2005 UAW-Ford 500
The 2005 UAW-Ford 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race that took place on October 2, 2005, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. It was the 29th race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the third in the ten-race, season-ending Chase for the Nextel Cup. Dale Jarrett of Robert Yates Racing won the race, taking his 32nd Cup Series victory.
Race results
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
| 1 | 2 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 190 | 2 | running | 185 |
| 2 | 4 | 20 | Tony Stewart ' | Chevy | 190 | 65 | running | 180 |
| 3 | 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth ' | Ford | 190 | 23 | running | 170 |
| 4 | 3 | 12 | Ryan Newman ' | Dodge | 190 | 12 | running | 165 |
| 5 | 10 | 99 | Carl Edwards ' | Ford | 190 | 2 | running | 160 |
| 6 | 27 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevy | 190 | 6 | running | 155 |
| 7 | 16 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | 190 | 0 | running | 146 |
| 8 | 21 | 97 | Kurt Busch ' | Ford | 190 | 7 | running | 147 |
| 9 | 5 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevy | 190 | 1 | running | 143 |
| 10 | 42 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 190 | 6 | running | 139 |
| 11 | 6 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevy | 190 | 0 | running | 130 |
| 12 | 14 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | 190 | 38 | running | 132 |
| 13 | 28 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 190 | 0 | running | 124 |
| 14 | 32 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield ' | Dodge | 190 | 1 | running | 126 |
| 15 | 30 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Chevy | 190 | 0 | running | 118 |
| 16 | 15 | 77 | Travis Kvapil ' | Dodge | 190 | 1 | running | 120 |
| 17 | 36 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | 190 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 18 | 29 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 190 | 5 | running | 114 |
| 19 | 33 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Chevy | 190 | 1 | running | 111 |
| 20 | 31 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Chevy | 190 | 0 | running | 103 |
| 21 | 40 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | 189 | 1 | running | 105 |
| 22 | 43 | 37 | Tony Raines | Dodge | 189 | 0 | running | 97 |
| 23 | 22 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevy | 189 | 0 | running | 94 |
| 24 | 38 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 188 | 0 | running | 91 |
| 25 | 41 | 2 | Rusty Wallace ' | Dodge | 185 | 0 | running | 88 |
| 26 | 39 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 183 | 1 | crash | 90 |
| 27 | 8 | 16 | Greg Biffle ' | Ford | 172 | 0 | running | 82 |
| 28 | 17 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevy | 170 | 0 | engine | 79 |
| 29 | 19 | 11 | J. J. Yeley | Chevy | 165 | 1 | running | 81 |
| 30 | 37 | 66 | Kevin Lepage | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 73 |
| 31 | 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson ' | Chevy | 158 | 3 | running | 75 |
| 32 | 23 | 0 | Mike Bliss | Chevy | 149 | 0 | crash | 67 |
| 33 | 13 | 5 | Kyle Busch ' | Chevy | 146 | 0 | engine | 64 |
| 34 | 1 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 128 | 9 | running | 66 |
| 35 | 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 71 | 0 | crash | 58 |
| 36 | 7 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Chevy | 65 | 0 | crash | 55 |
| 37 | 12 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 65 | 0 | crash | 52 |
| 38 | 26 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 65 | 5 | crash | 54 |
| 39 | 34 | 33 | Kerry Earnhardt | Chevy | 57 | 0 | crash | 46 |
| 40 | 20 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 19 | 0 | crash | 43 |
| 41 | 24 | 6 | Mark Martin ' | Ford | 19 | 0 | crash | 40 |
| 42 | 25 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevy | 19 | 0 | crash | 37 |
| 43 | 35 | 00 | Mike Skinner | Ford | 19 | 0 | crash | 34 |