The Budweiser Shootout starting line-up will be determined by a random drawing which takes place Thursday evening, February 8.
The drivers choose their starting position in the following order, based upon:
a.) number of Bud Pole Awards during the 2006 season (ties broken by next-best qualifying effort), then;
b.) past winners of the Budweiser Shootout without a Bud Pole in 2006. Past winners draw in order of their points position from the 2006 season.
| | Car | Driver | Team | Owner |
| 1 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge | Ray Evernham |
| 2 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | Roger Penske |
| 3 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless Chevrolet | Richard Childress |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Chevrolet | J.D. Gibbs |
| 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | Rick Hendrick |
| 6 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ameriquest Ford | Jack Roush |
| 7 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel Dodge | Roger Penske |
| 8 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline-Stanley Tools Dodge | Ray Evernham |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe’s Chevrolet | Jeff Gordon |
| 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/ Pennzoil Chevrolet | Richard Childress |
| 11 | 5 | Kyle Busch | CARQUEST Chevrolet | Rick Hendrick |
| 12 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | Dany Bahar |
| 13 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge | Ray Evernham |
| 14 | 38 | David Gilliland | M&Ms Ford | Robert Yates |
| 15 | 60 | Boris Said | Sobe/No Fear Ford | Mark Simo |
| 16 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Budweiser Chevrolet | Teresa Earnhardt |
| 17 | 01 | Mark Martin | U.S. Army Chevrolet | Bobby Ginn |
| 18 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot Chevrolet | Joe Gibbs |
| 19 | 44 | Dale Jarrett | UPS Toyota | Michael Waltrip |
| 20 | 21 | Ken Schrader | U.S Air Force | Glen Wood |
| 21 | 37 | Bill Elliott | TBA Dodge | Bob Jenkins |