for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, so the field was set by the rules book, 2007 Owners points for the top-35 [the last week the 2007 owners points are used], race winners in this or the current season [#2-Busch], past series champs [#44-Jarrett, his final points race], then 2008 race attempts with ties broken by 2008 Owners Points standings [#83-Vickers, #00-Reutimann, #55-Waltrip, #49-Schrader, #78-Nemechek and $84-Skinner]. Missing the race were #21-Jeff Green, #34-John Andretti and #10-Patrick Carpentier. The top 10 will start as follows: #48-Johnson, #24-Gordon, #07-Bowyer, #17-Kenseth, #5-Mears, #20-Stewart, #77-Hornish Jr., #31-Burton, #99-Edwards and #29-Harvick. See the starting lineup on my Bristol Qualifying Page.(3-14-2008)
