Updated - Friday, April 8, 2005 @ 09:11 AM Eastern
| # | Driver | Hometown | Team | Owner |
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| 0 | Mike Bliss | Milwaukie, OR | Net Zero Best Buy Chevrolet | Gene Haas |
| 00 | Carl Long | Roxboro, NC | Buyer's Choice Auto Warranty Chevrolet | Raynard McGlynn |
| 01 | Joe Nemechek | Lakeland, FL | U.S. Army Chevrolet | Nelson Bowers |
| 07 | Dave Blaney | Hartford, OH | SKF/Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | Richard Childress |
| 09 | Johnny Sauter | Necedah, WI | Miccosukee Resort Dodge | James Finch |
| 2 | Rusty Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Miller Lite Dodge | Roger Penske |
| 4 | Mike Wallace | St. Louis, MO | 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 |
| 7 | Robby Gordon | Orange, CA | Harrah'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 | Jason Leffler | Long Beach, CA | FedEx Express Chevrolet | J.D. Gibbs |
| 12 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | ALLTEL Dodge | Roger Penske |
| 15 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | Teresa Earnhardt |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Vancouver, WA | Jackson Hewitt 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 Quality 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 |
| 27 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Winston-Salem, NC | Shelmerdine Racing Ford | Kirk Shelmerdine |
| 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 | Randy LaJoie | South Norwalk, CT | Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet | William Edwards |
| 37 | Kevin Lepage | Shelburne, VT | TBA Dodge | John Carter |
| 38 | Elliott Sadler | Emporia, VA | M&M's Ford | Robert Yates |
| 40 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Coors Light Dodge | Chip Ganassi |
| 41 | Casey Mears | Bakersfield, CA | Target Dodge | Chip Ganassi |
| 42 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Texaco/Havoline 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 |
| 61 | Jeff Fuller | Auburn, MA | TBA Dodge | Buddy Sisco |
| 66 | Hermie Sadler | Emporia, VA | Peak Fitness Ford | Jeff Stec |
| 75 | Mike Garvey | Lakeville, MN | Jani-King/Rinaldi Air Conditioning Dodge | Robert Rinaldi |
| 77 | Travis Kvapil # | Janesville, WI | Kodak/Jasper Eng. & Trans. Dodge | Doug Bawel |
| 88 | Dale Jarrett | Hickory, NC | UPS Ford | Robert Yates |
| 92 | Stanton Barrett # | Bishop, CA | TBA Chevrolet | Bob Jenkins |
| 97 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Royal Crown Ford | Georgetta Roush |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | Columbia, MO | Scotts Ford | Jack Roush |
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