Another Busch Hits the Headlines
Written by John Davison · November 13, 2005
Kyle Busch added to the headline-grabbing power of the family name by winning his second NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway. Leading the last 28 laps ahead of Greg Biffle, he headed a total of 63 laps for three occassions.
The younger Busch brother’s victory came in his 41st start, just ten races after his first win, at California Raceway. Second place finisher Biffle dominated the race, leading 189 of the 312 laps, making this the fourth race in 2005 when he led the most laps.
Tony Stewart maintained his lead in points, Jimmie Johnson maintained his second-place stand, at 52 points hehind Stewart. Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle and Mark Martin all held their positions but Martin is no longer mathematically within reach of the Cup, at 162 points behind Stewart. Johnson, Edwards and Biffle can overtake Stewart mathematically, if one of them wins the season finale at Homestead-Miami after leading the most laps and Stewart finishes 43rd in the race without leading a single lap.
Unofficial Finish, Checker Auto Parts 500
Fin, St, Driver, Car, Pts/Bonus, Laps, Status
1, 15, Kyle Busch *, No. 5 Kellogg’s Chevrolet, 185/5 pts, 312 laps, Running
2, 4, Greg Biffle, No. 16 Post-it/National Guard Ford, 180/10, 312, Running
3, 10, Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, 170/5, 312, Running
4, 9, Tony Stewart, No. 20 The Home Depot Chevrolet, 160/0, 312, Running
5, 5, Bobby Labonte, No. 18 Interstate Batteries/Madagascar Chevrolet, 155/0, 312, Running
6, 3, Carl Edwards, No. 99 Office Depot Ford, 150/0, 312, Running
7, 2, Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, 146/0, 312, Running
8, 12, Robby Gordon, No. 7 Harrah’s Chevrolet, 142/0, 312, Running
9, 21, Dale Jarrett, No. 88 UPS Ford, 138/0, 312, Running
10, 30, Travis Kvapil *, No. 77 Kodak/Jasper Engines Dodge, 134/0, 312, Running
11, 24, Elliott Sadler, No. 38 M&M’s Ford, 130/0, 312, Running
12, 11, Ryan Newman, No. 12 ALLTEL Dodge, 127/0, 312, Running
13, 1, Denny Hamlin, No. 11 FedEx Express Chevrolet, 129/5, 312, Running
14, 29, Mark Martin, No. 6 Viagra Ford, 121/0, 312, Running
15, 25, Jeff Burton, No. 31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet, 118/0, 312, Running
16, 17, Kenny Wallace, No. 97 IRWIN Vise-Grip GrooveLocks Ford, 115/0, 312, Running
17, 18, Joe Nemechek, No. 01 CENTRIX Financial Chevrolet, 112/0, 312, Running
18, 28, Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Techron Dodge, 109/0, 312, Running
19, 38, Kyle Petty, No. 45 Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge Dodge, 106/0, 312, Running
20, 20, Ricky Rudd, No. 21 Motorcraft Genuine Parts Ford, 103/0, 312, Running
21, 40, Scott Wimmer, No. 22 Caterpillar Dodge, 105/5, 312, Running
22, 34, Casey Mears, No. 41 Target Dodge, 97/0, 312, Running
23, 8, Kevin Harvick, No. 29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet, 94/0, 312, Running
24, 39, Jeremy Mayfield, No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge, 91/0, 311, Running
25, 13, Dave Blaney, No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet, 88/0, 311, Running
26, 6, Brian Vickers, No. 25 GMAC/ditech.com Chevrolet, 85/0, 311, Running
27, 22, Kasey Kahne, No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge, 82/0, 311, Running
28, 14, Jeff Green, No. 43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge, 79/0, 311, Running
29, 26, Rusty Wallace, No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge, 76/0, 310, Running
30, 33, Ken Schrader, No. 49 Schwan’s Home Service Dodge, 73/0, 310, Running
31, 32, Mike Bliss, No. 0 NetZero Chevrolet, 70/0, 310, Running
32, 16, Matt Kenseth, No. 17 DeWalt Power Tools Ford, 67/0, 310, Running
33, 42, Michael Waltrip, No. 15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 64/0, 310, Running
34, 41, Sterling Marlin, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge, 61/0, 310, Running
35, 7, Bobby Hamilton Jr., No. 32 Tide Chevrolet, 58/0, 217, Out of Race
36, 23, Jimmy Spencer, No. 50 U.S. Micro Corporation Dodge, 55/0, 214, Out of Race
37, 27, Mike Skinner, No. 37 Patron Tequila/BoSPOKER.net Dodge, 52/0, 214, Out of Race
38, 31, Scott Riggs, No. 10 Valvoline Chevrolet, 49/0, 205, Out of Race
39, 37, Johnny Sauter, No. 09 Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts Dodge, 46/0, 149, Out of Race
40, 19, Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet, 43/0, 112, Out of Race
41, 43, Jerry Robertson, No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet, 40/0, 51, Out of Race
42, 36, Stanton Barrett *, No. 95 Langley Properties/Cheetah Spd Sys. Chevrolet, 37/0, 24, Out of Race
43, 35, Chad Chaffin, No. 34 Fiesta Inn Resort Chevrolet, 34/0, 14, Out of Race
*: Rookie
Unofficial Point Standings following Checker Auto Parts 500:
Rank +/- Driver Points Behind Starts Poles Wins Top 5 Top 10
1 – Tony Stewart 6415 Leader 35 3 5 17 25
2 – Jimmie Johnson 6363 -52 35 1 4 13 22
3 – Carl Edwards 6328 -87 35 1 4 12 17
4 – Greg Biffle 6313 -102 35 0 5 14 20
5 – Mark Martin 6253 -162 35 0 1 11 18
6 +1 Ryan Newman 6208 -207 35 8 1 8 15
7 -1 Matt Kenseth 6187 -228 35 2 1 11 16
8 +1 Rusty Wallace 6016 -399 35 0 0 8 17
9 -1 Kurt Busch 5974 -441 34 0 3 9 18
10 – Jeremy Mayfield 5939 -476 35 0 1 4 8
11 +1 Jeff Gordon 4031 -2384 35 2 4 8 13
12 -1 Jamie McMurray 4021 -2394 35 1 0 4 10
13 – Elliott Sadler 3990 -2425 35 4 0 1 12
14 – Kevin Harvick 3925 -2490 35 2 1 3 9
15 – Joe Nemechek 3857 -2558 35 1 0 2 9
16 +1 Dale Jarrett 3848 -2567 35 1 1 4 7
17 -1 Brian Vickers 3813 -2602 35 1 0 5 10
18 +1 Jeff Burton 3715 -2700 35 0 0 3 6
19 +1 Kyle Busch* 3713 -2702 35 1 2 9 13
20 -2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3674 -2741 35 0 1 7 13
21 – Ricky Rudd 3615 -2800 35 0 0 2 9
22 – Kasey Kahne 3496 -2919 35 2 1 5 8
23 – Casey Mears 3477 -2938 35 0 0 2 8
24 +1 Bobby Labonte 3427 -2988 35 0 0 4 7
25 -1 Michael Waltrip 3376 -3039 35 1 0 3 7
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