if things stay the same, these eight drivers would make the race:
#21-Bill Elliott [PC2], 9th
#13-Max Papis, 16th
#64-Todd Bodine, 24th
#38-David Gilliland, 33rd
#09-Bobby Labonte [PC1], 35th
#55-Michael McDowell, 37th
#26-David Stremme, 39th
#87-Joe Nemechek, 41st
these drivers would miss the race if the order stayed the same:
#32-Jacques Villeneuve, 42nd
#36-Casey Mears, 43rd
#66-Dave Blaney, 44th
#46-J.J. Yeley, 45th
[PC] = [past champion and order, 1 is more recent champ]
