| Jimmie Johnson | Budweiser Shootout Winner: | 2005 | Bud Pole Award: | Chicago |
| Dale Jarrett | Budweiser Shootout Winner: | 2004 | Bud Pole Award: | Daytona (Feb.) |
| | | 2000 | | |
| | | 1996 | | |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Budweiser Shootout Winner: | 2003 | | |
| Tony Stewart | Budweiser Shootout Winner: | 2002 | Bud Pole Award: | Daytona (July) |
| | | 2001 | | Loudon (Sept.) |
| Mark Martin | Budweiser Shootout Winner: | 1999 | | |
| Rusty Wallace *** | Budweiser Shootout Winner: | 1998 | | |
| Jeff Gordon | Budweiser Shootout Winner: | 1997 | Bud Pole Award: | Phoenix (April) |
| | | 1994 | | Sonoma |
| Ken Schrader | Budweiser Shootout Winner: | 1990 | | |
| | | 1989 | | |
| Bill Elliott | Budweiser Shootout Winner: | 1987 | | |
| Terry Labonte ** | Budweiser Shootout Winner: | 1985 | | |
| Carl Edwards * | | | Bud Pole Award: | California (Sept.) |
| | | | | Homestead |
| Denny Hamlin * | | | Bud Pole Award: | Phoenix (Nov.) |
| Kyle Busch * | | | Bud Pole Award: | California (Feb.) |
| Ryan Newman | | | Bud Pole Award: | Las Vegas |
| | | | | Atlanta (March) |
| | | | | Texas (April) |
| | | | | Charlotte (May) |
| | | | | Michigan (June) |
| | | | | Dover (Sept.) |
| | | | | Atlanta (Oct.) |
| | | | | Texas (Nov.) |
| Elliott Sadler | | | Bud Pole Award: | Bristol (April) |
| | | | | Indianapolis |
| | | | | Talladega (Sept.) |
| | | | | Charlotte (Oct.) |
| Scott Riggs * | | | Bud Pole Award: | Martinsville (April) |
| Kevin Harvick | | | Bud Pole Award: | Talladega (May) |
| | | | | Richmond (Sept.) |
| Kasey Kahne | | | Bud Pole Award: | Darlington |
| | | | | Richmond (May) |
| Michael Waltrip | | | Bud Pole Award: | Pocono (June) |
| Brian Vickers | | | Bud Pole Award: | Loudon (July) |
| Jamie McMurray | | | | Pocono (July) |
| Joe Nemechek | | | | Michigan (August) |
| Matt Kenseth | | | | Bristol (August) |
| | | | | Kansas |
* - First time qualifier
