2005 Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix - Positions gained/lost
Track Watkins Glen
City Watkins Glen
Type Roadcourse
Length 3.374 mi
Trackrecord 1:30.668
| P | Driver | Nat | Start | Finish | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Sharp |  | 18 | 9 | +9 |
| 2 | Kosuke Matsuura |  | 15 | 6 | +9 |
| 3 | Jeff Bucknum | | 19 | 11 | +8 |
| 4 | Ed Carpenter | | 20 | 14 | +6 |
| 5 | Bryan Herta | | 14 | 8 | +6 |
| 6 | Dan Wheldon |  | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| 7 | Sam Hornish Jr. | | 11 | 7 | +4 |
| 8 | Scott Dixon |  | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| 9 | Dario Franchitti |  | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| 10 | Tony Kanaan |  | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| 11 | Roger Yasukawa | | 17 | 15 | +2 |
| 12 | Danica Patrick | | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 13 | Tomáš Enge |  | 12 | 13 | -1 |
| 14 | Giorgio Pantano |  | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| 15 | Alex Barron | | 13 | 17 | -4 |
| 16 | Patrick Carpentier |  | 3 | 10 | -7 |
| 17 | Tomas Scheckter |  | 10 | 20 | -10 |
| 18 | Hélio Castroneves | | 1 | 12 | -11 |
| 19 | Vitor Meira | | 7 | 18 | -11 |
| 20 | Buddy Rice | | 8 | 19 | -11 |