Updated - Friday, August 19, 2005 @ 10:58 AM Eastern
| # | Driver | Hometown | Team | Owner |
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| 0 | Mike Bliss | Milwaukie, OR | Net Zero Best Buy Chevrolet | Gene Haas |
| 00 | Johnny Benson | Grand Rapids, MI | State Fair Corn Dogs Dodge | Elizabeth Waltrip |
| 01 | Joe Nemechek | Lakeland, FL | U.S. Army Chevrolet | Nelson Bowers |
| 2 | Rusty Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Miller Lite Dodge | Roger Penske |
| 4 | John Andretti | Indianapolis, IN | Lucas Oil Chevrolet | Larry McClure |
| 5 | Kyle Busch # | Las Vegas, NV | Kellogg's Chevrolet | Rick Hendrick |
| 6 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Viagra Ford | Jack Roush |
| 07 | Dave Blaney | Hartford, OH | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | Richard Childress |
| 7 | Robby Gordon | Orange, CA | Menard's Chevrolet | James Smith |
| 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Kannapolis, NC | Budweiser Chevrolet | Teresa Earnhardt |
| 9 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge | Ray Evernham |
| 10 | Scott Riggs | Bahama, NC | Valvoline Chevrolet | James Rocco |
| 11 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | FedEx Express Chevrolet | J.D. Gibbs |
| 12 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | alltel Dodge | Roger Penske |
| 13 | Greg Sacks | Mattituck, NY | Sacks Motorsports Dodge | Greg Sacks |
| 15 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | Teresa Earnhardt |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Vancouver, WA | National Guard/Prism-the Game Ford | Geoffrey Smith |
| 17 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | DeWalt Power Tools Ford | Mark Martin |
| 18 | Bobby Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Interstate Batteries Chevrolet | Joe Gibbs |
| 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Owensboro, KY | Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge | Ray Evernham |
| 20 | Tony Stewart | Rushville, IN | The Home Depot Chevrolet | Joe Gibbs |
| 21 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Motorcraft Genuine Parts Ford | Glen Wood |
| 22 | Scott Wimmer | Wausau, WI | Caterpillar Dodge | Bill Davis |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | Pittsboro, IN | DuPont Chevrolet | Rick Hendrick |
| 25 | Brian Vickers | Thomasville, NC | GMAC/ditech.com Chevrolet | Mary Hendrick |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | GM Goodwrench Chevrolet | Richard Childress |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | South Boston, VA | Cingular Wireless Chevrolet | Richard Childress |
| 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Nashville, TN | Tide Chevrolet | Cal Wells |
| 34 | P.J. Jones | Torrance, CA | peopros.com Chevrolet | William Edwards |
| 37 | Tony Raines | LaPorte, IN | Patron Tequila/BoSPOKER.net Dodge | John Carter |
| 38 | Elliott Sadler | Emporia, VA | Pedigree/M&Ms Ford | Robert Yates |
| 40 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Coors Light Dodge | Felix Sabates |
| 41 | Casey Mears | Bakersfield, CA | Target Dodge | Chip Ganassi |
| 42 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Havoline-Texaco Dodge | Chip Ganassi |
| 43 | Jeff Green | Owensboro, KY | Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge | Richard Petty |
| 45 | Kyle Petty | Randleman, NC | Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge | Kyle Petty |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Lowe's Chevrolet | Jeff Gordon |
| 49 | Ken Schrader | Fenton, MO | Schwan's Home Service Dodge | Beth Ann Morgenthau |
| 51 | Stuart Kirby | Bowling Green, KY | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Chev | Joe Auer |
| 66 | Jimmy Spencer | Berwick, PA | Arbor Mortgage Ford | Jeff Stec |
| 77 | Travis Kvapil # | Janesville, WI | Kodak/Jasper Eng. & Trans. Dodge | Doug Bawel |
| 79 | Brian Reffner | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | Tubby's/SBC Chevrolet | John Conely |
| 80 | Carl Long | Roxboro, NC | carloan.com/Royal Admin. Svc. Dodge | Raynard McGlynn |
| 88 | Dale Jarrett | Hickory, NC | UPS Ford | Robert Yates |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Racing with Jesus Dodge | Cindy Shepherd |
| 91 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Auto Value/Bumper-to-Bumper Dodge | Ray Evernham |
| 92 | Eric McClure # | Abingdon, VA | Oak Gloves Chevrolet | Bob Jenkins |
| 97 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Crown Royal Ford | Georgetta Roush |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | Columbia, MO | AAA Ford | Jack Roush |
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