if things stay the same, these eight drivers would make the race:
#09-Bobby Labonte [PC1], 23rd fatsest overall
#13-Casey Mears, 25th
#21-Bill Elliott [PC2], 27th
#38-Dave Blaney, 34th
#64-Landon Cassill, 35th
#36-J.J. Yeley, 36th
#87-Joe Nemechek, 37th
#46-Michael McDowell, 39th
these drivers would miss the race if the order stayed the same:
#26-Patrick Carpentier, 40th
#55-Mike Bliss, 42nd
#66-Jason Leffler, 45th
[PC] = [past champion and order, 1 is more recent champ]
