There are a lot of changes coming our way for 2005. Thought I'd get the driver list going so you can start learning who is where and with what sponsor.
I'll only post changes that have been "Officially Announced" by the teams!
New drivers/sponsors are highlighted in yellow. I'll entered as many links to driver and team websites as I could find.
If you find any broken links, or know any that are missing, let me know! My
email address is at the bottom of the page. Please keep in mind this site is in no way associated with NASCAR and the information isn't guaranteed to be
accurate.
Once the green flag drops on the Daytona 500 new "mid-season / silly season" changes will be highlighted in blue
| 2005 NASCAR Nextel CUP DRIVER LIST | ||||
| Driver | # | Sponsor | Model | Team/Owner |
| Wallace, Rusty | 2 | Miller Lite | Dodge | Penske Racing |
| Wallace, Mike | 4 | Lucas Oil | Chevy | Morgan McClure |
| Busch, Kyle | 5 | Kellogg | Chevy | Rick Hendrick |
| Martin, Mark | 6 | Pfizer/Viagra | Ford | Jack Roush |
| Gordon, Robby | 7 | Fruit of the Loom | Chevy | Robby Gordon Racing |
| Earnhardt Jr, Dale | 8 | Budweiser | Chevy | DEI |
| Kahne, Kasey | 9 | Dodge Motorsports | Dodge | Ray Evernham |
| Riggs, Scott | 10 | Vavoline | Chevy | |
| Leffler, Jason | 11 | FedEx | Chevy | Joe Gibbs |
| Labonte, T/Hamlin/Yeley - will share {Race 22-36} | 11 | FedEx | Chevy | Joe Gibbs |
| Newman, Ryan | 12 | Alltel | Dodge | Penske Racing |
| Waltrip, Michael | 15 | NAPA | Chevy | DEI |
| Biffle, Gregg | 16 | Army Nat'l Guard / Subway | Ford | Jack Roush |
| Kenseth, Matt | 17 | DeWalt Tools | Ford | Jack Roush |
| Labonte, Bobby | 18 | Interstate Battery | Chevy | Joe Gibbs |
| Mayfield, Jeremy | 19 | Dodge Motorsports | Dodge | Ray Evernham |
| Stewart, Tony | 20 | Home Depot | Chevy | Joe Gibbs |
| Rudd, Ricky | 21 | Ford Motorcraft | Ford | Wood Brothers |
| Wimmer, Scott | 22 | Catapiller | Dodge | Bill Davis |
| Gordon, Jeff | 24 | Du Pont | Chevy | Rick Hendrick |
| Vickers, Brian | 25 | GMAC | Chevy | Rick Hendrick |
| Harvick, Kevin | 29 | Goodwrench | Chevy | Richard Childress |
| Burton, Jeff | 31 | Cingular | Chevy | Richard Childress |
| Hamilton Jr, Bobby | 32 | Tide | Chevy | PPI Motor Sports |
| Sadler, Elliott | 38 | M & M's | Ford | Robert Yates |
| Marlin, Sterling | 40 | Coors Light | Dodge | Chip Ganassi |
| Mears, Casey | 41 | Target | Dodge | Chip Ganassi |
| McMurray, Jamie | 42 | Havoline | Dodge | Chip Ganassi |
| Green, Jeff | 43 | Cherrios | Dodge | Petty Enterprises |
| Labonte, Terry - 10 race scheduled | 44 | Kellogg's / Delphi | Chevy | Rick Hendrick |
| Petty, Kyle | 45 | Georgia Pacific | Dodge | Petty Enterprises |
| Johnson, Jimmie | 48 | Lowe's | Chevy | Rick Hendrick |
| Schrader, Ken | 49 | Schwan's Home Service | Dodge | Beth Ann Morgenthau |
| Kvapil, Travis | 77 | KODAK | Dodge | |
| Jarrett, Dale | 88 | UPS | Ford | Robert Yates |
| Elliot, Bill {partial schedule} | 91 | Dodge Motorsports | Dodge | Ray Evernham |
| Busch, Kurt | 97 | Sharpie | Ford | Jack Roush |
| Edwards, Carl | 99 | Office Depot/Scotts/ | Ford | Jack Roush |
| Bliss, Mike | 0 | NetZero | Chevy | Haas CNC Racing |
| Nemechek, Joe | 01 | U. S. Army | Chevy | MB2 Motorsports |
| Blaney, Dave | 07 | Jack Daniel's | Chevy | Richard Childress |