After familiarizing herself with the Persaker backed CBD rent-a-ride earlier in the season, Susanne Callin returned to the FIA Finals after an absence of two seasons. The 21-year-old Swede was beaming after running her first four and 300 mph pass in qualifying (4.980/300.10) to slot in at number three in the field. A consistent 5.025 was good enough to defeat Jon Webster's 5.171 in the first round of eliminations, but a small fiery belch from the supercharger after spinning the tires a car length out resulted in a semi-final loss to Moller.

Outgoing champion Andy Carter needed to take the event win and set low ET and others in the title chase to stumble to stand a chance of retaining his crown for the B&Q Power Tools team. A 4.977/294 ensured second position in the ladder and the chance to take out one of his title rivals—Moller, in the first round of eliminations, who had struggled with shake and only managed a 5.31 best in qualifying. Knowing that Moller's co-crewchiefs Kenneth Lorentzon and Per Anderson were likely to throw everything at the track, Carter tried to cut down the tree but missed big time with a -0.365 RT. Moller would later have regrets of his own after lifting when he saw the win light come on.

Driving the main Persaker Speedshop entry, the eponymous Joran Persaker rounded out his miserable 2005 with a place on the eight car bump spot (a 5.930 that simply wouldn't have held up if the rain had abated on the Saturday). The Bill Schultz-tuned ride failed to engage reverse after the burnout in what would have been an all CBD team first round match up against Micke Kagered, a low key end to what many pre-season had anticipated would be a banner year for the ever-smiling Swede.