NASCAR Race Number 27 Unofficial Race Results for the Sylvania 300 - Sunday, September 18, 2005 New Hampshire International Speedway - Loudon, N.H. - 1.058 Mile Flat Paved Speedway Total Race Length - 300 Laps - 317.4 Miles Purse: $5,138,010 Leader Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Total Award Status Times Laps 1 13 12 Ryan Newman Mobil 1/Alltel Dodge 300 185 5 $248,866 Running 3 66 2 1 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 300 180 10 $233,636 Running 6 173 3 4 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools Ford 300 165 $169,311 Running 4 26 16 Greg Biffle National Guard Ford 300 165 5 $123,950 Running 1 1 5 3 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 300 160 5 $144,408 Running 1 8 6 7 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 300 150 $123,758 Running 7 15 6 Mark Martin Viagra Ford 300 151 5 $111,425 Running 1 31 8 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 300 142 $127,141 Running 9 14 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 300 138 $108,945 Running 10 9 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 300 139 5 $125,986 Running 1 1 11 37 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light Dodge 300 135 5 $114,808 Running 1 4 12 20 42 Jamie McMurray Havoline-Texaco Dodge 300 127 $87,900 Running 13 31 25 Brian Vickers GMAC/ditech.com Chevrolet 300 129 5 $86,250 Running 1 8 14 2 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 300 126 5 $123,136 Running 1 2 15 36 15 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 300 118 $103,214 Running 16 8 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 300 115 $101,045 Running 17 18 43 Jeff Green Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 300 117 5 $103,886 Running 1 1 18 33 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 300 109 $108,108 Running 19 24 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot/Scotts Ford 300 106 $87,950 Running 20 28 21 Ricky Rudd Motorcraft Genuine Parts Ford 300 103 $102,214 Running 21 42 45 Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge 300 100 $91,783 Running 22 25 4 Mike Wallace Lucas Oil Chevrolet 300 97 $72,825 Running 23 23 41 Casey Mears Target Dodge 299 94 $97,633 Running 24 17 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 299 91 $106,800 Running 25 11 01 Joe Nemechek U.S. Army Chevrolet 299 88 $94,483 Running 26 41 22 Scott Wimmer Caterpillar Dodge 299 85 $91,283 Running 27 30 5 # Kyle Busch Kellogg’s Chevrolet 299 82 $80,800 Running 28 5 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline Chevrolet 299 79 $88,647 Running 29 32 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Tide Chevrolet 299 76 $70,325 Running 30 6 38 Elliott Sadler M&M’s Ford 298 78 5 $108,066 Running 1 4 31 39 92 Joey McCarthy Trim Spa Dodge 295 70 $67,375 Running 32 34 51 Stuart Kirby Marathon American Spirit Oil Chevrolet 289 67 $67,150 Running 33 16 07 Dave Blaney Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet 271 64 $75,900 Running 34 29 11 J.J. Yeley FedEx Express Chevrolet 251 61 $66,750 Running 35 12 97 Kurt Busch Sharpie Ford 233 58 $118,975 Running 36 22 0 Mike Bliss Net Zero Best Buy Chevrolet 194 55 $66,325 Accident 37 19 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam Chevrolet 190 57 5 $66,125 Accident 1 1 38 21 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 164 49 $98,000 Accident 39 43 50 Jimmy Spencer Allied Steel Buidlings Dodge 144 46 $65,800 Accident 40 40 49 Ken Schrader Schwan’s Home Service Dodge 111 43 $65,650 Accident 41 27 77 # Travis Kvapil Kodak/Jasper Eng. & Trans. Dodge 105 40 $73,510 Accident 42 38 34 Ted Christopher TBA Chevrolet 29 37 $65,385 Transmission 43 35 75 Wayne Anderson Rinaldi’s Air Conditioning Service Dodge 16 34 $65,586 Engine Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 101,000, Ryan Newman won the Sylvania 300, posting his 12th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory and first of 2005. Prior to the green flag, the following driver, under penalty, dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #45 Kyle Petty (driver change); Failed to Qualify: (6) Carl Long, #00; Morgan Shepherd, #89; Stanton Barrett , #95; Mike Garvey , #66; Tony Raines, #37; Kirk Shelmerdine, #27. Time of Race: 3 hours, 18 minutes, 36 seconds Average Speed: 95.891 mph Margin of Victory: 0.292 Seconds Caution Flags: 10 for 60 laps: Laps 4-15 (#97 accident turn 2); 19-21 (#11 accident turn 1); 74-77 (#49 accident turn 3); 105-108 (#77 accident turn 3); 138-141 (#49 accident turn 1); 147-156 (#01,42,50 accident turn 2); 166-170 (#9 accident turn 2); 181-183 (#5 spun on backstretch); 192-201 (#0,#01 accident turn 1; #7,#15 accident backstretch); 280-284 (Debris). Lead Changes: 18 among 12 drivers: T. Stewart 1-74; J. Green 75; T. Stewart 76-105; E. Sadler 106-109; T. Stewart 110-138; R. Gordon 139; M. Martin 140-170; T. Stewart 171-180; R. Newman 181-234; T. Stewart 235-257; D. Earnhardt Jr. 258-265; G. Biffle 266; J. Gordon 267-268; B. Vickers 269-276; K. Harvick 277; S. Marlin 278-281; R. Newman 282-291; T. Stewart 292-298; R. Newman 299-300. Top 10 Driver Points: (1) T. Stewart 5,230; (2) G. Biffle 5,210; (3) R. Newman 5,190; (4) R. Wallace 5,190; (5) M. Kenseth 5,180; (6) J. Johnson 5,177; (7) M. Martin 5,176; (8) J. Mayfield 5,135; (9) C. Edwards 5,121; (10) K. Busch 5,088. Top 5 Rookie Points: (1) Kyle Busch 289; (2) Travis Kvapil 219.
Bud Pole Award: Tony Stewart (131.143 mph) Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Kyle Busch #, #5 Commit to Win Award: Tony Stewart, #20 WIX Lap-Leader Award: Tony Stewart, #20 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap Award: Tony Stewart, #20 (128.463 mph, Lap 176) MBNA Mid-Race Leader Award: Mark Martin, #6 Mobil Oil Command Performance Driver of the Race: Ryan Newman, #12 EA Sports Move of the Race Award: Ryan Newman, #12 USG Improving the Finish Award: Sterling Marlin, #40 (20 Places) Sunoco Diamond Performance Award: Ryan Newman, #12
Next Race: September 25, 2005 - MBNA 400 - Dover International Speedway - Dover, DE
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