Jeremy Mayfield secured his place among an elite group of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series drivers in 2005 when he claimed a berth in the Chase for the Championship field for the second consecutive year. Mayfield is one of only seven Nextel Cup drivers to accomplish the feat.A win at Michigan in August in the No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Charger propelled Mayfield firmly into the top 10 with three races remaining before the Chase field was set. He entered the 10-race shootout seventh in the point standings and the distinction of having completed more laps than any other driver. In addition to the win at Michigan, Mayfield had four top-five and nine top-10 finishes in 2005 in the No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Charger.A year earlier, Mayfield had to rely on a dominant performance at Richmond in the 26th and final race for drivers to earn a berth in the inaugural Chase field. He took the win and led the most laps to collect every possible point available which proved to be just enough to get him a berth in the Chase field.Mayfield and the No. 19 Dodge team have a proven formula for making the Chase field. Turning the opportunity into a championship run has been a much more difficult task. In 2004, Mayfield was caught up in an accident in the first Chase race, a setback the team could not overcome. In 2005, Mayfield was still in contention halfway through the Chase, trailing the leader by just 115 points. However, the efforts of the No. 19 team fell short as they were forced to settle for a ninth-place finish in the final standings, still an accomplishment many other teams would have relished.
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