2005 nascar nextel cup series standings drivers

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. A rule change affected the qualification process in 2005. See how the other drivers fared this season with the 2005 nascar nextel cup standings chart below. 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. Revisit these important events and even more action on the track, including pictures with the 2005 nascar nextel cup chronology below. Wallace retired from cup series competition after the 2005 season, closing the door on one of the most storied careers in racing. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series ntt indycar series arca menards series. Nascar statistics, standings and results for nascar nextel cup series. If you use any information from this nascar 2005 chase to the cup for.

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. To do this, nascar introduced a new wrinkle to its championship points system that would take the top 10 drivers in the. Oct 29, 2017 2005 nascar nextel cup series mbna nascar racepoints 400. To do this, nascar introduced a new wrinkle to its championship points system that would take the top 10 drivers in. The nascar playoffs is a championship playoff system used in the nascar s three national series. Tony stewart was the dominant driver going into the ten race playoff with five wins. April 23 today in jayskis nascar history page 16 of. 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. Stewart is a threetime nascar sprint cup series champion. The 20042006 chase for the nextel cup, the original rules and news. 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.

Daytona 500 jeff gordon squeaks past tony stewart in the waning laps and wins the first daytona 500 in history to go into overtime. Nascar nextel cup series 2005 driver point standings. 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. Nascar race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers.

Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series. Although neither jeff gordon, nor dale earnhardt, jr. Nnc 2005 banquet 400 nascar classics version by jinjabreadman46. In the slides ahead, i count down the 10 most underrated drivers currently in nascar. Nascar nextel cup series pit crews preparing for their allstar moments inaugural nascar nextel pit crew challenge adding to allstar weekend 24. 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. Going into the final race before the chase for the cup, stewart had amassed a 20. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1949 to red byron. Kurt busch with roush racing driving a ford was the nextel cup champion.

Rusty wallace retired after the 2005 season and is running his busch. 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 2005 nascar nextel cup series was the 57th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 34th modernera cup series. Nascar statistical services423 2005 rumblings phoenix for the second week in a row we had the roush racing version of total domination. April 2005 busch series archive jayskis nascar silly. Jayskis nascar silly season site sprint cup series chase. Jeff burton race results in the 2005 nascar nextel cup series. Nascar nextel cup standings for 2006 click on the driver to see 2006 racelevel statistics for that driver. 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. Joe gibbs racing driver bobby labonte was crowned champion at seasons end. Thought id get the driver list going so you can start learning who is where and with what sponsor. 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. Ill only post changes that have been officially announced by the teams. The 2020 nascar cup series race schedule from nascar.

Looking ahead to the chase for the nascar nextel cup, only 18 drivers remain within 400 points of current point leader jimmie johnson. Nascar is a registered trademark owned by the national association for stock car auto racing inc. 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. The season was the final year that the nascar cup series was known as the nextel cup series. A driver winning races in two different series at a track during the same weekend is said to have completed a sweep. There are a lot of changes coming our way for 2005. Whether they are in the truck series, nationwide series or sprint cup series, these 10 drivers. 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 2005 nascar craftsman truck series season began february 18 and ended november 18. 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. Get details with our 2005 nascar nextel cup chronology. Nascar nextel cup driver list for 2005 formerly winston cup.

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. The season began on february and ended on november 20. Sprint acquired nextel in 2005, and in 2008 the series was renamed the nascar sprint cup series 20082016. 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. Click on the driver to see 2005 racelevel statistics for that driver. Plus, view the standings after any race of any year. 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.

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. 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. This site is not associated with nascar, the national association for stock car auto racing. The 2005 nascar nextel cup series began on saturday, february 12. The first driver to win multiple championships was herb thomas in 1951 and 1953. The operator of this website is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the nascar organization. Kurt busch, the 2004 nascar cup titleholder, joined team penske in 2006 as wallace transitioned to the broadcast booth. 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. Ted musgrave of ultra motorsports was crowned the seasons champion. Ill entered as many links to driver and team websites as i could find. Kyle busch, 20, becomes the youngest driver ever to win a nascar cup series race when he outduels greg biffle in the. Each title for stewart came when the series had a different name winston cup, nextel cup.

Nascar statistics, standings and results for 2005 nascar nextel cup series. 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. Redirected from list of monster energy nascar cup series champions. 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 cup series drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. He spent the early part of the season chasing jimmie johnson, who set the early pace, then hit stride and assumed command. Nascar nextel series at dockside international raceway. 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 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 season began on saturday, february 7, and ended on sunday, november 21. Our cookies are friendly and dont collect personal information but helps to improve the user experience. Glossary view expanded 2005 driver standings tweet. Current racing series nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoors truck series. In 2019, nascar rejected monsters offer to extend the current. 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.