2005 NASCAR RCA Cup Series (Johnsonverse)

The 2005 NASCAR RCA Cup Series was the 57th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 34th modern-era Cup series. The season began on Sunday, January 30, and ended on Sunday, November 20, with the Los Angeles Times 500.
The 2005 season was the first year of competition for the Dodge Charger since 1977, which replaced the Dodge Intrepid, a model that Dodge dropped from its consumer lineup for the 2005 model year. Its introduction, combined with the newly-refreshed Ford Mustang, started a "Pony Car Revolution" in NASCAR that ended the Third Aero War, with horsepower becoming more important than aerodynamics.
The 2005 season was the final year for the Ford Taurus, which was replaced by the Ford Fusion in the 2006 season. In addition, six prominent drivers announced that this would be their final season in NASCAR: Kyle Petty, Ricky Rudd, seven-time Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt, 1990 Winston Cup champion Mark Martin, 1989 Winston Cup champion Rusty Wallace, and Ernie Irvan. Martin, however, would return for 2006 due to circumstances with Roush Racing and Kurt Busch at the end of 2005. He would then run full-time for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. in 2007 and 2008 and Earnhardt-Childress Racing in 2009, officially retiring at the end of the 2009 season.
Also, NASCAR announced in January 2005 that the owners of the teams in the top 35 of the previous year's standings would be guaranteed a starting spot in each of the first five races of the season. This further complicated the unique qualifying procedure for the Daytona 500 and severely affected the chances of some teams to make races after having a poor 2004. After the fifth race, the guaranteed starters were based on the current season's points, with changes possible from race to race depending on results.
The number of cars entered for each race was up slightly from the previous year. The Daytona 500 saw a dramatic increase in its car count from 45 to 56. The increase was in part attributable to a new NASCAR rule that allowed hard liquor brands to become sponsors on its race cars. Roush Racing (Crown Royal), Richard Childress Racing (Jack Daniels), and Robby Gordon Motorsports (Jim Beam) were the first to sign such deals.
At the end of the 2005 season, Chevrolet won the NASCAR Manufacturers' Championship after winning 17 events and garnering 259 points over second-place Ford who captured 16 victories and 146 points.
==Teams, drivers, and manufacturers==
=== Manufacturers ===
Company 	Marquee 	Model 	Status 	Teams
General Motors 	Chevrolet	Monte Carlo LS	Full factory support 	
General Motors 	Chevrolet	Impala 	Full factory support 	
Ford Motor Company 	Ford 	Taurus 	FINAL YEAR, full factory support 	
Ford Motor Company 	Ford 	Mustang 	NEW GENERATION, full factory support	
Ford Motor Company 	Ford 	Roush Mustang 	NEW GENERATION, in-house variant 	Roush Racing
Chrysler Corporation	Dodge 	Charger 	RETURNING, full factory support 	
Chrysler Corporation	Dodge 	Stratus 	Full factory support 	
Chrysler Corporation	Dodge 	Intrepid 	Factory support ended after 2004 	
===Complete schedule===
Manufacturer	Team 	No.	Race driver 	Crew chief 	Model 	Primary Sponsor
Chevrolet 	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 	8 	Dale Earnhardt Jr. 	Tony Eury 	2005 Monte Carlo 	ACDelco
Chevrolet 	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 	17 	Michael Waltrip 	 	2005 Monte Carlo 	NAPA Auto Parts
Chevrolet 	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 	38 	Kelley Earnhardt 	 	2005 Monte Carlo 	Pennzoil
Chevrolet 	Front Row Motorsports 	92 	Stanton Barrett (R)	Fred Wanke 	2005 Impala 	unsponsored
Chevrolet 	Front Row Motorsports 	92 	Tony Raines 	Fred Wanke 	2005 Impala 	unsponsored
Chevrolet 	Front Row Motorsports 	92 	Hermie Sadler 	Fred Wanke 	2005 Impala 	unsponsored
Chevrolet 	Front Row Motorsports 	92 	Eric McClure (R) 	Fred Wanke 	2005 Impala 	unsponsored
Chevrolet 	Front Row Motorsports 	92 	Kenny Wallace 	Fred Wanke 	2005 Impala 	unsponsored
Chevrolet 	Front Row Motorsports 	92 	Johnny Miller 	Fred Wanke 	2005 Impala 	unsponsored
Chevrolet 	Front Row Motorsports 	92 	Joey McCarthy 	Fred Wanke 	2005 Impala 	unsponsored
Chevrolet 	Front Row Motorsports 	92 	Mike Skinner 	Fred Wanke 	2005 Impala 	unsponsored
Chevrolet 	Front Row Motorsports 	92 	P. J. Jones 	Fred Wanke 	2005 Impala 	unsponsored
Chevrolet 	Front Row Motorsports 	92 	Chad Chaffin 3 	Fred Wanke 	2005 Impala 	unsponsored
Chevrolet 	Haas CNC Racing 	0 	Jason Leffler 	Bootie Barker 	2005 Monte Carlo 	NetZero
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	5 	Ricky Hendrick (R) 	Alan Gustafson 	2005 Monte Carlo 	Kellogg's
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	24 	Jeff Gordon 	Tommy Baldwin Jr.	2005 Monte Carlo 	DuPont
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	25 	Kyle Busch (R) 	Lance McGrew 	2005 Monte Carlo 	Lowe's
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	52 	Casey Atwood 	Chad Knaus 	2005 Monte Carlo 	M&M's
Chevrolet 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	18 	Dale Jarrett 	Steve Addington 	2005 Monte Carlo 	Interstate Batteries
Chevrolet 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	19 	Kelly Watson 	 	2005 Monte Carlo 	Circuit City
Chevrolet 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	20 	Denny Hamlin (R) 	 	2005 Monte Carlo 	FedEx
Chevrolet 	MB2 Motorsports 	01 	Joe Nemechek 	Ryan Pemberton 	2005 Monte Carlo 	US Army
Chevrolet 	MBV Motorsports 	10 	Scott Riggs 	Doug Randolph 	2005 Monte Carlo 	Valvoline
Chevrolet 	PPI Motorsports 	32 	Jamie McMurray 	Harold Holly 	2005 Monte Carlo 	Nickelodeon
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing 	3 	Dale Earnhardt 	Kevin Hamlin 	2005 Monte Carlo 	GM Goodwrench
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing 	29 	Steve Park 	Royce McGee 	2005 Monte Carlo 	AOL
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing 	31 	Jeff Burton 	 	2005 Monte Carlo 	Sylvania
Chevrolet 	Robby Gordon Motorsports 	70 	Robby Gordon 	Bob Temple 	2005 Impala 	Jim Beam
Chevrolet 	SFS Racing 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	 	2005 Impala 	Budweiser
Chevrolet 	SFS Racing 	14 	Tony Stewart 	Greg Zipadelli 	2005 Impala 	Home Depot
Dodge 	AK Racing 	7 	Alan Kulwicki 	Paul Andrews 	2005 Charger 	Walmart
Dodge 	AK Racing 	11 	Ernie Irvan 	 	2005 Charger 	Microsoft
Dodge 	BAM Racing 	49 	Ken Schrader 	David Hyder 	2005 Stratus 	Schwan's Home Services
Dodge 	Bill Davis Racing 	22 	Bobby Labonte 	 	2005 Charger 	Caterpillar
Dodge 	Bill Davis Racing 	23 	Ward Burton 	Derrick Finley 	2005 Charger 	Argent Mortgage
Dodge 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	1 	Jimmie Johnson 	Lee McCall 	2005 Intrepid 	UAW-Delphi
Dodge 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	41 	Emily Senn 	Jimmy Elledge 	2005 Intrepid 	Target
Dodge 	Elliott-Evernham Motorsports	9 	Kasey Kahne 	 	2005 Intrepid 	Coors Light
Dodge 	Elliott-Evernham Motorsports	13 	Jerry Nadeau 	 	2005 Intrepid 	BellSouth
Dodge 	Elliott-Evernham Motorsports	94 	Casey Elliott 	 	2005 Intrepid 	Dodge Dealers
Dodge 	Moroso-Rudd Racing 	82 	Rob Moroso 	 	2005 Stratus 	Mountain Dew
Dodge 	Moroso-Rudd Racing 	83 	Ricky Rudd 	 	2005 Stratus 	Tide
Dodge 	Moroso-Rudd Racing 	84 	Kenny Irwin Jr. 	 	2005 Stratus 	RCA
Dodge 	Penske-Jasper Racing 	02 	Ryan Newman 	Matt Borland 	2005 Charger 	Alltel
Dodge 	Penske-Jasper Racing 	2 	Rusty Wallace 	Bill Wilburn 	2005 Charger 	Miller Lite
Dodge 	Penske-Jasper Racing 	12 	Tim Richmond 	Peter Sospenzo 	2005 Charger 	Mobil 1
Dodge 	Penske-Jasper Racing 	77 	Brendan Gaughan (R)	Shane Wilson 	2005 Charger 	5-Hour Energy
Dodge 	Petty Enterprises 	43 	Adam Petty 	Gary Putnam 	2005 Charger 	STP
Dodge 	Petty Enterprises 	44 	Kyle Petty 	 	2005 Charger 	Georgia-Pacific
Dodge 	Team SABCO 	40 	Shawna Robinson 	 	2005 Charger 	Kmart
Dodge 	Team SABCO 	42 	Blaise Alexander 	 	2005 Charger 	Mello Yello
Dodge 	Team SABCO 	45 	Patty Moise 	 	2005 Charger 	Barbie
Dodge 	R&J Racing 	39 	Kevin Lepage 	Billy Poindexter 	2005 Charger
2004 Stratus	Patron Tequila
Dodge 	R&J Racing 	39 	Anthony Lazzaro 	Billy Poindexter 	2005 Charger
2004 Stratus	Patron Tequila
Dodge 	R&J Racing 	39 	Tony Raines 	Billy Poindexter 	2005 Charger
2004 Stratus	Patron Tequila
Dodge 	R&J Racing 	39 	Mike Garvey 	Billy Poindexter 	2005 Charger
2004 Stratus	Patron Tequila
Dodge 	R&J Racing 	39 	Jimmy Spencer 	Billy Poindexter 	2005 Charger
2004 Stratus	Patron Tequila
Dodge 	R&J Racing 	39 	Mike Skinner 	Billy Poindexter 	2005 Charger
2004 Stratus	Patron Tequila
Ford 	Orr Motorsports 	37 	Rodney Orr 	 	2005 Mustang 	Craftsman
Ford 	Peak Fitness Racing 	66 	Hermie Sadler 	James Ince 	2004 Taurus 	Peak Fitnes
Ford 	Peak Fitness Racing 	66 	Mike Garvey 	James Ince 	2004 Taurus 	Peak Fitnes
Ford 	Peak Fitness Racing 	66 	Johnny Borneman III	James Ince 	2004 Taurus 	Peak Fitnes
Ford 	Peak Fitness Racing 	66 	Jimmy Spencer 	James Ince 	2004 Taurus 	Peak Fitnes
Ford 	Peak Fitness Racing 	66 	Kevin Lepage 	James Ince 	2004 Taurus 	Peak Fitnes
Ford 	Robert Yates Racing 	28 	Davey Allison 	 	2005 Taurus 	Texaco/Havoline
Ford 	Robert Yates Racing 	88 	Sterling Marlin 	Shawn Parker 	2005 Taurus 	UPS
Ford 	Roush Racing 	6 	Mark Martin 	Pat Tryson 	2005 Roush Taurus	Pfizer/Viagra
Ford 	Roush Racing 	16 	Greg Biffle 	Doug Richert 	2005 Roush Taurus	National Guard
Ford 	Roush Racing 	60 	Matt Kenseth 	Robbie Reiser 	2005 Roush Taurus	DeWalt Tools
Ford 	Roush Racing 	97 	Kurt Busch 	Jimmy Fennig 	2005 Roush Taurus	Rubbermaid/Sharpie
Ford 	Roush Racing 	99 	Carl Edwards (R) 	Paul Andrews 	2005 Roush Taurus	Office Depot
Ford 	Steele-Favre Racing 	15 	Tim Steele 	 	2005 Taurus 	Nike/Sony
Ford 	Steele-Favre Racing 	90 	Katrina Goode (R) 	 	2005 Taurus 	Folgers
Ford 	Wood Brothers Racing 	21 	Elliott Sadler 	Michael McSwain 	2005 Taurus 	Motorcraft
===Limited schedule===
Manufacturer	Team 	No.	Race driver 	Crew chief 	Model
Chevrolet 	Braun Racing 	08 	Shane Hmiel 	Keith Montgomery	2004 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	McGlynn Racing 	08 	Ryan McGlynn 	Keith Montgomery	2003 Impala
Chevrolet 	McGlynn Racing 	08 	Derrike Cope 	Keith Montgomery	2003 Impala
Chevrolet 	Conley Racing 	79 	Stan Boyd 	 	2004 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Conley Racing 	79 	Derrike Cope 	 	2004 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Conley Racing 	79 	Bryan Reffner 	 	2004 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Competitive Edge Racing 	51 	Stuart Kirby 	Bob Schacht 	2005 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Competitive Edge Racing 	51 	Bryan Reffner 	Bob Schacht 	2005 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Competitive Edge Racing 	51 	Mike Garvey 	Bob Schacht 	2005 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Furniture Row Racing 	78 	Kenny Wallace 	Tim Weiss
Joe Garone	2004 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Furniture Row Racing 	78 	Jerry Robertson 	Tim Weiss
Joe Garone	2004 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	05 	Terry Labonte 	Peter Sospenzo 	2005 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	MB Sutton Motorsports 	36 	Boris Said 	Frank Stoddard 	2005 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Mach 1 Motorsports 	34 	Randy LaJoie 	Mike Steurer 	2005 Impala
Chevrolet 	Mach 1 Motorsports 	34 	Steve Portenga 	Mike Steurer 	2005 Impala
Chevrolet 	Mach 1 Motorsports 	34 	Jeff Fuller 	Mike Steurer 	2005 Impala
Chevrolet 	Mach 1 Motorsports 	34 	P.J. Jones 	Mike Steurer 	2005 Impala
Chevrolet 	Mach 1 Motorsports 	34 	Joey McCarthy 	Mike Steurer 	2005 Impala
Chevrolet 	Mach 1 Motorsports 	34 	Ted Christopher 	Mike Steurer 	2005 Impala
Chevrolet 	Mach 1 Motorsports 	34 	Eric McClure (R) 	Mike Steurer 	2005 Impala
Chevrolet 	Mach 1 Motorsports 	34 	Chad Chaffin 	Mike Steurer 	2005 Impala
Chevrolet 	NEMCO Motorsports 	87 	Chris Cook 	Gary Putman 	2004 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Raabe Racing Enterprises 	73 	Eric McClure (R) 	Tim Brewer 	2003 Impala
Chevrolet 	Stanton Barrett Motorsports 	95 	Stanton Barrett 	David Ifft
Mike Dayton	2005 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	S.W.A.T. Racing 	55 	Derrike Cope 	 	2004 Impala
Dodge 	Arnold Motorsports 	50 	Jimmy Spencer 	Buddy Sisco 	2005 Charger
Dodge 	Arnold Motorsports 	50 	Jorge Goeters 	Buddy Sisco 	2005 Charger
Dodge 	Bobby Hamilton Racing 	04 	Bobby Hamilton 	Danny Rollins 	2004 Intrepid
Dodge 	Buddy Sisco Racing 	61 	Jeff Fuller 	 	2004 Stratus
Dodge 	Buddy Sisco Racing 	61 	Tony Raines 	 	2004 Stratus
Dodge 	Buddy Sisco Racing 	61 	Wayne Anderson 	 	2004 Stratus
Dodge 	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	139	Scott Pruett 	Lee McCall 	2005 Charger
Dodge 	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	139	David Stremme 	Lee McCall 	2005 Charger
Dodge 	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	139	Reed Sorenson 	Lee McCall 	2005 Charger
Dodge 	GIC-Mixon Motorsports 	93 	Geoff Bodine 	Lee McCall 	2003 Intrepid
Dodge 	Phoenix Racing 	09 	Johnny Sauter 	Tony Liberati
Ralph Wingfield
Marc Reno
Joe Shear Jr.	2005 Charger
Dodge 	Phoenix Racing 	09 	Bobby Hamilton 	Tony Liberati
Ralph Wingfield
Marc Reno
Joe Shear Jr.	2005 Charger
Dodge 	Phoenix Racing 	09 	Reed Sorenson 	Tony Liberati
Ralph Wingfield
Marc Reno
Joe Shear Jr.	2005 Charger
Dodge 	Rick Ware Racing 	52 	Larry Gunselman 	Rick Ware 	2005 Stratus
Dodge 	Rick Ware Racing 	52 	Derrike Cope 	Rick Ware 	2005 Stratus
Dodge 	Rick Ware Racing 	52 	José Luis Ramírez	Rick Ware 	2005 Stratus
Dodge 	Rinaldi Racing 	75 	Wayne Anderson 	Barry Haefele 	2004 Stratus
Dodge 	Rinaldi Racing 	75 	Mike Garvey 	Barry Haefele 	2004 Stratus
Dodge 	Sacks Motorsports 	13 	Greg Sacks 	Paul Sacks 	2005 Charger
Dodge 	Shepherd Racing Ventures 	89 	Morgan Shepherd 	Troy Kelly 	2004 Intrepid
Dodge 	Shepherd Racing Ventures 	89 	Jason Jarrett 	Troy Kelly 	2004 Intrepid
Ford 	Kirk Shelmerdine Racing 	27 	Kirk Shelmerdine 	Phil Harris 	2004 Mustang
Ford 	Kirk Shelmerdine Racing 	27 	Brad Teague 	Phil Harris 	2004 Mustang
Ford 	Kirk Shelmerdine Racing 	27 	Tom Hubert 	Phil Harris 	2004 Mustang
Ford 	Kirk Shelmerdine Racing 	27 	Ted Christopher 	Phil Harris 	2004 Mustang
Ford 	ppc Racing 	14 	John Andretti 	Dave Charpentier	2005 Taurus
Chevrolet
Dodge
Ford	Michael Waltrip Racing 	00 	David Reutimann 	 	2005 Monte Carlo
2005 Charger
2005 Taurus
Chevrolet
Dodge
Ford	Michael Waltrip Racing 	00 	Johnny Benson 	 	2005 Monte Carlo
2005 Charger
2005 Taurus
Chevrolet
Dodge
Ford	Michael Waltrip Racing 	00 	Kenny Wallace 	 	2005 Monte Carlo
2005 Charger
2005 Taurus
Chevrolet
Dodge
Ford	Mach 1 Motorsports 	00 	Mike Skinner 	 	2005 Monte Carlo
2005 Charger
2005 Taurus
Chevrolet
Dodge
Ford	McGlynn Racing 	00 	Carl Long 	 	2005 Monte Carlo
2005 Charger
2005 Taurus
Chevrolet
Dodge
Ford	McGlynn Racing 	00 	Derrike Cope 	 	2005 Monte Carlo
2005 Charger
2005 Taurus
Chevrolet
Dodge
Ford	McGlynn Racing 	180	Carl Long 	 	2005 Monte Carlo
2005 Charger
2005 Taurus
Chevrolet
Dodge
Ford	Hover Motorsports 	180	Carl Long 	 	2005 Monte Carlo
2005 Charger
2005 Taurus
Chevrolet
Dodge
Ford	Hover Motorsports 	180	Andy Belmont 	 	2005 Monte Carlo
2005 Charger
2005 Taurus
Chevrolet
Dodge
Ford	Joe Gibbs Racing 	180	J.J. Yeley 	 	2005 Monte Carlo
2005 Charger
2005 Taurus
Dodge
Ford 	Ash Motorsports 	102	Brandon Ash 	Ed Ash 	2004 Intrepid
2004 Taurus
==Schedule==
No.	Race title 	Track 	Date 	TV
1 	Dodge/Save Mart 350 	Infineon Raceway, Sonoma 	January 30 	WBC
 	Budweiser Shootout 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 12 	WBC
 	Gatorade Duel 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 17 	WBC
2 	Daytona 500 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 20 	WBC
3 	Subway 400 	North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham 	February 27 	WBC
4 	San Jose 500 	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy 	March 6 	WBC
5 	UAW-Dodge 400 	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas 	March 13 	ESPN
6 	Golden Corral 500 	Atlanta Motor Speewday, Hampton 	March 20 	ESPN
7 	Diet Coke 500 	Denver International Speedway, Denver 	March 27 	WBC
8 	Food City 500 	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol 	April 3 	TNN
9 	Advanced Auto Parts 500 	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway 	April 10 	TNN
10 	Samsung/RadioShack 500 	Texas World Speedway, College Station 	April 17 	WBC
11 	Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 	Darlington Raceway, Darlington 	April 23 	ESPN
12 	Aaron's 499 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln 	May 1 	WBC
13 	Auto Club 500 	California Speedway, Fontana 	May 7 	WBC
14 	Chevy American Revolution 400 	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond 	May 14 	TNN
 	RCA Open 	Indianapolis Raceway Park, Brownsburg 	May 21 	TNN
 	RCA All-Star Challenge XXI 	Indianapolis Raceway Park, Brownsburg 	May 21 	TNN
15 	Coca-Cola 600 	Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord 	May 29 	WBC
16 	MBNA RacePoints 400 	Dover International Speedway, Dover 	June 5 	TNN
17 	Pabst Blue Ribbon 400 	The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis 	June 12 	ESPN
18 	Dodge Charger 400 	Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth 	June 19 	WBC
19 	Budweiser 400 	Riverside International Speedway, Riverside 	June 26 	WBC
20 	Pepsi 400 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	July 2 	WBC
21 	USG Sheetrock 400 	Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet 	July 10 	ESPN
22 	New England 300 	New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon 	July 17 	WBC
23 	Pennsylvania 500 	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond 	July 24 	ESPN
24 	Music City USA 420 	Music City Motorplex, Nashville 	July 31 	TNN
25 	Allstate 400 at the Brickyard 	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway 	August 7 	WBC
26 	Sirius Satellite Radio at The Glen 	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen 	August 14 	ESPN
27 	GFS Marketplace 400 	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn 	August 21 	TNN
28 	Sharpie 500 	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol 	August 27 	TNN
29 	Southern 500 	Darlington Raceway, Darlington 	September 4 	WBC
30 	Chevy Rock & Roll 400 	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond 	September 10	TNN
31 	Tyson Holly Farms 400 	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro 	September 18	WBC
32 	MBNA NASCAR RacePoints 400 	Dover International Speedway, Dover 	September 25	TNN
34 	UAW-Ford 500 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln 	October 2 	WBC
35 	Banquet 400 Presented by ConAgra Foods	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City 	October 9 	ESPN
36 	UAW-GM Quality 500 	Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord 	October 15 	WBC
37 	Subway 500 	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway 	October 23 	TNN
38 	Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton 	October 30 	ESPN
39 	ACDelco 400 	North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham 	November 6 	TNN
40 	Checker Auto Parts 500 	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale 	November 13 	TNN
41 	Ford 400 	Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead 	November 20 	WBC
42 	iPod 500 	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy 	November 27 	WBC
43 	Sprite 500 	Denver International Speedway, Denver 	December 3 	WBC
44 	Los Angeles Times 500 	Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario 	December 11 	WBC
== Season summary ==
== Results ==
No.	Race 	Pole Position 	Most Laps Led 	Winner 	Make/Model
1 	Dodge/Save Mart 350 	Ron Fellows 	Adam Petty 	Alan Kulwicki 	Dodge Charger
 	Budweiser Shootout 	Dale Jarrett 	Greg Biffle 	Jimmie Johnson 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
 	Gatorade Duel 1 	Dale Jarrett 	Greg Biffle 	Michael Waltrip 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
 	Gatorade Duel 2 	Jimmie Johnson 	Jimmie Johnson 	Tony Stewart 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
2 	Daytona 500 	Dale Jarrett 	Tony Stewart 	Adam Petty 	Dodge Stratus
3 	Subway 400 	Kyle Busch 	Joe Nemechek 	Greg Biffle 	Roush Mustang
4 	San Jose 500 	Casey Elliott 	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
5 	UAW-Dodge 400 	Ryan Newman 	Jimmie Johnson 	Jimmie Johnson 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
6 	Golden Corral 500 	Ryan Newman 	Jimmie Johnson 	Carl Edwards 	Roush Mustang
7 	Diet Coke 500 	Tony Stewart 	Jimmie Johnson 	Adam Petty 	Dodge Stratus
8 	Food City 500 	Elliott Sadler 	Rusty Wallace 	Rusty Wallace 	Dodge Charger
9 	Advanced Auto Parts 500 	Scott Riggs 	Tony Stewart 	Jeff Gordon 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
10 	Samsung/RadioShack 500 	Ryan Newman 	Greg Biffle 	Greg Biffle 	Roush Mustang
11 	Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 	Jeff Gordon 	Kurt Busch 	Adam Petty 	Dodge Stratus
12 	Aaron's 499 	Kevin Harvick 	Dale Earnhardt 	Dale Earnhardt 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
13 	Auto Club 500 	Kasey Kahne 	Greg Biffle 	Greg Biffle 	Roush Mustang
14 	Chevy American Revolution 400 	Kasey Kahne 	Kasey Kahne 	Kasey Kahne 	Dodge Stratus
 	RCA Open 	Mike Bliss 	Mike Bliss 	Brian Vickers 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
 	RCA All-Star Challenge XXI 	Ryan Newman 	Ryan Newman 	Mark Martin 	Roush Mustang
15 	Coca-Cola 600 	Tim Richmond 	Brian Vickers 	Adam Petty 	Dodge Stratus
16 	MBNA RacePoints 400 	Jimmie Johnson 	Greg Biffle 	Greg Biffle 	Roush Mustang
17 	Pabst Blue Ribbon 400 	Michael Waltrip	Greg Biffle 	Carl Edwards 	Roush Mustang
18 	Dodge Charger 400 	Ryan Newman 	Tony Stewart 	Blaise Alexander 	Dodge Charger
19 	Budweiser 400 	Jeff Gordon 	Tony Stewart 	Tony Stewart 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
20 	Pepsi 400 	Tony Stewart 	Tony Stewart 	Tony Stewart 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
21 	USG Sheetrock 400 	Jimmie Johnson 	Matt Kenseth 	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
22 	New England 300 	Brian Vickers 	Tony Stewart 	Tony Stewart 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
23 	Pennsylvania 500 	Jamie McMurray 	Kurt Busch 	Kurt Busch 	Roush Mustang
24 	Music City USA 420 	Jeff Gordon 	Casey Elliott 	Casey Elliott 	Dodge Stratus
25 	Allstate 400 at the Brickyard 	Elliott Sadler 	Tony Stewart 	Tony Stewart 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
26 	Sirius Satellite Radio at The Glen 	Tony Stewart 	Tony Stewart 	Tony Stewart 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
27 	GFS Marketplace 400 	Joe Nemechek 	Kurt Busch 	Jeremy Mayfield 	Chevrolet Impala
28 	Sharpie 500 	Matt Kenseth 	Matt Kenseth 	Matt Kenseth 	Roush Mustang
29 	Southern 500 	Carl Edwards 	Kyle Busch 	Adam Petty 	Dodge Stratus
30 	Chevy Rock & Roll 400 	Kevin Harvick 	Tony Stewart 	Kurt Busch 	Roush Mustang
31 	Tyson Holly Farms 400 	Tony Stewart 	Tony Stewart 	Dale Earnhardt 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
32 	MBNA NASCAR RacePoints 400 	Ryan Newman 	Kurt Busch 	Jimmie Johnson 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
33 	UAW-Ford 500 	Elliott Sadler 	Tony Stewart 	Dale Jarrett 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
34 	Banquet 400 Presented by ConAgra Foods	Matt Kenseth 	Mark Martin 	Mark Martin 	Roush Mustang
35 	UAW-GM Quality 500 	Elliott Sadler 	Adam Petty 	Adam Petty 	Dodge Stratus
36 	Subway 500 	Tony Stewart 	Tony Stewart 	Jeff Gordon 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
37 	Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 	Ryan Newman 	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Carl Edwards 	Roush Mustang
38 	ACDelco 400 	Ryan Newman 	Matt Kenseth 	Carl Edwards 	Roush Mustang
39 	Checker Auto Parts 500 	Denny Hamlin 	Greg Biffle 	Kyle Busch 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
40 	Ford 400 	Carl Edwards 	Carl Edwards 	Mark Martin 	Roush Mustang
41 	iPod 500 	Casey Elliott 	Carl Edwards 	Adam Petty 	Dodge Stratus
42 	Sprite 500 	Tony Stewart 	Tony Stewart 	Steve Park 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
43 	Los Angeles Times 500 	Dale Earnhardt 	Dale Earnhardt 	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
==Cars Used in 2005 (incomplete)==
File:2005 chevrolet monte carlo.png|Chevrolet Monte Carlo (final year with this trim)
File:2004 ford fusion.png|Ford Taurus (final year with factory support)
File:2005 dodge charger.png|Dodge Charger (RETURNING)
File:2004 dodge stratus.png|Dodge Stratus
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