| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 29 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
 2005 UAW-Ford 500 program cover | |||
| Date | October 2, 2005 | ||
| Official name | UAW Ford 500 | ||
| Location | Talladega, Alabama, U.S. | ||
| Course |
Talladega Superspeedway 2.66 mi (4.28 km) | ||
| Distance | 190 laps, 505.4 mi (813.2 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.833 km) | ||
| Average speed | 143.818 miles per hour (231.453 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 155,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Robert Yates Racing | ||
| Time | 50.597 sec (189.26 mph, 304.584 km/h) | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 65 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. | ||
The 2005 UAW-Ford 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race that took place on October 2, 2005 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, 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 would win the race.
Until the 2008 Aaron's 499, this was the last time a Hendrick Motorsports car did not win at Talladega.
- ^ "2005 UAW-Ford 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 12, 2016.