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The eliminated Rockingham race ends NASCAR's 38-year association with Rockingham. One of the biggest controversies prior to the start of the season involved the elimination of two races – Darlington and North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham. Also, Ricky Rudd took a break after the 2005 season but returned at the beginning of 2007. He would then run a limited schedule in 20, then drive full-time Hendrick Motorsports between 20, picking up an additional 5 wins with the team, and then finally run part-time again before officially retiring at the end of the 2013 season. Wallace would stay with his word and retire at season's end, but Martin, however, would return for 2006 due to circumstances with Roush Racing and Kurt Busch at the end of 2005.

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In addition, two prominent drivers announced that this would be their final season in NASCAR: Mark Martin, and 1989 Winston Cup Champion Rusty Wallace. The 2005 season was the final year for the Ford Taurus, which was replaced by the Ford Fusion in the 2006 season. The Charger was, however, much more of a success in the Busch Series, winning 10 of 32. In 2004, Dodge won 4 of 36 cup races with the Intrepid. The change did little to improve Dodge's fortunes as a distant third manufacturer in NASCAR Nextel Cup behind Ford and Chevrolet. The 2005 season was the first year of competition for the Dodge Charger since 1977, which replaced the Dodge Intrepid, a model that Dodge dropped from its consumer lineup for the 2005 model year. This was the first season since his rookie season that Jeff Gordon did not finish in the top 10 in points. Overall, Roush Racing was the dominant team going into the Chase for the Cup with five of the ten final racers from their organization (Biffle, Busch, Martin, Edwards, and Kenseth). In the end, the ten racers who qualified for the Chase for the Cup were: Leading into the final race before the Chase, ten racers were still mathematically contending for the final four spots in the Chase and only one point separated Jamie McMurray in 10th from Ryan Newman in 11th. Points are reset going into the Chase for the cup, and Stewart's lead was dropped to a 5-point margin. Going into the final race before the Chase for the Cup, Stewart had amassed a 209-point lead over his nearest competitor, Greg Biffle.

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Tony Stewart was the dominant driver going into the ten race 'playoff' with five wins. The ten-race Chase for the Nextel Cup started with the Sylvania 300 on Sunday, September 18, and ended on Sunday, November 20, with the Ford 400. The season began on Saturday, February 12.

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The 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series was the 57th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 34th modern-era Cup series. High-resolution desktop and mobile images are available below.Carl Edwards finished third in the championship. This week, we’ve made a shot of the Nova SS on the Barrett-Jackson auction block into a wallpaper download. The car is finished in a champagne color custom-formulated by Chip Foose, and North Carolina’s Hot Rod Interiors by Chuck is responsible for the amber leather on the inside. Goodyear Eagle tires are wrapped around a set of color-matched 18-inch Bose wheels.

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The power plant is backed by a TREMEC six-speed manual transmission.Īdditionally, the car includes a front suspension by Detroit Speed, a custom composite-spring rear suspension, and a custom Wilwood brake system. His performance prowess extends off the racetrack as well, as exemplified by the specs of this custom Nova designed by Wallace and built by Ambition Road in Troutman, North Carolina.Īmong the car’s highlights is a fuel-injected, 6.2L LS3* V-8 engine making 538 horsepower. Wallace won the 1989 NASCAR Cup Series championship in a Pontiac and is one of the winningest drivers in series history. Among the vehicles that didn’t quite crack the top 10 was a 1966 Chevy Nova SS owned by NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace.

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