2005 nascar nextel cup series standings drivers

He would also be the first of seven drivers to accomplish the feat in 2005 alone and the only one to do it having needed a busch series victory. Plus, view the standings after any race of any year. The 2007 nascar nextel cup series was the 59th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 36th modernera cup series. Wallace retired from cup series competition after the 2005 season, closing the door on one of the most storied careers in racing. Click on the driver to see 2005 racelevel statistics for that driver. Daytona 500 jeff gordon squeaks past tony stewart in the waning laps and wins the first daytona 500 in history to go into overtime. Kurt busch, the 2004 nascar cup titleholder, joined team penske in 2006 as wallace transitioned to the broadcast booth. Although neither jeff gordon, nor dale earnhardt, jr. The system was founded as the chase for the championship on january 21, 2004, and was used exclusively in the nascar cup series from 2004 to 2015. Nascar nextel series at dockside international raceway. Stewart is a threetime nascar sprint cup series champion. Nascar statistics, standings and results for nascar nextel cup series. Since 1984, sweeps have occurred only 21 times, the latest this past weekend at bristol motor speedway when kevin harvick won the nascar nextel cup series event and the nascar busch series race.

Whether they are in the truck series, nationwide series or sprint cup series, these 10 drivers. A driver winning races in two different series at a track during the same weekend is said to have completed a sweep. Current nascar cup series drivers name their favorite driver. Nascar nextel cup standings for 2005 click on the driver to see 2005 racelevel statistics for that driver. The season was the final year that the nascar cup series was known as the nextel cup series. Instead, the highestranked 35 teams from 2004 in the nascar nextel cup series and the highestranked 30 teams from 2004 in the nascar busch series. The top 30 teams in the owners standings at the end of the 2004 season saw their drivers qualify automatically for the first four races of the season, provided they attempted. A rule change affected the qualification process in 2005. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series. Going into the final race before the chase for the cup, stewart had amassed a 20. If you use any information from this nascar 2005 chase to the cup for.

Also, nascar announced in january 2005 that the owners of the teams in the top 35 of the previous years standings would be guaranteed a starting spot in each. Jayskis nascar silly season site sprint cup series chase. Once tony stewart grabbed the lead in the 2005 nascar nextel cup points standings in june, he was only out of first place a total of two weeks. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series ntt indycar series arca menards series. April 2005 busch series archive jayskis nascar silly. Each title for stewart came when the series had a different name winston cup, nextel cup. The season began on saturday, february 7, and ended on sunday, november 21. To do this, nascar introduced a new wrinkle to its championship points system that would take the top 10 drivers in the.

Nascar is a registered trademark owned by the national association for stock car auto racing inc. The 2005 nascar nextel cup series was the 57th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 34th modernera cup series. Ted musgrave of ultra motorsports was crowned the seasons champion. April 23 today in jayskis nascar history page 16 of. Nascar statistics, standings and results for 2005 nascar nextel cup series. Defending champion kurt busch was suspended for the final two races following a runin with police in phoenix, and fell to 10th place in the final standings. Ill only post changes that have been officially announced by the teams. Instead, the highestranked 35 teams from 2004 in the nascar nextel cup series and the highestranked 30 teams from 2004 in the nascar busch series and the nascar craftsman truck series will be. To do this, nascar introduced a new wrinkle to its championship points system that would take the top 10 drivers in. As a result of the 2005 merger of nextel communications with sprint corporation, and the subsequent decision by the newly named sprint nextel corporation, the name of the series was changed to the sprint cup series for 2008. The 2005 nascar craftsman truck series season began february 18 and ended november 18. Nnc 2005 banquet 400 nascar classics version by jinjabreadman46.

Redirected from list of monster energy nascar cup series champions. This site is not associated with nascar, the national association for stock car auto racing. He spent the early part of the season chasing jimmie johnson, who set the early pace, then hit stride and assumed command. The ten race chase for the nextel cup started with the sylvania 300 on sunday, september 18, and ended on sunday, november 20, with the ford 400. It was started at daytona international speedway on sunday, february 12 with the budweiser shootout and ended on monday, november 20, with the ford 400 at homesteadmiami speedway. Nascar race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers. There are a lot of changes coming our way for 2005. Get details with our 2005 nascar nextel cup chronology. Tony stewart was the dominant driver going into the ten race playoff with five wins. The 2004 nascar nextel cup season was the 56th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 33rd modernera cup series season.

The 2005 chase for the nextel cup served as the tenrace playoff series among the top ten drivers in the 2005 nascar nextel cup series. Thought id get the driver list going so you can start learning who is where and with what sponsor. Kurt busch with roush racing driving a ford was the nextel cup champion. The nascar playoffs is a championship playoff system used in the nascar s three national series. Nascar cup series drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. The 20042006 chase for the nextel cup, the original rules and news. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1949 to red byron. The first driver to win multiple championships was herb thomas in 1951 and 1953. Revisit these important events and even more action on the track, including pictures with the 2005 nascar nextel cup chronology below.

With his victory in the race, tony stewart became the ninth driver in nascar history to win a race in all three of its top series, needing only a busch series victory to complete this milestone. In december 2016, it was announced that monster energy would become the new title sponsor and the series was renamed the monster energy nascar cup series 20172019. Joe gibbs racing driver bobby labonte was crowned champion at seasons end. The operator of this website is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the nascar organization. The 16 nascar sprint cup series drivers who qualified for the 2015 chase for the nascar sprint cup will be ineligible to compete in the 2016 nascar xfinity series and nascar camping world truck series championship 4 races at homesteadmiami speedway. Beginning on february 10 at daytona international speedway with the budweiser shootout, the season ended on november 18 at homesteadmiami speedway with the ford 400. The 2000 nascar winston cup season was the 52nd season of professional stock car racing in the united states, and was the 29th modernera cup series. In the slides ahead, i count down the 10 most underrated drivers currently in nascar. The top 30 teams in the owners standings at the end of the 2004 season saw their drivers qualify automatically for the first four races of the season, provided they attempted all. Kyle busch, 20, becomes the youngest driver ever to win a nascar cup series race when he outduels greg biffle in the. Nascar live race coverage, latest news, race results, standings, schedules, and driver stats for cup, xfinity, gander outdoors. Oct 29, 2017 2005 nascar nextel cup series mbna nascar racepoints 400.

The nascar cup series drivers championship is awarded by the chairman of nascar to the most successful nascar cup series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results. The 2005 nascar nextel cup series began on saturday, february 12. Ill entered as many links to driver and team websites as i could find. Sprint acquired nextel in 2005, and in 2008 the series was renamed the nascar sprint cup series 20082016. Looking ahead to the chase for the nascar nextel cup, only 18 drivers remain within 400 points of current point leader jimmie johnson. In 2019, nascar rejected monsters offer to extend the current. Jeff burton race results in the 2005 nascar nextel cup series. Nascar nextel cup series 2005 driver point standings. Find comprehensive information about every nascar player, including bios, stats, season splits, game logs, videos and more at fox sports. The 16 nascar sprint cup series drivers who qualified for the 2015 chase for the nascar sprint cup will be ineligible to compete in the 2016 nascar xfinity series and nascar camping world truck. Nascar nextel cup driver list for 2005 formerly winston cup. The 2006 nascar nextel cup series was the 58th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 35th modernera nascar cup series season.

After the chevy rock and roll 400 on september 10, 2005, the ten drivers atop the standings were locked into the playoff, with the participants as follows. The season began on february and ended on november 20. Glossary view expanded 2005 driver standings tweet. Nascar statistical services423 2005 rumblings phoenix for the second week in a row we had the roush racing version of total domination. Rusty wallace retired after the 2005 season and is running his busch. Nascar nextel cup series pit crews preparing for their allstar moments inaugural nascar nextel pit crew challenge adding to allstar weekend 24. See how the other drivers fared this season with the 2005 nascar nextel cup standings chart below.