| 2005 Sharpie 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,162,959 | Race Date: | Aug 27, 2005 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .511 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 8Min 50Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 17 | Average Speed: | 84.678 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 16 For 88 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Matt Kenseth M. Kenseth | Driver: | Matt Kenseth M. Kenseth | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #17 Ford | Car No.: | #17 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Racing | Team: | Roush Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Robbie Reiser | Crew Chief: | Robbie Reiser | |||||
| Laps Led: | 16 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 127.300 MPH | |||||
| Official 2005 Sharpie 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running |  | 190 | 500 | 415 |
| 2 | 24 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless | Running |  | 170 | 500 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | National Guard | Running | | 170 | 500 | 1 |
| 4 | 5 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Genuine Parts | Running | | 160 | 500 | 0 |
| 5 | 20 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running |  | 160 | 500 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 155 | 500 | 27 |
| 7 | 27 | 0 | Mike Bliss | CertainTeed | Running | | 151 | 500 | 4 |
| 8 | 17 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 142 | 500 | 0 |
| 9 | 41 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 138 | 500 | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Sharpie Mini | Running | | 134 | 500 | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Schwan's Home Service | Running | | 130 | 500 | 0 |
| 12 | 35 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army | Running | | 127 | 500 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's | Running | | 129 | 500 | 2 |
| 14 | 32 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Caterpillar | Running | | 121 | 500 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 118 | 500 | 0 |
| 16 | 25 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra | Running | | 115 | 500 | 0 |
| 17 | 15 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Lucas Oil / Food City | Running | | 112 | 500 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 114 | 500 | 18 |
| 19 | 31 | 77 | Travis Kvapil (R) | Kodak / Jasper Engines | Running | | 106 | 500 | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC / ditech.com / Scooby-Doo | Running | | 103 | 500 | 0 |
| 21 | 42 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | POWERade / Interstate Batteries | Running | | 105 | 500 | 21 |
| 22 | 28 | 43 | Jeff Green | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | Running | | 97 | 500 | 0 |
| 23 | 3 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Happy Birthday Jack | Running | | 94 | 500 | 0 |
| 24 | 37 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot | Running | | 91 | 499 | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia-Pacific / Quilted Northern | Running | | 88 | 499 | 0 |
| 26 | 18 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Texaco Havoline | Running | | 85 | 498 | 0 |
| 27 | 39 | 11 | Terry Labonte | FedEx Express | Running | | 82 | 497 | 0 |
| 28 | 34 | 50 | Jimmy Spencer | Allied Steel Structures | Running | | 79 | 493 | 0 |
| 29 | 40 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 76 | 491 | 0 |
| 30 | 38 | 192 | Hermie Sadler | Kingsport Iron & Metal | Running | | 73 | 491 | 0 |
| 31 | 30 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 70 | 478 | 0 |
| 32 | 43 | 00 | Carl Long (R) | Royal Administration | Running | | 67 | 472 | 0 |
| 33 | 11 | 5 | Kyle Busch (R) | Kellogg's / Johnny Bravo | Running | | 64 | 448 | 0 |
| 34 | 14 | 41 | Casey Mears | Target | Running | | 61 | 427 | 0 |
| 35 | 8 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | Tide | Running | | 58 | 411 | 0 |
| 36 | 29 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Engine | | 55 | 410 | 0 |
| 37 | 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench / Reese's Big Cup | Accident | | 57 | 352 | 3 |
| 38 | 33 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam | Oil Pump | | 49 | 332 | 0 |
| 39 | 6 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Accident | | 46 | 317 | 0 |
| 40 | 12 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Checkers / Rally's | Engine | | 43 | 309 | 0 |
| 41 | 36 | 95 | Stanton Barrett (R) | Langley Properties | Engine | | 40 | 251 | 0 |
| 42 | 10 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Accident | | 37 | 212 | 0 |
| 43 | 21 | 00 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Bryan Foods | Electrical | | 34 | 78 | 0 |
