Driver Tiers
Drivers In Each Pool Tier
Tier 1 Drivers
Driver
2007 Pts Position
2008 Active?
Jimmie Johnson
1
Y
Jeff Gordon
2
Y
Clint Bowyer
3
Y
Matt Kenseth
4
Y
Kyle Busch
5
Y
Tony Stewart
6
Y
Kurt Busch
7
Y
Jeff Burton
8
Y
Carl Edwards
9
Y
Kevin Harvick
10
Y
Martin Truex Jr.
11
Y
Denny Hamlin
12
Y
Ryan Newman
13
Y
Greg Biffle
14
Y
Casey Mears
15
Y
Tier 2 Drivers
Driver
2007 Pts Position
2008 Active?
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
16
Y
Jamie McMurray
17
Y
Bobby Labonte
18
Y
Kasey Kahne
19
Y
Juan Montoya
20
Y
J.J. Yeley
21
Y
Reed Sorenson
22
Y
David Ragan
23
Y
David Stremme
24
N
Elliott Sadler
25
Y
Robby Gordon
26
Y
Mark Martin
27
Y
David Gilliland
28
Y
Tony Raines
29
N
Dave Blaney
31
Y
Paul Menard
34
Y
Kyle Petty
35
Y
Tier 3 Drivers
Driver
2007 Pts Position
2008 Active?
Johnny Sauter
30
N
Jeff Green
32
N
Ricky Rudd
33
N
Scott Riggs
36
Y
Joe Nemechek
37
Y
Brian Vickers
38
Y
David Reutimann
39
Y
Sterling Marlin
40
Y
Dale Jarrett
41
Y
Bill Elliott
42
Y
A.J. Allmendinger
43
Y
Michael Waltrip
44
Y
Jeremy Mayfield
45
Y
Kenny Wallace
46
Y
Ward Burton
47
N
John Andretti
48
Y
Ken Schrader
49
Y
Regan Smith
50
Y
Boris Said
51
Y
Aric Almirola
52
N
Mike Bliss
53
N
Ron Fellows
54
N
Mike Wallace
56
N
Patrick Carpentier
57
Y
Terry Labonte
58
N
Johnny Benson
59
N
Jacques Villeneuve
60
Y
Chad McCumbee
61
N
Sam Hornish Jr.
62
Y
Chad Chaffin
63
N
Kevin Lepage
64
N
Mike Skinner
65
N
Butch Leitzinger
66
N
Jon Wood
67
N
Scott Wimmer
68
N
Marc Goossens
69
N
Rusty Wallace
N/A
N
Ricky Craven
N/A
N
Jimmy Spencer
N/A
N
Steve Park
N/A
N
Brett Bodine
N/A
N
Jerry Nadeau
N/A
N
Todd Bodine
N/A
N
Derrike Cope
N/A
N
Larry Foyt
N/A
N
Jack Sprague
N/A
N
Andy Houston
N/A
N
Bobby Hamilton
N/A
N
Buckshot Jones
N/A
N
Casey Atwood
N/A
N
Chad Little
N/A
N
Dale Earnhardt
N/A
N
Darrell Waltrip
N/A
N
Dave Marcis
N/A
N
Ed Berrier
N/A
N
Geoffrey Bodine
N/A
N
Jason Leffler
N/A
N
Jeff Purvis
N/A
N
Kenny Irwin
N/A
N
Rick Mast
N/A
N
Robert Pressley
N/A
N
Ron Hornaday
N/A
N
Scott Pruett
N/A
N
Shawna Robinson
N/A
N
Stacy Compton
N/A
N
Wally Dallenbach
N/A
N
Ted Musgrave
N/A
N
Hut Stricklin
N/A
N
Jeff Fuller
N/A
N
Dick Trickle
N/A
N
Hermie Sadler
N/A
N
Adam Petty
N/A
N
Frank Kimmel
N/A
N
Gary Bradberry
N/A
N
Jay Sauter
N/A
N
Steve Grissom
N/A
N
Andy Hillenburg
N/A
N
Rich Bickle
N/A
N
Bobby Hamilton Jr.
N/A
N
PJ Jones
N/A
N
Randy Renfrow
N/A
N
Carl Long
N/A
Y
Jason Small
N/A
N
Austin Cameron
N/A
N
Brian Simo
N/A
N
Dorsey Schroeder
N/A
N
Jim Inglebright
N/A
N
Stuart Kirby
N/A
N
Norm Benning
N/A
Y
Bobby Gerhart
N/A
N
Kirk Shelmerdine
N/A
N
Christian Fittipaldi
N/A
N
Mike Harmon
N/A
N
David Green
N/A
N
Brandon Ash
N/A
N
Hideo Fukuyama
N/A
N
Jeff Fultz
N/A
N
David Starr
N/A
N
Kerry Earnhardt
N/A
N
Morgan Shepherd
N/A
N
Johnny Miller
N/A
N
Shane Hmiel
N/A
N
Jason Keller
N/A
N
Brendan Gaughan
N/A
N
Andy Belmont
N/A
N
Larry Gunselman
N/A
N
Joe Ruttman
N/A
N
Stanton Barrett
N/A
Y
Eric McClure
N/A
Y
Randy LaJoie
N/A
N
Kenny Hendrick
N/A
N
Kevin Ray
N/A
N
Klaus Graf
N/A
N
Tom Hubert
N/A
N
Chad Blount
N/A
N
Greg Sacks
N/A
N
Travis Kvapil
N/A
Y
Buddy Baker
N/A
N
Stan Boyd
N/A
N
Mike Garvey
N/A
N
Steve Portenga
N/A
N
John Borneman III
N/A
N
Chris Cook
N/A
N
Jose Luis Ramirez
N/A
N
Wayne Anderson
N/A
N
Ted Christopher
N/A
N
Anthony Lazzaro
N/A
N
Jorge Goeters
N/A
N
Tim Sauter
N/A
N
Jason Jarrett
N/A
N
Jason Hedlesky
N/A
N
Mario Gosselin
N/A
N
Lance Hooper
N/A
N
Joey McCarthy
N/A
N
Ryan McGlynn
N/A
N
Shane Hall
N/A
N
Bryan Reffner
N/A
N
Jerry Robertson
N/A
N
Brent Sherman
N/A
N
Bill Lester
N/A
N
Kertus Davis
N/A
N
Donnie Neuenberger
N/A
N
Todd Kluever
N/A
N
Stephan Leicht
N/A
N
Brandon Whitt
N/A
N
James Hylton
N/A
N
Burney Lamar
N/A
N
Dario Franchitti
N/A
Y
Michael McDowell
N/A
Y
Max Papis
N/A
N
Marcos Ambrose
N/A
N
Joey Logano
N/A
Y
Brad Keselowski
N/A
Y
Bryan Clauson
N/A
Y
Scott Speed
N/A
Y
