Budweiser Shootout Update: 19 Drivers Already Eligible

With the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup at the halfway point, 19 drivers are already
eligible to compete in the season-opening 2007 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona.
The record number of entries for the all-star event is 22, set in 2004.

The 2007 event will be the 29th running of the invitation-only event, and
includes active drivers that are past winners of the race and all 2006
Budweiser Pole Award winners during the 36-race Nextel Cup season. The
season-opener next year will mark the competition debut of Toyota in Cup
competition.

Following 18 races this year, here are the drivers eligible for the 2007
event. (As in years past, some drivers that are eligibile may choose not to
compete due to retirement or other factors.)

Past Winners of the Budweiser Shootout:
1.  Denny Hamlin        2006 winner     (Pocono Bud Pole)
2.  Jimmie Johnson      2005            (Martinsville BudvPole)
3.  Dale Jarrett        1996, 2000, 2004
4.  Dale Earnhardt Jr.  2003
5.  Tony Stewart        2001, 2002
6.  Mark Martin         1999
7.  Jeff Gordon         1994, 1997
8.  Ken Schrader        1988, 1989
9.  Bill Elliott        1987
10. Terry Labonte       1985

2006 Budweiser Pole Award Winners:
11. Jeff Burton         Daytona 500, Chicago
12. Kurt Busch          Fontana, Sonoma
13. Greg Biffle         Las Vegas, Richmond
14. Kasey Kahne         Atlanta, Texas, Darlington, Michigan
15. Kyle Busch          Phoenix
16. Elliott Sadler      Talladega
17. Scott Riggs         Charlotte
18. Ryan Newman         Dover
19. Boris Said          Daytona (July)

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