2005 Checker Auto Parts 500
Race details
Race 35 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
Date November 13, 2005 (2005-November-13)
Official name Checker Auto Parts 500
Location Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona
Course Permanent racing facility
1.000 mi (1.609 km)
Distance 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km)
Average speed 102.989 miles per hour (165.745 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Joe Gibbs Racing
Most laps led
Driver Greg Biffle Roush Racing
Laps 189
Winner
No. 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Bill Weber, Wally Dallenbach, and Benny Parsons

The 2005 Checker Auto Parts 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on November 13, 2005 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps on the 1-mile (1.609 km) asphalt oval, it was the thirty-fifth race of the 2005 Nextel Cup Series season. Kyle Busch of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.

Background

Phoenix International Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.

Summary

The Checker Auto Parts 500 was held November 13 at Phoenix International Raceway. Denny Hamlin, who hadn't competed in a full season in Nextel Cup at the time, won the pole. The race was surrounded by controversy when defending champion Kurt Busch was cited for reckless driving and was reported by a cop to have "had the whiff of alcohol", although he was below the legal limit of .008 in Arizona, when it was discovered Kurt Busch actually had .0018 in alcohol. Due to his actions, he was suspended by Roush Racing for the rest of the season, and Kenny Wallace took the wheel of the 97 car. Ironically, his brother Kyle won the race, and in victory lane, he criticized the media for their handling of the case.

Jerry Robertson would make his only NASCAR Nextel Cup Series start in this event.[1]

Top 10 results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 5Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
2 16Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord
3 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
4 20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet
5 18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet
6 99Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFord
7 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
8 7Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsChevrolet
9 88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord
10 77Travis KvapilPenske-Jasper RacingDodge

Race Statistics

  • Time of race: 3:02:23
  • Average Speed: 102.641 miles per hour (165.185 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: 134.173
  • Cautions: 9 for 44 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 0.609 sec
  • Lead changes: 10
  • Percent of race run under caution: 14.1%
  • Average green flag run: 26.8 laps

References

  1. ↑ Race information at Race Database
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