Standings After Race #8 at Phoenix Raceway - Saturday, April 23rd, 2005
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 8 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 1260 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | +2 | 8 | Kurt Busch | 97 | Ford | 1087 | -173 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | -1 | 8 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 1052 | -208 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | +1 | 8 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 1027 | -233 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | +3 | 8 | Elliott Sadler | 38 | Ford | 1009 | -251 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | +1 | 8 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 997 | -263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | +2 | 8 | Ryan Newman | 12 | Dodge | 994 | -266 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | +5 | 8 | Carl Edwards | 60 | Ford | 979 | -281 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | -3 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | 40 | Dodge | 968 | -292 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | -7 | 8 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Dodge | 960 | -300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +1 | 8 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 951 | -309 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | +3 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt | 8 | Chevrolet | 947 | -313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | -3 | 8 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 947 | -313 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | -3 | 8 | Tony Stewart | 20 | Chevrolet | 913 | -347 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -1 | 8 | Jamie McMurray | 42 | Dodge | 912 | -348 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 8 | Jeremy Mayfield | 19 | Dodge | 904 | -356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | +3 | 8 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | 879 | -381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | +6 | 8 | Michael Waltrip | 15 | Chevrolet | 866 | -394 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | -1 | 8 | Scott Riggs | 10 | Chevrolet | 847 | -413 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +3 | 8 | Kasey Kahne | 9 | Dodge | 810 | -450 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | +1 | 8 | Dave Blaney | 07 | Chevrolet | 798 | -462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | -3 | 8 | Kyle Petty | 45 | Dodge | 796 | -464 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | +5 | 8 | Brian Vickers | 25 | Chevrolet | 795 | -465 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | +2 | 8 | Joe Nemechek | 01 | Chevrolet | 793 | -467 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | +2 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 5 | Chevrolet | 792 | -468 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | -9 | 8 | Casey Mears | 41 | Dodge | 791 | -469 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | -2 | 8 | Mike Bliss | 00 | Chevrolet | 767 | -493 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | -7 | 8 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 745 | -515 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | +3 | 8 | Jeff Green | 43 | Dodge | 687 | -573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | -1 | 8 | Travis Kvapil | 77 | Dodge | 668 | -592 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | -1 | 8 | Ricky Rudd | 21 | Ford | 659 | -601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | -1 | 8 | Ken Schrader | 49 | Dodge | 651 | -609 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 8 | Scott Wimmer | 22 | Dodge | 630 | -630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | +3 | 8 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Chevrolet | 615 | -645 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -1 | 8 | Jason Leffler | 11 | Chevrolet | 599 | -661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | -1 | 8 | Mike Wallace | 4 | Chevrolet | 597 | -663 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | -1 | 8 | Bobby Hamilton | 32 | Chevrolet | 533 | -727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 5 | Kevin Lepage | 37 | Dodge | 439 | -821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 6 | Robby Gordon | 7 | Chevrolet | 377 | -883 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 4 | Hermie Sadler | 66 | Ford | 259 | -1001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 3 | John Andretti | 14 | Ford | 225 | -1035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | +5 | 3 | Johnny Sauter | 09 | Dodge | 218 | -1042 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | -1 | 3 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Chevrolet | 212 | -1048 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -1 | 3 | Bill Elliott | 91 | Dodge | 195 | -1065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | -1 | 2 | Jimmy Spencer | 50 | Dodge | 176 | -1084 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -1 | 2 | Boris Said | 136 | Chevrolet | 164 | -1096 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | -1 | 3 | Randy LaJoie | 34 | Chevrolet | 134 | -1126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | +7 | 2 | Stanton Barrett | 192 | Chevrolet | 113 | -1147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 1 | Clint Bowyer | 2 | Chevrolet | 97 | -1163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -2 | 2 | Shane Hmiel | 32 | Chevrolet | 77 | -1183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -2 | 2 | Mike Garvey | 66 | Ford | 74 | -1186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -2 | 1 | Mike Skinner | 23 | Dodge | 73 | -1187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -2 | 1 | Eric McClure | 52 | Ford | 67 | -1193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -2 | 1 | Martin Truex | 8 | Chevrolet | 61 | -1199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -2 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | 89 | Dodge | 48 | -1212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -2 | 1 | Kenny Wallace | 22 | Ford | 43 | -1217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -1 | 2 | Carl Long | 200 | Chevrolet | 34 | -1226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |