if things stay the same, these eight drivers would make the race:
#87-Joe Nemechek, 17th fastest overall
#02-David Gilliland, 30th
#82-Scott Speed, 31st
#71-Bobby Labonte [PC1], 32nd
#37-Tony Raines, 34th
#70-Mike Skinner, 38th
#36-Michael McDowell, 39th
#21-Bill Elliott [PC3], 45th but would use the past champ provisional
these drivers would miss the race if the order stayed the same:
#66-Dave Blaney, 41st
#09-Mike Bliss, 43rd
#78-Regan Smith, 42nd
#13-Max Papis, 44th
