2005 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500
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The 2005 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 was the 33nd stock car race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, the seventh race of the 2005 Chase for the Nextel Cup, and the 46th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 30, 2005, before a crowd of 120,000 in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 325 laps to complete. At race's end, rookie Carl Edwards of Roush Racing would steal the lead on the final restart on Lap 289 to win his third NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win of his career, his third of the season, and completing an Atlanta sweep for the 2005 season.[1] To fill out the podium, Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports and Mark Martin of Roush Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |||
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Race 33 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
Date | October 30, 2005 | ||
Official name | 46th Annual Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 | ||
Location | Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.54 mi (2.48 km) | ||
Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km) | ||
Average speed | 146.834 miles per hour (236.306 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 120,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Penske Racing | ||
Time | 28.588 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | |
Laps | 142 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | NBC | ||
Announcers | Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |