2005 Batman Begins 400

2005 Batman Begins 400
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 15 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
2005 Batman Begins 400 program cover
Date June 19, 2005 (2005-06-19)
Location Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.0 miles (3.219 km)
Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Weather Mild with temperatures approaching 73 °F (23 °C); wind speeds up to 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Average speed 150.596 miles per hour (242.361 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Penske Racing
Most laps led
Driver Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 97
Winner
No. 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds
Nielsen ratings 4.76

The 2005 Batman Begins 400 (named after the 2005 film of the same name for sponsorship reasons was a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series racing event held on June 19, 2005, at Michigan International Speedway in Cambridge Township, Michigan. The race was the fifteenth in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season.

Entry list

Car #[4] Driver Make Team
0 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Gene Haas
01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Nelson Bowers
2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Roger Penske
4 Mike Wallace Chevrolet Larry McClure
5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Rick Hendrick
6 Mark Martin Ford Jack Roush
07 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Richard Childress
7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet James Smith
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet Teresa Earnhardt
9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Ray Evernham
10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet James Rocco
11 Jason Leffler Chevrolet J D Gibbs
12 Ryan Newman Dodge Roger Penske
15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet Teresa Earnhardt
16 Greg Biffle Ford Geoff Smith
17 Matt Kenseth Ford Mark Martin
18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Joe Gibbs
19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Ray Evernham
20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Joe Gibbs
21 Ricky Rudd Ford Glen Wood
22 Scott Wimmer Dodge Bill Davis
23 Mike Skinner Dodge Gail Davis
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Rick Hendrick
25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet Mary Hendrick
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Richard Childress
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Richard Childress
32 Bobby Hamilton Jr Chevrolet Calvin Wells III
34 PJ Jones Chevrolet William Edwards
37 Kevin Lepage Dodge John Carter
38 Elliott Sadler Ford Robert Yates
40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Felix Sabates
41 Casey Mears Dodge Chip Ganassi
42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Floyd Ganassi
43 Jeff Green Dodge Richard L Petty
45 Kyle Petty Dodge Kyle Petty
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Jeff Gordon
49 Ken Schrader Dodge Elizabeth Morgenthau
66 Mike Garvey Ford Jeff Stec
77 Travis Kvapil Dodge Douglas Bawel
88 Dale Jarrett Ford Robert Yates
89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Cindy Shepherd
91 Bill Elliott Dodge Ray Evernham Sr.
97 Kurt Busch Ford Georgetta Roush
99 Carl Edwards Ford Jack Roush
51 Stuart Kirby Chevrolet Joe Auer
79 Derrike Cope Chevrolet John Conely
92 Eric McClure Chevrolet Bob Jenkins

Practice

Practice 1 results

Pos.[5] Car # Driver Make Speed Time Behind Best Laps
1 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 192.164 0:37.468 0.000 0 0
2 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 191.428 0:37.612 0.144 0 0
3 41 Casey Mears Dodge 191.255 0:37.646 0.178 0 0
Full results

Practice 2 results

Pos. Car # Driver Make Speed Time Behind Best Laps
1 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 192.097 0:37.481 0.000 0 0
2 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 192.097 0:37.481 0.000 0 0
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 191.729 0:37.553 0.072 0 0
Full results

Qualifying

Pos.[6] Car # Driver Make Speed Time Behind
1 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 194.232 37.069 0.000
2 41 Casey Mears Dodge 193.757 37.160 -0.091
3 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 193.512 37.207 -0.138
4 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 193.123 37.282 -0.213
5 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 193.086 37.289 -0.220
6 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 193.055 37.295 -0.226
7 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 192.818 37.341 -0.272
8 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 192.771 37.350 -0.281
9 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 192.658 37.372 -0.303
10 91 Bill Elliott Dodge 192.658 37.372 -0.303
11 1 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 192.606 37.382 -0.313
12 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 192.555 37.392 -0.323
13 97 Kurt Busch Ford 192.555 37.392 -0.323
14 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 192.493 37.404 -0.335
15 6 Mark Martin Ford 192.380 37.426 -0.357
16 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 192.313 37.439 -0.370
17 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 192.225 37.456 -0.387
18 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 192.102 37.480 -0.411
19 43 Jeff Green Dodge 191.980 37.504 -0.435
20 00 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 191.980 37.504 -0.435
21 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 191.627 37.573 -0.504
22 22 Scott Wimmer Dodge 191.627 37.573 -0.504
23 99 Carl Edwards Ford 191.413 37.615 -0.546
24 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 191.306 37.636 -0.567
25 16 Greg Biffle Ford 191.189 37.659 -0.590
26 11 Jason Leffler Chevrolet 191.189 37.659 -0.590
27 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr Chevrolet 190.739 37.748 -0.679
28 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 190.587 37.778 -0.709
29 10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 190.582 37.779 -0.710
30 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 190.491 37.797 -0.728
31 23 Mike Skinner Dodge 190.376 37.820 -0.751
32 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 190.370 37.821 -0.752
33 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 190.179 37.859 -0.790
34 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 190.129 37.869 -0.800
35 66 Mike Garvey Ford 189.878 37.919 -0.850
36 07 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 189.783 37.938 -0.869
37 77 Travis Kvapil Dodge 189.783 37.938 -0.869
38 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 189.579 37.979 -0.910
39 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge 189.449 38.005 -0.936
40 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 189.404 38.014 -0.945
41 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 188.260 38.245 -1.176
42 4 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 186.591 38.587 -1.518
43 51 Stuart Kirby Chevrolet 188.848 38.126 -1.057
Failed to qualify
44 92 Eric McClure* Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 0.000
45 79 Derrike Cope Chevrolet N/A N/A N/A
46 34 P.J. Jones Chevrolet N/A N/A N/A
47 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge N/A N/A N/A
WD 00 Carl Long Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 0.000

*Had an accident during qualifying

Race recap

On April 27, 2005, Warner Bros. would announce that the race would be sponsored by the movie Batman Begins, marking the first time a motion picture sponsored a Cup Series race.[7] In a press release, NASCAR CEO and chairman Brian France said "Batman will cheer on the 43 super heroes that will be competing for the Batman Begins 400 at Michigan International Speedway."[8] Along with the sponsorship, the Batmobile served as the honorary pace car for the race,[2] while Batman was the grand marshal, and Karen Newman sang the national anthem.[9]

Mark Martin also ran a Batman Begins paint scheme, along with Ricky Craven at the Paramount Health Insurance 200 on the previous day.[10] Defending race winner Ryan Newman[11] of Penske Racing won the pole position after breaking the track record with a speed of 194.232 miles per hour (312.586 km/h), breaking the original record held by Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2001,[9] while Roush Racing's Greg Biffle won the race.[12] Michigan International Speedway has been a Ford dominated track starting in 1984, and a Mercury track before that from 1969-78. It was also a track that suited a smooth driver or a driver that could change his driving tactics for Michigan International Speedway.

Tony Stewart would dominate the race, he would end up leading a race-high 97 laps. However, on lap 168, Stewart took a four-tire pit stop, while Greg Biffle, Elliott Sadler and Roush Racing teammates Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards and Kurt Busch, as they and other drivers had pitted 12 laps earlier; Joe Nemechek and Michael Waltrip also beat Stewart to the track, forcing him to start in eighth on lap 174. Biffle, who led 67 laps, would go on to win his eighth career Cup race and fifth of the season.[13] Stewart was able to fight his way into second, while Mark Martin finished in third.[14] Kenseth and Edwards rounded out the top five. Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished the race in 32nd and 17th, respectively, and were knocked out of contention for the 2005 Chase for the Nextel Cup.[9]

Race results

Fin[15] St # Driver Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 25 16 Greg Biffle Ford 200 63 running 185 171075
2 3 20 Tony Stewart Chevy 200 97 running 180 174461
3 15 6 Mark Martin Ford 200 10 running 170 116125
4 21 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 200 0 running 160 138261
5 23 99 Carl Edwards Ford 200 0 running 155 98650
6 11 01 Joe Nemechek Chevy 200 1 running 155 110148
7 30 15 Michael Waltrip Chevy 200 3 running 151 116454
8 18 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 200 0 running 142 126106
9 17 5 Kyle Busch Chevy 200 0 running 138 89265
10 12 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 200 0 running 134 110548
11 33 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 200 0 running 130 106825
12 13 97 Kurt Busch Ford 200 12 running 132 125665
13 24 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 200 1 running 129 87390
14 6 18 Bobby Labonte Chevy 200 0 running 121 110915
15 1 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 200 3 running 123 122781
16 22 22 Scott Wimmer Dodge 200 0 running 115 101798
17 41 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 200 0 running 112 118448
18 4 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 200 0 running 109 106965
19 16 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 200 2 running 111 118881
20 26 11 Jason Leffler Chevy 200 0 running 103 75890
21 2 41 Casey Mears Dodge 199 7 running 105 107248
22 5 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 199 0 running 97 99535
23 29 10 Scott Riggs Chevy 199 0 running 94 93448
24 14 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 199 0 running 91 106698
25 28 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 199 0 running 88 116351
26 37 77 Travis Kvapil Dodge 199 0 running 85 79965
27 20 0 Mike Bliss Chevy 198 0 running 82 71680
28 38 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 198 0 running 79 71425
29 36 07 Dave Blaney Chevy 198 0 running 76 79215
30 32 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 198 0 running 73 80687
31 27 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevy 198 0 running 70 67990
32 9 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 197 0 running 67 116651
33 34 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 197 0 running 64 96004
34 31 23 Mike Skinner Dodge 197 0 running 61 67735
35 10 91 Bill Elliott Dodge 196 0 running 58 67595
36 35 66 Mike Garvey Ford 196 0 running 55 67545
37 39 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge 195 0 running 52 67495
38 19 43 Jeff Green Dodge 184 0 running 49 96331
39 8 7 Robby Gordon Chevy 182 1 running 51 67350
40 40 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 167 0 engine 43 95223
41 7 25 Brian Vickers Chevy 154 0 running 40 75280
42 43 51 Stuart Kirby Chevy 91 0 crash 37 67240
43 42 4 Mike Wallace Chevy 50 0 engine 34 66671

Standings

Pos Driver Points[12]
1 Jimmie Johnson 2173
2 Greg Biffle 2124
3 Elliott Sadler 1923
4 Carl Edwards 1914
5 Mark Martin 1904
6 Tony Stewart 1862
7 Ryan Newman 1856
8 Rusty Wallace 1848
9 Kurt Busch 1813
10 Kevin Harvick 1803

References

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  14. ^ Donahue, Alan (July 10, 2012). "Dale Earnhardt Jr's 'Dark Knight Rises' NASCAR Vehicle Among Top 5 Superhero Designs". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
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