Race 24 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
The 2005 Sharpie 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork done by Sam Bass. The painting is called "Final Round!"
Date
August 27, 2005
Official name
45th Annual Sharpie 500
Location
Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol Motor Speedway
Course
Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance
500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Scheduled Distance
500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Average speed
84.678 miles per hour (136.276 km/h)
Attendance
160,000
Pole position
Driver
Matt Kenseth
Roush Racing
Time
15.073
Most laps led
Driver
Matt Kenseth
Roush Racing
Laps
415
Winner
No. 17
Matt Kenseth
Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network
TNT
Announcers
Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio
Performance Racing Network
Motor car race
The 2005 Sharpie 500 was the 24th stock car race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 45th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 27, 2005, before a crowd of 160,000 in Bristol, Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Matt Kenseth of Roush Racing would dominate the race to win his 10th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his first and only win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Jeff Burton of Richard Childress Racing and Greg Biffle of Roush Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
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