| Date | Race | Venue | TV/Start | Poll | Winner |
| 02/12/05 | Budweiser Shootout | Daytona International Speedway | FOX/8 p.m. | Dale Jarrett | Jimmie Johnson |
| 02/17/05 | Gatorade Duel at Daytona Race 1 | Daytona International Speedway | FX/1 p.m. | Dale Jarrett | Michael Waltrip |
| 02/17/05 | Gatorade Duel at Daytona Race 2 | Daytona International Speedway | FX/1 p.m. | Jimmie Johnson | Tony Stewart |
| 02/20/05 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | FOX/1 p.m. | Dale Jarrett | Jeff Gordon |
| 02/27/05 | Auto Club 500 | California Speedway | FOX/2 p.m. | Kyle Busch | Greg Biffle |
| 03/13/05 | UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | FOX/2 p.m. | Ryan Newman | Jimmie Johnson |
| 03/20/05 | Golden Corral 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | FOX/12:30 p.m. | Ryan Newman | Carl Edwards |
| 04/03/05 | Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | FOX/12:30 p.m. | Elliott Sadler | Kevin Harvick |
| 04/10/05 | Advance Auto Parts 500 | Martinsville Speedway | FOX/12:30 p.m. | Scott Riggs | Jeff Gordon |
| 04/17/05 | Samsung/Radio Shack 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | FOX/12:30 p.m. | Ryan Newman | Greg Biffle |
| 04/23/05 | Subway Fresh 500 | Phoenix International Raceway | FOX/7:30 p.m. | Jeff Gordon | Kurt Busch |
| 05/01/05 | Aaron's 499 | Talladega Superspeedway | FOX/12:30 p.m. | Kevin Harvick | Jeff Gordon |
| 05/07/05 | Carolina Dodge Dealers 500 | Darlington Raceway | FOX/7 p.m. | Kasey Kahne | Greg Biffle |
| 05/14/05 | Chevy American Revolution 400 | Richmond International Raceway | FX/7 p.m. | Kasey Kahne | Kasey Kahne |
| 05/21/05 | NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge | Lowe's Motor Speedway | FX/7 p.m. | Ryan Newman | Mark Martin |
| 05/21/05 | NASCAR Nextel All-Star Open | Lowe's Motor Speedway | FX/7 p.m. | Mike Bliss | Brian Vickers |
| 05/29/05 | Coca-Cola 600 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | FOX/5 p.m. | Ryan Newman | Jimmie Johnson |
| 06/05/05 | MBNA 400 | Dover International Speedway | FX/12:30 p.m. | Jimmie Johnson | Greg Biffle |
| 06/12/05 | Pocono 500 | Pocono Raceway | FOX/1 p.m. | Michael Waltrip | Carl Edwards |
| 06/19/05 | Michigan 400 | Michigan International Speedway | FOX/1:30 p.m. | Ryan Newman | Greg Biffle |
| 06/26/05 | Dodge/Save Mart 350 | Infineon Raceway | FX/2:30 p.m. | Jeff Gordon | Tony Stewart |
| 07/02/05 | Pepsi 400 | Daytona International Speedway | NBC/7 p.m. | Tony Stewart | Tony Stewart |
| 07/10/05 | Chicagoland 400 | Chicagoland Speedway | NBC/3 p.m. | Jimmie Johnson | Dale Earnhardt Jr |
| 07/17/05 | New England 300 | New Hampshire International Speedway | TNT/1:30 p.m. | Brian Vickers | Tony Stewart |
| 07/24/05 | Pennsylvania 500 | Pocono Raceway | TNT/1 p.m. | Jamie McMurray | Kurt Busch |
| 08/07/05 | Brickyard 400 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | NBC/2:30 p.m. | Elliott Sadler | Tony Stewart |
| 08/14/05 | Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen | Watkins Glen International | NBC/1 p.m. | Tony Stewart | Tony Stewart |
| 08/21/05 | GFS Marketplace 400 | Michigan International Speedway | TNT/1:30 p.m. | Joe Nemechek | Jeremy Mayfield |
| 08/27/05 | Sharpie 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | TNT/7 p.m. | Matt Kenseth | Matt Kenseth |
| 09/04/05 | California 500 | California Speedway | NBC/7p.m. | Carl Edwards | Kyle Busch |
| 09/10/05 | Chevy Rock & Roll 400 | Richmond International Raceway | TNT/7 p.m. | Kevin Harvick | Kurt Busch |
| 09/18/05 | Sylvania 300 | New Hampshire International Speedway | TNT/12:30 p.m. | Tony Stewart | Ryan Newman |
| 09/25/05 | MBNA 400 | Dover International Speedway | TNT/12:30 p.m. | Ryan Newman | Jimmie Johnson |
| 10/02/05 | Talladega 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | NBC/1:30 p.m. | Elliott Sadler | Dale Jarrett |
| 10/09/05 | Banquet 400 | Kansas Speedway | NBC/1:30 p.m. | Matt Kenseth | Mark Martin |
| 10/15/05 | UAW-GM Quality 500 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | NBC/7 p.m. | Elliott Sadler | Jimmie Johnson |
| 10/23/05 | Subway 500 | Martinsville Speedway | NBC/12:30 p.m. | Tony Stewart | Jeff Gordon |
| 10/30/05 | Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | NBC/12 p.m. | Ryan Newman | Carl Edwards |
| 11/06/05 | Dickies 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | NBC/3 p.m. | Ryan Newman | Carl Edwards |
| 11/13/05 | Checker Auto Parts 500 | Phoenix International Raceway | NBC/3 p.m. | Denny Hamlin | Kyle Busch |
| 11/20/05 | Ford 400 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | NBC/3 p.m. | Carl Edwards | Greg Biffle |