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 (4.0-kilometre) speedway, it was the twenty-first race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race.

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 6 miles (9.7 kilometres) west of Downtown Indianapolis. It is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is 2.5 miles (4.0 kilometres) 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 Make Team
0 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Gene Haas
00 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Buffy Waltrip
01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Nelson Bowers
1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Teresa Earnhardt
2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Roger Penske
4 Mike Wallace Chevrolet Larry McClure
04 Bobby Hamilton Dodge Stephanie Hamilton
5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Rick Hendrick
6 Mark Martin Ford Jack Roush
07 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Richard Childress
7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet James Smith
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Teresa Earnhardt
9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Ray Evernham
10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet James Rocco
11 Jason Leffler Chevrolet J D Gibbs
12 Ryan Newman Dodge Roger Penske
15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet Teresa Earnhardt
16 Greg Biffle Ford Geoff Smith
17 Matt Kenseth Ford Mark Martin
18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Joe Gibbs
19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Ray Evernham
20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Joe Gibbs
21 Ricky Rudd Ford Glen Wood
22 Scott Wimmer Dodge Bill Davis
23 Mike Skinner Dodge Gail Davis
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Rick Hendrick
25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet Mary Hendrick
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Richard Childress
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Richard Childress
32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet Calvin Wells III
34 P.J. Jones Chevrolet William Edwards
36 Boris Said Chevrolet Bob Sutton
37 Kevin Lepage Dodge John Carter
38 Elliott Sadler Ford Robert Yates
40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Felix Sabates
41 Casey Mears Dodge Chip Ganassi
42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Floyd Ganassi
43 Jeff Green Dodge Richard L Petty
44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Rick Hendrick
45 Kyle Petty Dodge Kyle Petty
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Jeff Gordon
49 Ken Schrader Dodge Elizabeth Morgenthau
50 Jimmy Spencer Dodge Don Arnold
51 Stuart Kirby Chevrolet Joe Auer
66 Mike Garvey Ford Jeff Stec
77 Travis Kvapil Dodge Douglas Bawel
88 Dale Jarrett Ford Robert Yates
89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Cindy Shepherd
91 Bill Elliott Dodge Ray Evernham Sr.
92 Tony Raines Chevrolet Bob Jenkins
97 Kurt Busch Ford Georgetta Roush
99 Carl Edwards Ford 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 Speed Time Behind
1 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 184.117 48.882 0.000
2 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 183.053 49.166 -0.284
3 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 182.975 49.187 -0.305
4 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 182.838 49.224 -0.342
5 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 182.786 49.238 -0.356
6 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 182.667 49.270 -0.388
7 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 182.467 49.324 -0.442
8 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 182.467 49.324 -0.442
9 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 182.286 49.373 -0.491
10 6 Mark Martin Ford 182.275 49.376 -0.494
11 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 182.201 49.396 -0.514
12 0 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 182.065 49.433 -0.551
13 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 181.943 49.466 -0.584
14 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 181.745 49.520 -0.638
15 43 Jeff Green Dodge 181.723 49.526 -0.644
16 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 181.657 49.544 -0.662
17 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 181.587 49.563 -0.681
18 11 Jason Leffler Chevrolet 181.477 49.593 -0.711
19 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 181.466 49.596 -0.714
20 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 181.419 49.609 -0.727
21 10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 181.357 49.626 -0.744
22 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 181.335 49.632 -0.750
23 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 181.262 49.652 -0.770
24 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 181.032 49.715 -0.833
25 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet 180.886 49.755 -0.873
26 22 Scott Wimmer Dodge 180.861 49.762 -0.880
27 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 180.756 49.791 -0.909
28 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 180.748 49.793 -0.911
29 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 180.697 49.807 -0.925
30 7 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 180.466 49.871 -0.989
31 16 Greg Biffle Ford 180.249 49.931 -1.049
32 36 Boris Said Chevrolet 180.148 49.959 -1.077
33 91 Bill Elliott Dodge 180.101 49.972 -1.090
34 23 Mike Skinner Dodge 180.025 49.993 -1.111
35 04 Bobby Hamilton Dodge 179.795 50.057 -1.175
36 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 179.251 50.209 -1.327
37 97 Kurt Busch Ford 178.547 50.407 -1.525
38 99 Carl Edwards Ford 178.017 50.557 -1.675
39 77 Travis Kvapil Dodge 177.546 50.691 -1.809
40 41 Casey Mears* Dodge 0.000 0.000 0.000
41 2 Rusty Wallace* Dodge 0.000 0.000 0.000
42 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 0.000
43 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 50.378
Failed to qualify
44 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge 50.108
45 92 Tony Raines Chevrolet 50.522
46 66 Mike Garvey Ford 50.555
47 51 Stuart Kirby Chevrolet 50.626
48 4 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 50.709
49 34 P.J. Jones Chevrolet 51.157
50 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge 51.210
51 00 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 51.775
52 50 Jimmy Spencer* Dodge 0.000 0.000 0.000
WD 80 Carl Long Chevrolet 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 Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2220Tony StewartChevy16044 running 190
2 49Kasey KahneDodge16039 running 175
3 525Brian VickersChevy16014 running 170
4 219Jeremy MayfieldDodge1600 running 160
5 2017Matt KensethFord1609 running 160
6 4041Casey MearsDodge16010 running 155
7 106Mark MartinFord1600 running 146
8 724Jeff GordonChevy1600 running 142
9 840Sterling MarlinDodge1600 running 138
10 165Kyle BuschChevy1600 running 134
11 12 0 Mike Bliss Chevy 160 0 running 130
12 38 99 Carl Edwards Ford 160 0 running 127
13 28 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 160 1 running 129
14 24 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 160 0 running 121
15 15 43 Jeff Green Dodge 160 0 running 118
16 3 15 Michael Waltrip Chevy 160 0 running 115
17 23 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 160 0 running 112
18 37 97 Kurt Busch Ford 160 0 running 109
19 14 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 160 0 running 106
20 29 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 160 0 running 103
21 31 16 Greg Biffle Ford 160 0 running 100
22 11 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 160 0 running 97
23 33 91 Bill Elliott Dodge 160 0 running 94
24 13 7 Robby Gordon Chevy 160 1 running 96
25 41 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 160 0 running 88
26 26 22 Scott Wimmer Dodge 160 1 running 90
27 35 04 Bobby Hamilton Dodge 160 0 running 82
28 19 01 Joe Nemechek Chevy 160 0 running 79
29 34 23 Mike Skinner Dodge 160 0 running 76
30 30 07 Dave Blaney Chevy 160 0 running 73
31 32 36 Boris Said Chevy 160 0 running 70
32 1 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 159 39 running 72
33 18 11 Jason Leffler Chevy 159 0 running 64
34 6 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 158 0 running 61
35 21 10 Scott Riggs Chevy 152 0 running 58
36 43 44 Terry Labonte Chevy 151 2 handling 60
37 39 77 Travis Kvapil Dodge 146 0 running 52
38 42 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 144 0 crash 49
39 25 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevy 119 0 running 46
40 36 18 Bobby Labonte Chevy 116 0 crash 43
41 9 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 73 0 crash 40
42 17 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy 62 0 crash 37
43 27 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 62 0 crash 34

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

References

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Brickyard_400