2005 Official Driver Standings
After: Ford 400
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Race 36 of 36
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| Rank | +/- | Driver | Points | Behind | Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Winnings |
| 87 | -1 | Wayne Anderson | 34 | -6499 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $65,586 |
| 55 | -1 | John Andretti | 304 | -6229 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $474,613 |
| 85 | -1 | Brandon Ash | 37 | -6496 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $74,690 |
| 51 | -- | Stanton Barrett* | 389 | -6144 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $561,242 |
| 64 | -- | Johnny Benson | 150 | -6383 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $225,297 |
| 2 | +2 | Greg Biffle | 6498 | -35 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 21 | $5,729,930 |
| 26 | +3 | Dave Blaney | 3289 | -3244 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $3,342,290 |
| 28 | -- | Mike Bliss | 3262 | -3271 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $3,091,110 |
| 68 | -- | Todd Bodine | 103 | -6430 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $68,375 |
| 69 | -2 | Clint Bowyer | 97 | -6436 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $61,700 |
| 18 | -- | Jeff Burton | 3803 | -2730 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | $4,265,670 |
| 10 | -1 | Kurt Busch | 5974 | -559 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 18 | $6,516,320 |
| 20 | -1 | Kyle Busch* | 3753 | -2780 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | $4,185,240 |
| 88 | -1 | Chad Chaffin | 34 | -6499 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $60,115 |
| 76 | -2 | Ted Christopher | 74 | -6459 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $130,770 |
| 72 | -2 | Chris Cook | 79 | -6454 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $67,680 |
| 81 | -2 | Derrike Cope | 64 | -6469 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $64,375 |
| 61 | -- | Kerry Earnhardt | 195 | -6338 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $254,953 |
| 19 | +1 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 3780 | -2753 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | $5,761,830 |
| 3 | -- | Carl Edwards | 6498 | -35 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | $4,889,990 |
| 45 | -- | Bill Elliott | 695 | -5838 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $809,013 |
| 59 | -1 | Ron Fellows | 230 | -6303 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $179,945 |
| 78 | -2 | Jeff Fuller | 68 | -6465 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $136,650 |
| 48 | -- | Mike Garvey* | 491 | -6042 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $595,642 |
| 82 | -2 | Jorge Goeters | 63 | -6470 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $57,500 |
| 11 | -- | Jeff Gordon | 4174 | -2359 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | $6,855,440 |
| 37 | -- | Robby Gordon | 2117 | -4416 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | $2,271,310 |
| 29 | -2 | Jeff Green | 3241 | -3292 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $4,040,430 |
| 36 | -- | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | 2183 | -4350 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2,898,090 |
| 60 | -- | Bobby Hamilton | 201 | -6332 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $277,015 |
| 41 | +1 | Denny Hamlin | 806 | -5727 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $610,030 |
| 14 | -- | Kevin Harvick | 4072 | -2461 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | $4,970,050 |
| 74 | -2 | Shane Hmiel | 77 | -6456 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $140,348 |
| 86 | -1 | Tom Hubert | 34 | -6499 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $66,203 |
| 15 | +1 | Dale Jarrett | 3960 | -2573 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | $4,705,440 |
| 5 | -3 | Jimmie Johnson | 6406 | -127 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 22 | $6,796,660 |
| 62 | -- | P.J. Jones | 189 | -6344 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $257,190 |
| 23 | -1 | Kasey Kahne | 3611 | -2922 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | $4,874,840 |
| 7 | -- | Matt Kenseth | 6352 | -181 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 17 | $5,790,770 |
| 54 | -1 | Stuart Kirby | 352 | -6181 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $498,851 |
| 33 | -1 | Travis Kvapil* | 3077 | -3456 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $3,293,450 |
| 66 | -- | Randy LaJoie | 134 | -6399 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $236,603 |
| 24 | -- | Bobby Labonte | 3488 | -3045 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | $4,627,400 |
| 40 | -- | Terry Labonte | 1071 | -5462 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1,202,520 |
| 73 | -2 | Anthony Lazzaro | 79 | -6454 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $61,595 |
| 38 | -- | Jason Leffler | 1538 | -4995 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,663,870 |
| 39 | -- | Kevin Lepage | 1460 | -5073 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1,774,790 |
| 53 | -1 | Carl Long | 356 | -6177 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $632,896 |
| 30 | -- | Sterling Marlin | 3183 | -3350 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | $4,080,120 |
| 4 | +1 | Mark Martin | 6428 | -105 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 19 | $5,994,350 |
| 9 | +1 | Jeremy Mayfield | 6073 | -460 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | $4,566,910 |
| 77 | -2 | Joey McCarthy | 70 | -6463 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $67,375 |
| 80 | -2 | Eric McClure* | 67 | -6466 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $128,288 |
| 12 | -- | Jamie McMurray | 4130 | -2403 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | $3,923,970 |
| 22 | +1 | Casey Mears | 3637 | -2896 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | $4,234,170 |
| 71 | -2 | Paul Menard | 82 | -6451 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $58,755 |
| 75 | -2 | Johnny Miller | 76 | -6457 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $58,375 |
| 16 | -1 | Joe Nemechek | 3953 | -2580 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | $4,223,380 |
| 6 | -- | Ryan Newman | 6359 | -174 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 16 | $5,578,110 |
| 27 | -1 | Kyle Petty | 3288 | -3245 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $3,465,690 |
| 58 | -1 | Scott Pruett | 230 | -6303 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $197,133 |
| 50 | -- | Tony Raines | 419 | -6114 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $420,500 |
| 70 | -2 | David Reutimann | 97 | -6436 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $66,600 |
| 34 | -- | Scott Riggs | 2965 | -3568 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | $4,030,680 |
| 83 | -1 | Jerry Robertson | 40 | -6493 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $60,035 |
| 21 | -- | Ricky Rudd | 3667 | -2866 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | $4,300,410 |
| 79 | -2 | Greg Sacks | 68 | -6465 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $137,901 |
| 13 | -- | Elliott Sadler | 4084 | -2449 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | $5,024,120 |
| 44 | -- | Hermie Sadler | 717 | -5816 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $943,248 |
| 42 | -1 | Boris Said | 791 | -5742 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $1,006,680 |
| 43 | -- | Johnny Sauter | 722 | -5811 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $749,453 |
| 31 | -- | Ken Schrader | 3159 | -3374 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $3,057,530 |
| 84 | -1 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 37 | -6496 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $109,548 |
| 63 | -- | Morgan Shepherd | 162 | -6371 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $311,093 |
| 65 | -- | Brian Simo | 134 | -6399 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $83,085 |
| 49 | -- | Mike Skinner | 487 | -6046 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $969,109 |
| 67 | +14 | Reed Sorenson | 119 | -6414 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $137,575 |
| 46 | -- | Jimmy Spencer | 667 | -5866 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $808,985 |
| 1 | -- | Tony Stewart | 6533 | Leader | 36 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 25 | $6,987,530 |
| 57 | +2 | David Stremme | 244 | -6289 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $268,150 |
| 47 | -- | Martin Truex Jr. | 589 | -5944 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $929,028 |
| 17 | -- | Brian Vickers | 3847 | -2686 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | $3,982,130 |
| 8 | -- | Rusty Wallace | 6140 | -393 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | $4,868,980 |
| 35 | -- | Mike Wallace | 2269 | -4264 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $2,325,740 |
| 52 | +3 | Kenny Wallace | 376 | -6157 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $595,613 |
| 25 | -- | Michael Waltrip | 3452 | -3081 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | $4,375,090 |
| 32 | +1 | Scott Wimmer | 3122 | -3411 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $3,682,980 |
| 56 | -- | J.J. Yeley | 276 | -6257 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $290,115 |
* Denotes Rookie
