if things stay the same, these eight drivers would make the race:
#09-Bobby Labonte [PC1], 13th
#87-Joe Nemechek, 26th
#36-Dave Blaney, 28th
#46-Michael McDowell, 29th
#13-Casey Mears, 30th
#97-Jeff Fuller, 32nd
#55-Micheal Waltrip, 33rd
#64-Landon Cassill, 34th
these drivers would miss the race if the order stayed the same:
#26-Bill Elliott [PC2], 35th
#38-Travis Kvapil, 36th
#66-Johnny Sauter, 37th
[PC] = [past champion and order, 1 is more recent champ]
