final race before the Chase for the 2005 NEXTEL Cup, Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon, Elliott Sadler, Dale Jarrett, and Kevin Harvick were on the outside looking in at an eleventh place and lower. Jamie McMurray and Tony Raines got into each other at lap 362, ending McMurray's chances to get into the Chase for the Cup. Kevin Harvick led many of the laps early on, but fell behind late and ended up finishing 10th. Kurt Busch won his third race of the season. Top Ten Results 97- Kurt Busch 17- Matt Kenseth 16- Greg Biffle 5- Kyle Busch 2- Rusty Wallace 19- Jeremy Mayfield 20- Tony Stewart 9- Kasey Kahne 44- Terry Labonte 29- Kevin Harvick Failed to qualify: Wayne Anderson (#75), Stanton Barrett (#95), Carl Long (#00), Hermie Sadler (#92), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Joey McCarthy (#34), Kirk Shelmerdine (#27) Making The Chase - This was the final race to determine the contenders for the Chase for the Nextel Cup. Those final ten contenders were: 20- Tony Stewart (3716–5050) 16- Greg Biffle (3531–5045) 2- Rusty Wallace (3412–5040) 48- Jimmie Johnson (3400–5035) 97- Kurt Busch (3304–5030) 6- Mark Martin (3273–5025) 19- Jeremy Mayfield (3228–5020) 99- Carl Edwards (3114–5015) 17- Matt Kenseth (3114–5015) 12- Ryan Newman (3055–5005) The first number is the number of points on the old system. Following the race, the Chase contenders had their points reset to the second number. For the complete coverage of the playoff, along with driver results, see the 2005 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup section. Chase for the Nextel Cup Sylvania 300 Complete Results The Sylvania 300 was held on September 18 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Tony Stewart sat on the pole and led most of the laps in the first race of the Chase to the NASCAR Nextel Cup, battling with Ryan Newman in the final laps and ultimately finishing second behind him. Kurt Busch, one of the ten Chase drivers, was involved in an incident with Scott Riggs early on that set him 66 laps behind the leader. After pulling into the garage, Busch stormed to Riggs' pit and had words with his crew chief, Rodney Childers. Busch finished 35th. Several other incidents also happened during the race. Kyle Busch got tangled with Kasey Kahne, who was sent hard into the wall. Kahne, who was out for the day, maneuvered his wrecked car in front of Busch under caution. Kahne was