2005 NEXTEL CUP SCHEDULE / RESULTS
| Date | TV | EVENT | LOCATION | POLE | WINNER |
| Feb 12 | FOX/8pm | Budweiser Shootout * | Daytona Int'l Speedway | Dale Jarrett | Jimmie Johnson |
| Feb 17 | FX/1pm | Gatorade Duel at Daytona #1 | Daytona Int'l Speedway | Dale Jarrett | Michael Waltrip |
| Feb 17 | FX | Gatorade Duel at Daytona #2 | Daytona Int'l Speedway | Jimmie Johnson | Tony Stewart |
| Feb 20 | FOX/1pm | Daytona 500 | Daytona Int'l Speedway | Dale Jarrett | Jeff Gordon |
| Feb 27 | FOX/2pm | Auto Club 500 | California Speedway | Kyle Busch | Greg Biffle |
| Mar 13 | FOX/2pm | UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Ryan Newman | Jimmie Johnson |
| Mar 20 | FOX/12:30pm | Golden Corral 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Ryan Newman | Carl Edwards |
| Apr 3 | FOX/12:30pm | Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Elliott Sadler | Kevin Harvick |
| Apr 10 | FOX/12:30pm | Advance Auto Parts 500 | Martinsville Speedway | Scott Riggs | Jeff Gordon |
| Apr 17 | FOX/12:30pm | Samsung/Radio Shack 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | Ryan Newman | Greg Biffle |
| Apr 23 | FOX/7:30pm | Subway Fresh 500 | Phoenix Int'l Raceway | Jeff Gordon | Kurt Busch |
| May 1 | FOX/12:30pm | Aaron's 499 | Talladega Superspeedway | Kevin Harvick | Jeff Gordon |
| May 7 | FOX/7pm | Carolina Dodge Dealers 500 | Darlington Raceway | Kasey Kahne | Greg Biffle |
| May 14 | FX/7pm | Chevy American Revolution 400 | Richmond Int'l Raceway | Kasey Kahne | Kasey Kahne |
| May 21 | FX/7pm | NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge* | Lowe's Motor Speedway | Ryan Newman | Mark Martin |
| May 29 | FOX/5pm | Coca-Cola 600 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | Ryan Newman | Jimmie Johnson |
| Jun 5 | FX/12"30pm | MBNA 400 | Dover Downs Int'l Speedway | Jimmie Johnson | Greg Biffle |
| Jun 12 | FOX/1pm | Pocono 500 | Pocono Raceway | Michael Waltrip | Carl Edwards |
| Jun 19 | FOX/1:30pm | Michigan 400 | Michigan Int. Speedway | Ryan Newman | Greg Biffle |
| Jun 26 | FX/2:30pm | Dodge/Save Mart 350 | Infineon Raceway | Jeff Gordon | Tony Stewart |
| Jul 2 | NBC/7pm | Pepsi 400 | Daytona Int'l Speedway | Tony Stewart | Tony Stewart |
| Jul 10 | NBC/3pm | Chicagoland 400 | Chicagoland Speedway | Jimmie Johnson | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
| Jul 17 | TNT/1:30pm | New England 300 | New Hampshire Int'l Speedway | Brian Vickers | Tony Stewart |
| Jul 24 | TNT/1pm | Pennsylvania 500 | Pocono Raceway | Jamie McMurray | Kurt Busch |
| Aug 7 | NBC/2:30pm | Brickyard 400 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Elliott Sadler | Tony Stewart |
| Aug 14 | NBC/1pm | Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen | Watkins Glen International | Tony Stewart | Tony Stewart |
| Aug 21 | TNT/1:30pm | GFS Marketplace 400 | Michigan Int'l Speedway | Joe Nemechek | Jeremy Mayfield |
| Aug 27 | TNT/7pm | Sharpie 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Matt Kenseth | Matt Kenseth |
| Sep 4 | NBC | Sony HD 500 | California Speedway | Carl Edwards | Kyle Busch |
| Sep 10 | TNT/7pm | Chevy Rock & Roll 400 | Richmond Int'l Raceway | Kevin Harvick | Kurt Busch |
| Sep 18 | TNT/12:30pm | Sylvania 300 | New Hampshire Int'l Speedway | Tony Stewart | Ryan Newman |
| Sep 25 | TNT/12:30pm | MBNA 400 | Dover Downs Int'l Speedway | Ryan Newman | Jimmie Johnson |
| Oct 2 | NBC1:30pm | Talladega 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | Elliott Sadler | Dale Jarrett |
| Oct 9 | NBC/1:30pm | Banquet 400 | Kansas Speedway | Matt Kenseth | Mark Martin |
| Oct 15 | NBC/7pm | UAW-GM Quality 500 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | Elliott Sadler | Jimmie Johnson |
| Oct 24 | NBC/12:30pm | Subway 500 | Martinsville Speedway | Tony Stewart | Jeff Gordon |
| Oct 30 | NBC/12pm | Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Ryan Newman | Carl Edwards |
| Nov 6 | NBC/3pm | Dickies 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | Ryan Newman | Carl Edwards |
| Nov 13 | NBC/3pm | Checker Auto Parts 500 | Phoenix Int'l Raceway | Denny Hamlin | Kyle Busch |
| Nov 20 | NBC | Ford 400 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Carl Edwards | Greg Biffle |
* = Non points event
All race times are ET. Times are subject to change without notice.