if things stay the same, these eight drivers would make the race:
#36-Ron Fellows, 9th
#26-Patrick Carpentier, 13th
#13-Max Papis, 24th
#55-Michael McDowell, 26th
#87-Joe Nemechek, 31st
#09-Bobby Labonte [PC1], 36th
#66-Dave Blaney, 40th
#38-David Gilliland, 41st
these drivers would miss the race if the order stayed the same:
#46-J.J. Yeley, 42nd
#07-P.J. Jones, 43rd
#35-Tony Ave, 45th
[PC] = [past champion and order, 1 is more recent champ]
