
| Car# | Driver | Sponsor/Manu | Owner | Crew Chief | |
| 1 | 0 | Ward Burton | NetZero Chevy | Gene Haas | Robert Barker |
| 2 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army Chevy | Nelson Bowers | Ryan Pemberton |
| 3 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | East Tennessee Trailers | Angela Sadler | Ernie Cope |
| 4 | 06 | Travis Kvapil | Mobil 1 Dodge | Don Miller | Roy McCauley |
| 5 | 09 | Johnny Sauter | Miccosukee Resort Dodge | James Finch | Marc Reno |
| 6 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Chevy | Teresa Earnhardt | Kevin Manion |
| 7 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Dodge | Roger Penske | Larry Carter |
| 8 | 4 | Mike Wallace in for Jimmy Spencer (who was released) |
Lucas Oil Chevy | Larry McClure | Chris Carrier |
| 9 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Chevy | Rick Hendrick | Jim Long |
| 10 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra Ford | Jack Roush | Pat Tryson |
| 11 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Budweiser Chevy | Teresa Earnhardt | Tony Eury Sr. |
| 12 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge | Ray Evernham | Tommy Baldwin Jr. |
| 13 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline Chevy | James Rocco | Doug Randolph |
| 14 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Mobil 1/ALLTEL Dodge | Roger Penske | Matt Borland |
| 15 | 14 | John Andretti | VB/A Plus @ Sunoco Ford | A.J. Foyt | David Charpentier |
| 16 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Chevy | Teresa Earnhardt | Pete Rondeau |
| 17 | 16 | Greg Biffle | National Guard Ford | Geoffrey Smith | Doug Richert |
| 18 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools Ford | Mark Martin | Robbie Reiser |
| 19 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Wellbutrin XL Chevy | Joe Gibbs | Brandon Thomas |
| 20 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge | Ray Evernham | Ken Francis |
| 21 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot Chevy | Joe Gibbs | Greg Zipadelli |
| 22 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Rent-a-Center Motorcraft Ford | Glen Wood | Michael McSwain |
| 23 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Caterpillar Dodge | Bill Davis | Frank Stoddard |
| 24 | 23 | Shane Hmiel | Bill Davis Racing Dodge | Gail Davis | Chris Rice |
| 25 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | Rick Hendrick | Robbie Loomis |
| 26 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC Chevy | Joseph R. Hendrick Jr. | Peter Sospenzo |
| 27 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Chevy | Richard Childress | Todd Berrier |
| 28 | 30 | Jeff Burton | America Online Chevy | Richard Childress | Kevin Hamlin |
| 29 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless Chevy | Richard Childress | Gil Martin |
| 30 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Tide Chevy | Cal Wells | Mike Beam |
| 31 | 33 | Kerry Earnhardt | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevy | Richard Childress | Gil Martin |
| 32 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | Carter's-Royal Dispos-all Dodge | John Carter | Billy Poindexter |
| 33 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's Ford | Robert Yates | Todd Parrott |
| 34 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light Dodge | Chip Ganassi | Tony Glover |
| 35 | 41 | Casey Mears | Target Dodge | Chip Ganassi | Jimmy Elledge |
| 36 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Texaco/Havoline Dodge | Chip Ganassi | Donnie Wingo |
| 37 | 43 | Jeff Green | Bugles Dodge | Richard Petty | Greg Steadman |
| 38 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge | Kyle Petty | Bill Henderson |
| 39 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | Jeff Gordon | Chad Knaus |
| 40 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza Dodge | Beth Ann Morgenthau | David Hyder |
| 41 | 50 | Todd Bodine | U.S. Micro Dodge | Donald Arnold | Mike Hillman |
| 42 | 51 | Tony Raines | Universal Chev/Marathon Chevy | Joe Auer | Buddy Sisco |
| 43 | 59 | Larry Foyt | BAM Racing Dodge | Beth Ann Morgenthau | Joey Cudmore |
| 44 | 72 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Vote for Bush Ford | Kirk Shelmerdine | Phil Harris |
| 45 | 77 | Brendan Gaughan | Jasper Eng. & Trans./Kodak Dodge | Doug Bawel | Shane Wilson |
| 46 | 84 | Kyle Busch | CarQuest Chevy | Rick Hendrick | Gary DeHart |
| 47 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS Ford | Robert Yates | Mike Ford |
| 48 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Racing with Jesus/Red Line Oil Dodge | Cindy Shepherd | Troy Kelly |
| 49 | 91 to 98 |
Bill Elliott | McDonald's Dodge | Ray Evernham | Sammy Johns |
| 50 | 94 | Derrike Cope in for Stanton Barrett |
Holler & Green Trucking Chevy | David Watson | Terry Allen |
| 51 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Sharpie/IRWIN Ford | Georgetta Roush | Jimmy Fennig |
| 52 | 98 to 96 |
Randy LaJoie in for Larry Gunselman |
Mach 1 Inc. Ford | William Edwards | Mike Streurer |
| 53 | 99 | Carl Edwards | World Finanical Group Ford | Jack Roush | Bob Osborne |
| 54 | 100 to 00 |
Kenny Wallace | Aaron's/Mad Magazine Chevy | Teresa Earnhardt | Mike Beam |
| added after the 1st list was posted | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 11 | J.J. Yeley | MBNA Chevy | J.D. Gibbs | Doug Hewitt |
| 56 | 13 | Greg Sacks | ARC Dehooker/Vita Coco Dodge | James Wilsberg | Greg Guarry |
| 57 | 62 | Larry Hollenback | S.W.A.T. Fitness Club Chevy | Larry Hollenback | TBA |
| 58 | 80 | Andy Belmont in for TBA |
roseda.com Ford | Stan Hover | Stan Hover |
| removed from the list | |||||
| X | 200 | Carl Long | Buyer's Choice Auto Warranty Chevy | Raynard mcGlynn | Dom Turse |
| X | 92 | Derrike Cope | Means-Jenkins Motorsports Dodge | Bob Jenkins | TBA |