The 2005 Chase for the Nextel Cup served as the ten-race playoff series among the top ten drivers in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. After the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 on September 10, 2005, the ten drivers atop the standings were locked into the playoff, with the participants as follows:
Tony Stewart - Joe Gibbs Racing #20 (Joe Gibbs) — 5,050 points
Greg Biffle — Roush Racing #16 (Geoff Smith 1) -5 points
Rusty Wallace — Penske Racing #2 (Roger Penske) -10 points
Jimmie Johnson — Hendrick Motorsports #48 (Jeff Gordon 2) -15 points
Kurt Busch — Roush Racing #97 (Georgetta Roush 3) -20 points
Mark Martin — Roush Racing #6 (Jack Roush) -25 points
Jeremy Mayfield — Evernham Motorsports #19 (Ray Evernham) -30 points
Carl Edwards — Roush Racing #99 (Jack Roush) -35 points
Matt Kenseth — Roush Racing #17 (Mark Martin 4) -35 points
Ryan Newman — Penske Racing #12 (Roger Penske) -45 points
NOTE: Some NASCAR multiple car teams have owners other than the official listed owner. In the past, NASCAR limited one car owner to two teams, and teams found ways around it by having personnel other than the owner register the car in their name, such as employees and family members of car owners. That, plus Roush Racing having five of the ten cars in the 2005 Chase, has resulted in a NASCAR rule change limiting teams to four cars in 2006.
1 – Geoff Smith, the official owner of the #16, is the president of Roush Racing.
2 – Jeff Gordon is the official owner of the #48, through his work in signing Johnson to Hendrick Motorsports, licensing of merchandising through Hendrick Gordon Licensing LLC, and holds minority interest in the team.
3 – Georgetta Roush is Jack's mother, and the official owner of the #97.
4 – Mark Martin is the official owner of the #17 because of his work in signing Kenseth, and holds minority interest in that team.
The most points that can be gained by a driver in a race is 156.
Sylvania 300 Running Order among Chase Drivers
Actual finish in parentheses:
Ryan Newman (1)
Tony Stewart (2)
Matt Kenseth (3)
Greg Biffle (5)
Rusty Wallace (6)
Mark Martin (7)
Jimmie Johnson (8)
Jeremy Mayfield (16)
Carl Edwards (19)
Kurt Busch (35)
Standings after race one:
Stewart 5,230 pts (leader)
Biffle -20 pts (unchanged)
Newman -40 pts (+7 places)×
Wallace -40 pts (-1 place)
Kenseth -50 pts (+4 places)
Johnson -53 pts (-3 places)
Martin -54 pts (-2 places)
Mayfield -95 pts (- 1 place)
Edwards -109 pts (-1 place)
Kurt Busch -142 pts (-5 places)
×-Holds tiebreaker with one win.
MBNA RacePoints 400 Running Order among Chase Drivers
Actual finish in parentheses:
Jimmie Johnson (1)
Rusty Wallace (3)
Mark Martin (4)
Ryan Newman (5)
Jeremy Mayfield (7)
Carl Edwards (9)
Greg BIffle (13)
Tony Stewart (18)
Kurt Busch (23)
Matt Kenseth (35)
Standings after two races:
Johnson 5362 pts (+5 places)
R. Wallace -7 pts (+2 places)
Newman -12 pts (unchanged)
Martin -21 pts (+2 places)
Stewart -23 pts (-4 places)×
Biffle -23 pts (-3 places)
Mayfield -81 pts (+1 place)
Edwards -103 pts (+1 place)
Kenseth -124 pts (-4 places)
Kurt Busch -170 pts (unchanged)
×—Holds tiebreaker with more wins (5).
UAW-Ford 500 Running Order among Chase Drivers
Actual finish in parentheses:
Tony Stewart (2)
Matt Kenseth (3)
Ryan Newman (4)
Carl Edwards (5)
Kurt Busch (8)
Jeremy Mayfield (12)
Rusty Wallace (25)
Greg Biffle (27)
Jimmie Johnson (31)
Mark Martin (41)
Standings after three races:
Stewart 5,515 pts (+4 places)
Newman -4 pts (+1)
R. Wallace -76 pts (-1)
Johnson -82 pts (-3)
Biffle -98 pts (+1)
Edwards -100 pts (-2)
Kenseth -111 pts (+2)
Mayfield -112 pts (-1)
Martin -138 (-5)
Kurt Busch -180 (unchanged)
NOTE: Some media outlets reported that Newman was the new point leader by one point over Stewart after the race. NASCAR scoring freezes immediately upon a caution being signaled, and a caution was signaled on Lap 190 of 188 (the race was extended because of a late-race caution) midway through the lap after a crash. Under NASCAR rules for late-race situations, video of the race is used with the AMB timing system intermediates to determine final placings. Stewart was ahead of Newman by two places when the caution light was signaled.
Banquet 400 Running Order among Chase Drivers
Actual finish in parentheses:
Mark Martin (1)
Greg Biffle (2)
Carl Edwards (3)
Tony Stewart (4)
Matt Kenseth (5)
Jimmie Johnson (6)
Rusty Wallace (7)
Kurt Busch (14)
Jeremy Mayfield (16)
Ryan Newman (23)
Standings after four races:
Stewart 5,684 pts (unchanged)
Newman -75 pts (unchanged)
Biffle -88 pts (+2 places)
R. Wallace -90 pts (-1)
Johnson -92 pts (-1)
Edwards -95 pts (unchanged)
Martin -113 pts (+2)
Kenseth -116 pts (-1)
Mayfield -157 pts (-1)
Kurt Busch -224 pts (unchanged)
UAW-GM Quality 500 Running Order among Chase Drivers
Actual finish in parentheses:
Jimmie Johnson (1)
Kurt Busch (2)
Greg Biffle (3)
Mark Martin (5)
Ryan Newman (7)
Carl Edwards (10)
Jeremy Mayfield (11)
Rusty Wallace (24)
Tony Stewart (25)
Matt Kenseth (26)
Standings after five races:
Stewart 5,777 Points (unchanged)×
Johnson tied (+ 3 places)
Biffle -11 pts (unchanged)
Newman -17 pts (- 2)
Martin -51 pts (+2)
Edwards -54 pts (unchanged)
R. Wallace -92 pts (-3)
Mayfield -15 pts (+1)
Kenseth -124 pts (-1)
Kurt Busch -142 pts (unchanged)
× — Holds tiebreaker with more wins (5).
Subway 500 Running Order among Chase Drivers
Actual finish in parentheses:
Tony Stewart (2)
Jimmie Johnson (3)
Kurt Busch (6)
Ryan Newman (10)
Matt Kenseth (12)
Rusty Wallace (19)
Greg Biffle (20)
Carl Edwards (26)
Jeremy Mayfield (28)
Mark Martin (34)
Standings after six races:
Stewart 5,957 pts (unchanged)
Johnson -15 pts (unchanged)
Newman - 63 pts (+1 place)
Biffle - 83 pts (-1)
Edwards -149 pts (+1)
R. Wallace -166 pts (+1)
Martin -170 pts (-2)
Kurt Busch -172 pts (+2)×
Kenseth -172 pts (unchanged)
Mayfield -216 pts (-2)
×—Holds tiebreaker with more wins (3).
Bass Pro Shops MBNA Running Order among Chase Drivers
Actual finish in parentheses:
Carl Edwards (1)
Mark Martin (3)
Matt Kenseth (5)
Greg Biffle (7)
Tont Stewart (9)
Jimmie Johnson (16)
Ryan Newman (23)
Kurt Busch (36)
Rusty Wallace (37)
Jeremy Mayfield (38)
Standings with three races to go:
Stewart 6,100 pts (unchanged)
Johnson -43 pts (unchanged)
Biffle -75 pts (+1 place)
Edwards -107 pts (+1)×
Newman -107 pts (-2)
Martin -143 pts (+1)
Kenseth -155 pts (+2)
R. Wallace -257 pts (-2)
Kurt Busch -260 pts (-1)
Mayfield -310 pts (unchanged)
×—Owns tiebreaker with more wins (3).
Note: Some media outlets said R. Wallace, Kurt Busch, and Mayfield were mathematically eliminated from the championship. That is not true. The most points a driver can make up in a race is 156 points, and in theory, all three drivers would have to have big points days when the leaders falter. However, no driver can be eliminated officially until a driver is behind the leader by 156 points multiplied by the number of races remaining. A driver is still in contention as long as the difference between the leader and such driver is no greater than 156 points (the difference between first and 43rd) multiplied by the number of races remaining, provided said drivers start all remaining races.
Dickies 500 Running Order among Chase Drivers
Actual finish in parentheses:
Carl Edwards (1)
Mark Martin (2)
Matt Kenseth (3)
Jimmie Johnson (5)
Tony Stewart (6)
Kurt Busch (10)
Greg Biffle (20)
Rusty Wallace (22)
Ryan Newman (25)
Jeremy Mayfield (35)
Standings with two races to go:
Stewart 6,250 pts (unchanged)
Johnson -35 pts (unchanged)
Edwards -77 pts (+1 position)
Biffle -122 pts (-1)
Martin -123 pts (+1)
Kenseth -140 pts (+1)
Newman -169 pts (-2)
Kurt Busch -276 pts (+1)
R. Wallace -310 pts (-1)
Mayfield -402 pts (unchanged)§
§ — Mathematically eliminated from the chase.
Checker Auto Parts 500 Running Order among Chase Drivers
On Sunday, November 13, Roush Racing suspended Kurt Busch prior to the running of the Checker Auto Parts 500 race at Phoenix International Raceway after being arrested for charges against him of reckless driving off the track. By NASCAR rules, the team remains in the Chase, although for the Owner's Championship only for teams.
Actual finish in parentheses (Drivers only):
Greg Biffle (2)
Tony Stewart (4)
Carl Edwards (6)
Jimmie Johnson (7)
Ryan Newman (12)
Mark Martin (14)
Jeremy Mayfield (19)
Rusty Wallace (29)
Matt Kenseth (32)
NOTE: Kenny Wallace, who was replacing Kurt Busch because of his suspension by Roush Racing because of his arrest for reckless driving, will earn owners' points for the #97. By NASCAR rules, owner points are calculated as part of the Chase. K. Wallace finished 16th.
Standings with only the Ford 400 remaining (Drivers only):
Stewart 6,255 pts (unchanged)
Johnson -52 pts (unchanged)
Edwards -87 pts (unchanged)
Biffle -102 pts (unchanged)
Martin -162 pts (unchanged)§
Newman -207 pts (+1 position)§
Kenseth -288 pts (-1 position driver)§
R. Wallace -395 pts (+1 position driver)§
Kurt Busch -441 pts (-1 position)Ť
Mayfield -476 pts (unchanged)§
§ — Mathematically eliminated from championship competition (Being 190 points or back from the leader - 156 points once the final race starts).
≈ — Kurt Busch was suspended for the final two races by Roush Racing after his arrest because of reckless driving charges.
Ford 400 Running Order among Chase Drivers
Jimmie Johnson was eliminated on Lap 127 when a tire blew and he crashed into Turn Three at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Carl Edwards led the most laps, and Greg Biffle won the race by .017 seconds over teammate Mark Martin leading a top four Roush Racing sweep, the team's third podium sweep (top three) in eleven races, but when Tony Stewart crossed the finish line in 15th place, he clinched the 2005 NEXTEL Cup championship.
Actual finish in parentheses (Drivers only):
Greg Biffle (1)
Mark Martin (2)
Matt Kenseth (3)
Carl Edwards (4)
Ryan Newman (7)
Jeremy Mayfield (10)
Rusty Wallace (13)
Tony Stewart (15)
Jimmie Johnson (40)
Kenny Wallace, driving for suspended driver Kurt Busch, finished 21st, and the #97 team finished eighth in owner points, 336 points behind the #20.
Final standings (Drivers only) - NASCAR Awards:
Tony Stewart 6,533 Points (Champion) - $6,173,633
Greg Biffle -35 points × (+2 Places) - $2,624,124
Carl Edwards -35 points (Unchanged) - $2,003,164
Mark Martin -105 points (+1 Place) - $1,727,115
Jimmie Johnson -127 points (-3 Places) - $1,700,048
Ryan Newman -174 points (Unchanged) - $1,381,404
Matt Kenseth -181 points (Unchanged) - $1,243,360
Rusty Wallace -353 points y (Unchanged) - $1,201,850
Jeremy Mayfield -460 points y (+1 Place) - $1,174,177
Kurt Busch -535 points (-304 #97 team overall) y (-1 Place) - $1,151,543
52. Kenny Wallace -6,157 points (-304 #97 team overall) y - $36,471
Nextel Cup Top Ten bonus monies do not include a share of the Nextel Cup Leader Bonus left unclaimed at the end of 2005.
× — Biffle finishes second because he had more wins (six) than Edwards (four).
y - Because of Kurt Busch's suspension from the final two races of 2005, and the #97 team's overall eight-place owner points position, the payouts for 8th, 9th, and 10th places are different.
Rusty Wallace, who finished 8th in driver points, will receive 8th place awards from Sprint Nextel, and the NASCAR Driver Points Fund award, but the 9th place NASCAR Owner Points Fund award.
Jeremy Mayfield, who finished 9th in driver points, receives the 9th place Nextel Cup and NASCAR Driver Points awards, and the 10th place NASCAR Owner Points awards.
Kurt Busch, who finished 10th after the suspension, receives the 10th place Nextel Cup and NASCAR Driver Points awards, and 17/18ths of the #97 team's 8th-place position in the NASCAR Owner Points Fund.
Kenny Wallace drove the #97 car for the last two races, receiving a 1/18ths share (2 of 36 races) of the team's 8th place NASCAR Owner Points fund for the two races he drove.
The 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series was the 57th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 34th modern-era Cup series. The season began on Saturday, February 12. The ten-race Chase for the Nextel Cup started with the Sylvania 300 on Sunday, September 18, and ended on Sunday, November 20, with the Ford 400.
The 2005 NASCAR Busch Series began with the Hershey's Take 5 300 at Daytona International Speedway and concluded with the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Martin Truex Jr. of Chance 2 Motorsports was crowned champion for the second consecutive year.
The 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series was the 58th season of professional Stock car racing in the United States and the 35th modern-era NASCAR Cup series season. It was started at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, February 12 with the Budweiser Shootout and ended on Monday, November 20, with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Chase for the Nextel Cup began with the Sylvania 300 on Sunday, September 17, at New Hampshire International Speedway. This was the last full-time season with the Gen 4 car.
The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series was the 56th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 33rd modern-era Cup series season. The season began on Saturday, February 7, and ended on Sunday, November 21. Kurt Busch, who drove a Ford for Roush Racing, was the Nextel Cup champion. It would be the last time until 2012 that the championship would be won by someone other than Tony Stewart or Jimmie Johnson.
The 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 55th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 32nd modern-era Cup Series season. The season began on February 8 at the Daytona International Speedway with the Budweiser Shootout and ended on November 16 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Ford 400. Despite only winning one race throughout the whole season, Matt Kenseth, driving the No.17 Ford for Roush Racing, was strongly consistent following the lone win, and was crowned the Winston Cup champion. His only win came in the third race of the 36 race season. Chevrolet took home the NASCAR Manufacturers' Championship after capturing 19 wins and 264 points over second-place finisher Dodge, who had nine wins and 203 points. Ford finished the year third with seven wins and 200 points, and Pontiac finished fourth with one win and 125 points.
The 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 54th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 31st modern-era Cup Series season. It began on February 10, 2002, at Daytona International Speedway, and ended on November 17, 2002, at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Tony Stewart, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, was declared as the Winston Cup champion. Bill Elliott won the 2002 NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award. He would win it for the 16th and final time in his career. He withdrew from the ballot after receiving the award. The NASCAR Manufacturers' Championship was captured by Ford after winning 14 events and gaining 245 points over second-place finisher Chevrolet, who had 10 wins and 211 points.
The 2006 Chase for the Nextel Cup was a ten-race series that commenced with the Sylvania 300 on September 17, 2006, at New Hampshire International Speedway and concluded with the Ford 400 on November 19 of that same year at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The first ten drivers in the championship standings qualified after the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 on September 9, 2006, at Richmond International Raceway. The 2006 Chase had a strong Chevrolet presence, with seven of the ten teams making the 2006 Chase for the Nextel Cup fielding Chevrolets.
The 2004 Chase for the Nextel Cup served as the premiere ten-race playoff series among the top ten drivers in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. After the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 on September 11, 2004, the ten drivers atop the standings were locked into the playoff. Kurt Busch won the driver's championship for the first time in his career.
The 2007 Chase for the Nextel Cup was the ten-race playoffs which concluded the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season. It began with the Sylvania 300 on September 16, 2007, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and ended with the Ford 400 on November 18 of the same year at Homestead-Miami Speedway, with Jimmie Johnson winning the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Championship.
The 2006 Food City 500 was an event held at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 26, 2006, as the fifth race in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season.
The 2007 Nextel Open and Nextel All-Star Challenge was a professional auto race held on May 19, 2007, at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. North Carolina native and former NBA MVP Michael Jordan was the grand marshal of the event.
The 2007 Dodge Dealers 400 was the twenty-eighth stock car race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the second in the ten-race season-ending Chase for the Nextel Cup. It was held on September 23, 2007 at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware before a crowd of 137,000. Roush Fenway Racing driver Carl Edwards won the 400-lap race starting from fifteenth position. His teammate Greg Biffle finished second and Dale Earnhardt Jr. took third.
The 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was the 61st season of professional stock car racing in the United States, the 38th modern-era Cup series, and the last Cup season of the 21st century's first decade, the 2000s. The season included 36 races and two exhibition races with the regular season beginning with the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The final ten races were known as 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Rick Hendrick won the Owners' Championship, while Jimmie Johnson won the Drivers' Championship with a fifth-place finish at the final race of the season. Chevrolet won the Manufacturers' Championship with 248 points.
The 2003 Aaron's 499 was held on April 6, 2003, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. It was the eighth race of 36 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeremy Mayfield was the polesitter.
The 2004 Subway 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on October 24, 2004 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps, the race was the 32nd of the 36-race 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, and the sixth race in the 2004 Chase for the Nextel Cup.
The 2005 Sylvania 300 was the twenty-seventh stock car race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the first in the ten-race season-ending Chase for the Nextel Cup. It was held on September 18, 2005 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. The 300-lap race was won by Ryan Newman of the Penske-Jasper Racing team. Tony Stewart finished second and Matt Kenseth came in third.
The 2006 Dover 400 was the twenty-eighth stock car race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the second in the ten-race season-ending Chase for the Nextel Cup. It was held on September 24, 2006 at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware, before a crowd of 145,000. The 400-lap race was won by Jeff Burton of Richard Childress Racing, who started from 19th position. Carl Edwards of Roush Racing finished second and Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports came in third.
The 2005 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 was the 26th stock car race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, the final race of the regular season, and the 48th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 10, 2005, before a sold-out crowd of 107,000 in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Kurt Busch of Roush Racing would take control of the race in the late stages of the race to win his 14th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his third and final win of the season. To fill out the podium, Busch's teammates, Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle would finish second and third, respectively.
The 2004 MBNA America 400 "A Salute to Heroes" was the 13th stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 6, 2004, before a crowd of 140,000 in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Mark Martin of Roush Racing would survive through a wreck-fest to win his 34th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win, his first of the season, and would break a 72-race losing streak. To fill out the podium, Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing and Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. would finish second and third, respectively.
The 2004 UAW-GM Quality 500 was the 31st stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, the fifth race of the 2004 Chase for the Nextel Cup, and the 45th iteration of the event. The race was on Saturday, October 16, 2004, before a crowd of 140,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Lowe's Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. At the race's end, Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would take advantage of Kasey Kahne's bad luck at the end of the race, holding off the field on the final restart to win his 11th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his third of the season. To fill out the podium, Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports and Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. would finish second and third, respectively.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
