2005 NASCAR West Series

The 2005 NASCAR West Series, also known as the Grand National Division, West Series and Grand National West Series, was the 52nd season of the series. The title was won by Mike Duncan, his second in the series and his second in succession.[1]

Schedule and results

The 2005 season included 12 individual races, although Phoenix International Raceway, Mesa Marin Raceway, and Stockton 99 Speedway hosted two races each.[2]

Date Name Racetrack Location Winner
January 30 United Rentals 100 Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona David Gilliland[3]
April 9 Lucas Oil 150 Mesa Marin Raceway Bakersfield, California Scott Lynch
April 21 Casino Arizona 150 Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona Burney Lamar[4]
April 30 Autozone Twin Championships by Havoline Stockton 99 Speedway Stockton, California Scott Lynch[5]
July 23 King Taco 150 Irwindale Speedway Irwindale, California Steve Portenga[6]
July 30 Coors Light 200 by NAPA & Creekside-Mountain Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington Mike Duncan[7]
August 13 4th Annual Dodge Country / NAPA 200 Stockton 99 Speedway Stockton, California Mike Duncan
August 21 NAPA 150 Presented by NAPA Belts and Hose Pikes Peak International Raceway Fountain, Colorado Steve Portenga
September 2 Relocate Here 200 by San Bernadino County California Speedway Fontana, California Burney Lamar[8]
September 17 NAPA 200 Presented by NAPA Belts and Hose Douglas County Speedway Roseburg, Oregon Mike Duncan
October 1 Allstate Texas Thunder 200 Thunder Hill Raceway Kyle, Texas Steve Portenga
October 15 Ford Motorcraft Parts 150 by 3M Mesa Marin Raceway Bakersfield, California Mike David[9]

Full Drivers' Championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led.

Pos Driver PHO MMR PHO S99 IRW EVG S99 PPR CAL DCS CTS MMR Pts
1 Mike Duncan 2 5 19 2 4 1* 1 4 3 1* 16 2* 1951
2 Steve Portenga 9 3 4 6 1* 18 4* 1 7 3 1* 6 1908
3 Scott Lynch 10 1 2 1* 2 3 2 2 4 2 15 17 1899
4 David Gilliland 1 2 29 5 5 2 3 8 16* 4 2 4 1858
5 Mike David 4 4 16 3 16 6 10 7 8 11 5 1 1757
6 Brett Thompson 23 7 12 7 3 16 8 5 9 8 7 13 1645
7 Scott Gaylord 22 20 14 4 6 7 11 15 14 6 3 5 1626
8 Tim Woods 11 17 7 9 20 4 15 6 13 5 12 9 1601
9 Andrew Myers 17 14 9 18 7 13 9 14 21 7 4 3 1590
10 Andrew Lewis 16 9 17 8 18 5 6 12 18 13 8 15 1541
11 Daryl Harr 12 15 24 13 9 9 5 18 6 10 9 19 1528
12 Sarah Fisher 20 16 28 12 8 11 17 9 22 12 6 7 1471
13 Jack Sellers 25 11 18 16 29 15 12 17 25 17 17 24 1278
14 Takuma Koga 30 21 27 Wth 26 17 14 16 20 16 11 26 1227
15 Tim Smith 18 10 23 14 18 10 23 9 10 21 1167
16 Rick Ruzbarsky 27 8 10 15 19 8 724
17 Johnny Borneman III 15 21 17 3 2 670
18 Burney Lamar 6* 1* 1 10 664
19 Jason Jefferson 3 13 25 12 13 628
20 Spencer Clark 14 5 28 19* 5 621
21 Chris Schmelzle 26 13 8 15 14 590
22 David Cardey 29 10 26 11 25 513
23 José Luis Ramírez 28 12 8 11 478
24 Ed Watson 19 11 10 22 467
25 Bobby Hillis Jr. 33 30 27 20 19 428
26 Carl Harr 24 19 22 17 406
27 David Eshleman 32 18 15 22 24 385
28 Robbie Brand 12 13 17 363
29 Jason Small 13 21 12 351
30 Dale Quarterley 8 6 297
31 Eric Humphries 7 11 276
32 P. J. Abbott 15 14 239
33 Jeff Davis 11 20 233
34 Nick Joanides 13 23 218
35 Eric Hardin 19 18 215
36 Daniel DiGiacomo 10 DNQ 195
37 Charles Price 22 25 20 185
38 Ryan Moore 3 170
39 Rick Craig 20 DNQ 170
40 Brandon Ash 5 155
41 Gene Woods DNQ 23 155
42 Michel Jourdain Jr. 6 150
43 Matt Kobyluck 7 146
44 Jorge Goeters 10 134
45 Kevin Harvick 13* 134
46 Clint Vahsholtz 11 130
47 Rocky Moran Jr. 12 127
48 Nick DeFazio 14 121
49 Chris Oddo 14 121
50 John Moore 14 121
51 Michelle Theriault 15 118
52 Melissa Davis 16 115
53 Justin Lofton 16 115
54 Jeff Barkshire 18 109
55 C. T. Hellmund 18 109
56 Travis Powell 19 106
57 Nick Lynch 19 106
58 Randy Lynch 20 103
59 Brandon Miller 21 100
60 Ted Christopher 23 94
61 Ron Peterson 24 91
62 Jim Inglebright 27 82
63 Mike Mulhall 28 79
64 Kristi Schmitt DNQ 76
65 Clay Andrews DNQ 73
66 Brad Pollard DNQ 70
67 Ken Schrader 31 70
68 Brian Pannone DNQ 64
69 Troy Shirk DNQ 61
70 Bruce Betts DNQ 55

References

  1. ^ Delforge, Vincent (August 14, 2022). "The History of the NASCAR West Series". Kickin' The Tires. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
  2. ^ "2005 NASCAR West Series Stats". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  3. ^ "Gilliland wins at Phoenix:". Jayski's Silly Season Site. January 31, 2005. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
  4. ^ "WS: Phoenix II: Race notes". Motorsport.com. April 22, 2005. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
  5. ^ Linesburgh, Scott (May 2, 2005). "Winner avoids disappointing repeat". The Stockton Record. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
  6. ^ Herbert, Steven (July 24, 2005). "Portenga Charges to Win in Feature". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
  7. ^ "WS: Evergreen: Goodyear Racing Race Notes". Motorsport.com. August 2, 2005. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
  8. ^ Henderson, Martin (September 3, 2005). "Lamar Finds Success on Series Again". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
  9. ^ "Hawk Center Collier Dies". Los Angeles Times. October 16, 2005. Retrieved March 10, 2026.