if things stay the same, these eight drivers would make the race:
#21-Bill Elliott [PC], 25th
#36-Casey Mears, 27th
#38-Travis Kvapil, 33rd
#13-Max Papis, 34th
#09-Landon Cassill, 35th
#87-Joe Nemechek, 36th
#46-J.J. Yeley, 38th
#32-Mike Bliss, 40th
these drivers would miss the race if the order stayed the same:
#07-Robby Gordon, 42nd #55-Michael McDowell, 43rd
#66-Scott Riggs, 44th
#26-David Stremme, 45th
[PC] = [past champion and order, 1 is more recent champ]
