Ford 400 Running Order Among Chase Drivers
Jimmie Johnson was eliminated on Lap 127 when a tire blew and he crashed into Turn Three at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Carl Edwards led the most laps, and Greg Biffle won the race by .017 seconds over teammate Mark Martin leading a top four Roush Racing sweep, the team's third podium sweep (top three) in eleven races, but when Tony Stewart crossed the finish line in 15th place, he clinched the 2005 NEXTEL Cup championship.
Actual finish in parentheses (Drivers only):
- Greg Biffle (1)
- Mark Martin (2)
- Matt Kenseth (3)
- Carl Edwards (4)
- Ryan Newman (7)
- Jeremy Mayfield (10)
- Rusty Wallace (13)
- Tony Stewart (15)
- Jimmie Johnson (40)
Kenny Wallace, driving for suspended driver Kurt Busch, finished 21st, and the #97 team finished eighth in owner points, 336 points behind the #20.
Final standings (Drivers only) - NASCAR Awards:
- Tony Stewart 6,533 Points (Champion) - $6,173,633
- Greg Biffle -35 points × (+2 Places) - $2,624,124
- Carl Edwards -35 points (Unchanged) - $2,003,164
- Mark Martin -105 points (+1 Place) - $1,727,115
- Jimmie Johnson -127 points (-3 Places) - $1,700,048
- Ryan Newman -174 points (Unchanged) - $1,381,404
- Matt Kenseth -181 points (Unchanged) - $1,243,360
- Rusty Wallace -353 points y (Unchanged) - $1,201,850
- Jeremy Mayfield -460 points y (+1 Place) - $1,174,177
- Kurt Busch -535 points (-304 #97 team overall) y (-1 Place) - $1,151,543
52. Kenny Wallace -6,157 points (-304 #97 team overall) y - $36,471
Nextel Cup Top Ten bonus monies do not include a share of the Nextel Cup Leader Bonus left unclaimed at the end of 2005.
× — Biffle finishes second because he had more wins (six) than Edwards (four).
y - Because of Kurt Busch's suspension from the final two races of 2005, and the #97 team's overall eight-place owner points position, the payouts for 8th, 9th, and 10th places are different.
- Rusty Wallace, who finished 8th in driver points, will receive 8th place awards from Sprint Nextel, and the NASCAR Driver Points Fund award, but the 9th place NASCAR Owner Points Fund award.
- Jeremy Mayfield, who finished 9th in driver points, receives the 9th place Nextel Cup and NASCAR Driver Points awards, and the 10th place NASCAR Owner Points awards.
- Kurt Busch, who finished 10th after the suspension, receives the 10th place Nextel Cup and NASCAR Driver Points awards, and 17/18ths of the #97 team's 8th place position in the NASCAR Owner Points Fund.
- Kenny Wallace drove the #97 car for the last two races, receiving a 1/18ths share (2 of 36 races) of the team's 8th place NASCAR Owner Points fund for the two races he drove.
| Preceded by 2004 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup |
NASCAR seasons 2005 |
Succeeded by 2006 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup |
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