Lowe's Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president.
The first practice session was held on Thursday, October 13, at 1:00 PM EST and would last for 50 minutes. Elliott Sadler of Robert Yates Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a 28.305 and an average speed of 190.779 miles per hour (307.029 km/h).[3]
The second practice session was held on Thursday, October 13, at 3:10 PM EST and would last for an hour and 10 minutes. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a 27.948 and an average speed of 193.216 miles per hour (310.951 km/h).[4]
The third practice session was held on Friday, October 14, at 4:30 PM EST and would last for 45 minutes. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a 28.692 and an average speed of 188.206 miles per hour (302.888 km/h).[5]
The fourth and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, October 14, at 6:10 PM EST and would last for 45 minutes. Ryan Newman of Penske Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a 28.502 and an average speed of 189.460 miles per hour (304.906 km/h).[6]
Qualifying was held on Thursday, October 13, at 7:10 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.[2]
Elliott Sadler of Robert Yates Racing would win the pole, with a time of 27.948 and an average speed of 193.216 miles per hour (310.951 km/h).[7]
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The 2005 UAW GM Quality 500 was the stock car racing race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season the fifth race of the 2005 Chase for the Nextel Cup and the 46th iteration of the event The race was held on Saturday October 15 2005 before a crowd of 165 000 in Concord North Carolina at Lowe s Motor Speedway a 1 5 miles 2 4 km permanent quad oval The race was extended from its scheduled 334 laps to 336 laps due to a green white checker finish At race s end Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would hold off the field on the final restart to win his 18th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his fourth and final win of the season 1 To fill out the podium Kurt Busch and Greg Biffle of Roush Racing would finish second and third respectively 2005 UAW GM Quality 500Race detailsRace 31 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup SeriesThe 2005 UAW GM Quality 500 program cover with artwork by Sam Bass The painting is called Head Games DateOctober 15 2005Official name46th Annual UAW GM Quality 500LocationConcord North Carolina Lowe s Motor SpeedwayCoursePermanent racing facility1 5 mi 2 41 km Distance336 laps 504 mi 811 109 km Scheduled Distance334 laps 501 mi 806 281 km Average speed120 334 miles per hour 193 659 km h Attendance165 000Pole positionDriverElliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingTime27 948Most laps ledDriverElliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingLaps112WinnerNo 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsTelevision in the United StatesNetworkNBCAnnouncersBill Weber Benny Parsons Wally Dallenbach Jr Radio in the United StatesRadioPerformance Racing Network Contents 1 Background 1 1 Entry list 2 Practice 2 1 First practice 2 2 Second practice 2 3 Third practice 2 4 Fourth and final practice 3 Qualifying 3 1 Full qualifying results 4 Race results 5 ReferencesBackground edit nbsp The layout of Lowe s Motor Speedway the venue where the race was held Lowe s Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord North Carolina United States 13 miles from Charlotte North Carolina The complex features a 1 5 miles 2 4 km quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All Star Challenge as well as the UAW GM Quality 500 The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc SMI with Marcus G Smith son of Bruton Smith as track president Entry list edit Driver Team Make Sponsor 0 Mike Bliss Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet NetZero Best Buy 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Chevrolet State Fair Corn Dogs 01 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet U S Army 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge Miller Lite 4 Mike Wallace Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Lucas Oil 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg s Delphi 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Reverse Viagra 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet Jim Beam 07 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Jack Daniel s 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet Budweiser 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge Mopar Bling Bling 09 Johnny Sauter Phoenix Racing Dodge Miccosukee Resort amp Gaming 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet Valvoline 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet FedEx Express 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge Alltel 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford National Guard 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford Carhartt 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers UAW 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet The Home Depot 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Motorcraft Genuine Parts 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge Caterpillar 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet GMAC ditech com 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Snap on 85th Anniversary 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr PPI Motorsports Chevrolet Tide 34 Hermie Sadler Mach 1 Motorsports Chevrolet Mach One Inc 36 Boris Said MB Sutton Motorsports Chevrolet Centrix Financial 37 Tony Raines R amp J Racing Dodge BoSPOKER 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford M amp M s 39 David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Commit Nicotine Lozenges 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Coors Light 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Target Breast Cancer Research Foundation 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Texaco Havoline 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios Betty Crocker 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Georgia Pacific Brawny 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe s 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge Schwan s Home Service 50 Jimmy Spencer Arnold Motorsports Dodge Allied Steel Structures 51 Stuart Kirby Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 66 Kevin Lepage Peak Fitness Racing Ford Peak Fitness 77 Travis Kvapil Penske Racing Dodge Kodak Jasper Engines amp Transmissions 80 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Chevrolet Royal Administration Services 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS 92 P J Jones Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet Front Row Motorsports 95 Stanton Barrett Stanton Barrett Motorsports Chevrolet Stanton Barrett Motorsports 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Irwin Vise Grip Groovelocks 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford Scotts Withdrew 2 Practice editFirst practice edit The first practice session was held on Thursday October 13 at 1 00 PM EST and would last for 50 minutes Elliott Sadler of Robert Yates Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a 28 305 and an average speed of 190 779 miles per hour 307 029 km h 3 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 28 305 190 779 2 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 28 354 190 449 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28 424 189 980 Full first practice results Second practice edit The second practice session was held on Thursday October 13 at 3 10 PM EST and would last for an hour and 10 minutes Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session with a 27 948 and an average speed of 193 216 miles per hour 310 951 km h 4 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27 948 193 216 2 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 28 026 192 678 3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 28 150 191 829 Full second practice results Third practice edit The third practice session was held on Friday October 14 at 4 30 PM EST and would last for 45 minutes Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session with a 28 692 and an average speed of 188 206 miles per hour 302 888 km h 5 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28 692 188 206 2 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 28 698 188 166 3 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 28 727 187 976 Full third practice results Fourth and final practice edit The fourth and final practice session sometimes referred to as Happy Hour was held on Friday October 14 at 6 10 PM EST and would last for 45 minutes Ryan Newman of Penske Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a 28 502 and an average speed of 189 460 miles per hour 304 906 km h 6 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 28 502 189 460 2 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 28 591 188 871 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28 653 188 462 Full Happy Hour practice resultsQualifying editQualifying was held on Thursday October 13 at 7 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 2 Elliott Sadler of Robert Yates Racing would win the pole with a time of 27 948 and an average speed of 193 216 miles per hour 310 951 km h 7 Six drivers would fail to qualify Boris Said Carl Long Jimmy Spencer Mike Garvey P J Jones and Stanton Barrett Full qualifying results edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 27 948 193 216 2 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 27 961 193 126 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28 001 192 850 4 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 28 022 192 706 5 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 28 027 192 671 6 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 28 123 192 014 7 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 28 131 191 959 8 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 28 145 191 864 9 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 28 151 191 823 10 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28 167 191 714 11 0 Mike Bliss Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 28 192 191 544 12 01 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet 28 214 191 394 13 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28 216 191 381 14 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 28 271 191 008 15 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 28 280 190 948 16 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 28 305 190 779 17 66 Kevin Lepage Peak Fitness Racing Ford 28 306 190 772 18 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 28 315 190 712 19 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28 320 190 678 20 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 28 332 190 597 21 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 28 348 190 490 22 07 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28 360 190 409 23 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet 28 371 190 335 24 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 28 410 190 074 25 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28 431 189 934 26 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Chevrolet 28 440 189 873 27 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge 28 447 189 827 28 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 28 463 189 720 29 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 28 476 189 633 30 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 28 486 189 567 31 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 28 489 189 547 32 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 28 492 189 527 33 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 28 513 189 387 34 39 David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 28 515 189 374 35 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28 525 189 308 36 4 Mike Wallace Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 28 571 189 003 37 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 28 583 188 923 38 51 Stuart Kirby Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet 28 652 188 469 39 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 28 723 188 003 Qualified on owner s points 40 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 28 808 187 448 41 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 28 864 187 084 42 77 Travis Kvapil Penske Racing Dodge 29 006 186 168 Last car to qualify on time 43 09 Johnny Sauter Phoenix Racing Dodge 28 691 188 212 Failed to qualify or withdrew 44 36 Boris Said MB Sutton Motorsports Chevrolet 28 701 188 147 45 80 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Chevrolet 28 782 187 617 46 50 Jimmy Spencer Arnold Motorsports Dodge 28 875 187 013 47 37 Mike Garvey R amp J Racing Dodge 28 978 186 348 48 92 P J Jones Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet 49 95 Stanton Barrett Stanton Barrett Motorsports Chevrolet WD 34 Hermie Sadler Mach 1 Motorsports Chevrolet Official qualifying resultsRace results editFin 8 St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings 1 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 336 13 running 185 264 991 2 7 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 336 2 running 175 222 625 3 21 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 336 4 running 170 156 050 4 12 01 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet 336 11 running 165 154 308 5 6 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 336 0 running 155 128 900 6 9 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 336 9 running 155 138 908 7 2 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 336 42 running 151 145 641 8 39 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 336 1 running 147 92 325 9 31 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 336 4 running 143 112 214 10 8 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 336 0 running 134 100 275 11 37 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 336 1 running 135 108 870 12 25 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 336 0 running 127 86 850 13 22 07 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 336 0 running 124 86 150 14 19 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 336 0 running 121 101 520 15 16 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 336 0 running 118 90 233 16 43 09 Johnny Sauter Phoenix Racing Dodge 336 0 running 115 68 875 17 42 77 Travis Kvapil Penske Racing Dodge 336 1 running 117 81 525 18 5 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 336 0 running 109 107 550 19 41 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 336 1 running 111 99 911 20 14 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 336 1 running 108 90 783 21 17 66 Kevin Lepage Peak Fitness Racing Ford 336 0 running 100 71 675 22 26 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Chevrolet 336 0 running 97 66 600 23 33 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 336 35 running 99 105 025 24 27 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge 336 0 running 91 100 188 25 4 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 328 61 running 93 139 561 26 18 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 326 0 running 85 113 561 27 1 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 326 112 running 92 157 001 28 35 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 291 0 running 79 112 136 29 32 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 278 31 crash 81 95 214 30 20 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 278 0 crash 73 102 433 31 29 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 278 0 crash 70 75 075 32 23 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet 278 0 engine 67 64 375 33 15 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 267 0 crash 64 82 747 34 40 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 255 0 engine 61 64 125 35 11 0 Mike Bliss Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 252 0 crash 58 63 975 36 34 39 David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 244 0 crash 55 63 790 37 38 51 Stuart Kirby Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet 213 0 handling 52 63 670 38 10 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 151 0 crash 49 112 596 39 13 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 150 7 crash 51 71 450 40 30 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 124 0 crash 43 91 248 41 24 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 94 0 crash 40 63 215 42 28 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 61 0 crash 37 110 508 43 36 4 Mike Wallace Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 40 0 timing chain 34 63 318 Failed to qualify or withdrew 44 36 Boris Said MB Sutton Motorsports Chevrolet 45 80 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Chevrolet 46 50 Jimmy Spencer Arnold Motorsports Dodge 47 37 Mike Garvey R amp J Racing Dodge 48 92 P J Jones Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet 49 95 Stanton Barrett Stanton Barrett Motorsports Chevrolet WD 34 Hermie Sadler Mach 1 Motorsports Chevrolet Official race resultsReferences edit Jimmie Johnson wins latest Nextel Cup race United Press International October 16 2005 Archived from the original on February 19 2021 Retrieved June 15 2020 via Gale In Context Biography a b Jayski s Silly Season Site Lowe s 2 Race Info Rundown Page 2005 12 15 Archived from the original on 2005 12 15 Retrieved 2021 11 29 NASCAR com Races Lowe s 2 Practice 1 Results 2006 01 07 Archived from the original on 2006 01 07 Retrieved 2021 11 30 NASCAR com Races Lowe s 2 Practice 2 Results 2006 01 07 Archived from the original on 2006 01 07 Retrieved 2021 11 30 NASCAR com Races Lowe s 2 Practice 3 Results 2006 01 07 Archived from the original on 2006 09 07 Retrieved 2021 11 30 NASCAR com Races Lowe s 2 Practice 4 Results 2006 01 07 Archived from the original on 2006 04 28 Retrieved 2021 11 30 Sadler garners pole on way to Charlotte record us 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