The complete line-up of eligible drivers for the 2005 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona:
Name (Bud Pole Awards / Shootout eligibility)
1. Ryan Newman, 8 (Rockingham, Bristol, Loudon, Richmond, Charlotte, Martinsville, Atlanta, Phoenix)
2. Jeff Gordon, 6 (Martinsville, Michigan, Sonoma, Daytona, Chicago, Bristol)
3. Kasey Kahne, 4 (Las Vegas, Darlington, California, Pocono)
4. Jeremy Mayfield, 2 (Dover, Dover)
5. Casey Mears, 2 (Pocono, Indianapolis)
6. Joe Nemechek, 2 (Talladega, Kansas)
7. Brian Vickers, 2 (Richmond, California)
8. Greg Biffle, 1 (Daytona)
9. Kurt Busch, 1 (Homestead)
10. Jimmie Johnson, 1 (Charlotte)
11. Bobby Labonte, 1 (Texas)
12. Ricky Rudd, 1 (Talladega)
13. Dale Jarrett (Shootout winner in 1996, 2000, 2004)
14. Tony Stewart (Shootout winner in 2001, 2002)
15. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Shootout winner in 2003)
16. Mark Martin (Shootout winner in 1999)
17. Rusty Wallace (Shootout winner in 1998)
18. Geoffrey Bodine (Shootout winner in 1992)
19. Ken Schrader (Shootout winner in 1989, 1990)
20. Bill Elliott (Shootout winner in 1987)
21. Terry Labonte (Shootout winner in 1985)