if things stay the same, these eight drivers would make the race:
#87-Joe Nemechek, 35th
#09-Bobby Labonte [PC1], 37th
#46-Michael McDowell, 38th
#13-Casey Mears, 39th
#36-Dave Blaney, 40th
#55-Micheal Waltrip, 41st
#26-Bill Elliott [PC2], 42nd
#38-Travis Kvapil, 43rd
these drivers would miss the race if the order stayed the same:
#64-Landon Cassill, 44th
#66-Johnny Sauter, no speed
#97-Jeff Fuller, no speed
[PC] = [past champion and order, 1 is more recent champ]
