| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 8 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
 The 2005 Subway Fresh 500 program cover. | |||
| Date | April 23, 2005 | ||
| Official name | Inaugural Subway Fresh 500 | ||
| Location | Avondale, Arizona, Phoenix International Raceway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km) | ||
| Distance | 315 laps, 315 mi (506.943 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km) | ||
| Average speed | 102.707 miles per hour (165.291 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 105,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 26.931 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 219 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FOX | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 2005 Subway Fresh 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the inaugural iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 23, 2005, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race took the scheduled 312 laps to complete. At race's end, Roush Racing driver Kurt Busch would dominate the majority of the race to take his 12th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Dale Earnhardt, Inc. driver Michael Waltrip and Richard Childress Racing driver Jeff Burton would finish second and third, respectively.
- ^ Harris, Mike (April 24, 2005). "Racing clinic". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 43. Retrieved November 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Utter, Jim (April 24, 2005). "Kurt Busch holds off Waltrip". St. Joseph News-Press. p. 33. Retrieved November 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.