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  1.   jeff posted:
  11.21.2005 - 4:15 am
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nice win


  2.   Jason posted:
  11.21.2005 - 5:08 am
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Great finish. Congrats to Stewart, Biffle, and Dave Blaney in his last
start for RCR


  3.   MegaRacer posted:
  11.21.2005 - 5:27 am
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What a weekend! Congrats to Ted, martin and Tony on their well deserved
championships. To Greg for another win. And to Rusty and Ricky for your
great careers and a combined 50+ years of great memories.


  4.   Darrell posted:
  11.21.2005 - 12:09 pm
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It's a shame that Dave Blaney and Casey Mears who REALLY deserved to
win, had to lose to Biffle.

Still, congrats Tony, especially since he's been a class act, and thank
you to Rusty & Ricky, who are truly legends in the sport. They will be
missed dearly.

RIP to those killed in the helicopter crash at Homestead last night.


  5.   Chevy posted:
  11.21.2005 - 2:43 pm
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Roush 1-2-3-4. Could have been 1-2-3-4-5 if Jack didn't fire Kurt Busch
for NOTHING.


  6.   Darrell posted:
  11.21.2005 - 11:00 pm
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Busch had been a thorn in Roush's side for pretty much the whole year,
and his behavior after his arrest didn't help him a bit. Can't say he
was fired for nothing.


  7.   Mike D posted:
  11.22.2005 - 8:50 pm
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Huge congrats to Tony Stewart.
Also for Greg Biffle.He started getting momentum back a little too late...


  8.   Anonymous posted:
  11.23.2005 - 5:26 am
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with no reset the real champ still won! unlike last year...
1.Tony Stewart 5199
2.Greg Biffle -215
3.Jimmie Johnson -428
4.Rusty Wallace -475
5.Mark Martin -523
6.Carl Edwards -602
7.Ryan Newman -743
8.Matt Kenseth -748
9.Jeremy Mayfield -918
10.Kurt Busch -951
11.Jeff Gordon -1025
12.Jamie McMurray -1069
13.Elliott Sadler -1115
14.Kevin Harvick -1127
15.Dale Jarrett -1239


  9.   Darrell posted:
  11.23.2005 - 8:58 pm
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Not to keep getting hammering a nail into a half-inch board, but I like
Casey Mear's quote after the race:

"I've never won and they handed one more to Roush again." Ouch.

I won't deny there was any debris on the race track. The problem was,
the debris was on the access lane to pit road.


  10.   Fitz posted:
  11.24.2005 - 9:33 pm
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Oh, and I give my congrats to Tony Stewart for winning his 2nd Nextel
Cup championship in his career. Hopefully one day, I could race side by
side with him, you never know. I'm taking my first step into my own
racing career after being enrolled in a go-karting course. My racing
dreams are in the verge of coming true, so wish me the best of luck. And
once again, congratulations Smoke!!


  11.   HomeDepot20TS posted:
  11.25.2005 - 8:50 pm
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It was great to see Smoke pull it off, even if the car wasn't quite up
to par. Sure is awesome to be a champion fan again, I'm definately
enjoying it a lot more than the 2002 one.


  12.   Mr. Etc posted:
  11.26.2005 - 11:28 pm
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Tony did it again :)


  13.   Don posted:
  11.27.2005 - 3:40 am
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In the first place, Busch fired himself, when he jumped ship from Roush
and signed with Penske.

This ought to open the eyes of you people who think Jack Roush or Rick
Hendrick run the show. The sponsors decide who is in the car.

What Busch did was downright stupid. But there are many police officers
out there with a not much between their ears. My first car was a 1978
Pontiac Astre, with a four cylindar engine and snow tires on it. And my
neighborhood state patrol officer came and talked to me about complaints
he was getting about a red car squealing tires. A four cylindar car,
automatic transmission with snow tires squealing tires? I think even
Roscoe could have figured that one out.

As for Mears crying and whining about NASCAR giving another one to
Roush, how come we never heard these kind of crys when Gordon was
winning 30% of the races, when he had a 15th place car and won the race.
Has more to do with NASCAR turning their chicken little head and coughing.

Besides that, Edwards lead the most laps in the race, he wasn't crying
and whining like Mears. Maybe Casey ought to look at his stats driving
for his "owner" and read the writing on the wall. This is Edwards first
full season and Casey has been doing this how long? Lets see who's ride
remains secure through this time next year, Carl or Casey.

The thing I find the most odd about the season, NASCAR champ by 215
points; (35 with the chase) Busch champ 68 points; truck champ 55
points. And every website out there shows the points in the "classic"
standings. The best part of this years Chase was Gordon and Jr. not
being in it.


  14.   JJ Lehto posted:
  11.30.2005 - 2:09 am
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Congratulations to Tony. I am glad there was only ONE post about "under
the old system" I'm glad people are finally getting over it.
Again, congrats to Tony on his 2nd title.


  15.   SPENCER posted:
  12.08.2005 - 2:00 am
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The best news I heard in a long time in 2007......ESPN is back!!!


  16.   Anonymous posted:
  12.13.2005 - 5:50 am
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Busch lite


  17.   STbastien posted:
  12.14.2005 - 4:50 am
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Ho BTW, hopefully 2005 Champion is the man under both point systems, old
(good) & new (bad) one :)

kurt, watch out the drive for six !


  18.   SPENCER posted:
  01.01.2006 - 11:33 pm
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Jimmy finished 31st,led 2 laps,4 down,(the highest out of all drivers 4
down)


  19.   Steve posted:
  02.11.2006 - 7:23 am
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The last race for two NASCAR legends: Rusty Wallace (finished 13th) and
Ricky Rudd (37th). The fact that this was Rudd's last race didn't get
much attention, but that's exactly the way he wanted it. He said that
when he retired, he wouldn't have a Victory Tour or a Farewell Tour or
do anything special, just whenever he felt he was no longer competitive.
He had a good chance to win at Atlanta in March (brakes failed),
Infineon (Stewart passed him late in the race), at Charlotte in October
(dropped off the pace while running in the Top 5, and the next week at
Martinsville (crashed with Mike Bliss and Sterling Marlin while running
2nd), so Rudd can still get the job done. 788 consecutive starts. Maybe,
and I emphasize, MAYBE Kyle Busch or Reed Sorenson could break that record.

Good to hear that Rusty will be in the ESPN booth in 2007. It won't take
him long to feel right at home.


  20.   Thomas posted:
  03.10.2006 - 7:03 am
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Don, I should nominate you for President of the United States for those
comments! You are a true genius! Finally, someone else besides me
notices that no one bitched (except the fans) when freakin Jeff Gordon
mysteriously won about 1/3 of the races in the late '90s whether he had
a good car or not.


  21.   REED SORENSON posted:
  03.21.2006 - 5:25 am
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It's all fixed. Nascar decides the week before the race who will win.
It's like pro wrestling, in that people could actually get hurt, or even
die, but the victory is always pre-determined. It's a wonder people
still go to the races or watch them on television when everyone knows
it's all fixed. Same reason they go see pro wrestling or watch it on
television, mindless entertainment. AND I LOVE IT!!


  22.   REED SORENSON posted:
  03.21.2006 - 5:29 am
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For those of you who are convinced it's fixed, then why do you continue
to watch the races? Stop complaining and watch something other than
Nascar if it's so crooked.


  23.   Anonymous posted:
  06.21.2006 - 5:57 am
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i agree jason


  24.   Chevy posted:
  08.16.2006 - 10:15 am
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I understand that Casey Mears had a chance to win if not for that late
caution. But Dave Blaney? How the hell could he win? He led a couple of
laps because of staying out when everybody else pitted. I don' t see how
he deserved to win this one.


  25.   Andy S posted:
  09.12.2006 - 5:36 pm
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Fixed? I thought we all went through that. As if a driver were to have a
device rigged to puncture a right front going into Turn 1 at Pocono, or
having a team member disguised as a fan with accurate enough aim to get
a hot dog wrapper on a grill. They have a kill switch on the steering
wheel, why not one to grenade the engine in mid pack at Talladega? I
question some officiating, but usually, on further review, they are
right. I stopped watching stick and ball sports because the officiating
stinks and timeouts are ruled by commercials.


  26.   JG24 posted:
  10.05.2006 - 4:03 am
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Sad to see there are more whiners about Jeff Gordon. He won 1/3 of the
races because he earned it. Get over the conspiracy theories.


  27.   JJ Lehto posted:
  10.16.2006 - 12:52 am
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Greg Biffle came close. I remember in the beginning of the year, I
thought Biffle was unstoppable. Then Stewart was...Biffle was SO close
in the end.

Congrats to Tony on his 2nd title


  28.   Mike D posted:
  10.16.2006 - 11:07 pm
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Rusty's last race...


  29.   Steve.M. posted:
  12.30.2006 - 7:10 am
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how could they fix it with a finish that close?

biffle won by a bumper and you say its fixed, what if it had gone the
other way and martin had won? then what

i think REED SORENSON as the user is called should stop taking idiot pills


  30.   Brock posted:
  01.20.2007 - 11:05 pm
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The most recent Cup race, as of the end of the 2006 season, for BHJ
(Bobby Hamilton, Jr.)


  31.   biffle16 posted:
  04.02.2007 - 9:47 pm
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Rusty drives his eighth and final paint scheme of the year.
"The Last Start".


  32.   Anonymous posted:
  05.21.2007 - 11:08 pm
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Mark Martin proved again in this race why he has never and will never
win a NASCAR championship.

Instead of blocking Biffle like any normal competitor would have done on
the LAST LAP, he actually MOVED OVER and gave him more room! On the LAST
LAP!!!

:lol: :lol: :lol:


  33.   Anonymous posted:
  06.25.2007 - 6:31 am
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i dont know why this finish doesnt get more air time, this is a
fantastic photo finish yet i dont think ive EVER seen it replayed other
than the first week after that race, since then nothing.

why is that


  34.   adamal82 posted:
  09.20.2007 - 2:50 pm
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Last race for the Don Arnold Race Team


  35.   BurtonRUddfan posted:
  01.09.2008 - 11:29 pm
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Top-4 for Roush Fenway, that was rare. Otherwise, great run for Blaney
in his last run for RCR.


  36.   Jesse posted:
  10.24.2008 - 1:01 am
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Anonymous, Mark was in second trying to pass Biffle. How can you block
when you are in second?


  37.   reffy posted:
  03.08.2009 - 8:43 am
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If NASCAR gave only points to those who finished first and second, (win
= 2, second = 1) than this would be the Top 10 for 2005

Stewart - 16
Biffle - 15
Gordon - 10
Johnson - 9
Kurt Busch - 9
Edwards - 8
Kyle Busch - 7
Kenseth - 5
Kahne - 4
Martin - 4


  38.   Spen posted:
  06.10.2009 - 4:06 am
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Did anyone at this race think that this would be Jeremy Mayfield's last
top-ten? Didn't think so.


  39.   RLewis9 posted:
  08.22.2009 - 5:32 pm
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Former champion Rusty Wallace makes his final start. Also the final Cup
start for Bobby Hamilton, Jr.


  40.   SoxFan24 posted:
  10.25.2009 - 1:41 am
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Greg Biffle wins this race for the 2nd straight year and narrowly misses
his first Sprint Cup title.

milestones

Of course the final cup start for Rusty Wallace

Last race for Viagra as a primary Cup Sponsor

Last race for Casey Mears in the Target 41. He moved to the 42 car in 2006

Last race for Dave Blaney driving the 07 car and got his best finish of
the year

Last race for Kenny Wallace filling in for Kurt Busch in the 97 car

Last race for Sterling Marlin in the Coors Light Car for Ganassi Racing.
He had driven this car since 1998 and would return for a race in 2008

Last race for Michael Waltrip driving for DEI as he would leave to star
his own team after this race

Last race for the 50 team

Last race for Kodak as a primary full time sponsor in the cup series

Last race for Bobby Labonte driving for Joe Gibbs

Last race for Ditech.com as a NASCAR sponsor


  41.   SoxFan24 posted:
  10.25.2009 - 1:53 am
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Forgot one. Last race for Jamie McMurray driving for Ganassi as of
10/25/09 the team that gave him his first win. Of course he may actually
return in 2010 to drive the 1 car


  42.   Cooper posted:
  05.15.2011 - 9:23 pm
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2005 Final Standings by Driver Rating
--Driver rating essentially takes all luck out of the equation and
depicts who were the best drivers in each race. I sorted every race of
the chase by driver rating and assigned the points accordingly to where
they finished in driver rating.

1. Tony Stewart 6618
2. Greg Biffle -30
3. Matt Kenseth -115
4. Mark Martin -189
5. Jimmie Johnson -209
6. Carl Edwards -227
7. Ryan Newman -271
8. Rusty Wallace -424
9. Jeremy Mayfield -519
10. Kurt Busch -565

The only real variance in the chase this year, is Matt Kenseth. The
wreck at Dover ruined a real good run. Also bad luck at Charlotte and
Phoenix hurt the #17. He was statistically the third best car and ended
up 7th.


  43.   Cooper posted:
  05.15.2011 - 9:26 pm
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In addition, as you can see Carl lucked into some of his finishes in the
chase. He ran as the sixth best car and ended up finishing 2nd in real
points. They didn't make mistakes and closed races well. See Chase race
#2, Dover.


  44.   Evan posted:
  11.18.2011 - 10:01 pm
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* The final race Roush ran number 97, the car had been 97 ever since
Jack Roush bought it from Chad Little, it started as a car owned by
former NFL QB Mark Rypien and Greg Pollex. It changed to number 26 with
Jamie McMurray, to possibly get rid of the ugly Kurt Busch mess.
* Kurt Busch's first season since 2001 where he did not run all the races.
* As of 2011, Besides Jimmie Johnson's 5 time effort, Kurt Busch and
this year's winner and Tony Stewart will be the only ones with a title
under the Chase system.
* The final ride for Michael Waltrip in the NAPA Chevrolet capping of a
season which was a disaster from start to finish, Waltrip led the league
in wrecked racecars.
* Denny Hamlin becomes the fulltime driver of the 11 car after this race
for next year, he goes into the next season already with a pole at
Phoenix under his belt.
* Possibly the last Cup start for Jimmy Spencer and he would soon take
up announcing duties as SPEED channel fulltime.
* The last race for Cal Well's 32 team and Tide the official sponsor has
sponsored a car since the early 1980's with Darrell Waltrip any of the
remaining assets of the team are put into Michael Waltrip's new team
which Wells owns a stake in. Michael Waltrip signs will Bill Davis so he
can race while his team is being built.
* Rusty's last call ends with a Chase berth and a winless season, Rusty
is replaced by Kurt Busch who does not run the final race.
* This is also another race where the torch is passed, veterans Rusty
Wallace, Bill Elliott two years before, and Terry Labonte the year
before retire from fulltime driving, that is four championships between
them and a lot of hardware to go with it.
* Another torch is passed when Stewart wins this title he proves his
role as Joe Gibbs's top dog, Bobby Labonte the 2000 champion runs his
last race in the 18 and the ride is given to JJ Yeley the next year.
* Last race for the Chevrolet Monte Carlo used from 2003-05, the new
version is revamped with new headlights and new nose and flatter tail
section and was used in the Nationwide series through 2010 and was
christened the Monte Carlo SS, the tooling was used in Cup through 2007
and discontinued in 2008.
* Last race for the 2K Ford Taurus introduced in 2000, the new Ford
Fusion would debut the next year, with a flatter body style and wider
look than the Ford Taurus used from 2000-2005.
* Greg Biffle's win was the final for the Ford Taurus, the first was
Dale Jarrett in the 2000 Daytona 500.
* Sterling Marlin's last race with Chip Ganassi as they would part ways,
and replace Sterling with David Stremme. Marlin would get close as he
ever get to the title with Ganassi before he injured his neck at Kansas
in 2002. He led the points in 2002 for 20 straight weeks. Sterling never
could recover and never won again. He'd drive for Ginn Racing in 2006
with his father's #14.


  45.   1995z71 posted:
  11.20.2011 - 9:20 pm
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Dont know if anyone mentioned it before but Kyle Petty & Scott Riggs had
special paint schemes featuring UF & FSU.


  46.   Daniel posted:
  05.24.2012 - 11:30 am
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In using fastest 43: #51 Mike Garvey & #92 Chad Chaffin

Out using fastest 43: #11 Denny Hamlin & #15 Michael Waltrip


  47.   Spen posted:
  08.06.2012 - 9:44 pm
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Evan: A couple of corrections. Obviously, 2011's champion and Tony
Stewart ended up being the same person, but I'll cut you some slack on
that one. :) But Jimmy Spencer ended up running a couple of races for
Furniture Row in 2006, Cal Wells' team continued the next season with
Travis Kvapil driving, and the Taurus first won with Mark Martin at Las
Vegas in 1998.


  48.   Robert Nelson posted:
  10.23.2012 - 3:01 am
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Points standings using the 2005 Formula One points system
(10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1).

1 Tony Stewart 137
2 Greg Biffle 135
3 Jimmie Johnson 106
4 Carl Edwards 89
5 Mark Martin 88
6 Kurt Busch 83
7 Matt Kenseth 80
8 Jeff Gordon 73
9 Kyle Busch 65
10 Rusty Wallace 50
11 Ryan Newman 49
12 Kasey Kahne 43
13 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 43
14 Brian Vickers 39
15 Jeremy Mayfield 35
16 Jamie McMurray 34
17 Bobby Labonte 29
18 Kevin Harvick 27
19 Michel Waltrip 26
20 Dale Jarrett 23
21 Casey Mears 23
22 Elliott Sadler 20
23 Jeff Burton 19
24 Ricky Rudd 18
25 Joe Nemechek 15
26 Scott Riggs 13
27 Sterling Marlin 10
28 Robby Gordon 9
29 Boris Said 6
30 Scott Pruett 5
31 Dave Blaney 4
32 Denny Hamlin 4
33 Travis Kvapil 2
34 Martin Truex Jr. 2
35 Mike Bliss 2
36 Kyle Petty 2
37 Ken Schrader 1
38 Ron Fellows 1
39 Mike Wallace 1

With the Chase.

1 Tony Stewart 90
2 Greg Biffle 84
3 Jimmie Johnson 81
4 Carl Edwards 78
5 Mark Martin 61
6 Matt Kenseth 53
7 Jeff Gordon 49
8 Kyle Busch 46
9 Kurt Busch 39
10 Kasey Kahne 5


  49.   CBASS posted:
  01.21.2013 - 7:19 am
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  50.   Slash posted:
  04.18.2013 - 12:54 am
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Good Finale for 2005, but depending on your POV, this is the start of
the Johnson Era which is often looked at horribly unless your a #48 fan.

Biffle won the race in a close one with Mark Martin, but lost the title.
He may have won the most races (Biffle's 6 to Stewarts's 5) but he was
nowhere as consistant as Smoke was, so Tony deserved the title.


It was either the beginning or the total end of these era's:

-Nascar on NBC. It was announced sometime before or after the race that
ESPN would take over the series at Indy and show the chase, while TNT
did a few races every season. NBC's coverage was unpopular at the time,
but has gained sone respect and a following since loosing the rights in
2006.

-The Last Call has passed. Rusty Wallace's career ended on that night,
ending a good but frustrating season. No wins but a chase spot, he could
have won the second Pocono race.

-Jeremy Mayfield. His collapse began in earnest after this race ended.
He is now in total obscurity.


  51.   AntmanB posted:
  02.06.2014 - 12:52 am
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THis was the Last Race for Car Owner Jim Smith.


  52.   1995z71 posted:
  02.10.2014 - 12:30 am
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@ Post 51 AntmanB

The last race for Ultra Motorsports (aka Jim Smith) was the 2004 Chevy
American Revolution 400 with Dave Blaney.


Before the 2005 season Robby Gordon purchased the defunct Ultra
Motorsports with John Menard as a business partner and former owner Jim
Smith being listed as owner for provisional points.


  53.   AntmanB posted:
  02.22.2014 - 12:27 am
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ah ok thanks.


  54.   Evan W. posted:
  04.27.2014 - 7:55 pm
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Sponsors
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Rusty's Last Call ended, ran a scheme called "The Last Start".
Source:Jayski.com
Ricky Rudd though he would return the next year, had "Thanks Ricky" on
the decklid, other than that it remained the same. Source:Jayski.com


  55.   Harvickfan4Life posted:
  06.05.2014 - 12:38 pm
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This race had 4 out of the 5 Roush cars finish in he top 4 and Jeff
Gordon was the only Hendrick Motorsports car that finished higher than
40th.


  56.   Evan posted:
  07.31.2014 - 10:01 am
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As of 2014, Besides Jimmie Johnson's 5 straight+1=6 effort, Kurt Busch
and Tony Stewart(2005 and 2011) will be the only ones in this race who
won titles under the Chase system. The other Brad Keselowski wasn't even
in the Cup series yet.


  57.   NestieTheKid posted:
  05.15.2015 - 3:20 pm
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@Evan

Kurt wasn't even in this race, for Roush had him suspended for the final
2 races of 2005.


  58.   88&4Fan posted:
  09.02.2015 - 5:42 pm
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Actually this was NOT the last race for Sterling Marlin in the #40 car.
He returned to the #40 for two races in 2008 when Dario Franchitti was
injured, at Darlington and Charlotte.


  59.   88&4Fan posted:
  09.06.2015 - 1:28 am
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Top 50 drivers from the 2000-2005 seasons:

I'm in the middle of 2006 right now so that won't be up for a little
while probably.


Pos. +/- Name Points Starts Poles Wins Top5 Top10 Top15 Top20 Led
1. -- Tony Stewart 28724 214 7 22 81 128 146 164 6032
2. -- Jeff Gordon 28209 214 24 24 81 125 148 157 7188
3. -- Mark Martin 26236 214 2 4 55 101 132 158 1991
4. -- Rusty Wallace 25858 214 10 6 40 91 134 155 3885
5. -- Matt Kenseth 25770 214 3 10 52 97 124 152 2787
6. -- Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 25648 214 6 16 59 91 120 139 4607
7. -- Bobby Labonte 25575 214 8 9 54 86 122 146 1417
8. -- Dale Jarrett 25190 214 9 10 48 89 121 141 1362
9. -- Jeff Burton 25156 214 1 6 36 75 127 153 1834
10. -- Ricky Rudd 24196 214 5 3 41 70 111 145 1356
11. -- Sterling Marlin 22221 206 1 4 25 64 95 120 1526
12. -- Kurt Busch 21366 184 3 14 43 79 104 116 3477
13. +1 Jeremy Mayfield 21160 204 7 4 26 54 86 111 1627
14. -1 Elliott Sadler 21134 213 6 3 15 45 71 108 970
15. +1 Kevin Harvick 20819 178 4 5 30 66 95 119 1624
16. -1 Michael Waltrip 20805 214 1 4 21 41 66 102 799
17. -- Joe Nemechek 19989 206 4 3 14 40 60 99 825
18. -- Jimmie Johnson 19638 147 8 18 53 86 103 114 3341
19. -- Ryan Newman 18668 152 35 12 53 76 95 102 3188
20. -- Terry Labonte 18416 190 2 1 9 29 55 91 235
21. -- Ken Schrader 17837 210 13 32 63 129
22. -- Ward Burton 17579 176 1 4 13 42 67 92 1104
23. -- Dave Blaney 16852 193 1 1 19 40 70 179
24. -- Bill Elliott 16544 155 6 4 23 42 66 91 1196
25. -- Robby Gordon 15746 171 3 11 28 42 70 354
26. -- Jimmy Spencer 15420 176 2 8 23 44 61 613
27. -- Johnny Benson 14646 143 1 14 32 57 78 292
28. -- Kyle Petty 14523 183 4 20 46 54
29. -- Ricky Craven 13472 150 3 2 10 24 39 59 633
30. -- Jamie McMurray 13382 114 2 1 19 48 67 76 467
31. +1 Greg Biffle 12994 114 1 9 22 35 54 68 1826
32. -1 Jeff Green 12879 147 2 4 9 21 48 220
33. -- John Andretti 12318 147 1 6 26 48 91
34. -- Steve Park 12177 125 4 2 12 30 41 57 850
35. -- Mike Skinner 10974 130 2 1 13 27 44 405
36. -- Kenny Wallace 10267 125 1 2 5 17 31 125
37. -- Jerry Nadeau 9890 108 1 8 17 31 41 646
38. -- Casey Mears 9659 108 2 4 18 26 37 257
39. +1 Todd Bodine 9134 121 4 3 8 22 36 137
40. -1 Bobby Hamilton 9044 104 1 3 12 26 37 360
41. -- Kevin LePage 8405 113 1 5 16 23 62
42. -- Mike Wallace 8139 102 1 11 17 27 128
43. -- Kasey Kahne 7840 72 6 1 18 22 31 39 1122
44. -- Brian Vickers 7587 77 3 5 14 30 38 413
45. -- Brett Bodine 7303 103 2 9 18 11
46. -- Scott Wimmer 6948 81 1 3 11 25 64
47. -- Robert Pressley 6118 69 2 6 19 27 19
48. +2 Carl Edwards 6038 49 2 4 13 23 28 34 449
49. -1 Casey Atwood 5974 73 1 1 4 10 22 137
50. -1 Stacy Compton 5901 83 2 1 5 12 22


  60.   88&4Fan posted:
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Oops. Sorry about all the numbers being jumbled together. When I finish
2006 I'll do the drivers names only so it doesn't look as confusing. I
copy&pasted directly from Word so I thought it would keep the spaces in
there but I guess not.


  61.   Premium Doesn't Suck 62 66 94 98 posted:
  10.09.2015 - 5:20 pm
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2005 Nextel Cup DNQ count:

1. Morgan Shepherd, 16
2. Carl Long, 15
3. Stanton Barrett, Kirk Shelmerdine, 11
4. Hermie Sadler, Mike Garvey, P.J. Jones, 10
5. Johnny Sauter, Kevin Lepage, 8
6. Robby Gordon, Wayne Anderson, 7
7. Derrike Cope, Tony Raines, 6
8. Eric McClure, 5
9. Randy LaJoie, Kenny Wallace, Joey McCarthy, 4
10. Greg Sacks, Jeff Fuller, Brandon Ash, Bobby Hamilton Jr., Boris
Said, Stuart Kirby, Mike Wallace, Jimmy Spencer, 3
11. Stan Boyd, John Andretti, Bryan Reffner, Chad Chaffin, 2
12. Kerry Earnhardt, Larry Gunselman, Andy Belmont, Geoffrey Bodine,
Brad Teague, Steve Portenga, Jason Leffler, Mike Skinner, Johnny
Borneman III, Jose Luis Ramirez, Scott Pruett, Chris Cook, Tom Hubert,
Ryan McGlynn, J.J. Yeley, Reed Sorenson

45 drivers with at least one DNQ
29 with at least two
25 with at least three
17 with at least four


  62.   Big Mac Fan posted:
  10.12.2015 - 8:45 pm
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Could anyone believe that this was Jeremy Mayfield's last top 10? I sure
didn't.


  63.   Gordon7timechamp posted:
  01.29.2016 - 6:59 am
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The fix was in, Casey Mears was screwed out of a win.


  64.   Maverick11 posted:
  02.21.2016 - 1:28 am
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"Last race for Bobby Labonte for Joe Gibbs Racing."

Until the 2016 Xfinity Daytona race.


  65.   Anonymous posted:
  05.05.2016 - 7:26 pm
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It was said that Ryan Newman was driving a year-old Dodge in this race


  66.   chevyfan98 posted:
  11.02.2016 - 9:41 pm
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Hard to believe not a single one of the top three in points would even
make the chase the next year.


  67.   Ultimate Warrior #18 posted:
  11.16.2016 - 10:01 am
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Had to be a great feeling as a owner to see yours cars finish 1-4 in a
cup race.


  68.   Anthony posted:
  11.24.2016 - 10:41 pm
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And now that same team can barely do anything


  69.   Minnowfur posted:
  02.27.2017 - 12:28 pm
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Out of the top 20 in points only 8 are full time in 2017 in cup


  70.   kup posted:
  11.02.2017 - 9:44 am
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UPS: universal points system.
Driver's UPoints = Miles / Aver.Finish
2005 UPS:
# Driver UPts = Miles / AF
1 Tony Stewart 1458 = 14437 / 9.9
2 Greg Biffle 1195 = 14222 / 11.9
3 Jimmie Johnson 1093 = 13876 / 12.7
4 Mark Martin 1038 = 13700 / 13.2
5 Rusty Wallace 1038 = 14325 / 13.8
6 Carl Edwards 1010 = 14140 / 14.0


  71.   kup posted:
  11.16.2017 - 2:17 pm
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TOTAL: UPS! 57 years 1949-2005:
Dale Earnhardt 8 in: '80, '86, '87, '89, '91, '93, '94, '95.
Richard Petty 7 in: '63, '64, '67, '71, '72, '75, '79.
Lee Petty 5 in: '50, '52, '54, '58, '59.
David Pearson 4 in: '66, '68, '69, '76.
Cale Yarborough 3 in: '74, '77, '78.
Bobby Allison 3 in: '81, '82, '83.
Mark Martin 3 in: '90, '97, '02.
Jeff Gordon 3 in: '98, '01, '04.
Buck Baker 2 in: '56, '57.
Rex White 2 in: '60, '61.
Terry Labonte 2 in: '84, '96.
Bill Blair 1 in: '49.
Fonty Flock 1 in: '51.
Herb Thomas 1 in: '53.
Tim Flock 1 in: '55.
Joe Weatherly 1 in: '62.
Ned Jarrett 1 in: '65.
Bobby Isaac 1 in: '70.
Benny Parsons 1 in: '73.
Darrell Waltrip 1 in: '85.
Bill Elliott 1 in: '88.
Alan Kulwicki 1 in: '92.
Dale Jarrett 1 in: '99.
Bobby Labonte 1 in: '00.
Matt Kenseth 1 in: '03.
Tony Stewart 1 in: '05.


  72.   Gabriel posted:
  04.29.2018 - 1:37 am
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Anyone who says Casey Mears was a bad driver, I show them this race.
Mears lost it because NASCAR threw a fake debris caution. And he was
given less better equipment than Gordon, Johnson, and Busch in 2007


  73.   Greg9ChaseFan posted:
  05.02.2018 - 4:50 pm
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71. Total what?? UPS?


  74.   Minnowfur posted:
  05.11.2018 - 6:30 pm
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My top 10 favourite races in 2005

1.Coco cola 600
2.Bristol Night race
3.New Hampshire chase race
4.Daytona 500
5.Road Course
6.Daytona 400
7.Richmond second one
8.Homestead
9.Pocano second one
10.Walkens Glen


  75.   Newt posted:
  11.15.2018 - 3:42 am
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Paul Menard practiced and qualified the 7 car for Robby Gordon.


  76.   Foote posted:
  03.28.2020 - 11:08 pm
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Denny Hamlin had a qualifying crash in this race where it appeared he
was knocked unconscious. He lost it and pancaked the driver's side HARD.
After the crash, his car simply rolled eerily down the banking until
gravity took it no further. There was not a conscious driver inside to
apply the brakes. Similar to Dale Jr's concussion at Dover in 2003 when
his car simply rolled down the banking.


  77.   Stonex posted:
  05.18.2020 - 12:13 pm
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2005 standings with playoff format:
1. Greg Biffle (5043)
2. Mark Martin (5042)
3. Carl Edwards (5040)
4. Tony Stewart (5029)
5. Matt Kenseth (2413)
6. Jimmie Johnson (2390)
7. Ryan Newman (2382)
8. Jeff Gordon (2354)
9. Kevin Harvick (2309)
10. Kurt Busch (2288)
11. Elliott Sadler (2285)
12. Rusty Wallace (2284)
13. Jeremy Mayfield (2274)
14. Kyle Busch (2255)
15. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2240)
16. Kasey Kahne (2205)


  78.   SweetRich posted:
  06.29.2020 - 10:50 am
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The commentators were Bill Weber, Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach.
The pit road reporters were Matt Yocum, Allen Bestwick, Marty Snider and
Dave Burns.


  79.   Land0nFand0n posted:
  07.08.2020 - 2:46 pm
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4 drivers actually wrecked in qualifying for this race.

Denny Hamlin, Michael Waltrip, and Carl Long's cars all wrecked in turn
1 in eerily similar fashion.

Morgan Shepherd actually spun out in turn 3 on his warm-up lap coming to
take the green. While he didn't hit anything, he and his crew were not
able to beat the 5 minute clock and ended up unable to take a time.


  80.   SweetRich posted:
  07.09.2020 - 4:10 pm
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The 44th and final NASCAR Cup Series race for owner Don Arnold, the
owner of Arnold Motorsports.


  81.   SweetRich posted:
  07.18.2020 - 8:02 pm
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Scott Wimmer's final race competing for Bill Davis Racing in the #22
caterpillar dodge and his best finish of '05 came in this very race.


  82.   SweetRich posted:
  07.18.2020 - 8:03 pm
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Dave Blaney's best finish of 2005 came in his swan song competing for
Richard Childress racing.


  83.   Josh_Drake posted:
  12.27.2021 - 9:50 pm
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72 Doesn't seem to realize one race doesn't define a driver's ability


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