Official NASCAR Race Results
Matt Kenseth won the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
08-27-2005 | Sharpie 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 190 | 500 | 415 | Running | 360,536 |
| 2 | 24 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 170 | 500 | 0 | Running | 219,895 |
| 3 | 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard | 170 | 500 | 1 | Running | 168,225 |
| 4 | 5 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft Genuine Parts | 160 | 500 | 0 | Running | 156,514 |
| 5 | 20 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 160 | 500 | 9 | Running | 154,733 |
| 6 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 155 | 500 | 27 | Running | 155,886 |
| 7 | 27 | 0 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | CertainTeed | 151 | 500 | 4 | Running | 106,650 |
| 8 | 17 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 142 | 500 | 0 | Running | 146,086 |
| 9 | 41 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 138 | 500 | 0 | Running | 144,333 |
| 10 | 13 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Sharpie Mini | 134 | 500 | 0 | Running | 148,625 |
| 11 | 7 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 130 | 500 | 0 | Running | 96,000 |
| 12 | 35 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 127 | 500 | 0 | Running | 126,558 |
| 13 | 9 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 129 | 500 | 2 | Running | 131,291 |
| 14 | 32 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | Caterpillar | 121 | 500 | 0 | Running | 119,133 |
| 15 | 22 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 118 | 500 | 0 | Running | 121,139 |
| 16 | 25 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 115 | 500 | 0 | Running | 107,025 |
| 17 | 15 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil / Food City | 112 | 500 | 0 | Running | 91,675 |
| 18 | 16 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 114 | 500 | 18 | Running | 117,345 |
| 19 | 31 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Dodge | Kodak / Jasper Engines | 106 | 500 | 0 | Running | 99,875 |
| 20 | 23 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC / ditech.com / Scooby-Doo | 103 | 500 | 0 | Running | 99,775 |
| 21 | 42 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Powerade / Interstate Batteries | 105 | 500 | 21 | Running | 123,550 |
| 22 | 28 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | 97 | 500 | 0 | Running | 117,261 |
| 23 | 3 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Happy Birthday Jack | 94 | 500 | 0 | Running | 96,900 |
| 24 | 37 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 91 | 499 | 0 | Running | 101,875 |
| 25 | 26 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific / Quilted Northern | 88 | 499 | 0 | Running | 101,008 |
| 26 | 18 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 85 | 498 | 0 | Running | 93,415 |
| 27 | 39 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | FedEx Express | 82 | 497 | 0 | Running | 84,905 |
| 28 | 34 | 50 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Allied Steel Structures | 79 | 493 | 0 | Running | 81,395 |
| 29 | 40 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 76 | 491 | 0 | Running | 111,693 |
| 30 | 38 | 92 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | Kingsport Iron & Metal | 73 | 491 | 0 | Running | 81,675 |
| 31 | 30 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 70 | 478 | 0 | Running | 115,223 |
| 32 | 43 | 80 | Carl Long | Chevrolet | Royal Administration | 67 | 472 | 0 | Running | 80,955 |
| 33 | 11 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Kellogg's / Johnny Bravo | 64 | 448 | 0 | Running | 89,795 |
| 34 | 14 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target | 61 | 427 | 0 | Running | 100,393 |
| 35 | 8 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | Chevrolet | Tide | 58 | 411 | 0 | Running | 90,172 |
| 36 | 29 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 55 | 410 | 0 | Engine | 128,956 |
| 37 | 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench / Reese's Big Cup | 57 | 352 | 3 | Crash | 127,316 |
| 38 | 33 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Jim Beam | 49 | 332 | 0 | Oil leak | 80,270 |
| 39 | 6 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Alltel | 46 | 317 | 0 | Crash | 125,151 |
| 40 | 12 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | Checkers / Rally's | 43 | 309 | 0 | Engine | 88,050 |
| 41 | 36 | 95 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | Langley Properties | 40 | 251 | 0 | Engine | 79,900 |
| 42 | 10 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 37 | 212 | 0 | Crash | 111,840 |
| 43 | 21 | 00 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Chevrolet | Bryan Foods | 34 | 78 | 0 | Electrical | 79,962 |
Race Recap
- Date: 08-27-2005
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Sharpie 500
- Race #: 24
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Matt Kenseth
- Start Position: 1st
- Car Make: Ford
- Avg Speed: 84.678 mph
- Distance: 267 miles
- Purse: $5,162,959
- Cautions: 16
- Caution Laps: 88
- Lead Changes: 17
- Pole: 127.300 mph


