Cup Series
2005 UAW-GM Quality 500 - Results
Race Specs
| Date | 10/15/05 | Time | 7 PM ET |
| Track | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Race No. | 31 |
| Type | Speedway | Laps | 336 |
| Location | Concord, North Carolina | Grandstand Capacity | 167,000 |
Race Results
| Finish | Driver | Make | Start Pos | Comp Laps | Base Pts | Bon Pts | Total Pts | Pts Rank | Finish Status | Winnings |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | Chev | 3 | 336 | 180 | 5 | 5777* | 2 | Running | $264,991 |
| 2 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 7 | 336 | 170 | 5 | 5635* | 10 | Running | $222,625 |
| 3 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 21 | 336 | 165 | 5 | 5766* | 3 | Running | $156,050 |
| 4 | Joe Nemechek | Chev | 12 | 336 | 160 | 5 | 3490 | 3 | Running | $154,308 |
| 5 | Mark Martin | Ford | 6 | 336 | 155 | 0 | 5726* | 5 | Running | $128,900 |
| 6 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 9 | 336 | 150 | 5 | 3018 | 14 | Running | $138,908 |
| 7 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 2 | 336 | 146 | 5 | 5760* | 4 | Running | $145,641 |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | Chev | 39 | 336 | 142 | 5 | 214 | 47 | Running | $92,325 |
| 9 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 31 | 336 | 138 | 5 | 3141 | 12 | Running | $112,214 |
| 10 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 8 | 336 | 134 | 0 | 5723* | 6 | Running | $100,275 |
| 11 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 37 | 336 | 130 | 5 | 5662* | 8 | Running | $108,870 |
| 12 | Brian Vickers | Chev | 25 | 336 | 127 | 0 | 3449 | 5 | Running | $86,850 |
| 13 | Dave Blaney | Chev | 22 | 336 | 124 | 0 | 2756 | 20 | Running | $86,150 |
| 14 | Jeff Burton | Chev | 19 | 336 | 121 | 0 | 3227 | 8 | Running | $101,520 |
| 15 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 16 | 336 | 118 | 0 | 2781 | 19 | Running | $90,233 |
| 16 | Johnny Sauter | Dodge | 43 | 336 | 115 | 0 | 722 | 32 | Running | $68,875 |
| 17 | Travis Kvapil | Dodge | 42 | 336 | 112 | 5 | 2600 | 24 | Running | $81,525 |
| 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chev | 5 | 336 | 109 | 0 | 2957 | 15 | Running | $107,550 |
| 19 | Jeff Green | Dodge | 41 | 336 | 106 | 5 | 2847 | 16 | Running | $99,911 |
| 20 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | 14 | 336 | 103 | 5 | 2640 | 23 | Running | $90,783 |
| 21 | Kevin Lepage | Ford | 17 | 336 | 100 | 0 | 1301 | 29 | Running | $71,675 |
| 22 | David Reutimann | Chev | 26 | 336 | 97 | 0 | 97 | 55 | Running | $66,600 |
| 23 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 33 | 336 | 94 | 5 | 3207 | 11 | Running | $105,025 |
| 24 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | 27 | 336 | 91 | 0 | 5685* | 7 | Running | $100,188 |
| 25 | Tony Stewart | Chev | 4 | 328 | 88 | 5 | 5777* | 1 | Running | $139,561 |
| 26 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 18 | 326 | 85 | 0 | 5648* | 9 | Running | $113,561 |
| 27 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 1 | 326 | 82 | 10 | 3507 | 1 | Running | $157,001 |
| 28 | Kevin Harvick | Chev | 35 | 291 | 79 | 0 | 3496 | 2 | Running | $112,136 |
| 29 | Michael Waltrip | Chev | 32 | 278 | 76 | 5 | 3055 | 13 | Accident | $95,214 |
| 30 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 20 | 278 | 73 | 0 | 3392 | 6 | Accident | $102,433 |
| 31 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | 29 | 279 | 70 | 0 | 3486 | 4 | Accident | $75,075 |
| 32 | Robby Gordon | Chev | 23 | 278 | 67 | 0 | 1817 | 27 | Accident | $64,375 |
| 33 | Scott Riggs | Chev | 15 | 267 | 64 | 0 | 2656 | 22 | Accident | $82,747 |
| 34 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 40 | 255 | 61 | 0 | 2728 | 21 | Engine | $64,125 |
| 35 | Mike Bliss | Chev | 11 | 252 | 58 | 0 | 2784 | 18 | Accident | $63,975 |
| 36 | David Stremme | Dodge | 34 | 244 | 55 | 0 | 207 | 48 | Accident | $63,790 |
| 37 | Stuart Kirby | Chev | 38 | 213 | 52 | 0 | 352 | 39 | Handling | $63,670 |
| 38 | Jeff Gordon | Chev | 10 | 151 | 49 | 0 | 3390 | 7 | Accident | $112,596 |
| 39 | Kyle Busch | Chev | 13 | 150 | 46 | 5 | 3220 | 9 | Accident | $71,450 |
| 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | 30 | 124 | 43 | 0 | 2786 | 17 | Accident | $91,248 |
| 41 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Chev | 24 | 94 | 40 | 0 | 1902 | 26 | Accident | $63,215 |
| 42 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chev | 28 | 61 | 37 | 0 | 3210 | 10 | Accident | $110,508 |
| 43 | Mike Wallace | Chev | 36 | 40 | 34 | 0 | 2156 | 25 | Other | $63,318 |