- David Gilliland will start on the inside pole in the Daytona 500.
- Driver(s) in dark green are those that are guaranteed to start the Daytona 500 based on owners' points. Other than Gilliland, their finishing order, as well as the top two field-fillers, will determine the inside (odd) row starting order for positions 3-39 in the Daytona 500.
- Drivers in light green are field-fillers that are guaranteed to start the Daytona 500 through either qualifying speed or the most-recent past-champ's provisional (the two eligible are italicized).
- Driver(s) in mustard are field-fillers that, depending on the results of the Duels (namely, those that are locked in race their way into a better staring spot), can fall back on their qualifying speed.
- Drivers in bright yellow must finish among the top two field-fillers or go home after Thursday (except for Bill Elliott, who merely has to hope that Dale Jarrett races his way in; then he would be eligible for the most-recent past-champ's provisional).
- Positions 40-42 will be filled by the 3 fastest field-fillers in in qualifying from either Duel that did not race their way in.
- Position 43 will be filled by, in order, Dale Jarrett (the 1999 Winston Cup Champ), Bill Elliott (1988 Winston Cup Champ) or the next-fastest field-filler in qualifying that did not race his way in.
* Denotes rookie
POS
CAR
DRIVER
MAKE
SPONSOR
SPEED
TIME
BEHIND
1
38
David Gilliland
Ford
M&M's
186.320
48.304
Leader
2
6
David Ragan*
Ford
AAA
185.300
48.570
-0.266
3
160
Boris Said
Ford
SOBE - No Fear
185.212
48.593
-0.289
4
70
Johnny Sauter
Chevrolet
Yellow Transportation
184.850
48.688
-0.384
5
48
Jimmie Johnson
Chevrolet
Lowe's
184.767
48.710
-0.406
6
25
Casey Mears
Chevrolet
National Guard / GMAC
184.634
48.745
-0.441
7
11
Denny Hamlin
Chevrolet
FedEx Express
184.449
48.794
-0.490
8
36
Jeremy Mayfield
Toyota
360 OTC
184.351
48.820
-0.516
9
20
Tony Stewart
Chevrolet
The Home Depot
184.260
48.844
-0.540
10
1
Martin Truex Jr.
Chevrolet
Bass Pro Shops / Tracker
184.139
48.876
-0.572
11
8
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Chevrolet
Budweiser
184.008
48.911
-0.607
12
43
Bobby Labonte
Dodge
Cheerios / Betty Crocker
184.000
48.913
-0.609
13
55
Michael Waltrip
Toyota
NAPA Auto Parts
183.899
48.940
-0.636
14
66
Jeff Green
Chevrolet
Best Buy
183.662
49.003
-0.699
15
16
Greg Biffle
Ford
Ameriquest
183.535
49.037
-0.733
16
4
Ward Burton
Chevrolet
State Water Heaters
183.464
49.056
-0.752
17
45
Kyle Petty
Dodge
Wells Fargo
183.329
49.092
-0.788
18
7
Robby Gordon
Ford
Jim Beam
183.050
49.167
-0.863
19
22
Dave Blaney
Toyota
Caterpillar
183.035
49.171
-0.867
20
84
A.J. Allmendinger*
Toyota
Red Bull
182.856
49.219
-0.915
21
7
Clint Bowyer
Chevrolet
Jack Daniel's
182.771
49.242
-0.938
22
37
Bill Elliott
Dodge
Huddle House
182.708
49.259
-0.955
23
41
Reed Sorenson
Dodge
Target
182.559
49.299
-0.995
24
78
Kenny Wallace
Chevrolet
Furniture Row Racing
182.500
49.315
-1.011
25
21
Ken Schrader
Ford
U.S. Air Force
182.452
49.328
-1.024
26
44
Dale Jarrett
Toyota
UPS
182.061
49.434
-1.130
27
31
Jeff Burton
Chevrolet
Cingular Wireless
181.976
49.457
-1.153
28
49
Mike Bliss
Dodge
BAM Racing
181.540
49.576
-1.272
29
130
Stanton Barrett
Chevrolet
Bad Boy Power Drink
181.163
49.679
-1.375
30
72
Brandon Whitt*
Chevrolet
Dutch Quality Stone
180.473
49.869
-1.565
31
158
James Hylton
Chevrolet
Retirement Living TV
179.637
50.101
-1.797
- Ricky Rudd will start on the outside pole in the Daytona 500.
- Driver(s) in dark green are those that are guaranteed to start the Daytona 500 based on owners' points (if HenCA...er, NA$¢AR is consistent, this still includes Kenseth and Kahne, whose times were disallowed). Other than Rudd, their finishing order, as well as the top two field-fillers, will determine the outside (even) row starting order for positions 2-38 in the Daytona 500.
- Driver(s) in light green are field-fillers that are guaranteed to start the Daytona 500 through qualifying speed.
- Driver(s) in mustard are field-fillers that, depending on the results of the Duels (namely, those that are locked in race their way into a better staring spot), can fall back on their qualifying speed.
- Drivers in bright yellow must finish among the top two field-fillers or go home after Thursday.
- Positions 40-42 will be filled by the 3 fastest field-fillers in in qualifying from either Duel that did not race their way in.
- Position 43 will be filled by, in order, Dale Jarrett (the 1999 Winston Cup Champ), Bill Elliott (1988 Winston Cup Champ) or the next-fastest field-filler in qualifying that did not race his way in.
* Denotes Rookie
POS
CAR
DRIVER
MAKE
SPONSOR
SPEED
TIME
BEHIND
1
88
Ricky Rudd
Ford
Snickers
185.609
48.489
Leader
2
40
David Stremme
Dodge
Coors Light
185.487
48.521
-0.032
3
42
Juan Montoya*
Dodge
Texaco / Havoline
185.338
48.560
-0.071
4
24
Jeff Gordon
Chevrolet
DuPont
185.079
48.628
-0.139
5
14
Sterling Marlin
Chevrolet
Waste Management
184.945
48.663
-0.174
6
5
Kyle Busch
Chevrolet
Kellogg's / CARQUEST
184.509
48.778
-0.289
7
00
David Reutimann*
Toyota
Domino's Pizza
184.419
48.802
-0.313
8
18
J.J. Yeley
Chevrolet
Interstate Batteries
184.336
48.824
-0.335
9
23
Mike Skinner
Toyota
Bill Davis Racing
184.324
48.827
-0.338
10
19
Elliott Sadler
Dodge
Dodge Dealers / UAW
184.256
48.845
-0.356
11
26
Jamie McMurray
Ford
Crown Royal
184.211
48.857
-0.368
12
139
Regan Smith
Chevrolet
Ginn Resorts
183.865
48.949
-0.460
13
12
Ryan Newman
Dodge
ALLTEL
183.602
49.019
-0.530
14
29
Kevin Harvick
Chevrolet
Shell / Pennzoil
183.494
49.048
-0.559
15
15
Paul Menard*
Chevrolet
PEAK / Menards
183.426
49.066
-0.577
16
01
Mark Martin
Chevrolet
U.S. Army
183.266
49.109
-0.620
17
96
Tony Raines
Chevrolet
DLP HDTV
183.094
49.155
-0.666
18
2
Kurt Busch
Dodge
Miller Lite
183.068
49.162
-0.673
19
34
Kevin Lepage
Dodge
Detoxify Brand / Makoto Sauces
182.711
49.258
-0.769
20
83
Brian Vickers
Toyota
Red Bull
182.508
49.313
-0.824
21
13
Joe Nemechek
Chevrolet
CertainTeed
182.474
49.322
-0.833
22
10
Scott Riggs
Dodge
Valvoline / Stanley Tools
182.437
49.332
-0.843
23
99
Carl Edwards
Ford
Office Depot
182.020
49.445
-0.956
24
171
Frank Kimmel
Ford
Fast Track Driving School
181.693
49.534
-1.045
25
104
Eric McClure
Chevrolet
Hefty
181.269
49.650
-1.161
26
27
Kirk Shelmerdine
Chevrolet
Lilly Trucking of Virginia
181.127
49.689
-1.200
27
74
Derrike Cope
Dodge
Royal Administration
180.354
49.902
-1.413
28
109
Mike Wallace
Chevrolet
Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts
171.305
52.538
-4.049
29
17
Matt Kenseth
Ford
DEWALT
no speed
no time
no time
30
9
Kasey Kahne
Dodge
Dodge Dealers / UAW
no speed
no time
no time