Southern 500 lineup -
| Pos. | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Speed | Time | Behind |
| RAIN OUT Position Based on Owner Points | |||||||
| 1 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Smirnoff Ice/Sharpie | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 3 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 5 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 6 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 7 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Mobil 1/ALLTEL | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 8 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 9 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 10 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 11 | #42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 12 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 13 | #9 | Kasey Kahne* | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 14 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 15 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 16 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 17 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 18 | #01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | USG Sheetrock | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 19 | #16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard/Subway | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 20 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 21 | #30 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | America Online | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 22 | #41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 23 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 24 | #99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | World Financial Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 25 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 26 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 27 | #25 | Brian Vickers* | Chevrolet | GMAC Financial Services | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 28 | #22 | Scott Wimmer* | Dodge | Caterpillar | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 29 | #77 | Brendan Gaughan* | Dodge | Kodak/Jasper Engines | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 30 | #0 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | NetZero | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 31 | #10 | Scott Riggs* | Chevrolet | Valvoline | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 32 | #43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Cheerios/Betty Crocker | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 33 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 34 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific/Brawny | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 35 | #32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Chevrolet | Tide | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 36 | #4 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil Products | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 37 | #50 | Todd Bodine | Dodge | Mesco Building Solutions | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 38 | #09 | Johnny Sauter* | Dodge | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 39 | #198 | Randy LaJoie | Ford | Mach One Inc. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 40 | #02 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | E. Tenn. Trailers/Tom Hammonds Chevy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 41 | #89 | Morgan Shepherd | Dodge | Racing With Jesus/Red Line Oil | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 42 | #172 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Ford | Freddie B's | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 43 | #280 | Mario Gosselin | Ford | Commercial Truck & Trailer | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Did not Qualify | |||||||
| 44 | #137 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | Carter's Royal Dispos-all | - | - | - |
| 45 | #14 | John Andretti | Ford | VB/APlus at Sunoco | - | - | - |
| 46 | #194 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Racer's Edge | - | - | - |
| 47 | #200 | Carl Long | Dodge | Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties | - | - | - |
| 48 | #06 | Travis Kvapil | Dodge | Mobil 1/Jasper Engines | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Speed | Time | Behind |
| RAIN OUT Position Based on Owner Points | |||||||
| 1 | #8 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Wrangler | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2 | #5 | Kyle Busch* | Chevrolet | Lowe's/Shop-Vac | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 3 | #60 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Charter Communications | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | #21 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Reese's | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 5 | #00 | Justin Labonte | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 6 | #2 | Ron Hornaday | Chevrolet | ACDelco | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 7 | #38 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Great Clips | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 8 | #37 | David Green | Chevrolet | Timber Wolf | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 9 | #25 | Mike McLaughlin | Ford | U.S. Marines | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 10 | #20 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | Rockwell Automation | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 11 | #22 | Jason Keller | Ford | ppc Racing | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 12 | #46 | Ashton Lewis | Chevrolet | Lewis Motorsports | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 13 | #23 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Stacker 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 14 | #14 | David Stremme | Chevrolet | Navy "Accelerate Your Life" | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 15 | #332 | Shane Hmiel | Dodge | TrimSpa | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 16 | #59 | Stacy Compton | Ford | Kingsford/Bush's Beans | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 17 | #47 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Clorox/Wisk | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 18 | #99 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | Aaron's | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 19 | #27 | Johnny Sauter | Chevrolet | Kleenex/ALDI | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 20 | #4 | Mike Wallace | Ford | GEICO/Sportclips | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 21 | #1 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 22 | #12 | Tim Fedewa | Chevrolet | Hot Tamales | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 23 | #72 | Stan Boyd* | Chevrolet | MacDonald Motorsports | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 24 | #02 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | Sadlersearch.com/Tom Hammonds Chevy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 25 | #49 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Advil Liqui-Gels | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 26 | #10 | Gus Wasson | Chevrolet | RaceGirl/theacex.com | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 27 | #18 | Denny Hamlin | Chevrolet | Joe Gibbs Performance Rcg Oil | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 28 | #136 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | TUCSON | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 29 | #24 | Steve Grissom | Chevrolet | GIC/Mixon Motorsports | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 30 | #39 | Tina Gordon | Ford | Yahoo!/Vassarette/Microtel | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 31 | #33 | Clint Bowyer* | Chevrolet | Kevin Harvick, Inc./Snap-On | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 32 | #9 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Pennzoil | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 33 | #51 | Dana White | Dodge | Ware Racing Enterprises | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 34 | #66 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Duraflame | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 35 | #88 | Jeff Fuller | Chevrolet | The Decal Wrap/www.cota.org | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 36 | #111 | Paul Menard* | Chevrolet | Menards/Moen | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 37 | #96 | Shane Hall | Chevrolet | Service Link, Inc. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 38 | #56 | Tim Sauter | Chevrolet | Duragloss | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 39 | #0 | Kertus Davis | Chevrolet | RaceGirl/theacex.com | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 40 | #41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Discount Tire | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 41 | #31 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Whelen Engineering | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 42 | #43 | Aaron Fike | Dodge | Ollie's Bargain Outlet/Curb Records | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 43 | #52 | Brad Teague | Ford | Means-Jenkins Motorsports | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Did not Qualify | |||||||
| 44 | #128 | Blake Mallory | Ford | Pro Players/AM Motorsports | - | - | - |
| 45 | #271 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | MacDonald Motorsports | - | - | - |
| 46 | #184 | Dion Ciccarelli | Ford | Star Sales | - | - | - |
| 47 | #283 | Carl Long | Dodge | K&L Chrome | - | - | - |
| 48 | #185 | Randy Briggs | Chevrolet | KS House Hunter | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Speed | Time | Behind |
| 1 | #99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Superchips | 167.745 | 29.316 | Leader |
| 2 | #15 | Shane Hmiel | Chevrolet | TrimSpa | 166.947 | 29.456 | -0.140 |
| 3 | #59 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Dodge | Harris Trucking | 166.925 | 29.460 | -0.144 |
| 4 | #2 | Kasey Kahne* | Dodge | Team ASE/ CARQUEST | 166.540 | 29.528 | -0.212 |
| 5 | #4 | Bobby Hamilton | Dodge | Square D | 166.371 | 29.558 | -0.242 |
| 6 | #47 | Jason Leffler | Chevrolet | Acxiom | 166.152 | 29.597 | -0.281 |
| 7 | #21 | Hank Parker Jr. | Toyota | AirVest | 165.844 | 29.652 | -0.336 |
| 8 | #75 | David Starr | Chevrolet | Spears Manufacturing | 165.760 | 29.667 | -0.351 |
| 9 | #1 | Ted Musgrave | Dodge | Mopar | 165.659 | 29.685 | -0.369 |
| 10 | #6 | Matt Crafton | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 165.475 | 29.718 | -0.402 |
| 11 | #14 | Rick Crawford | Ford | Circle Bar Motel/RV Park | 165.198 | 29.768 | -0.452 |
| 12 | #17 | David Reutimann* | Toyota | NTN Bearings | 165.170 | 29.773 | -0.457 |
| 13 | #138 | Brandon Whitt* | Ford | Werner Ladder/Cure Autism Now | 165.004 | 29.803 | -0.487 |
| 14 | #12 | Robert Huffman* | Toyota | Toyota Tundra | 164.970 | 29.809 | -0.493 |
| 15 | #24 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Toyota All-Star Showdown | 164.932 | 29.816 | -0.500 |
| 16 | #18 | Chad Chaffin | Dodge | Dickies | 164.865 | 29.828 | -0.512 |
| 17 | #46 | Dennis Setzer | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Silverado | 164.760 | 29.847 | -0.531 |
| 18 | #130 | Todd Bodine | Toyota | Germain Motor Company | 164.678 | 29.862 | -0.546 |
| 19 | #5 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | Toyota Tundra | 164.490 | 29.896 | -0.580 |
| 20 | #106 | Jay Sauter | Chevrolet | MRD Motorsports | 164.227 | 29.944 | -0.628 |
| 21 | #8 | Chase Montgomery* | Dodge | Gladiator Garageworks | 164.144 | 29.959 | -0.643 |
| 22 | #16 | Jack Sprague | Chevrolet | Chevy Trucks | 163.986 | 29.988 | -0.672 |
| 23 | #10 | Terry Cook | Ford | International Truck and Engines | 163.953 | 29.994 | -0.678 |
| 24 | #50 | Jon Wood | Ford | roushracing.com | 163.745 | 30.032 | -0.716 |
| 25 | #07 | Andy Houston | Chevrolet | Green Light Racing | 163.533 | 30.071 | -0.755 |
| 26 | #62 | Steve Park | Dodge | Orleans Hotel & Casino | 163.435 | 30.089 | -0.773 |
| 27 | #23 | Johnny Benson | Toyota | Toyota Tundra | 163.213 | 30.130 | -0.814 |
| 28 | #52 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Federated Auto Parts | 163.175 | 30.137 | -0.821 |
| 29 | #67 | J R Patton | Ford | Fiddleback Racing | 162.603 | 30.243 | -0.927 |
| 30 | #88 | Tracy Hines* | Chevrolet | Menards/Langers Juice Prod. | 162.581 | 30.247 | -0.931 |
| 31 | #22 | Bill Lester | Toyota | Toyota Tundra | 161.934 | 30.368 | -1.052 |
| 32 | #13 | Jason Small | Chevrolet | ThorSport/Microtel | 161.001 | 30.544 | -1.228 |
| Provisional | |||||||
| 33 | #29 | Deborah Renshaw | Ford | Motion Dealer Services | 160.732 | 30.595 | -1.279 |
| 34 | #08 | Sean Murphy | Chevrolet | pcs4all.com | 160.182 | 30.700 | -1.384 |
| 35 | #102 | Kelly Sutton* | Chevrolet | Team Copaxone | 94.631 | 51.966 | -22.650 |
| 36 | #143 | Josh Richeson | Ford | Curb Records | 160.554 | 30.629 | -1.313 |
| Did not Qualify | |||||||
| - | #141 | Danny Bagwell | Ford | Torbert Trucking/CFast | 154.520 | 31.825 | -2.509 |
Southern 500 (thanks to Jayski) -
36th - Kirk Shelmerdine
37th - Mike Wallace
38th - Tood Bodine
39th - Randy LaJoie
40th - Morgan Shepherd
41st - Hermie Sadler
42nd - Johnny Sauter
43rd - Mario Gosselin
36th - Reed Sorenson
37th - Todd Bodine
38th - Kertus Davis
39th - Brad Teague
40th - Tim Sauter
41st - Shane Hall
42nd - Paul Menard
43rd - Blake Mallory
Not racing Saturday - Aaron Fike (originally lised in the lineup), Kevin Lepage, Dion Ciccarelli, Randy Briggs, Norm Benning, Mike Harmon, Jimmy Spencer and Carl Long.