The NEXTEL CUP BANQUET
NYC Dec 2, 2005
and 2005 Winnings
WON by TONY STEWART!
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Tony Stewart To Collect More Than $6
Million In Point Fund Awards:
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion Tony Stewart (#20 The Home Depot
Chevrolet) will collect $6,173,633 in point fund awards – a NASCAR NEXTEL
Cup Series point fund award record – along with special awards totaling
$517,000. The post-season payouts bring his 2005 season total to $13,578,168,
the largest single-season total in NASCAR history. Stewart’s take exceeds the
previous single-season record, $10,979,757, set by Jeff Gordon (#24 DuPont Chevrolet) in 2001.
Stewart’s career winnings now total
$48,467,449, making him the fifth-highest money winner on NASCAR’s all-time
list.
Over $25 million in point fund
awards will be distributed to the top 25 drivers in the final NASCAR NEXTEL Cup
Series point standings. Runner-up Greg
Biffle (#16 National Guard Ford) will receive over $2.62 million in
point fund awards, bringing his season total to over $8.35 million.
With over $6.7 million in race
winnings this season, fifth-place Jimmie
Johnson (#48 Lowe’s Chevrolet) was the season’s next-highest money
winner. Johnson will receive $20,000 in post-season special awards and more
than $1.7 million from the point fund, for a 2005 season total of over $8.33
million.
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Top Five
Money Winners (All-time):
Jeff Gordon $74,887,079
Mark Martin $53,859,827
Dale Jarrett $52,253,898
Rusty Wallace $49,741,326
Tony Stewart $48,467,449
2005 NASCAR NEXTEL
Cup Series
|
|
Driver |
Race
Winnings |
Special
Awards |
NASCAR/Nextel |
Leader
Bonus |
Season
Total |
Career
Total |
|
1 |
Tony Stewart |
$6,987,535 |
$517,000 |
$6,173,633 |
$20,800 |
$13,578,168 |
$48,467,449 |
|
2 |
Greg Biffle |
5729928 |
|
2624124 |
10400 |
8,354,052 |
15,647,375 |
|
3 |
Carl Edwards |
4889993 |
|
2003164 |
8480 |
6,893,157 |
8,347,537 |
|
4 |
Mark Martin |
5994353 |
10000 |
1727115 |
7560 |
7,731,468 |
53,859,827 |
|
5 |
Jimmie Johnson |
6796664 |
20000 |
1700048 |
6840 |
8,336,712 |
28,259,591 |
|
6 |
Ryan Newman |
5578114 |
300000 |
1381404 |
5760 |
7,259,518 |
25,559,293 |
|
7 |
Matt Kenseth |
5790774 |
|
1243360 |
5280 |
7,034,134 |
33,531,688 |
|
8 |
Rusty Wallace |
4868976 |
|
1201850 |
5120 |
6,070,826 |
49,741,326 |
|
9 |
Jeremy Mayfield |
4566913 |
|
1174177 |
4960 |
5,741,090 |
28,252,607 |
|
10 |
Kurt Busch |
6516318 |
|
1151543 |
4800 |
7,667,861 |
30,512,625 |
|
11 |
Jeff Gordon |
6855444 |
|
1075386 |
|
7,930,830 |
74,887,079 |
|
12 |
Jamie McMurray |
3923968 |
|
715335 |
|
4,639,303 |
13,292,362 |
|
13 |
Elliott Sadler |
5024119 |
100000 |
687822 |
|
5,811,941 |
25,237,270 |
|
14 |
Kevin Harvick |
4970049 |
|
660309 |
|
5,630,358 |
25,340,232 |
|
15 |
Dale Jarrett |
4705436 |
|
632796 |
|
5,338,232 |
52,253,898 |
|
16 |
Joe Nemecheck |
4223376 |
|
605283 |
|
4,828,659 |
24,156,328 |
|
17 |
Brian Vickers |
3982133 |
|
577770 |
|
4,559,903 |
7,959,273 |
|
18 |
Jeff Burton |
4265666 |
|
550258 |
|
4,815,924 |
40,458,341 |
|
19 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
5761832 |
|
522745 |
|
6,284,577 |
35,833,796 |
|
20 |
Kyle Busch |
4185239 |
50000 |
495232 |
|
4,730,471 |
4,730,471 |
|
21 |
Ricky Rudd |
4300412 |
|
275129 |
|
4,575,541 |
40,696,133 |
|
22 |
Casey Mears |
4234171 |
|
247616 |
|
4,481,787 |
10,583,588 |
|
23 |
Kasey Kahne |
4874838 |
75000 |
233859 |
|
5,183,697 |
10,599,308 |
|
24 |
Bobby Labonte |
4627404 |
|
220103 |
|
4,847,507 |
45,690,661 |
|
25 |
Michael Waltrip |
4375088 |
|
206347 |
|
4,581,435 |
32,221,464 |
|
|
Kenny Wallace |
595613 |
|
36471 |
|
632,084 |
41,168 |
Totals $28,122,880
Post Season Awards:
Driver Award Amount Total
Tony Stewart Clevite $77,000............................................................................ $517,000
Goodyear
Tire 35,000
Goodyear
Belts & Hoses 75,000
MBNA 105,000
Mechanix 75,000
Sunoco 75,000
Wix 75,000
Mark Martin Clevite 10,000................................................................................ 10,000
Jimmie Johnson Clevite 20,000................................................................................ 20,000
Ryan Newman Bud Pole 100,000.............................................................................. 300,000
Checkers 100,000
Mobil
1 100,000
Elliott Sadler USG 100,000 ...............................................................................100,000
Kyle Busch Raybestos 50,000................................................................................ 50,000
Kasey Kahne Commit 75,000................................................................................ 75,000
Total $1,072,000
