2005 nascar nextel cup series standings drivers

Nascar nextel cup driver list for 2005 formerly winston cup. The season began on saturday, february 7, and ended on sunday, november 21. Jayskis nascar silly season site sprint cup series chase. Redirected from list of monster energy nascar cup series champions. Nascar is a registered trademark owned by the national association for stock car auto racing inc. In 2019, nascar rejected monsters offer to extend the current. In the slides ahead, i count down the 10 most underrated drivers currently in nascar.

Nascar live race coverage, latest news, race results, standings, schedules, and driver stats for cup, xfinity, gander outdoors. Ill only post changes that have been officially announced by the teams. Sprint acquired nextel in 2005, and in 2008 the series was renamed the nascar sprint cup series 20082016. The season began on february and ended on november 20. 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. 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. Nascar nextel cup standings for 2005 click on the driver to see 2005 racelevel statistics for that driver. 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. Nascar nextel cup standings for 2006 click on the driver to see 2006 racelevel statistics for that driver. Tony stewart was the dominant driver going into the ten race playoff with five wins.

The 2020 nascar cup series race schedule from nascar. Kurt busch, the 2004 nascar cup titleholder, joined team penske in 2006 as wallace transitioned to the broadcast booth. A driver winning races in two different series at a track during the same weekend is said to have completed a sweep. 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. The 2005 nascar nextel cup series began on saturday, february 12. 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.

Glossary view expanded 2005 driver standings tweet. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1949 to red byron. Nascar nextel cup series pit crews preparing for their allstar moments inaugural nascar nextel pit crew challenge adding to allstar weekend 24. 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. 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. April 23 today in jayskis nascar history page 16 of. Each title for stewart came when the series had a different name winston cup, nextel cup. The operator of this website is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the nascar organization. Nascar statistical services423 2005 rumblings phoenix for the second week in a row we had the roush racing version of total domination.

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. Current nascar cup series drivers name their favorite driver. 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. 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. Current racing series nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoors truck series. The 20042006 chase for the nextel cup, the original rules and news. Going into the final race before the chase for the cup, stewart had amassed a 20. 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. Find comprehensive information about every nascar player, including bios, stats, season splits, game logs, videos and more at fox sports. Get details with our 2005 nascar nextel cup chronology. The nascar playoffs is a championship playoff system used in the nascar s three national series. He spent the early part of the season chasing jimmie johnson, who set the early pace, then hit stride and assumed command. 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. The 2005 nascar craftsman truck series season began february 18 and ended november 18.

A rule change affected the qualification process in 2005. 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. 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. 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. Oct 29, 2017 2005 nascar nextel cup series mbna nascar racepoints 400. Nascar race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers. Nascar nextel series at dockside international raceway. Plus, view the standings after any race of any year.

Although neither jeff gordon, nor dale earnhardt, jr. Ted musgrave of ultra motorsports was crowned the seasons champion. Our cookies are friendly and dont collect personal information but helps to improve the user experience. Looking ahead to the chase for the nascar nextel cup, only 18 drivers remain within 400 points of current point leader jimmie johnson. See how the other drivers fared this season with the 2005 nascar nextel cup standings chart below. To do this, nascar introduced a new wrinkle to its championship points system that would take the top 10 drivers in. 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. 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. 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. To do this, nascar introduced a new wrinkle to its championship points system that would take the top 10 drivers in the. Revisit these important events and even more action on the track, including pictures with the 2005 nascar nextel cup chronology below. Kurt busch with roush racing driving a ford was the nextel cup champion. 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.

Nascar nextel cup series 2005 driver point standings. If you use any information from this nascar 2005 chase to the cup for. 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. Nascar statistics, standings and results for 2005 nascar nextel cup series. Nascar statistics, standings and results for nascar nextel cup series. The first driver to win multiple championships was herb thomas in 1951 and 1953. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series ntt indycar series arca menards series. This site is not associated with nascar, the national association for stock car auto racing. Whether they are in the truck series, nationwide series or sprint cup series, these 10 drivers. Nascar cup series drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. Wallace retired from cup series competition after the 2005 season, closing the door on one of the most storied careers in racing. Ill entered as many links to driver and team websites as i could find. Stewart is a threetime nascar sprint cup series champion.

Click on the driver to see 2005 racelevel statistics for that driver. Joe gibbs racing driver bobby labonte was crowned champion at seasons end. 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. Rusty wallace retired after the 2005 season and is running his busch. 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.

Daytona 500 jeff gordon squeaks past tony stewart in the waning laps and wins the first daytona 500 in history to go into overtime. Kyle busch, 20, becomes the youngest driver ever to win a nascar cup series race when he outduels greg biffle in the. Nnc 2005 banquet 400 nascar classics version by jinjabreadman46. April 2005 busch series archive jayskis nascar silly. There are a lot of changes coming our way for 2005. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys 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. 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. Thought id get the driver list going so you can start learning who is where and with what sponsor. The season was the final year that the nascar cup series was known as the nextel cup series.