Driver Carl Edwards | ||
Date November 20, 2005 (2005-November-20) Location Homestead Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km) Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) Average speed 131.431 miles per hour (211.518 km/h) | ||
The 2005 Ford 400 was an NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on November 20, 2005 at Homestead Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 36th and final race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Greg Biffle of Roush Racing won the race and Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing won the championship.
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Background
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and the Championship Cup Series.
Since 2002, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsors all three of the season-ending races; the races have the names Ford 400, Ford 300 and Ford 200, respectively, and the weekend is marketed as Ford Championship Weekend.
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Greg Biffle won the race and leading Roush Racing's 1–2–3–4 finish. Meanwhile, Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Tony Stewart, and Jimmie Johnson each had a mathematical chance to win the championship. However, Johnson crashed out at Lap 127 with a blown tire in Turn Three. Despite the fact that Edwards and Biffle finished up front while Stewart finished 15th, Stewart still won the championship. The race was also the last for Rusty Wallace as he retired afterwards, having competed in NASCAR Cup racing for 25 years.