| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Sharpie 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| August 27, 2005 | Race 24 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 84.678 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .511 | Time of Race: 03:08:50 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 17 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 69-74, 77-82, 94-97, 130-134, 174-177, 184-188, 211-215, 221-225, 239-242, 257-262, 302-306, 318-329, | |||||||||
| 374-378, 419-424, 468-472, 495-498 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 190/10 | 500 | Running | $360,536 |
| 2 | 24 | #31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 170/0 | 500 | Running | $219,895 |
| 3 | 4 | #16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard | 170/5 | 500 | Running | $168,225 |
| 4 | 5 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft Genuine Parts | 160/0 | 500 | Running | $156,514 |
| 5 | 20 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 160/5 | 500 | Running | $154,733 |
| 6 | 2 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 155/5 | 500 | Running | $155,886 |
| 7 | 27 | #0 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | CertainTeed | 151/5 | 500 | Running | $106,650 |
| 8 | 17 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 142/0 | 500 | Running | $146,086 |
| 9 | 41 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 138/0 | 500 | Running | $144,333 |
| 10 | 13 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Sharpie Mini | 134/0 | 500 | Running | $148,625 |
| 11 | 7 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 130/0 | 500 | Running | $96,000 |
| 12 | 35 | #01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 127/0 | 500 | Running | $126,558 |
| 13 | 9 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 129/5 | 500 | Running | $131,291 |
| 14 | 32 | #22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | Caterpillar | 121/0 | 500 | Running | $119,133 |
| 15 | 22 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 118/0 | 500 | Running | $121,139 |
| 16 | 25 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 115/0 | 500 | Running | $107,025 |
| 17 | 15 | #4 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil/Food City | 112/0 | 500 | Running | $91,675 |
| 18 | 16 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 114/5 | 500 | Running | $117,345 |
| 19 | 31 | #77 | Travis Kvapil * | Dodge | Kodak/Jasper Engines | 106/0 | 500 | Running | $99,875 |
| 20 | 23 | #25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC/ditech.com/Scooby-Doo | 103/0 | 500 | Running | $99,775 |
| 21 | 42 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | POWERade FLAVA23/Interstate | 105/5 | 500 | Running | $123,550 |
| 22 | 28 | #43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper | 97/0 | 500 | Running | $117,261 |
| 23 | 3 | #07 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Happy Birthday Jack | 94/0 | 500 | Running | $96,900 |
| 24 | 37 | #99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 91/0 | 499 | Running | $101,875 |
| 25 | 26 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific/Quilted Northern | 88/0 | 499 | Running | $101,008 |
| 26 | 18 | #42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco Havoline | 85/0 | 498 | Running | $93,415 |
| 27 | 39 | #11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | FedEx Express | 82/0 | 497 | Running | $84,905 |
| 28 | 34 | #50 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Allied Steel Structures | 79/0 | 493 | Running | $81,395 |
| 29 | 40 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 76/0 | 491 | Running | $111,693 |
| 30 | 38 | #192 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | Kingsport Iron & Metal | 73/0 | 491 | Running | $81,675 |
| 31 | 30 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 70/0 | 478 | Running | $115,223 |
| 32 | 43 | #200 | Carl Long | Chevrolet | Royal Administration | 67/0 | 472 | Running | $80,955 |
| 33 | 11 | #5 | Kyle Busch * | Chevrolet | Kellogg's/Johnny Bravo | 64/0 | 448 | Running | $89,795 |
| 34 | 14 | #41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target | 61/0 | 427 | Running | $100,393 |
| 35 | 8 | #32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Chevrolet | Tide | 58/0 | 411 | Running | $90,172 |
| 36 | 29 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 55/0 | 410 | Engine | $128,956 |
| 37 | 19 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench/Reese's Big Cup | 57/5 | 352 | Accident | $127,316 |
| 38 | 33 | #7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Jim Beam | 49/0 | 332 | Oil Pump | $80,270 |
| 39 | 6 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 46/0 | 317 | Accident | $125,151 |
| 40 | 12 | #10 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | Checkers/Rally's | 43/0 | 309 | Engine | $88,050 |
| 41 | 36 | #195 | Stanton Barrett * | Chevrolet | Langley Properties | 40/0 | 251 | Engine | $79,900 |
| 42 | 10 | #9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 37/0 | 212 | Accident | $111,840 |
| 43 | 21 | #100 | Johnny Benson | Chevrolet | Bryan Foods | 34/0 | 78 | Electrical | $79,962 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||