2005 Telcel Motorola 200

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]

2005 Telcel Motorola 200
Race details[1]
Date March 6, 2005 (2005-03-06)
Official name 2005 Telcel Motorola 200
Location Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico
Course Road Course
2.518 mi (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

Background

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.

Entry list

  • (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

On lap 1, Martin Truex Jr. attempted to take the lead from pole sitter Jorge Goeters in turn 3 but failed to get in front of him and Goeters led the first lap becoming the first Mexican born driver to lead a Busch Series race. On lap 8, the first caution flew for debris after José Luis Ramírez's right front tire came apart. The race would restart on lap 12. On the restart, Ron Fellows attempted to take the lead from Goeters but failed to get in front of him. On lap 17, Mara Reyes spun in turn 3 and ended up getting stuck on the gravel traps in turns 1 and 2 which would bring out the second caution on lap 18. The race would restart on lap 21. On lap 25, Martin Truex Jr. took the lead after the top 2 in Jorge Goeters and Jamie McMurray both pitted. On lap 27, a couple of incidents would occur. First being when Tyler Walker overshot turn 3 and ended up going through the gravel trap but that did not bring out a caution after Walker got back onto the track without any harm. The third caution flew when Mara Reyes' car stalled in turn 1. During the caution, a wacky and funny moment would occur when a dog ran out onto the track before it found its way out going through a hole in the fence. The race would restart on lap 30. On lap 32, Stanton Barrett spun in turn 3 but no caution flew as Barrett got going again. On lap 33, Mexico City's own Adrián Fernández took the lead from Truex. At the same time, Paul Menard spun in turn 5 but no caution was thrown as he got back going again. On lap 37, Martin Truex Jr. took the lead back from Fernández. On lap 38, the 4th caution would fly when Michel Jourdain Jr. crashed in turn 8.

Final laps

The race would restart with 40 laps to go. At around 37 to go, Ron Hornaday spun in turn 3 after he got turned by Jorge Goeters but no caution flew as Hornaday got back going again. With 36 to go, Ron Fellows spun in almost the same area Hornaday did before after Fellows got turned by Carlos Contreras. No caution flew as he got back going again. With 35 to go, Kevin Harvick took the lead after Martin Truex Jr. went to pit. As soon as Truex entered pit road, the 5th caution flew with 34 to go when Rubén García Novoa crashed in the chicane at around turn 3. Stanton Barrett was the new leader and Barrett led the field to the restart with 30 laps to go. With 28 to go, both Ron Fellows and Denny Hamlin spun in turn 3. No caution was thrown as Hamlin and Fellows got back going again. At the same time, Martin Truex Jr. took the lead from Barrett. With 27 to go, the 6th caution flew for debris. The race would restart with 23 laps to go. With 22 to go, Reed Sorenson spun in turn 4 but no caution threw as he got going again before the 7th caution flew for fluid from Robby Gordon's blown engine. The race would restart with 17 to go. With 16 to go, Tim Fedewa spun in turn 4 but no caution flew as he got back going again. With 15 to go, the 8th and final caution flew when Jorge Goeters' engine blew. The race would restart with 11 laps to go. Multiple incidents occurred during the run with no cautions thrown as the drivers got going. With 10 to go, Shawna Robinson spun in turn 3. With 9 to go, Stanton Barrett spun in turn 5. With 7 to go, Tyler Walker and Jamie McMurray spun in turn 5. With 3 to go, José Luis Ramírez spun in turn 4. While all that was going on, Martin Truex Jr. held onto the lead and Truex would win the first race at Mexico with Truex scoring his first of 6 wins en route to his 2nd Busch Series championship in a row. Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Shane Hmiel, and Boris Said rounded out the top 5 while Rusty Wallace, Clint Bowyer, Kenny Wallace, Ashton Lewis, and Adrián Fernández rounded out the top 10.[4]

Race results

Pos Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run Laps Led Status Points
18Martin Truex Jr.Chance 2 MotorsportsChevrolet8045running190
221Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet802running175
360Carl Edwards (R)Roush RacingFord800running165
432Shane HmielBraun RacingChevrolet800running160
51Boris SaidPhoenix RacingDodge800running155
664Rusty WallaceRusty Wallace Inc.Dodge800running150
72Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet800running146
822Kenny Wallaceppc RacingFord800running142
925Ashton LewisTeam Rensi MotorsportsFord801running143
105Adrián FernándezHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet804running139
1128Johnny SauterPhoenix RacingDodge800running130
1233Ron HornadayKevin Harvick Inc.Chevrolet800running127
1335Jason KellerTeam Rensi MotorsportsFord800running124
1441Reed Sorenson (R)Chip Ganassi RacingDodge800running121
1520Denny Hamlin (R)Joe Gibbs RacingChevrolet800running118
1647Jon Wood (R)ST MotorsportsFord800running115
174Ryan Hemphill (R)Biagi Brothers RacingDodge800running112
1890Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord800running109
1936Stanton BarrettSCT MotorsportsChevrolet804running111
2052Jimmy MoralesMeans MotorsportsFord800running103
2112Tim FedewaFitzBradshaw RacingDodge800running100
2214David StremmeFitzBradshaw RacingDodge800running97
2358Brent Sherman (R)Akins MotorsportsDodge800running94
2438Tyler Walker (R)Akins MotorsportsDodge800running91
2544Justin LabonteLabonte-Haas MotorsportsChevrolet800running88
267Chris CookNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet800running85
2772Rubén García NovoaMacDonald MotorsportsChevrolet800running82
2859Stacy ComptonST MotorsportsFord800running79
2973Eric JonesRed Cactus RacingChevrolet800running76
3023Shawna RobinsonKeith Coleman RacingChevrolet800running73
3143José Luis RamírezCurb Agajanian RacingFord800running70
3234Randy LaJoieFrank Cicci RacingChevrolet800running67
3342Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge800running64
3411Paul MenardDale Earnhardt Inc.Chevrolet770running61
3549Mara ReyesJay Robinson RacingFord750running58
3640Carlos ContrerasFitzBradshaw RacingDodge730handling55
3710Michel Jourdain Jr. (R)ppc RacingFord690running52
3866Jorge GoetersBrewco MotorsportsFord6524engine54
3927David GreenBrewco MotorsportsFord630running46
4083Robby Gordon (i)Robby Gordon MotorsportsChevrolet560engine0
4187Ron FellowsNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet540crash40
4218J. J. YeleyJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet200engine37
430Rafael MartínezDavis MotorsportsChevrolet00engine34
Official Race results

References

  1. "2005 Telcel Motorola 200". Retrieved March 6, 2005.
  2. "Truex Jr. wins NASCAR race in Mexico City". Retrieved March 6, 2005.
  3. "Mexico's Goeters wins pole at home". Retrieved March 6, 2005.
  4. "Press Snoop: Truex wins first Mexican Busch race". Retrieved March 8, 2005.
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