2005 O'Reilly Series Results

Complete race results with winners, margins, and laps led — 35 races. Data current through the 2025 season; 2026 results added as races complete.

NASCAR Cup Series results from 1949 through 2026 — 78 seasons of racing history, plus 44 seasons of O'Reilly Auto Parts Series results and 31 seasons of Craftsman Truck Series results. Every race on this page includes finishing order, stage points, laps led, and margin of victory.

Cup history splits into distinct eras: the strictly-stock and Grand National era (1949-1971) raced on dirt bullrings and new paved superspeedways with schedules as dense as 62 events; the Winston Cup modern era (1972-2003) standardized the schedule at 28-36 races per season; the Chase era (2004-2013) introduced a 10-race points-reset postseason; the elimination playoffs era (2014-2025) used four rounds of cuts to crown a Homestead-Phoenix winner-take-all champion; and the 2026+ Chase format brings back a cumulative-points Chase decided at Homestead-Miami. Modern races (2017+) have full stage breakdowns; historic races carry finishing order and laps led, since stages were not introduced until 2017.

Need the season opener? The Daytona 500 kicks off every modern Cup schedule. For postseason context, see The Chase.

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# Date Race Winner
1 Jan 1 Hershey's Take 5 300 Tony Stewart
2 Jan 1 Stater Brothers 300 Mark Martin
3 Jan 1 Telcel Motorola 200 Martin Truex Jr.
4 Jan 1 Sam's Town 300 Mark Martin
5 Jan 1 Aaron's 312 Carl Edwards
6 Jan 1 Pepsi 300 Reed Sorenson
7 Jan 1 Sharpie Professional 250 Kevin Harvick
8 Jan 1 O'Reilly 300 Kasey Kahne
9 Jan 1 Bashas' Supermarkets 200 Greg Biffle
10 Jan 1 Aaron's 312 Martin Truex Jr.
11 Jan 1 Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Matt Kenseth
12 Jan 1 Funai 250 Carl Edwards
13 Jan 1 CarQuest Auto Parts 300 Kyle Busch
14 Jan 1 MBNA RacePoints 200 Martin Truex Jr.
15 Jan 1 Federated Auto Parts 300 Clint Bowyer
16 Jan 1 Meijer 300 Presented by Oreo Carl Edwards
17 Jan 1 SBC 250 Johnny Sauter
18 Jan 1 Winn-Dixie 250 Presented by PepsiCo Martin Truex Jr.
19 Jan 1 USG Durock 300 Kevin Harvick
20 Jan 1 New England 200 Martin Truex Jr.
21 Jan 1 Salute to the Troops 250 Presented by Dodge David Green
22 Jan 1 Wallace Family Tribute 250 Reed Sorenson
23 Jan 1 Kroger 200 Martin Truex Jr.
24 Jan 1 Zippo 200 Ryan Newman
25 Jan 1 Domino's Pizza 250 Ryan Newman
26 Jan 1 Food City 250 Ryan Newman
27 Jan 1 Ameriquest 300 Carl Edwards
28 Jan 1 Emerson Radio 250 Kevin Harvick
29 Jan 1 Dover 200 Ryan Newman
30 Jan 1 United Way 300 Kasey Kahne
31 Jan 1 Dollar General 300 Ryan Newman
32 Jan 1 Sam's Town 250 Clint Bowyer
33 Jan 1 O'Reilly Challenge Kevin Harvick
34 Jan 1 Arizona 200 Carl Edwards
35 Jan 1 Ford 300 Ryan Newman

Frequently Asked Questions

When was the first NASCAR Cup Series race?
The first NASCAR Cup Series race — then called the Strictly Stock Division — was held on June 19, 1949 at the three-quarter mile Charlotte Speedway dirt oval in North Carolina. Jim Roper was declared the winner after Glenn Dunnaway was disqualified for illegal rear springs, making it the first of 200 sanctioned points races in Cup history's inaugural season of eight events.
How many NASCAR Cup races are there per season?
The modern NASCAR Cup Series runs 36 points-paying races per year plus 2 non-championship exhibition events (the Cook Out Clash and the All-Star Race). The regular season covers 26 races, followed by a 10-race Chase in 2026. Historic Cup schedules varied wildly — 1964 had 62 races, while 1949 had just 8.
What is a NASCAR stage?
Stages were introduced in 2017 to split each Cup race into three scoring segments. Drivers earn stage points (10 down to 1 for the top 10 at each stage break) plus a playoff point for winning a stage. Stage breaks also create competition cautions that reset strategy. Races before 2017 have no stage data — only finishing order, laps led, and margin of victory are available.
Who has the most NASCAR Cup Series wins?
Richard Petty holds the all-time Cup Series wins record with 200 victories across a career from 1958 to 1992. David Pearson is second with 105, followed by Jeff Gordon (93), Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip (84 each), and Cale Yarborough (83). No active driver has crossed 100 wins.
What was the first NASCAR race at Daytona?
The inaugural Daytona 500 was held on February 22, 1959 at the brand-new 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway. Lee Petty was declared the winner three days after the race in a photo-finish review over Johnny Beauchamp. The race has opened every Cup Series season since and is the most prestigious event on the schedule.
Where can I find historical NASCAR race results?
NASCAR Reference has complete race results from 1949 to 2026 for the Cup Series, 1982-2026 for the O'Reilly (Xfinity) Series, and 1995-2026 for the Craftsman Truck Series. Each result includes finishing order, laps led, margins of victory, and driver stats.

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