2005 Telcel Motorola 200
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| Race details[1] | |||
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Mexico City NASCAR layout (2005–2006) | |||
| Date | March 6, 2005 | ||
| 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66 | Jorge Goeters | Brewco Motorsports | Ford |
| 2 | 83 | Robby Gordon (i)** | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 3 | 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chance 2 Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 4 | 1 | Boris Said | Phoenix Racing | Dodge |
| 5 | 87 | Ron Fellows | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 6 | 21 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 7 | 11 | Paul Menard | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet |
| 8 | 40 | Carlos Contreras | FitzBradshaw Racing | Dodge |
| 9 | 60 | Carl Edwards (R) | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 10 | 90 | Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford |
| 11 | 27 | David Green | Brewco Motorsports | Ford |
| 12 | 38 | Tyler Walker (R) | Akins Motorsports | Dodge |
| 13 | 2 | Clint Bowyer | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 14 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge |
| 15 | 35 | Jason Keller | Team Rensi Motorsports | Ford |
| 16 | 7 | Chris Cook** | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 17 | 12 | Tim Fedewa** | FitzBradshaw Racing | Dodge |
| 18 | 10 | Michel Jourdain Jr. (R) | ppc Racing | Ford |
| 19 | 41 | Reed Sorenson (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge |
| 20 | 25 | Ashton Lewis | Team Rensi Motorsports | Ford |
| 21 | 33 | Ron Hornaday | Kevin Harvick Inc. | Chevrolet |
| 22 | 58 | Brent Sherman (R) | Akins Motorsports | Dodge |
| 23 | 18 | J. J. Yeley | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet |
| 24 | 59 | Stacy Compton | ST Motorsports | Ford |
| 25 | 52 | Jimmy Morales* ** | Means Motorsports | Ford |
| 26 | 32 | Shane Hmiel | Braun Racing | Chevrolet |
| 27 | 47 | Jon Wood (R) | ST Motorsports | Ford |
| 28 | 36 | Stanton Barrett | DCT Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 29 | 28 | Johnny Sauter | Phoenix Racing | Dodge |
| 30 | 4 | Ryan Hemphill (R) | Biagi Brothers Racing | Dodge |
| 31 | 64 | Rusty Wallace | Rusty Wallace Inc. | Dodge |
| 32 | 34 | Randy LaJoie | Frank Cicci Racing | Chevrolet |
| 33 | 43 | José Luis Ramírez | Curb Agajanian Racing | Ford |
| 34 | 20 | Denny Hamlin (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet |
| 35 | 22 | Kenny Wallace | ppc Racing | Ford |
| 36 | 14 | David Stremme | FitzBradshaw Racing | Dodge |
| 37 | 72 | Rubén García Novoa | MacDonald Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 38 | 44 | Justin Labonte | Labonte-Haas Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 39 | 49 | Mara Reyes | Jay Robinson Racing | Ford |
| 40 | 5 | Adrián Fernández** | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 41 | 23 | Shawna Robinson | Keith Coleman Racing | Chevrolet |
| 42 | 0 | Rafael Martínez | Davis Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 43 | 73 | Eric Jones | Red Cactus Racing | Chevrolet |
| Failed to Qualify, withdrew, or driver changes | ||||
| 44 | 6 | Paul Wolfe (R) | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge |
| 45 | 67 | Jimmy Morales | Tom Eriksen Racing | Dodge |
| 46 | 97 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Chevrolet |
| 47 | 24 | Kim Crosby (R) | GIC-Mixon Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 48 | 16 | Mark Montgomery | Day Enterprise Racing | Chevrolet |
| 49 | 92 | Alfredo Tame Jr. | Team Fuerza Motorsports | Ford |
| 50 | 65 | Stan Silva Jr. | Silva Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| DC | 52 | Scott Gaylord | Means Motorsports | Ford |
| 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.