2005 Telcel Motorola 200

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Date March 6, 2005 (2005-03-06)
Official name 2005 Telcel Motorola 200
Course Road Course
2005 Telcel Motorola 200
Race details[1]
Mexico City NASCAR layout (2005–2006)
Mexico City NASCAR layout (2005–2006)
Date March 6, 2005 (2005-03-06)
Official name 2005 Telcel Motorola 200
Location Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico
Course Road Course
Course length 2.518 miles (4.053 km)
Distance 80 laps, 201.440 mi (324.186 km)
Weather Clear
Average speed 67.591 mph (108.777 km/h)
Attendance 94,229
Pole position
Driver Brewco Motorsports
Time 1:27.696
Most laps led
Driver Martin Truex Jr. Chance 2 Motorsports
Laps 45
Winner
No. 8 Martin Truex Jr. Chance 2 Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip

The 2005 Telcel Motorola 200 was a NASCAR Busch Series race held at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico on March 6, 2005. The race was NASCAR's first ever trip to Mexico City and their first race that is not in the United States since 1999. It was also the 3rd race of the 2005 NASCAR Busch Series. The race was the NASCAR debut for former IndyCar Series driver and the hometown hero Adrián Fernández. One of Mexico's own Jorge Goeters, who was one of 10 Mexican born drivers attempting to qualify in the race, won the pole but it would be Martin Truex Jr. who would dominate the race, leading the most laps and winning the first ever race in the end.[2]

Entry list

The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez is a 4.304 km (2.674 mi) motorsport race track in Mexico City, Mexico, named after the racing drivers Ricardo (1942–1962) and Pedro Rodríguez (1940–1971). The circuit got its name shortly after it opened when Ricardo Rodríguez died in practice for the non-Championship 1962 Mexican Grand Prix. Ricardo's brother Pedro was also killed behind the wheel nine years later. Since 2015, the track has once again hosted the Formula One Mexican Grand Prix, an event it previously hosted in two separate periods on a different layout, the last occasion of which was in 1992.

The circuit is located within the public park of the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City in southeast Mexico City. The circuit is owned by the Government of the city, but is currently operated under concession by Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento (CIE) through OCESA, one of CIE's subsidiaries. CIE also organizes the NASCAR and Desafío Corona races in this circuit and rents the circuits to other parties, including race organizers, automobile clubs and track amateurs for fees that are controversial due to their disproportionately high amounts compared to other ex-F1 courses.

  • (R) denotes rookie driver
  • (i) denotes ineligible for points
# Driver Team Make
0Rafael MartínezDavis MotorsportsChevrolet
1Boris SaidPhoenix RacingDodge
2Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Ryan Hemphill (R)Biagi Brothers RacingDodge
5Adrián FernándezHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
6Paul Wolfe (R)Evernham MotorsportsDodge
7Chris CookNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet
8Martin Truex Jr.Chance 2 MotorsportsChevrolet
10Michel Jourdain Jr. (R)ppc RacingFord
11Paul MenardDale Earnhardt Inc.Chevrolet
12Tim FedewaFitzBradshaw RacingDodge
14David StremmeFitzBradshaw RacingDodge
16Mark MontgomeryDay Enterprise RacingChevrolet
18J. J. YeleyJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet
20Denny Hamlin (R)Joe Gibbs RacingChevrolet
21Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
22Kenny Wallaceppc RacingFord
23Shawna RobinsonKeith Coleman RacingChevrolet
24Kim Crosby (R)GIC-Mixon MotorsportsChevrolet
25Ashton Lewis Jr.Team Rensi MotorsportsFord
27David GreenBrewco MotorsportsFord
28Johnny SauterPhoenix RacingDodge
32Shane HmielBraun RacingChevrolet
33Ron Hornaday Jr.Kevin Harvick Inc.Chevrolet
34Randy LaJoieFrank Cicci RacingChevrolet
35Jason KellerTeam Rensi MotorsportsFord
36Stanton BarrettDCT MotorsportsChevrolet
38Tyler Walker (R)Akins MotorsportsDodge
40Carlos ContrerasFitzBradshaw RacingDodge
41Reed Sorenson (R)Chip Ganassi RacingDodge
42Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge
43José Luis RamírezCurb Agajanian RacingFord
44Justin LabonteLabonte-Haas MotorsportsChevrolet
47Jon Wood (R)ST MotorsportsFord
49Mara ReyesJay Robinson RacingFord
52Scott GaylordMeans MotorsportsFord
58Brent Sherman (R)Akins MotorsportsDodge
59Stacy ComptonST MotorsportsFord
60Carl Edwards (R)Roush RacingFord
64Rusty WallaceRusty Wallace Inc.Dodge
65Stan Silva Jr.Silva MotorsportsChevrolet
66Jorge GoetersBrewco MotorsportsFord
67Jimmy MoralesTom Eriksen RacingDodge
72Rubén García NovoaMacDonald MotorsportsChevrolet
73Eric JonesRed Cactus RacingChevrolet
83Robby Gordon (i)Robby Gordon MotorsportsChevrolet
87Ron FellowsNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet
90Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord
92Alfredo Tame Jr.Team Fuerza MotorsportsFord
97Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingChevrolet
Official Entry list

Qualifying

Mexico's own Jorge Goeters won the pole for the race with a time of 1:27.696 and a speed of 103.366 mph.[3]

Starting grid

Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer
166Jorge GoetersBrewco MotorsportsFord
283Robby Gordon (i)**Robby Gordon MotorsportsChevrolet
38Martin Truex Jr.Chance 2 MotorsportsChevrolet
41Boris SaidPhoenix RacingDodge
587Ron FellowsNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet
621Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
711Paul MenardDale Earnhardt Inc.Chevrolet
840Carlos ContrerasFitzBradshaw RacingDodge
960Carl Edwards (R)Roush RacingFord
1090Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord
1127David GreenBrewco MotorsportsFord
1238Tyler Walker (R)Akins MotorsportsDodge
132Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
1442Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge
1535Jason KellerTeam Rensi MotorsportsFord
167Chris Cook**NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet
1712Tim Fedewa**FitzBradshaw RacingDodge
1810Michel Jourdain Jr. (R)ppc RacingFord
1941Reed Sorenson (R)Chip Ganassi RacingDodge
2025Ashton LewisTeam Rensi MotorsportsFord
2133Ron HornadayKevin Harvick Inc.Chevrolet
2258Brent Sherman (R)Akins MotorsportsDodge
2318J. J. YeleyJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet
2459Stacy ComptonST MotorsportsFord
2552Jimmy Morales* **Means MotorsportsFord
2632Shane HmielBraun RacingChevrolet
2747Jon Wood (R)ST MotorsportsFord
2836Stanton BarrettDCT MotorsportsChevrolet
2928Johnny SauterPhoenix RacingDodge
304Ryan Hemphill (R)Biagi Brothers RacingDodge
3164Rusty WallaceRusty Wallace Inc.Dodge
3234Randy LaJoieFrank Cicci RacingChevrolet
3343José Luis RamírezCurb Agajanian RacingFord
3420Denny Hamlin (R)Joe Gibbs RacingChevrolet
3522Kenny Wallaceppc RacingFord
3614David StremmeFitzBradshaw RacingDodge
3772Rubén García NovoaMacDonald MotorsportsChevrolet
3844Justin LabonteLabonte-Haas MotorsportsChevrolet
3949Mara ReyesJay Robinson RacingFord
405Adrián Fernández**Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
4123Shawna RobinsonKeith Coleman RacingChevrolet
420Rafael MartínezDavis MotorsportsChevrolet
4373Eric JonesRed Cactus RacingChevrolet
Failed to Qualify, withdrew, or driver changes
446Paul Wolfe (R)Evernham MotorsportsDodge
4567Jimmy MoralesTom Eriksen RacingDodge
4697Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingChevrolet
4724Kim Crosby (R)GIC-Mixon MotorsportsChevrolet
4816Mark MontgomeryDay Enterprise RacingChevrolet
4992Alfredo Tame Jr.Team Fuerza MotorsportsFord
5065Stan Silva Jr.Silva MotorsportsChevrolet
DC52Scott GaylordMeans MotorsportsFord
Official Starting grid

* – Scott Gaylord originally qualified the car and was to compete but made a last minute change to allow Jimmy Morales to be able to compete in his home Country.

** – Adrián Fernández, Chris Cook, Tim Fedewa, Jimmy Morales, and Robby Gordon all had to start at the rear of the field. Fernández had a backup car, Cook and Gordon had an engine change, Fedewa had a transmission change, and Morales has a driver change.

Race

Race results

References

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