Mark Martin Leads Roush Podium Sweep
Written by John Davison · October 9, 2005
Mark Martin led the most laps in Sunday’s Banquet Foods 400 after fellow Roushketeer and pole winner Matt Kenseth eased off the pace to lead only 71 laps but still finish on the lead lap. Martin led a trio of Roush Fords to a one-two-three sweep. Matt Kenseth took fifth to give Roush four of the top five slots, broken only by Tony Stewart’s fourth-place finish.
Martin’s dominant performance started when crew chief Pat Tryson elected to mount only two tires during one pit stop, then went on to keep sending him out in or close to the lead every time. “It may be impossible to dig out of,” said Martin about his chances of salvaging a championship in his final season of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup racing.
Brandon Ash brought out the first caution with a spin in the early laps, catching Dale Earnhardt Jr and Ryan Newman, resulting in minor damage to all three cars. Ash managed to continue but eventually pulled out after 162 passes around the track. Bobby Hamilton was scored as the first car out of the race, clocking only 64 laps out of the 267 scheduled.
The best racing of the day came in the final 25 laps as Kenseth battled Brian Vickers for fifth position before Vickers faded, Carl Edwards got around Tony Stewart for third and Greg Biffle chased Martin for the lead.
Boris Said entertained the fans with a couple of spins, one in the middle of a pack of cars but no impacts with any other racers resulted from his pirouettes. Bobby Labonte suffered a blown engine after electrical woes and slowed to allow the field around him, hit the loose ‘marbles’ on the track and slid into the wall.
Fin, St, Driver, Car, Laps, Pts/Bonus, Status
1, 19, Mark Martin, No. 6 Viagra Ford, 267, 190/10, Running
2, 8, Greg Biffle, No. 16 National Guard Ford, 267, 175/5, Running
3, 5, Carl Edwards, No. 99 Office Depot Ford, 267, 170/5, Running
4, 9, Tony Stewart, No. 20 The Home Depot Chevrolet, 267, 165/5, Running
5, 1, Matt Kenseth, No. 17 DeWalt Power Tools Ford, 267, 160/5, Running
6, 22, Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, 267, 155/5, Running
7, 33, Rusty Wallace, No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge, 267, 151/5, Running
8, 34, Casey Mears, No. 41 Target/Breast Cancer Rsrch Fndation Dodge, 267, 142/0, Running
9, 29, Ricky Rudd, No. 21 Motorcraft Genuine Parts Ford, 267, 138/0, Running
10, 3, Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, 267, 134/0, Running
11, 17, Brian Vickers, No. 25 GMAC/ditech.com Chevrolet, 267, 130/0, Running
12, 2, Elliott Sadler, No. 38 M&M’s Ford, 267, 127/0, Running
13, 13, Sterling Marlin, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge, 267, 124/0, Running
14, 10, Kurt Busch, No. 97 Sharpie Ford, 267, 121/0, Running
15, 28, Mike Bliss, No. 0 NetZero Best Buy Chevrolet, 267, 118/0, Running
16, 14, Jeremy Mayfield, No. 19 Dodge Dealers/Mt. Dew Pitch Black II Dodge, 267, 120/5, Running
17, 24, Ken Schrader, No. 49 Schwan’s Home Service Dodge, 267, 112/0, Running
18, 30, Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge, 267, 109/0, Running
19, 42, Kasey Kahne, No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge, 267, 106/0, Running
20, 16, Joe Nemechek, No. 01 U.S. Army Chevrolet, 267, 103/0, Running
21, 21, Kyle Busch *, No. 5 CARQUEST Chevrolet, 267, 100/0, Running
22, 37, Travis Kvapil *, No. 77 Kodak Mammography Film/Jasper Dodge, 267, 102/5, Running
23, 11, Ryan Newman, No. 12 ALLTEL Dodge, 267, 94/0, Running
24, 20, Kevin Harvick, No. 29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet, 267, 96/5, Running
25, 26, Dave Blaney, No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet, 267, 88/0, Running
26, 12, Jeff Green, No. 43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge, 266, 85/0, Running
27, 4, Scott Wimmer, No. 22 Caterpillar Dodge, 266, 82/0, Running
28, 40, Jeff Burton, No. 31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet, 266, 84/5, Running
29, 23, Kyle Petty, No. 45 Georgia-Pacific/Quilted Northern Dodge, 266, 76/0, Running
30, 41, Scott Riggs, No. 10 Valvoline Chevrolet, 265, 73/0, Running
31, 32, Boris Said, No. 136 CENTRIX Financial Chevrolet, 265, 70/0, Running
32, 7, Denny Hamlin, No. 11 FedEx Kinko’s Chevrolet, 265, 67/0, Running
33, 35, Terry Labonte, No. 44 Kellogg’s Chevrolet, 265, 64/0, Running
34, 38, Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet, 265, 61/0, Running
35, 15, Mike Wallace, No. 4 Lucas/Wide Open Energy Drink Chevrolet, 263, 63/5, Running
36, 6, Kevin Lepage, No. 66 Peak Fitness/EAS Ford, 263, 55/0, Running
37, 43, Stuart Kirby, No. 51 Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Chevrolet, 263, 52/0, Running
38, 31, Dale Jarrett, No. 88 UPS Ford, 258, 49/0, Running
39, 39, Bobby Labonte, No. 18 Interstate Batteries Chevrolet, 222, 46/0, Out of Race
40, 36, Michael Waltrip, No. 15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 215, 43/0, Out of Race
41, 27, P.J. Jones, No. 92 Harrah’s Dodge, 184, 40/0, Out of Race
42, 18, Brandon Ash, No. 02 Strickers Auction Co. Dodge, 161, 37/0, Out of Race
43, 25, Bobby Hamilton Jr., No. 32 Tide Chevrolet, 63, 34/0, Out of Race
*: Rookie
Unofficial point standings:
Rank +/- Driver Points Behind Starts Poles Wins Top 5 Top 10
1 – Tony Stewart 5684 Leader 30 2 5 15 21
2 – Ryan Newman 5609 -75 30 6 1 8 13
3 +2 Greg Biffle 5596 -88 30 0 5 12 17
4 -1 Rusty Wallace 5594 -90 30 0 0 8 17
5 -1 Jimmie Johnson 5592 -92 30 1 3 10 18
6 – Carl Edwards 5589 -95 30 1 2 10 13
7 +2 Mark Martin 5571 -113 30 0 1 8 15
8 -1 Matt Kenseth 5568 -116 30 2 1 9 14
9 -1 Jeremy Mayfield 5527 -157 30 0 1 4 8
10 – Kurt Busch 5460 -224 30 0 3 8 15
11 – Kevin Harvick 3417 -2267 30 2 1 3 9
12 – Jamie McMurray 3416 -2268 30 1 0 4 8
13 – Elliott Sadler 3415 -2269 30 3 0 1 10
14 +2 Jeff Gordon 3336 -2348 30 2 3 5 10
15 – Joe Nemechek 3325 -2359 30 1 0 1 8
16 -2 Dale Jarrett 3319 -2365 30 1 1 4 6
17 – Brian Vickers 3317 -2367 30 1 0 5 10
18 – Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3173 -2511 30 0 1 6 11
19 – Kyle Busch* 3164 -2520 30 1 1 8 11
20 +1 Kasey Kahne 3108 -2576 30 2 1 5 8
21 -1 Jeff Burton 3106 -2578 30 0 0 2 4
22 +1 Ricky Rudd 2998 -2686 30 0 0 2 8
23 -1 Michael Waltrip 2969 -2715 30 1 0 3 7
24 +1 Casey Mears 2863 -2821 30 0 0 1 6
25 -1 Bobby Labonte 2848 -2836 30 0 0 2 5
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