2005 Dodge/Save Mart 350

The 2005 Dodge/Save Mart 350 was the 16th stock car race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 26, 2005, in Sonoma, California, at the club layout in Infineon Raceway, a 1.99 miles (3.20 km) permanent road course layout. The race took the scheduled 110 laps to complete. At race's end, Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing would best Ricky Rudd of Wood Brothers Racing, passing him in the closing laps of the race to win his 20th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Kurt Busch of Roush Racing would finish third.

2005 Dodge/Save Mart 350
Race details
Race 16 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
The 2005 Dodge/Save Mart 350 program cover.
The 2005 Dodge/Save Mart 350 program cover.
Date June 26, 2005
Official name 17th Annual Dodge/Save Mart 350
Location Sonoma, California, Infineon Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.99 mi (3.203 km)
Distance 110 laps, 218.9 mi (352.285 km)
Scheduled Distance 110 laps, 218.9 mi (352.285 km)
Average speed 72.845 miles per hour (117.233 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 1:15.950
Most laps led
Driver Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 39
Winner
No. 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network FOX
Announcers Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Infineon Raceway used by NASCAR at the time.

Infineon Raceway is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races, the other being Watkins Glen International. The standard road course at Infineon Raceway is a 12-turn course that is 2.52 miles (4.06 km) long;[2] the track was modified in 1998, adding the Chute, which bypassed turns 5 and 6, shortening the course to 1.95 miles (3.14 km). The Chute was only used for NASCAR events such as this race, and was criticized by many drivers, who preferred the full layout.[3] In 2001, it was replaced with a 70-degree turn, 4A, bringing the track to its current dimensions of 1.99 miles (3.20 km).[4]

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Mike Bliss Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet NetZero, Best Buy
01 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet U. S. Army
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge Miller Lite, Snap-on 85th Anniversary
02 Brandon Ash Ash Motorsports Ford Watsonville Auto Body
4 Mike Wallace* Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Lucas Oil
5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Viagra
7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet Harrah's
07 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Jack Daniel's
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser
9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers, UAW
10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet Valvoline
11 Terry Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet FedEx Freight
12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge Alltel
15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford Post-it Notes, U. S. National Guard
17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers, UAW
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet The Home Depot
21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford U. S. Air Force, Motorcraft
22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge Caterpillar
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet GMAC, ditech.com
27 Tom Hubert Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford Freddie B's, Napa Valley Ford
29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench
31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless
32 Ron Fellows PPI Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
33 Brian Simo Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Korbel California Champagnes
36 Boris Said MB Sutton Motorsports Chevrolet Centrix Financial
37 Kevin Lepage R&J Racing Dodge R&J Racing
38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's
39 Scott Pruett Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Texaco, Havoline
40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Coors Light
41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Target
42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Texaco, Havoline
43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios, Betty Crocker
45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Brawny, Georgia-Pacific
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's
49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge Schwan's Home Service
52 José Luis Ramírez Rick Ware Racing Dodge Pro30.com
66 Johnny Borneman III Peak Fitness Racing Ford Revi Pit Crew Wear
71 P. J. Jones* Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet Harrah's
77 Travis Kvapil Penske Racing Dodge Kodak, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
87 Chris Cook NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet christinemariemotorsports.com
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS, Herbie: Fully Loaded
92 Stanton Barrett Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet Front Row Motorsports
97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Crown Royal
99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford Office Depot
Official entry list

*The #71 would withdraw for the race. Mike Wallace, originally intended to drive the #4, would be switched to P. J. Jones, originally slated to drive the #71.[5]

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session would take place on Friday, June 24, at 11:20 AM PST and would last for an hour[6] Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:16.158 and an average speed of 94.068 miles per hour (151.388 km/h).[7]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.158 94.068
2 36 Boris Said MB Sutton Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.166 94.058
3 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.208 94.006
Full first practice results

Second practice

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The second practice session would take place on Saturday, June 25, at 9:30 AM PST and would last for 45 minutes.[6] Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:16.505 and an average speed of 93.641 miles per hour (150.701 km/h).[7]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.505 93.641
2 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 1:16.614 93.508
3 36 Boris Said MB Sutton Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.614 93.508
Full second practice results

Third and final practice

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The third and final practice session would take place on Saturday, June 25, at 11:10 AM PST and would last for 45 minutes.[6] Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:15.937 and an average speed of 94.341 miles per hour (151.827 km/h).[7]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 1:15.937 94.341
2 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet 1:15.975 94.294
3 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:16.382 93.792
Full final practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying would take place on Friday, June 24, at 3:10 PM PST. Drivers would each have one lap to set a time.[6] Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports would win the pole and set a new track record, setting a lap of 1:15.950 and an average speed of 94.325 miles per hour (151.801 km/h).[8]

Two drivers would spin during qualifying: first, Elliott Sadler would spin in Turn 10, making him qualify on a provisional. Then, José Luis Ramírez would go off track and spin, causing him to miss the race.

Full qualifying results

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Pos.[9][5] # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:15.950 94.325
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.079 94.165
3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 1:16.203 94.012
4 36 Boris Said MB Sutton Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.233 93.975
5 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.306 93.885
6 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 1:16.465 93.690
7 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 1:16.560 93.574
8 11 Terry Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 1:16.788 93.296
9 39 Scott Pruett Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 1:16.810 93.269
10 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 1:16.880 93.184
11 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 1:16.897 93.164
12 01 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.907 93.151
13 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.934 93.119
14 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge 1:16.938 93.114
15 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:16.990 93.051
16 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 1:17.020 93.015
17 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 1:17.024 93.010
18 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:17.045 92.985
19 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 1:17.193 92.806
20 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:17.211 92.785
21 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:17.304 92.673
22 33 Brian Simo Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:17.325 92.648
23 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 1:17.396 92.563
24 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 1:17.626 92.289
25 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 1:17.686 92.217
26 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 1:17.716 92.182
27 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 1:17.777 92.109
28 87 Chris Cook NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 1:17.779 92.107
29 07 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:17.783 92.102
30 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 1:17.856 92.016
31 0 Mike Bliss Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 1:17.896 91.969
32 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 1:17.979 91.871
33 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 1:18.034 91.806
34 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 1:18.061 91.774
35 27 Tom Hubert Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford 1:18.123 91.702
36 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 1:18.152 91.668
37 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 1:18.203 91.608
38 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 1:18.404 91.373
39 77 Travis Kvapil Penske Racing Dodge 1:18.518 91.240
Provisionals
40 4 P. J. Jones Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 1:19.461 90.157
41 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 1:20.245 89.277
42 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 2:00.661 59.373
Last car to qualify on time
43 32 Ron Fellows PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 1:18.126 91.698
Failed to qualify
44 02 Brandon Ash Ash Motorsports Ford 1:18.158 91.660
45 37 Kevin Lepage R&J Racing Dodge 1:19:249 90.399
46 92 Stanton Barrett Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet 1:19.379 90.251
47 66 Johnny Borneman III Peak Fitness Racing Ford 1:20.780 88.685
48 52 José Luis Ramírez Rick Ware Racing Dodge 1:35.595 74.941
WD 71 P. J. Jones Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[10] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 7 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 110 39 running 190 $348,761
2 20 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 110 18 running 175 $204,889
3 6 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 110 0 running 165 $191,750
4 14 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge 110 12 running 165 $151,248
5 30 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 110 0 running 155 $142,173
6 42 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 110 0 running 150 $137,281
7 32 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 110 0 running 146 $120,860
8 43 32 Ron Fellows PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 110 0 running 142 $107,673
9 11 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 110 0 running 138 $137,456
10 22 33 Brian Simo Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 110 0 running 134 $83,085
11 24 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 110 0 running 130 $126,561
12 8 11 Terry Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 110 0 running 127 $81,935
13 17 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 110 0 running 124 $91,375
14 41 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 110 8 running 126 $93,800
15 3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 110 0 running 118 $94,900
16 5 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet 110 0 running 115 $78,400
17 4 36 Boris Said MB Sutton Motorsports Chevrolet 110 0 running 112 $73,925
18 33 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 110 0 running 109 $111,450
19 29 07 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 110 0 running 106 $84,250
20 36 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 110 0 running 103 $103,033
21 39 77 Travis Kvapil Penske Racing Dodge 110 0 running 100 $84,475
22 34 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 110 0 running 97 $101,539
23 12 01 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet 110 0 running 94 $96,808
24 16 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 110 0 running 91 $92,688
25 27 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 110 0 running 88 $90,367
26 37 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 110 0 running 85 $99,708
27 25 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 110 1 running 87 $71,275
28 28 87 Chris Cook NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 110 0 running 79 $67,680
29 38 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 110 0 running 76 $99,001
30 15 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 110 0 running 73 $94,280
31 9 39 Scott Pruett Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 110 0 running 70 $67,275
32 40 4 P. J. Jones Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 110 0 running 67 $67,125
33 1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 32 running 69 $128,201
34 18 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 0 running 61 $74,905
35 19 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 109 0 running 58 $66,795
36 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 109 0 running 55 $116,126
37 21 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 109 0 running 52 $113,486
38 23 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 107 0 running 49 $84,440
39 31 0 Mike Bliss Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 102 0 running 46 $66,325
40 13 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 97 0 running 43 $74,200
41 26 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 92 0 running 40 $98,150
42 10 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 88 0 running 37 $113,383
43 35 27 Tom Hubert Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford 33 0 oil pressure 34 $66,203
Failed to qualify or withdrew
44 02 Brandon Ash Ash Motorsports Ford
45 37 Kevin Lepage R&J Racing Dodge
46 92 Stanton Barrett Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet
47 66 Johnny Borneman III Peak Fitness Racing Ford
48 52 José Luis Ramírez Rick Ware Racing Dodge
WD 71 P. J. Jones Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet
Official race results

References

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