2005 Ford 400

The 2005 Ford 400 was an NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on November 20, 2005 at Homestead Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 36th and final race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Greg Biffle of Roush Racing won the race and Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing won the championship.

2005 Ford 400
Race details
Race 36 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
Date November 20, 2005 (2005-November-20)
Location Homestead Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Weather Temperatures averaging around 75.6 °F (24.2 °C); wind speeds up to 12.7 miles per hour (20.4 km/h)[1]
Average speed 131.431 miles per hour (211.518 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Roush Racing
Most laps led
Driver Carl Edwards Roush Racing
Laps 94
Winner
No. 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, & Wally Dallenbach Jr.

Background

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and the Championship Cup Series.

Since 2002, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsors all three of the season-ending races; the races have the names Ford 400, Ford 300, and Ford 200, respectively, and the weekend is marketed as Ford Championship Weekend.

Summary

Greg Biffle won the race and leading Roush Racing's 1–2–3–4 finish.[2] Meanwhile, Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Tony Stewart, and Jimmie Johnson each had a mathematical chance to win the championship. However, Johnson crashed out at Lap 127 with a blown tire in Turn Three. Despite the fact that Edwards and Biffle finished up front while Stewart finished 15th, Stewart still won the championship. The race was also the last for Rusty Wallace as he retired afterwards, having competed in NASCAR Cup racing for 25 years.

Top 10 results
Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 16Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord
2 6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord
3 17Matt KensethRoush RacingFord
4 99Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFord
5 41Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge
6 07Dave BlaneyRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
7 12Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge
8 29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
9 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
10 19Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge

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Race statistics
  • Time of race: 3:02:50
  • Average Speed: 131.431 miles per hour (211.518 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: 176.051 miles per hour (283.327 km/h)
  • Cautions: 8 for 37 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 0.017
  • Lead changes: 21
  • Percent of race run under caution: 13.9%
  • Average green flag run: 25.6 laps[4]
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References
  1. Weather information at The Old Farmers Almanac
  2. "2005 Ford 400 Greg Biffle Wins", NASCAR Video Archive, Retrieved August 30, 2016
  3. "2005 Ford 400 Race Results", Fox Sports, Retrieved August 30, 2016
  4. "2005 Ford 400", Racing Reference, Retrieved August 30, 2016
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