2005 GFS Marketplace 400
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The 2005 GFS Marketplace 400 was the 23rd stock car race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 21, 2005, in Brooklyn, Michigan at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) permanent moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. After a caution on lap 144, drivers would use many different fuel strategies to get to the end, including pitting and trying to stretch a fuel run, a gas and go, or two or four tires. Jeremy Mayfield of Evernham Motorsports would top off on fuel on Lap 149, and would take the lead on lap 195 after many leaders had to pit due to running out of fuel. Mayfield would conserve and coast to the line to win his fifth and final NASCAR Nextel Cup Series career win and his only win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Scott Riggs of MBV Motorsports and Matt Kenseth of Roush Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |||
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Race 23 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
Date | August 21, 2005 | ||
Official name | 36th Annual GFS Marketplace 400 | ||
Location | Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2 mi (3.2 km) | ||
Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
Average speed | 141.551 miles per hour (227.804 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 140,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | MB2 Motorsports | ||
Time | 37.592 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | |
Laps | 65 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TNT | ||
Announcers | Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |