www.autosport.com . Retrieved November 25, 2021 . ↑ 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Banquet 400 Bud Pole Qualifying , retrieved November 25, 2021 ↑ "2005 Banquet 400 - The Third Turn" . www.thethirdturn.com . Retrieved November 25, 2021 .
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