Allstate® 400 at the Brickyard®
Starting Grid for the 2005 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
| Position | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant* | Make/Model | Qual Speed |
| 1 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's Ford | Ford/Ford | 184.116 |
| 2 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 183.053 |
| 3 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 182.975 |
| 4 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 182.837 |
| 5 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Garnier Fructis Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 182.785 |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Newman | ALLTEL Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 182.666 |
| 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (W) | DuPont Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 182.466 |
| 8 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 182.466 |
| 9 | 21 | Ricky Rudd (W) | Motorcraft Genuine Parts Ford | Ford/Ford | 182.285 |
| 10 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra Ford | Ford/Ford | 182.274 |
| 11 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 182.200 |
| 12 | 0 | Mike Bliss | NetZero Best Buy Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 182.064 |
| 13 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Fruit of the Loom Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 181.943 |
| 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick (W) | GM Goodwrench Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 181.744 |
| 15 | 43 | Jeff Green | Boxtops for Education/Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 181.722 |
| 16 | 5 | Kyle Busch (R) | Kellogg's/Delphi Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 181.656 |
| 17 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. (R) | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 181.587 |
| 18 | 11 | Jason Leffler | FedEx Express Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 181.477 |
| 19 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 181.466 |
| 20 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools Ford | Ford/Ford | 181.418 |
| 21 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Checkers/Rally's Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 181.356 |
| 22 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 181.334 |
| 23 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Havoline-Texaco Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 181.261 |
| 24 | 88 | Dale Jarrett (W) | UPS Ford | Ford/Ford | 181.031 |
| 25 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. (R) | Tide Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 180.886 |
| 26 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Caterpillar Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 180.860 |
| 27 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Budweiser Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 180.755 |
| 28 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia-Pacific/Marsh Stores Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 180.748 |
| 29 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 180.697 |
| 30 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 180.465 |
| 31 | 16 | Greg Biffle | National Guard Ford | Ford/Ford | 180.248 |
| 32 | 36 | Boris Said (R) | CENTRIX Financial Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 180.147 |
| 33 | 91 | Bill Elliott (W) | Stanley Tools Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 180.100 |
| 34 | 23 | Mike Skinner | History Channel AutoManiac Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 180.025 |
| 35 | 04 | Bobby Hamilton | BHR Dodge Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 179.795 |
| 36 | 18 | Bobby Labonte (W) | Interstate Batteries Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 179.250 |
| 37 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Crown Royal Ford | Ford/Ford | 178.546 |
| 38 | 99 | Carl Edwards (R) | AAA Ford | Ford/Ford | 178.016 |
| 39 | 77 | Travis Kvapil (R) | Kodak/Jasper Engines Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 0.000 |
| 40 | 41 | Casey Mears | Target Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 0.000 |
| 41 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 0.000 |
| 42 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 0.000 |
| 43 | 44 | Terry Labonte | ditech.com Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 0.000 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner