| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 30 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
 The 2005 Banquet 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace and Carl Edwards. | |||
| Date | October 9, 2005 | ||
| Official name | Fifth Annual Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods | ||
| Location | Kansas City, Kansas, Kansas Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||
| Average speed | 137.774 miles per hour (221.726 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 125,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Roush Racing | ||
| Time | 29.858 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 139 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 2005 Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods was the 30th stock car racing race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, the fourth race of the 2005 Chase for the Nextel Cup, and the fifth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 9, 2005, before a crowd of 125,000 in Kansas City, Kansas, at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 267 laps to complete. At race's end, Mark Martin of Roush Racing would take control of the race in the late stages to win his 35th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his first and only win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, teammates Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards would finish second and third, respectively.
The race was the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series debut for Denny Hamlin.
Background
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, October 7, at 12:30 PM CST, and would last for one hour.[2] Scott Wimmer of Bill Davis Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a 30.289 and an average speed of 178.283 miles per hour (286.919 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 30.289 | 178.283 |
| 2 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 30.397 | 177.649 |
| 3 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 30.427 | 177.474 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second and final practice
The second and final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, October 7, at 2:35 PM CST, and would last for one hour and 20 minutes.[2] Elliott Sadler of Robert Yates Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a 30.105 and an average speed of 179.372 miles per hour (288.671 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 30.105 | 179.372 |
| 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Racing | Ford | 30.114 | 179.319 |
| 3 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 30.167 | 179.004 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 8, at 10:40 AM CST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[2]
Matt Kenseth of Roush Racing would win the pole, with a 29.858 and an average speed of 180.856 miles per hour (291.060 km/h).[5]
Two drivers would crash in qualifying: debuter Denny Hamlin would crash on his second lap coming into Turn 3, and Kasey Kahne would crash on his warm-up lap coming into the frontstretch.[6] While both drivers would qualify on owner's points, they would both have to start at the back for the race due to switching to a backup car.
Six drivers would fail to qualify: Robby Gordon, Carl Long, Wayne Anderson, Tony Raines, Eric McClure, and P. J. Jones.
Full qualifying results
Race results
References
- ↑ "Martin grabs Cup win at Kansas Speedway". Deseret News. Associated Press. 2005-10-10. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
- 1 2 3 "Jayski's® Silly Season Site - Kansas 2 Race Info / Rundown Page". 2005-12-14. Archived from the original on 2005-12-14. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
- ↑ "Kansas practice 1 times". us.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
- ↑ "Kansas final practice times". au.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
- ↑ "Kenseth's Kansas Pole". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
- ↑ 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Banquet 400 Bud Pole Qualifying, retrieved 2021-11-25
- ↑ "2005 Banquet 400 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-25.