# 2005 Banquet 400

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. 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

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. 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).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 30.289 | 178.283 |
| 2 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 30.397 | 177.649 |
| 3 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 30.427 | 177.474 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### 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. 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).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 30.105 | 179.372 |
| 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Racing | Ford | 30.114 | 179.319 |
| 3 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 30.167 | 179.004 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## 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.
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).
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. 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.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 29.858 | 180.856 |
| 2 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 29.881 | 180.717 |
| 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.922 | 180.469 |
| 4 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 29.923 | 180.463 |
| 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Racing | Ford | 29.931 | 180.415 |
| 6 | 66 | Kevin Lepage | Peak Fitness Racing | Ford | 29.938 | 180.373 |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 29.950 | 180.301 |
| 8 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 30.014 | 179.916 |
| 9 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 30.025 | 179.850 |
| 10 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 30.060 | 179.641 |
| 11 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing | Dodge | 30.087 | 179.480 |
| 12 | 43 | Jeff Green | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 30.090 | 179.462 |
| 13 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Dodge | 30.094 | 179.438 |
| 14 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 30.106 | 179.366 |
| 15 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.117 | 179.301 |
| 16 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.122 | 179.271 |
| 17 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.164 | 179.021 |
| 18 | 02 | Brandon Ash | Ash Motorsports | Dodge | 30.165 | 179.015 |
| 19 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 30.172 | 178.974 |
| 20 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.173 | 178.968 |
| 21 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.177 | 178.944 |
| 22 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.192 | 178.855 |
| 23 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 30.196 | 178.832 |
| 24 | 49 | Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Dodge | 30.216 | 178.713 |
| 25 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | PPI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.232 | 178.619 |
| 26 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.250 | 178.512 |
| 27 | 92 | P. J. Jones | Front Row Motorsports | Dodge | 30.261 | 178.447 |
| 28 | 0 | Mike Bliss | Haas CNC Racing | Chevrolet | 30.264 | 178.430 |
| 29 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 30.296 | 178.241 |
| 30 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Dodge | 30.302 | 178.206 |
| 31 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 30.317 | 178.118 |
| 32 | 36 | Boris Said | MB Sutton Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.317 | 178.118 |
| 33 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing | Dodge | 30.334 | 178.018 |
| 34 | 41 | Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Dodge | 30.336 | 178.006 |
| 35 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.361 | 177.860 |
| 36 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 30.382 | 177.737 |
| 37 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Penske Racing | Dodge | 30.388 | 177.702 |
| 38 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 30.420 | 177.515 |
| 39 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 30.482 | 177.154 |
| 40 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.593 | 176.511 |
| Qualified on owner's points |||||||
| 41 | 10 | Scott Riggs | MBV Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.743 | 175.650 |
| 42 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | — | — |
| Last car to qualify on time |||||||
| 43 | 51 | Stuart Kirby | Competitive Edge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.390 | 177.690 |
| Failed to qualify or withdrew |||||||
| 44 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.546 | 176.783 |
| 45 | 00 | Carl Long | McGlynn Racing | Dodge | 30.635 | 176.269 |
| 46 | 61 | Wayne Anderson | Buddy Sisco Racing | Dodge | 30.685 | 175.982 |
| 47 | 37 | Tony Raines | R&J Racing | Dodge | 30.762 | 175.541 |
| 48 | 34 | Eric McClure | Mach 1 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.821 | 175.205 |
| 49 | 13 | Greg Sacks | Sacks Motorsports | Dodge | 31.159 | 173.305 |
| WD | 78 | Kenny Wallace | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | 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 |||||||||||