Tony Stewart became the 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup champion. He finished the 2005 season 35 points ahead of second-place Greg Biffle.
Five drivers in the Chase changed point positions at Homestead Miami Speedway.
Four of the 10 Chase drivers led at Homestead earning lap leader bonus points. (Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards, Mark Martin and Ryan Newman).
Seven of the 10 drivers who made it into the 2005 Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup did so for the second straight year: Greg Biffle, Rusty Wallace, and Carl Edwards were new to the Chase in 2005.
Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards were the only drivers who finished with two victories in the Chase. Johnson won at Dover and Charlotte while Edwards won at Atlanta and Texas.
Nine of the 10 drivers competing in the 2005 Chase for NASCAR NEXTEL Cup scored at least one victory in the 2005 season. Five of the 10 drivers scored multiple victories led by Greg Biffle with six. Rusty Wallace was the only Chase driver that remained winless in 2005.
Tony Stewart and Greg Biffle each earned 50 lap leader bonus points in the Chase, leading all drivers
Carl Edwards scored eight top-10 finishes in the 2005 Chase for NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, the most of all drivers.
Jeff Gordon remained 11th in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point standings. He finished 44 points over 12th-place Jamie McMurray.
Rusty Wallace (13th) ended his career with a 49-race streak of running at the finish that began at Bristol in August 2004.
The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Leader bonus was worth $80,000 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Because it was not won it will be distributed among the top-10 drivers at the 2005 awards banquet.(NASCAR Statistical Services)(11-21-2005)
