# 2005 Subway 500

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. To fill out the podium, Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing and Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

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.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Mike Bliss | Haas CNC Racing | Chevrolet | Haas Automation, Best Buy |
| 00 | Carl Long | McGlynn Racing | Chevrolet | carloans.com |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 08 | Derrike Cope | McGlynn Racing | Chevrolet | Royal Administration Services |
| 9 | Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | Dodge Dealers, UAW |
| 09 | Bobby Hamilton | Phoenix Racing | Dodge | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts |
| 10 | Scott Riggs | MBV Motorsports | Chevrolet | Valvoline, Herbie: Fully Loaded |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | FedEx Freight |
| 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing | Dodge | Alltel |
| 15 | Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | Subway, National Guard |
| 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | DeWalt |
| 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | Carenet Health, Interstate Batteries |
| 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | Dodge Dealers, UAW |
| 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | The Home Depot LIthium-ion Power Tools |
| 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 | Joey McCarthy | Mach 1 Motorsports | Chevrolet | Oak Glove Company |
| 37 | Jimmy Spencer | 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 |
| 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 |
| 61 | Wayne Anderson | Buddy Sisco Racing | Dodge | Air Frame International |
| 66 | Hermie Sadler | Peak Fitness Racing | Ford | Virginians for Jerry Kilgore |
| 75 | Mike Garvey | Rinaldi Racing | Dodge | Rinaldi Air Conditioning, Universal Paving |
| 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 | Racing with Jesus, Dutch Quality Stone |
| 92 | Chad Chaffin | Front Row Motorsports | Chevrolet | Oak Glove Company |
| 95 | Stanton Barrett | Stanton Barrett Motorsports | Chevrolet | Stanton Barrett Motorsports |
| 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | Irwin Industrial Tools |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Racing | Ford | Office Depot |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session would occur on Friday, October 21, at 11:20 AM EST and would last for two hours. Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with 19.352 and an average speed of 97.850 miles per hour (157.474 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 19.352 | 97.850 |
| 2 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 19.365 | 97.785 |
| 3 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing | Dodge | 19.399 | 97.613 |
| 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 96.696 miles per hour (155.617 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.583 | 96.696 |
| 2 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 19.614 | 96.543 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 19.614 | 96.543 |
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### 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 96.869 miles per hour (155.896 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 19.548 | 96.869 |
| 2 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 19.672 | 96.259 |
| 3 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 19.681 | 96.215 |
| 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 98.084 miles per hour (157.851 km/h).

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 19.306 | 98.084 |
| 2 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 19.324 | 97.992 |
| 3 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing | Dodge | 19.336 | 97.931 |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing | Dodge | 19.340 | 97.911 |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 19.355 | 97.835 |
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.412 | 97.548 |
| 7 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 19.433 | 97.442 |
| 8 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.455 | 97.332 |
| 9 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 19.463 | 97.292 |
| 10 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 19.479 | 97.212 |
| 11 | 43 | Jeff Green | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 19.479 | 97.212 |
| 12 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Penske Racing | Dodge | 19.520 | 97.008 |
| 13 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 19.536 | 96.929 |
| 14 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 19.545 | 96.884 |
| 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.549 | 96.864 |
| 16 | 41 | Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Dodge | 19.552 | 96.849 |
| 17 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.555 | 96.835 |
| 18 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Racing | Ford | 19.561 | 96.805 |
| 19 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 19.587 | 96.676 |
| 20 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 19.588 | 96.671 |
| 21 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 19.604 | 96.592 |
| 22 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 19.616 | 96.533 |
| 23 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.627 | 96.479 |
| 24 | 49 | Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Dodge | 19.628 | 96.474 |
| 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 19.640 | 96.415 |
| 26 | 10 | Scott Riggs | MBV Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.665 | 96.293 |
| 27 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.665 | 96.293 |
| 28 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 19.677 | 96.234 |
| 29 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 19.691 | 96.166 |
| 30 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Dodge | 19.694 | 96.151 |
| 31 | 0 | Mike Bliss | Haas CNC Racing | Chevrolet | 19.700 | 96.122 |
| 32 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Dodge | 19.705 | 96.097 |
| 33 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.718 | 96.034 |
| 34 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 19.744 | 95.908 |
| 35 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 19.760 | 95.830 |
| 36 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 19.778 | 95.743 |
| 37 | 09 | Bobby Hamilton | Phoenix Racing | Dodge | 19.783 | 95.718 |
| 38 | 08 | Derrike Cope | McGlynn Racing | Chevrolet | 19.799 | 95.641 |
| 39 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 19.858 | 95.357 |
| 40 | 37 | Jimmy Spencer | R&J Racing | Dodge | 19.877 | 95.266 |
| 41 | 66 | Hermie Sadler | Peak Fitness Racing | Ford | 19.883 | 95.237 |
| 42 | 95 | Stanton Barrett | Stanton Barrett Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.890 | 95.204 |
| 43 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | PPI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.917 | 95.075 |
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| 44 | 92 | Chad Chaffin | Front Row Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.923 | 95.046 |
| 45 | 34 | Joey McCarthy | Mach 1 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.217 | 93.664 |
| 46 | 00 | Carl Long | McGlynn Racing | Dodge | 20.260 | 93.465 |
| 47 | 75 | Mike Garvey | Rinaldi Racing | Dodge | 20.417 | 92.746 |
| 48 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Dodge | — | — |
| 49 | 61 | Wayne Anderson | Buddy Sisco Racing | Dodge | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 151 | running | 185 | $184,926 |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 283 | running | 180 | $179,651 |
| 3 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 165 | $136,441 |
| 4 | 10 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 160 | $125,075 |
| 5 | 21 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 155 | $107,795 |
| 6 | 14 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 150 | $124,050 |
| 7 | 30 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 146 | $90,775 |
| 8 | 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 142 | $75,150 |
| 9 | 23 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 138 | $83,650 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 134 | $120,391 |
| 11 | 2 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 2 | running | 135 | $103,064 |
| 12 | 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 19 | running | 132 | $116,461 |
| 13 | 24 | 49 | Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Dodge | 500 | 17 | running | 129 | $71,525 |
| 14 | 13 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 121 | $90,858 |
| 15 | 29 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 118 | $115,986 |
| 16 | 19 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 10 | running | 120 | $78,600 |
| 17 | 34 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 112 | $103,975 |
| 18 | 20 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 109 | $113,483 |
| 19 | 3 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 106 | $101,083 |
| 20 | 22 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 6 | running | 108 | $85,275 |
| 21 | 12 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Penske Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 100 | $76,525 |
| 22 | 16 | 41 | Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | 97 | $92,433 |
| 23 | 8 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 94 | $91,133 |
| 24 | 26 | 10 | Scott Riggs | MBV Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 91 | $87,433 |
| 25 | 36 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | 88 | $85,047 |
| 26 | 18 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Racing | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 85 | $82,650 |
| 27 | 39 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 498 | 12 | running | 87 | $94,299 |
| 28 | 7 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 497 | 0 | running | 79 | $93,280 |
| 29 | 9 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 76 | $103,791 |
| 30 | 43 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | PPI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 494 | 0 | running | 73 | $66,725 |
| 31 | 28 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 70 | $97,783 |
| 32 | 41 | 66 | Hermie Sadler | Peak Fitness Racing | Ford | 489 | 0 | running | 67 | $63,550 |
| 33 | 38 | 08 | Derrike Cope | McGlynn Racing | Chevrolet | 488 | 0 | running | 64 | $64,375 |
| 34 | 35 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 468 | 0 | running | 61 | $81,375 |
| 35 | 27 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 448 | 0 | running | 58 | $63,325 |
| 36 | 17 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 425 | 0 | running | 55 | $71,275 |
| 37 | 11 | 43 | Jeff Green | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 409 | 0 | engine | 52 | $92,161 |
| 38 | 32 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Dodge | 370 | 0 | crash | 49 | $91,083 |
| 39 | 37 | 09 | Bobby Hamilton | Phoenix Racing | Dodge | 339 | 0 | oil leak | 46 | $63,115 |
| 40 | 40 | 37 | Jimmy Spencer | R&J Racing | Dodge | 235 | 0 | electrical | 43 | $63,065 |
| 41 | 31 | 0 | Mike Bliss | Haas CNC Racing | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | crash | 40 | $63,015 |
| 42 | 33 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Chevrolet | 115 | 0 | engine | 37 | $62,960 |
| 43 | 42 | 95 | Stanton Barrett | Stanton Barrett Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | engine | 34 | $62,008 |
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| 44 | | 92 | Chad Chaffin | Front Row Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 45 | | 34 | Joey McCarthy | Mach 1 Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 46 | | 00 | Carl Long | McGlynn Racing | Dodge | | | | | |
| 47 | | 75 | Mike Garvey | Rinaldi Racing | Dodge | | | | | |
| 48 | | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Dodge | | | | | |
| 49 | | 61 | Wayne Anderson | Buddy Sisco Racing | Dodge | | | | | |
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