The 2005 NASCAR Busch Series began with the Hershey's Take 5 300 at Daytona International Speedway and concluded with the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Martin Truex Jr. of Chance 2 Motorsports was crowned champion for the second consecutive year.
Contents
- Teams and drivers
- Complete schedule
- Limited schedule
- Schedule
- Races
- Hershey's Take 5 300
- Stater Brothers 300
- Telcel Motorola 200
- Sam's Town 300
- Aaron's 312 (Atlanta)
- Pepsi 300
- Sharpie Professional 250
- O'Reilly 300
- Bashas' Supermarkets 200
- Aaron's 312 (Talladega)
- Diamond Hill Plywood 200
- Funai 250
- Carquest Auto Parts 300
- MBNA RacePoints 200
- Federated Auto Parts 300
- Meijer 300 presented by Oreo
- SBC 250
- Winn-Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo
- USG Durock 300
- New England 200
- ITT Industries & Goulds Pumps Salute to the Troops 250
- Wallace Family Tribute 250
- Kroger 200
- Zippo 200
- Domino's Pizza 250
- Food City 250
- Ameriquest 300
- Emerson Radio 250
- Dover 200
- United Way 300
- Dollar General 300
- Sam's Town 250
- O'Reilly Challenge
- Arizona 200
- Ford 300
- Results and standings
- Race results
- Drivers' championship
- Rookie of the Year
- See also
- References
The year saw at least two significant changes:
- The top 30 teams in the previous season's owner points, provided that they attempted all races that season, were guaranteed starting spots in the first five races of 2005. However, only 26 teams met the criteria, so for those races additional spots were available for teams having to qualify on time. After the fifth race, the top 30 teams received the guaranteed starting spots.
- The series ran on the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez road course in Mexico City in March. It was the first Busch Series race conducted outside the United States.
