2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

11th season of third tier NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

The 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the eleventh season of the Craftsman Truck Series, the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. Ted Musgrave of Ultra Motorsports was crowned the season's champion. A rule change affected the qualification process in 2005. The top 30 teams in the owners' standings at the end of the 2004 season saw their drivers qualify automatically for the first four races of the season, provided they attempted all races in the previous year. However, only 29 teams met the criteria, so at the start of the season, one additional spot was available for the remaining teams on the entry list. After the fourth race, current standings were used to determine the teams guaranteed to have their drivers in the field.

Manufacturer Team Driver(s) Crew chief Chevrolet Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Kerry Earnhardt Richie Wauters Shane Hmiel Kyle Busch Johnny Sauter Martin Truex Jr. John Andretti Blake Feese David Gilliland Kevin Harvick, Inc. 6 Ron Hornaday Jr. Wally Rogers Morgan Dollar Motorsports 46 Dennis Setzer Eric Phillips Spears Motorsports 75 David Starr Dave McCarty Sutton Motorsports 02 Kelly Sutton Jason Weissman Franklin Hinson Pete Hinson Cal Boprey ThorSport Racing 13 Tracy Hines Lance Hooper Kevin Cram Shane Tesch Chad Chaffin Johnny Sauter 88 Matt Crafton Bud Haefele Xpress Motorsports 16 Jack Sprague Chris Showalter Bobby Labonte Mike Bliss Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing 04 Bobby Hamilton Danny Rollins 4 Casey Atwood Randy Seals Sammy Sanders Timothy Peters (R) Chris Fontaine Garrett Liberty John Mickel Erin Crocker 8 Deborah Renshaw Bob Bissinger Shawn Parker 18 Chase Montgomery Kip McCord HT Motorsports 59 Robert Pressley Fred Graves Kevin Cram Orleans Racing 62 Steve Park Charlie Wilson Tony Liberati Scott Lynch 77 Brendan Gaughan Billy Wilburn Tony Liberati Ultra Motorsports 1 Ted Musgrave Gene Nead 2 Jimmy Spencer Buddy Barnes John McQueen Dan Glauz Ford Circle Bar Racing 14 Rick Crawford Kevin Starland Boris Said K Automotive Racing 29 Brad Keselowski (R) Bob Keselowski ppc Racing 10 Terry Cook Rick Gay Roush Racing 50 Todd Kluever (R) John Monsam Mike Beam 99 Ricky Craven Mike Beam John Monsam John Quinn Toyota Bill Davis Racing 5 Mike Skinner Jeff Hensley 22 Bill Lester Doug Wolcott 23 Johnny Benson Greg Ely Rick Ren Darrell Waltrip Motorsports 12 Robert Huffman Glenn Funderburk Johnny Allen Mike Wallace Joey Miller Darrell Waltrip 17 David Reutimann Jason Overstreet Fiddleback Racing Wyler Racing Todd Bodine Tony Furr Chad Chaffin Jack Sprague Germain Racing with Arnold Motorsports 30 Chad Chaffin Mike Hillman Jr. Todd Bodine Red Horse Racing 38 Brandon Whitt Jamie Jones Chevrolet Dodge Mighty Motorsports 24 Wayne Edwards Lonnie Troxell Cliff Button Casey Kingsland Brandon Bendele Blake Mallory Roland Isaacs Robbie Ferguson Robert Richardson Jr. Chevrolet Ford Green Light Racing 07 Sean Murphy (R) Doug Howe Scott Neal Butch Miller Rich Bickle Eric Norris Chris Wimmer Kevin Hamlin Jack Bailey Chase Pistone José Luis Ramírez 08 Ken Weaver Scott Neal Bobby Dotter Doug Howe Tam Topham Rich Bickle Butch Miller Kevin Lepage Johnny Chapman Chris Wimmer Bill Manfull José Luis Ramírez Jack Bailey Mark McFarland Willie Allen Jarit Johnson Carl Hartman

Note: If under "team", the owner's name is listed and in italics, that means the name of the race team that fielded the truck is unknown. Manufacturer Team Driver(s) Crew chief Rounds Chevrolet Alex Yontz Racing 61 Alex Yontz Ed Berrier Billy Ballew Motorsports 32 Bill Manfull Gary Crooks Curb Agajanian Racing 43 Johnny Sauter Phil Edgar Joe Shear Jr. FDNY Racing 28 David Ragan Dick Rahilly Jeff Milburn Racing 76 Blake Mallory Jeff Milburn Ken Schrader Racing 52 Mike Wallace Donnie Richeson Ken Schrader Mark McFarland Kevin Harvick, Inc. 92 Kevin Harvick Butch Hylton Lance Dieters Burney Lamar Tony Stewart Mark Tutor Key Motorsports 40 Andy Houston Lance Hooper KW Racing 20 Ken Weaver Doug George Lafferty Motorsports 89 Tom Powers Tommy Owens Maverick Motorsports 82 Robert Richardson Jr. Gary Crooks Morgan Dollar Motorsports 47 Bobby Labonte Randy Goss Tony Stewart Aric Almirola Kevin Harvick Willie Allen MRD Motorsports 06 Jimmy Kite Bryan Berry Mike Bliss Regan Smith (R) Oostlander Racing 21 Mike Harmon Steve Kuykendall Blake Mallory Shane Wallace Darren Shaw Prime Development Group Racing 64 Sam Beam Richard Broome Richardson Racing 35 Robert Richardson Jr. Joey Cudmore Shaw Racing 45 Rick Markle Del Markle Stellar Quest Racing 91 J. C. Stout Steve Mollnow Tam Topham 70 Tam Topham Mark Prater Xpress Motorsports 19 Regan Smith (R) Doug George Wilson Motorsports 27 Frank Wilson Jr. Larry Harris David Hackathorn 31 Kevin Cram Randy Nelson Ted Kennedy Ernie Cope Terry Shirley Joe Slonkasky Dodge Brevak Racing Jason Rudd Steve Grissom Nick Tucker Bobby Hamilton Racing 05 John Mickel Sammy Sanders Erin Crocker Randy Seals Glynn Motorsports 65 Regan Smith (R) Lance Hooper Charles Wright Steve Plattenberger Clay Rogers (R) T. J. Bell Brad Rogers Tim Fedewa Jeff Vaughn 00 Eric King Jeff Vaughn MB3 Motorsports 53 Michael Faulk Mario Gosselin Ron Rhodes Racing 48 Derrike Cope James Hylton Joey McCarthy Eric Norris Mike Osgar TommyRaz Motorsports 91 Casey Kingsland Steve Kuykendall Ultra Motorsports 7 Ronnie Hornaday Skip Duggan Welz Racing 68 Kelly Thacker Paul Carman Wayne Edwards Ford Craig Wood 73 Craig Wood Tony Oscar East Coast Motorsports 44 Clay Rogers (R) Bill Boder David Hinson MB Motorsports 63 J. R. Patton Mike Mittler Justin Allgaier Roush Racing 33 Bobby East Jeff Campey Mark Martin Stephen Smith 74 Jim Walker Freddy Fryar Steve Kuykendall Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 21 Bobby East Dan Deeringhoff Toyota Bill Davis Racing 67 Steve Park Dwayne Krieger Darrell Waltrip Motorsports 11 Darrell Waltrip Todd Holbert Ken Schrader Germain Racing with Arnold Motorsports 9 Shigeaki Hattori (R) Tom Ackerman Justin Hobgood

No. Race Title Track Date1Florida Dodge Dealers 250Daytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachFebruary 182American Racing Wheels 200California Speedway, FontanaFebruary 253World Financial Group 200Atlanta Motor Speedway, HamptonMarch 184Kroger 250Martinsville Speedway, RidgewayApril 95Dodge Ram Tough 200Gateway International Raceway, MadisonApril 306UAW GM Ohio 250Mansfield Motorsports Speedway, MansfieldMay 157Quaker Steak & Lube 200 presented by Click It or TicketLowe's Motor Speedway, ConcordMay 208MBNA RacePoints 200Dover International Speedway, DoverJune 49Chex 400KTexas Motor Speedway, Fort WorthJune 1010Paramount Health Insurance 200Michigan International Speedway, BrooklynJune 1811Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200The Milwaukee Mile, West AllisJune 2412O'Reilly Auto Parts 250Kansas Speedway, Kansas CityJuly 213Built Ford Tough 225Kentucky Speedway, SpartaJuly 914O'Reilly 200 presented by ValvolineMemphis International Raceway, MillingtonJuly 2315Power Stroke Diesel 200Indianapolis Raceway Park, BrownsburgAugust 516Toyota Tundra 200Nashville Superspeedway, LebanonAugust 1317O'Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline MaxlifeBristol Motor Speedway, BristolAugust 2418Cheerios Betty Crocker 200Richmond International Raceway, RichmondSeptember 819Sylvania 200 presented by Lowe'sNew Hampshire International Speedway, LoudonSeptember 1720Las Vegas 350Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las VegasSeptember 2421Kroger 200Martinsville Speedway, RidgewayOctober 2222EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 200Atlanta Motor Speedway, HamptonOctober 2923Silverado 350KTexas Motor Speedway, Fort WorthNovember 424Chevy Silverado 150Phoenix International Raceway, PhoenixNovember 1125Ford 200Homestead–Miami Speedway, HomesteadNovember 19

The 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year battle was virtually one sided, as Todd Kluever of Roush Racing was the only candidate to attempt a full schedule, and he posted twelve top tens, and three second place finishes. Timothy Peters and Shigeaki Hattori were the only other drivers to fulfill the Rookie of the Year Award's requirement that drivers compete in at least eight of the first 20 races to be eligible. Peters had two top tens, while Hattori struggled and was released from Germain Racing. Regan Smith was the only other rookie to run more than ten races, as Clay Rogers, Nick Tucker, Jimmy Kite, and Kerry Earnhardt saw their seasons end early.