2005 Brickyard 400

The 2005 Allstate 400 at The Brickyard, the 12th running of the event, was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on August 7, 2005, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested at 160 laps on the 2.5 mile (4.023 km) speedway, it was the twenty-first race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race.

2005 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard

Race details[1]
Race 21 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
2005 Brickyard 400 program cover
Date	August 7, 2005 (2005-08-07)
Official name	Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
Location	Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.5 miles (4.023 km)
Distance	160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Weather	Hot with temperatures approaching 88 °F (31 °C); wind speeds up to 9.2 miles per hour (14.8 km/h)
Average speed	118.782 miles per hour (191.161 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Elliott Sadler	Robert Yates Racing
Time	48.882
Most laps led
Driver	Tony Stewart	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	44
Winner
No. 20	Tony Stewart	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Bill Weber, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Benny Parsons

Background

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (9.7 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis. It is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 9 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has no banking. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a zero-degree banking. The racetrack has seats for more than 250,000 spectators.

Entry list

Car #[2]	Driver	Hometown	Make	Sponsor	Team	Crew Chief
0	Mike Bliss	Milwaukie, OR	Chevrolet	NetZero Best Buy	Gene Haas
00	Kenny Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Chevrolet	Aaron's	Buffy Waltrip
01	Joe Nemechek	Lakeland, FL	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	Nelson Bowers
1	Martin Truex Jr.	Mayetta, NJ	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker	Teresa Earnhardt
2	Rusty Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Dodge	Miller Lite	Roger Penske
4	Mike Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Chevrolet	Lucas Oil Products	Larry McClure
04	Bobby Hamilton	Nashville, TN	Dodge	BHR Dodge	Stephanie Hamilton
5	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Chevrolet	Kellogg's / Delphi	Rick Hendrick
6	Mark Martin	Batesville, AR	Ford	Viagra	Jack Roush
07	Dave Blaney	Hartford, OH	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's	Richard Childress
7	Robby Gordon	Bellflower, CA	Chevrolet	Fruit of the Loom	James Smith
8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	Budweiser	Teresa Earnhardt
9	Kasey Kahne	Enumclaw, WA	Dodge	Dodge Dealers / UAW / Reverse Pit Cap	Ray Evernham
10	Scott Riggs	Bahama, NC	Chevrolet	Checkers / Rally's	James Rocco
11	Jason Leffler	Long Beach, CA	Chevrolet	FedEx Express	J D Gibbs
12	Ryan Newman	South Bend, IN	Dodge	Alltel	Roger Penske
15	Michael Waltrip	Owensboro, KY	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts	Teresa Earnhardt
16	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	Ford	National Guard	Geoff Smith
17	Matt Kenseth	Cambridge, WI	Ford	DEWALT Power Tools	Mark Martin
18	Bobby Labonte	Corpus Christi, TX	Chevrolet	Interstate Batteries	Joe Gibbs
19	Jeremy Mayfield	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	Dodge Dealers / UAW	Ray Evernham
20	Tony Stewart	Rushville, IN	Chevrolet	The Home Depot	Joe Gibbs
21	Ricky Rudd	Chesapeake, VA	Ford	Motorcraft Genuine Parts	Glen Wood
22	Scott Wimmer	Wausau, WI	Dodge	Caterpillar	Bill Davis
23	Mike Skinner	Ontario, CA	Dodge	History Channel AutoManiac	Gail Davis
24	Jeff Gordon	Vallejo, CA	Chevrolet	DuPont	Rick Hendrick
25	Brian Vickers	Thomasville, NC	Chevrolet	Garnier Fructis	Mary Hendrick
29	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench	Richard Childress
31	Jeff Burton	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	Richard Childress
32	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Nashville, TN	Chevrolet	Tide	Calvin Wells III
34	P.J. Jones	Torrance, CA	Chevrolet	PEO Pros	William Edwards
36	Boris Said	New York, NY	Chevrolet	CENTRIX Financial	Bob Sutton
37	Kevin Lepage	Shelburne, VT	Dodge	Patron Tequila	John Carter
38	Elliott Sadler	Emporia, VA	Ford	M&M's	Robert Yates
40	Sterling Marlin	Columbia, TN	Dodge	Coors Light	Felix Sabates
41	Casey Mears	Bakersfield, CA	Dodge	Target	Chip Ganassi
42	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Dodge	Texaco Havoline	Floyd Ganassi
43	Jeff Green	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	Boxtops for Education / Cheerios / Betty Crocker	Richard L Petty
44	Terry Labonte	Corpus Christi, TX	Chevrolet	ditech.com	Rick Hendrick
45	Kyle Petty	Trinity, NC	Dodge	Georgia-Pacific / Marsh Stores	Kyle Petty
48	Jimmie Johnson	El Cajon, CA	Chevrolet	Lowe's	Jeff Gordon
49	Ken Schrader	Fenton, MO	Dodge	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Elizabeth Morgenthau
50	Jimmy Spencer	Berwick, PA	Dodge	Allied Steel Buildings	Don Arnold
51	Stuart Kirby	Bowling Green, KY	Chevrolet	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil	Joe Auer
66	Mike Garvey	McDonough, GA	Ford	EAS	Jeff Stec
77	Travis Kvapil	Janesville, WI	Dodge	Kodak / Jasper Engines	Douglas Bawel
88	Dale Jarrett	Hickory, NC	Ford	UPS	Robert Yates
89	Morgan Shepherd	Conover, NC	Dodge	Cornerstone Bancard / Victory In Jesus	Cindy Shepherd
91	Bill Elliott	Dawsonville, GA	Dodge	Stanley Tools	Ray Evernham Sr.
92	Tony Raines	LaPorte, IN	Chevrolet	Front Row Motorsports	Bob Jenkins
97	Kurt Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Ford	Crown Royal	Georgetta Roush
99	Carl Edwards	Columbia, MO	Ford	AAA	Jack Roush

Practice

Practice 1 results

Pos.[3]	Car #	Driver	Make	SPD	Time	BHND	Best	Laps
1	41	Casey Mears	Dodge	184.873	0:48.682	0.000	0	0
2	10	Scott Riggs	Chevrolet	184.147	0:48.874	0.192	0	0
3	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	183.464	0:49.056	0.374	0	0
4	49	Ken Schrader	Dodge	183.445	0:49.061	0.379	0	0
5	25	Brian Vickers	Chevrolet	183.438	0:49.063	0.381	0	0
6	0	Mike Bliss	Chevrolet	183.408	0:49.071	0.389	0	0
7	15	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	183.206	0:49.125	0.443	0	0
8	97	Kurt Busch	Ford	183.184	0:49.131	0.449	0	0
9	38	Elliott Sadler	Ford	183.169	0:49.135	0.453	0	0
10	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	183.027	0:49.173	0.491	0	0
11	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	183.016	0:49.176	0.494	0	0
12	20	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	183.012	0:49.177	0.495	0	0
13	5	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	182.949	0:49.194	0.512	0	0
14	12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	182.897	0:49.208	0.526	0	0
15	6	Mark Martin	Ford	182.763	0:49.244	0.562	0	0
16	32	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Chevrolet	182.763	0:49.244	0.562	0	0
17	04	Bobby Hamilton	Dodge	182.760	0:49.245	0.563	0	0
18	23	Mike Skinner	Dodge	182.704	0:49.260	0.578	0	0
19	91	Bill Elliott	Dodge	182.615	0:49.284	0.602	0	0
20	43	Jeff Green	Dodge	182.482	0:49.320	0.638	0	0
21	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	182.437	0:49.332	0.650	0	0
22	21	Ricky Rudd	Ford	182.411	0:49.339	0.657	0	0
23	40	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	182.201	0:49.396	0.714	0	0
24	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	182.105	0:49.422	0.740	0	0
25	36	Boris Said	Chevrolet	182.076	0:49.430	0.748	0	0
26	92	Tony Raines	Chevrolet	182.057	0:49.435	0.753	0	0
27	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	181.932	0:49.469	0.787	0	0
28	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Chevrolet	181.763	0:49.515	0.833	0	0
29	37	Kevin Lepage	Dodge	181.759	0:49.516	0.834	0	0
30	88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	181.723	0:49.526	0.844	0	0
31	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	181.565	0:49.569	0.887	0	0
32	7	Robby Gordon	Chevrolet	181.470	0:49.595	0.913	0	0
33	01	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	181.302	0:49.641	0.959	0	0
34	22	Scott Wimmer	Dodge	181.291	0:49.644	0.962	0	0
35	4	Mike Wallace	Chevrolet	180.603	0:49.833	1.151	0	0
36	50	Jimmy Spencer	Dodge	180.542	0:49.850	1.168	0	0
37	51	Stuart Kirby	Chevrolet	180.422	0:49.883	1.201	0	0
38	42	Jamie McMurray	Dodge	180.422	0:49.883	1.201	0	0
39	11	Jason Leffler	Chevrolet	180.386	0:49.893	1.211	0	0
40	44	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	180.339	0:49.906	1.224	0	0
41	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	180.238	0:49.934	1.252	0	0
42	66	Mike Garvey	Ford	180.231	0:49.936	1.254	0	0
43	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	180.141	0:49.961	1.279	0	0
44	2	Rusty Wallace	Dodge	180.050	0:49.986	1.304	0	0
45	07	Dave Blaney	Chevrolet	179.709	0:50.081	1.399	0	0
46	34	P.J. Jones	Chevrolet	179.426	0:50.160	1.478	0	0
47	18	Bobby Labonte	Chevrolet	179.212	0:50.220	1.538	0	0
48	77	Travis Kvapil	Dodge	178.706	0:50.362	1.680	0	0
49	00	Kenny Wallace	Chevrolet	178.511	0:50.417	1.735	0	0
50	45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	177.862	0:50.601	1.919	0	0
51	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	177.711	0:50.644	1.962	0	0
52	89	Morgan Shepherd	Dodge	172.649	0:52.129	3.447	0	0

Qualifying

Pos[4][5]	Car #	Driver	Make	Primary Sponsor	Speed	Time	Behind
1	38	Elliott Sadler	Ford	M&M's	184.117	48.882	0.000
2	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	Dodge Dealers / UAW	183.053	49.166	-0.284
3	15	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts	182.975	49.187	-0.305
4	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	Dodge Dealers / UAW / Reverse Pit Cap	182.838	49.224	-0.342
5	25	Brian Vickers	Chevrolet	Garnier Fructis	182.786	49.238	-0.356
6	12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	Alltel	182.667	49.270	-0.388
7	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont	182.467	49.324	-0.442
8	40	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	Coors Light	182.467	49.324	-0.442
9	21	Ricky Rudd	Ford	Motorcraft Genuine Parts	182.286	49.373	-0.491
10	6	Mark Martin	Ford	Viagra	182.275	49.376	-0.494
11	49	Ken Schrader	Dodge	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	182.201	49.396	-0.514
12	0	Mike Bliss	Chevrolet	NetZero Best Buy	182.065	49.433	-0.551
13	7	Robby Gordon	Chevrolet	Fruit of the Loom	181.943	49.466	-0.584
14	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench	181.745	49.520	-0.638
15	43	Jeff Green	Dodge	Boxtops for Education / Cheerios / Betty Crocker	181.723	49.526	-0.644
16	5	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	Kellogg's / Delphi	181.657	49.544	-0.662
17	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker	181.587	49.563	-0.681
18	11	Jason Leffler	Chevrolet	FedEx Express	181.477	49.593	-0.711
19	01	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	181.466	49.596	-0.714
20	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	DEWALT Power Tools	181.419	49.609	-0.727
21	10	Scott Riggs	Chevrolet	Checkers / Rally's	181.357	49.626	-0.744
22	20	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	The Home Depot	181.335	49.632	-0.750
23	42	Jamie McMurray	Dodge	Texaco Havoline	181.262	49.652	-0.770
24	88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	UPS	181.032	49.715	-0.833
25	32	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Chevrolet	Tide	180.886	49.755	-0.873
26	22	Scott Wimmer	Dodge	Caterpillar	180.861	49.762	-0.880
27	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	Budweiser	180.756	49.791	-0.909
28	45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	Georgia-Pacific / Marsh Stores	180.748	49.793	-0.911
29	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	180.697	49.807	-0.925
30	7	Dave Blaney	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's	180.466	49.871	-0.989
31	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	National Guard	180.249	49.931	-1.049
32	36	Boris Said	Chevrolet	CENTRIX Financial	180.148	49.959	-1.077
33	91	Bill Elliott	Dodge	Stanley Tools	180.101	49.972	-1.090
34	23	Mike Skinner	Dodge	History Channel AutoManiac	180.025	49.993	-1.111
35	04	Bobby Hamilton	Dodge	BHR Dodge	179.795	50.057	-1.175
36	18	Bobby Labonte	Chevrolet	Interstate Batteries	179.251	50.209	-1.327
37	97	Kurt Busch	Ford	Crown Royal	178.547	50.407	-1.525
38	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	AAA	178.017	50.557	-1.675
39	77	Travis Kvapil	Dodge	Kodak / Jasper Engines	177.546	50.691	-1.809
40	41	Casey Mears*	Dodge	Target	0.000	0.000	0.000
41	2	Rusty Wallace*	Dodge	Miller Lite	0.000	0.000	0.000
42	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's	0.000	0.000	0.000
43	44	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	ditech.com		50.378
Failed to qualify
44	37	Kevin Lepage	Dodge	Patron Tequila		50.108
45	92	Tony Raines	Chevrolet	Front Row Motorsports		50.522
46	66	Mike Garvey	Ford	EAS		50.555
47	51	Stuart Kirby	Chevrolet	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil		50.626
48	4	Mike Wallace	Chevrolet	Lucas Oil Products		50.709
49	34	P.J. Jones	Chevrolet	PEO Pros		51.157
50	89	Morgan Shepherd	Dodge	Cornerstone Bancard / Victory in Jesus		51.210
51	00	Kenny Wallace	Chevrolet	Aaron's Dream Machine 50th Anniversary		51.775
52	50	Jimmy Spencer*	Dodge	AlliedBuildings.com	0.000	0.000	0.000
WD	80	Carl Long	Chevrolet	Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties	0.000	0.000	0.000

Failed to qualify: Kevin Lepage (#37), Tony Raines (#92), Mike Garvey (#66), Stuart Kirby (#51), Mike Wallace (#4), P. J. Jones (#34), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Kenny Wallace (#00), Jimmy Spencer (#50)

*Had accident in qualifying

Race recap

A late race crash by Jimmie Johnson, combined with the win by Stewart, put him into the Nextel Cup points lead. As part of the victory celebration, Tony Stewart went to turn two, where a fan handed him a can of Coca-Cola. Then upon returning to the frontstretch, Tony Stewart climbed the fence, along with the rest of his teammates. Kasey Kahne and Jeremy Mayfield finished 2nd and 4th for Evernham Motorsports. If Bill Elliott had finished in the top 10, all Evernham drivers would have finished in the top 10 for the first time that season.

Results

Fin[6]	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	22	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot	Chevy	160	44	running	190
2	4	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers, UAW, Reverse Pit Cap	Dodge	160	39	running	175
3	5	25	Brian Vickers	Garnier Fructis	Chevy	160	14	running	170
4	2	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers, UAW	Dodge	160	0	running	160
5	20	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt	Ford	160	9	running	160
6	40	41	Casey Mears	Target	Dodge	160	10	running	155
7	10	6	Mark Martin	Viagra	Ford	160	0	running	146
8	7	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont	Chevy	160	0	running	142
9	8	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light	Dodge	160	0	running	138
10	16	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's, Delphi	Chevy	160	0	running	134
11	12	0	Mike Bliss	NetZero, Best Buy	Chevy	160	0	running	130
12	38	99	Carl Edwards	AAA	Ford	160	0	running	127
13	28	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific, Marsh Stores	Dodge	160	1	running	129
14	24	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS	Ford	160	0	running	121
15	15	43	Jeff Green	Box Tops for Education, Cheerios	Dodge	160	0	running	118
16	3	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts	Chevy	160	0	running	115
17	23	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco, Havoline	Dodge	160	0	running	112
18	37	97	Kurt Busch	Crown Royal	Ford	160	0	running	109
19	14	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench	Chevy	160	0	running	106
20	29	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless	Chevy	160	0	running	103
21	31	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard	Ford	160	0	running	100
22	11	49	Ken Schrader	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Dodge	160	0	running	97
23	33	91	Bill Elliott	Stanley Tools	Dodge	160	0	running	94
24	13	7	Robby Gordon	Fruit of the Loom	Chevy	160	1	running	96
25	41	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite	Dodge	160	0	running	88
26	26	22	Scott Wimmer	Caterpillar	Dodge	160	1	running	90
27	35	04	Bobby Hamilton	Bobby Hamilton Racing	Dodge	160	0	running	82
28	19	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army	Chevy	160	0	running	79
29	34	23	Mike Skinner	History Channel AutoManiac	Dodge	160	0	running	76
30	30	07	Dave Blaney	Jack Daniel's	Chevy	160	0	running	73
31	32	36	Boris Said	Centrix Financial	Chevy	160	0	running	70
32	1	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's	Ford	159	39	running	72
33	18	11	Jason Leffler	FedEx Express	Chevy	159	0	running	64
34	6	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel	Dodge	158	0	running	61
35	21	10	Scott Riggs	Checkers, Rally's Hamburgers	Chevy	152	0	running	58
36	43	44	Terry Labonte	ditech.com	Chevy	151	2	handling	60
37	39	77	Travis Kvapil	Kodak, Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Dodge	146	0	running	52
38	42	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's	Chevy	144	0	crash	49
39	25	32	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Tide	Chevy	119	0	running	46
40	36	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries, Victory Tribute	Chevy	116	0	crash	43
41	9	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft	Ford	73	0	crash	40
42	17	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats	Chevy	62	0	crash	37
43	27	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Budweiser	Chevy	62	0	crash	34
Failed to qualify
44		37	Kevin Lepage	Patron Tequila	Dodge
45		92	Tony Raines	Front Row Motorsports	Chevrolet
46		66	Mike Garvey	EAS	Ford
47		51	Stuart Kirby	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil	Chevrolet
48		4	Mike Wallace	Lucas Oil Products	Chevrolet
49		34	P.J. Jones	PEO Pros	Chevrolet
50		89	Morgan Shepherd	Cornerstone Bancard / Victory in Jesus	Dodge
51		00	Kenny Wallace	Aaron's Dream Machine 50th Anniversary	Chevrolet
52		50	Jimmy Spencer	AlliedBuildings.com	Dodge
WD		80	Carl Long	Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties	Chevrolet

Race statistics

• Time of race: 3:22:03
• Average Speed: 118.782 miles per hour (191.161 km/h)
• Pole Speed: 184.117 miles per hour (296.308 km/h)
• Cautions: 10 for 43 laps
• Margin of Victory: 0.794 sec
• Lead changes: 15
• Percent of race run under caution: 26.9%
• Average green flag run: 10.6 laps