Race Lineup
The official 2005 Sharpie 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Sharpie 500
Saturday, August 27th, 2005
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- Drivers Entered: 49 (9 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 84.678
- Cautions: 16 for 88 laps
- Lead Changes: 17
- Green Flag Passes: 920 (2.2 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 127.300 | 15.073 | 0.000 | DEWALT Power Tools | Mark Martin |
| 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 127.199 | 15.085 | 0.012 | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 3 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 127.157 | 15.090 | 0.017 | Happy Birthday Jack | Richard Childress Racing |
| 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 127.014 | 15.107 | 0.034 | National Guard | Geoff Smith |
| 5 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 126.980 | 15.111 | 0.038 | Motorcraft Genuine Parts | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 126.955 | 15.114 | 0.041 | Alltel | Team Penske |
| 7 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 126.955 | 15.114 | 0.041 | Schwan's Home Service | Elizabeth Morgenthau |
| 8 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr | Chevrolet | 126.888 | 15.122 | 0.049 | Tide | Calvin Wells Iii |
| 9 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 126.737 | 15.140 | 0.067 | M&M's | Yates Racing |
| 10 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 126.587 | 15.158 | 0.085 | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Evernham Motorsports |
| 11 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 126.570 | 15.160 | 0.087 | Kellogg's / Johnny Bravo | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 12 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 126.337 | 15.188 | 0.115 | Checkers / Rally's | James Rocco |
| 13 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 126.220 | 15.202 | 0.129 | Sharpie Mini | Georgetta Roush |
| 14 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 126.154 | 15.210 | 0.137 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 15 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | 126.129 | 15.213 | 0.140 | Lucas Oil / Food City | Larry Mcclure |
| 16 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 126.112 | 15.215 | 0.142 | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Evernham Motorsports |
| 17 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 126.030 | 15.225 | 0.152 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 18 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | 125.897 | 15.241 | 0.168 | Texaco Havoline | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 125.840 | 15.248 | 0.175 | GM Goodwrench / Reese's Big Cup | Richard Childress Racing |
| 20 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | 125.823 | 15.250 | 0.177 | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 21 | 100 | Johnny Benson Jr | Chevrolet | 125.798 | 15.253 | 0.180 | Bryan Foods | Buffy Waltrip |
| 22 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | 125.691 | 15.266 | 0.193 | NAPA Auto Parts | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 23 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | 125.601 | 15.277 | 0.204 | GMAC / ditech.com / Scooby-Doo | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 24 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 125.576 | 15.280 | 0.207 | Cingular Wireless | Richard Childress Racing |
| 25 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | 125.518 | 15.287 | 0.214 | Viagra | Jack Roush |
| 26 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 125.387 | 15.303 | 0.230 | Georgia-Pacific / Quilted Northern | Kyle Petty |
| 27 | 00 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | 125.379 | 15.304 | 0.231 | CertainTeed | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 28 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | 125.313 | 15.312 | 0.239 | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | Richard L Petty |
| 29 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 125.305 | 15.313 | 0.240 | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 30 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 125.281 | 15.316 | 0.243 | UPS | Yates Racing |
| 31 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Dodge | 125.183 | 15.328 | 0.255 | Kodak / Jasper Engines | Douglas Bawel |
| 32 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | 125.150 | 15.332 | 0.259 | Caterpillar | Bill Davis |
| 33 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | 124.995 | 15.351 | 0.278 | Jim Beam | James Smith |
| 34 | 50 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | 124.954 | 15.356 | 0.283 | Allied Steel Buildings | Don Arnold |
| 35 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 124.849 | 15.369 | 0.296 | U.S. Army | Nelson Bowers |
| 36 | 195 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | 124.687 | 15.389 | 0.316 | Langley Properties | Stanton Barrett |
| 37 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 124.605 | 15.399 | 0.326 | Office Depot | Jack Roush |
| 38 | 192 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | 124.018 | 15.472 | 0.399 | Kingsport Iron & Metal / Thomps… | Front Row Motorsports |
| 39 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 123.946 | 15.481 | 0.408 | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 40 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | 123.826 | 15.496 | 0.423 | Coors Light | Felix Sabates |
| 41 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 123.538 | 15.532 | 0.459 | Budweiser | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 42 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | 123.364 | 15.554 | 0.481 | POWERade FLAVA23 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 43 | 200 | Carl Long | Chevrolet | 123.922 | 15.484 | 0.411 | Royal Administration | Raynard Mcglynn |