The 2005 New England 300 was the 19th stock car racing race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 17, 2005, before a crowd of 100,000 in Loudon, New Hampshire at New Hampshire International Speedway, a permanent, oval-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. At race's end, Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing would dominate the race to take his 22nd career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his third of the season. To fill out the podium, Kurt Busch of Roush Racing and Bobby Labonte of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval. The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Mike BlissHaas CNC RacingChevroletNetZero, Best Buy00Carl LongMcGlynn RacingChevroletBuyers Choice Auto Warranties01Joe NemechekMB2 MotorsportsChevroletU. S. Army2Rusty WallacePenske RacingDodgeMiller Lite4Mike WallaceMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevroletLucas Oil, Wide Open Energy Drink5Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevroletKellogg's6Mark MartinRoush RacingFordViagra7Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsChevroletHarrah's07Dave BlaneyRichard Childress RacingChevroletJack Daniel's8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.ChevroletBudweiser9Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodgeDodge Dealers, UAW10Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevroletValvoline11Jason LefflerJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletFedEx Ground12Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodgeAlltel15Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.ChevroletNAPA Auto Parts16Greg BiffleRoush RacingFordPost-it Notes, National Guard17Matt KensethRoush RacingFordDeWalt18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletInterstate Batteries19Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodgeDodge Dealers, UAW20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletThe Home Depot21Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFordMotorcraft Genuine Parts22Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodgeCaterpillar24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletDuPont25Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevroletditech.com, GMAC27Ted ChristopherKirk Shelmerdine RacingFordFreddie B's29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevroletGM Goodwrench31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevroletCingular Wireless32Bobby Hamilton Jr.PPI MotorsportsChevroletTide34Joey McCarthyMach 1 MotorsportsChevroletMach One Inc.37Kevin LepageR&J RacingDodgeBOSpoker38Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFordM&M's40Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodgeCoors Light41Casey MearsChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodgeTarget42Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodgeTexaco, Havoline43Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodgeCheerios, Betty Crocker45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodgeGeorgia-Pacific, Brawny48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLowe's49Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodgeSchwan's Home Service52Derrike CopeRick Ware RacingDodgePro3066Mike GarveyPeak Fitness RacingFordJani-King75Wayne AndersonRinaldi RacingDodgeR & D Theil77Travis KvapilPenske RacingDodgeKodak, Jasper Engines & Transmissions88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFordUPS89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodgeCornerstone Bancard, Victory in Jesus92Hermie SadlerFront Row MotorsportsChevroletFront Row Motorsports97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFordIrwin Industrial Tools99Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFordOffice DepotOfficial entry list

Practice

First practice The first one-hour practice session would take place on Friday, July 15, at 12:10 PM EST. Mark Martin of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.418 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord29.418129.472212Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodge29.468129.252301Joe NemechekMB2 MotorsportsChevrolet29.576128.780Full first practice results

Second and final practice The second and final one-hour practice session would take place on Friday, July 15, at 3:50 PM EST. Ryan Newman of Penske Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.086 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodge29.086130.95029Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge29.121130.79235Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.229130.309Full final practice results

Qualifying Qualifying would take place on Saturday, July 16, at 12:10 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.

Brian Vickers of Hendrick Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 29.225 and an average speed of .

Carl Long of McGlynn Racing would crash during his second lap. While he had crashed, he had set a lap time fast enough in the first lap to get him into the race, and therefore was able to still compete, albeit at the rear due to switching to a backup car.

Four drivers would fail to qualify: Joey McCarthy, Derrike Cope, Wayne Peterson, and Hermie Sadler.

Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed125Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.225130.32729Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge29.250130.215338Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord29.346129.789412Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodge29.349129.776597Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord29.351129.76762Rusty WallacePenske RacingDodge29.358129.73675Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.363129.714829Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.370129.683916Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord29.385129.6171018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet29.390129.5951119Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge29.425129.4411248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.443129.3621320Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet29.458129.2961421Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord29.491129.1511543Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge29.521129.0201617Matt KensethRoush RacingFord29.522129.0161742Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge29.566128.824180Mike BlissHaas CNC RacingChevrolet29.583128.750196Mark MartinRoush RacingFord29.595128.6972099Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFord29.608128.6412124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.620128.5892201Joe NemechekMB2 MotorsportsChevrolet29.635128.5242310Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet29.657128.428248Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet29.660128.4152531Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.677128.3422641Casey MearsChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge29.678128.3372711Jason LefflerJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet29.684128.3122815Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet29.767127.9542940Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge29.768127.9493077Travis KvapilPenske RacingDodge29.769127.945317Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsChevrolet29.793127.8423222Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge29.833127.6713366Mike GarveyPeak Fitness RacingFord29.869127.5173488Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord29.902127.3763500Carl LongMcGlynn RacingChevrolet29.948127.1803632Bobby Hamilton Jr.PPI MotorsportsChevrolet29.954127.1553707Dave BlaneyRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.958127.1383827Ted ChristopherKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord29.997126.9733989Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge30.003126.947404Mike WallaceMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet30.011126.913Qualified by owner's points4149Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge30.266125.8444245Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge30.426125.182Last car to qualify on time4337Kevin LepageR&J RacingDodge30.008126.926Failed to qualify4434Joey McCarthyMach 1 MotorsportsChevrolet30.106126.5134552Derrike CopeRick Ware RacingDodge30.198126.1284675Wayne AndersonRinaldi RacingDodge30.256125.8864792Hermie SadlerFront Row MotorsportsChevrolet30.626124.365Official qualifying results

Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11320Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet300232running190$283,9862597Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord3006running175$205,05031018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3000running165$159,600475Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3000running160$117,4755916Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord3000running155$111,825629Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge30018running155$133,6007412Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodge30022running151$132,116862Rusty WallacePenske RacingDodge3000running142$113,9339248Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3000running138$126,508101617Matt KensethRoush RacingFord3000running134$127,48611125Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30010running135$94,300122099Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFord3000running127$92,300131248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3000running124$122,391142531Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3000running121$102,44515196Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3000running118$90,400163488Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord3000running115$123,858172815Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3000running112$102,764182201Joe NemechekMB2 MotorsportsChevrolet3000running109$100,108191119Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge2990running106$99,995203707Dave BlaneyRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2990running103$83,40021180Mike BlissHaas CNC RacingChevrolet2990running100$73,02522829Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2990running97$116,261231421Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord2990running94$100,689242711Jason LefflerJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet2991running96$72,225252124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2990running88$117,861264149Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge2990running85$71,725273077Travis KvapilPenske RacingDodge2990running82$79,400283632Bobby Hamilton Jr.PPI MotorsportsChevrolet2990running79$87,258294245Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge2991running81$84,98330317Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsChevrolet2990running73$70,575311543Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge2981running75$96,311322310Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet2980running67$86,808332641Casey MearsChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge2980running64$85,447342940Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge2980running61$94,658353222Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge2979running63$74,550363366Mike GarveyPeak Fitness RacingFord2960running55$66,325374337Kevin LepageR&J RacingDodge2960running52$66,12538404Mike WallaceMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet2940running49$65,92539338Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord2330crash46$107,291401742Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge1450crash43$73,650413989Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge990handling40$65,510423827Ted ChristopherKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord290brakes37$65,385433500Carl LongMcGlynn RacingChevrolet80brakes34$65,586Failed to qualify4434Joey McCarthyMach 1 MotorsportsChevrolet4552Derrike CopeRick Ware RacingDodge4675Wayne AndersonRinaldi RacingDodge4792Hermie SadlerFront Row MotorsportsChevroletOfficial race results

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