Chevy Rock and Roll 400
- Complete Results
The Chevy Rock and Roll 400 was held on September 10 at Richmond International Raceway. Kevin Harvick sat on the pole after winning the Busch Series race the night before. Coming into the race, which was the final race before the chase for the 2005 NEXTEL Cup, Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon, Elliott Sadler, Dale Jarrett and Kevin Harvick were on the outside looking in at eleventh place and lower. Jamie McMurray and Tony Raines got into each other at lap 362, ending McMurray's chances to get into the Chase for the Cup.
Kevin Harvick led many of the laps early on, but fell behind late and ended up finishing 10th. Kurt Busch won his third race of the season.
Top Ten Results
- Kurt Busch
- Matt Kenseth
- Greg Biffle
- Kyle Busch
- Rusty Wallace
- Jeremy Mayfield
- Tony Stewart
- Kasey Kahne
- Terry Labonte
- Kevin Harvick
Failed to qualify: Wayne Anderson (#75), Stanton Barrett (#95), Carl Long (#00), Hermie Sadler (#92), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Joey McCarthy (#34), Kirk Shelmerdine (#27)
This was the final race to determine the contenders for the Chase for the Nextel Cup. Those final ten contenders were:
- Tony Stewart (3716–5050)
- Greg Biffle (3531–5045)
- Rusty Wallace (3412–5040)
- Jimmie Johnson (3400–5035)
- Kurt Busch (3304–5030)
- Mark Martin (3273–5025)
- Jeremy Mayfield (3228–5020)
- Carl Edwards (3114–5015)
- Matt Kenseth (3114–5015)
- Ryan Newman (3055–5005)
The first number is the number of points on the old system. Following the race, the Chase contenders had their points reset to the second number. For the complete coverage of the playoff, along with driver results, see the 2005 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup section.
Read more about this topic: 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
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