The 2005 SunTrust Indy Challenge was Round 7 of the 2005 IndyCar Series. The event was held at Richmond Raceway in Virginia, United States on 25 June 2005. Sam Hornish Jr. started on pole position and Helio Castroneves was the race winner.
SUNTRUST INDY CHALLENGE Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Helio Castroneves | Dallara | Toyota | Firestone | 2 | 250 | - | 112 | Running | 53 | 114.153 | - |
| 2 | 27 | Dario Franchitti | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 5 | 250 | - | 56 | Running | 40 | - | - |
| 3 | 83 | Patrick Carpentier | Dallara | Toyota | Firestone | 4 | 250 | - | 0 | Running | 35 | - | - |
| 4 | 4 | Tomas Scheckter | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 19 | 250 | - | 0 | Running | 32 | - | - |
| 5 | 26 | Dan Wheldon | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 7 | 250 | - | 0 | Running | 30 | - | - |
| 6 | 51 | Alex Barron | Dallara | Toyota | Firestone | 9 | 250 | - | 0 | Running | 28 | - | - |
| 7 | 2 | Tomas Enge | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 8 | 249 | - | 0 | Running | 26 | - | - |
| 8 | 7 | Bryan Herta | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 6 | 249 | - | 0 | Running | 24 | - | - |
| 9 | 55 | Kosuke Matsuura | Panoz | Honda | Firestone | 11 | 249 | - | 0 | Running | 22 | - | - |
| 10 | 16 | Danica Patrick | Panoz | Honda | Firestone | 21 | 247 | - | 0 | Running | 20 | - | - |
| 11 | 15 | Buddy Rice | Panoz | Honda | Firestone | 14 | 246 | - | 0 | Running | 19 | - | - |
| 12 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Dallara | Toyota | Firestone | 16 | 246 | - | 0 | Running | 18 | - | - |
| 13 | 91 | Jimmy Kite | Dallara | Toyota | Firestone | 13 | 245 | - | 0 | Running | 17 | - | - |
| 14 | 14 | A.J. Foyt IV | Dallara | Toyota | Firestone | 17 | 244 | - | 0 | Running | 16 | - | - |
| 15 | 10 | Darren Manning | Panoz | Toyota | Firestone | 10 | 240 | - | 0 | Accident | 15 | - | - |
| 16 | 24 | Roger Yasukawa | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 18 | 235 | - | 0 | Accident | 14 | - | - |
| 17 | 8 | Scott Sharp | Panoz | Honda | Firestone | 12 | 201 | - | 0 | Accident | 13 | - | - |
| 18 | 6 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dallara | Toyota | Firestone | 1 | 164 | - | 42 | Accident | 12 | - | - |
| 19 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 22 | 150 | - | 0 | Accident | 12 | - | - |
| 20 | 17 | Vitor Meira | Panoz | Honda | Firestone | 15 | 145 | - | 40 | Accident | 12 | - | - |
| 21 | 33 | Ryan Briscoe | Panoz | Toyota | Firestone | 3 | 88 | - | 0 | Accident | 12 | - | - |
| 22 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Panoz | Toyota | Firestone | 20 | 37 | - | 0 | Accident | 12 | - | - |